Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-12-30

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Rerulsr Correspondcnoe OF isrxLLieRScER,
COLUMBIA, Dec. 3o.--An attempt had been
made by the clerks employed In the busi.
ns0 houses here to start an early closing
movsment but they are compelled to give
MP tho attempt The agreement presented
BY the clerks to the merchants for their sig.
nstures called for the closing Of the places OF
business every evening except Saturday, at
sight o'clock and every month In
the year but December. The committee Of
clerks met with considerable success
when they started out but soon met
with discoursgement 10 the shape OF a
merchant refusing to sign the agreement
Another attempt was made, and the move
meut can now be said to be failure on sc-
count Of four merchants refusing to be parties
TO the movement One merchant desires
Another merchant wants the stores to close
~ Q .. m, and gives this a. his reason Tor
not signing the agreement Two other
business men positively refuse to enter into
the movement The refusal OF these four
merchants makes the attempt OF the clerks
failure.
Deaths Harvest.
A three year-old son of Harry Dick, living
on Walnut street, above Fourth, died at its
home yesterday from spssms The remains
!. will be taken to York on Friday morning for
. intsrment
Mrs Charles Finkabine died on wednes-
day ct her home on South Filth street. the
cause OF the death being dropsy. Three
children are left orphans The funeral will
take place on Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Boston Mallen, colored, died at the Ian.
caster almshouse on Tuesday, aged 81 years.
The remains were brought to Columbia yes
terday, and prepared for burial at the under.
taking establishment OF A. J. Musser. The
funeral will take place In Marietta on Friday
afternoon at o'clock.
Church ofHcers Elected.
A congregational meeting of the Second
street Lutheran church was held last even
Ing Zen the following officers were elected :
deacons, Z. Newcomer, Harry westermsn,
DR.. c. +. Markell and John Sterllne, jr
Cinder Team Falls Down = Bank.
A horse and cart of the Columbia rolling
mill were hauling cinder from the mill TO the
tracks at the foot of Fifth street, where car
was being loaded. Tho bank Is steep at this
place and the team went down over it The
horse fell to the tracks, with the contents OF
the cart covering and slightly injuripg him.
Runaway.
The team OF Levi Maulfair ( Co. was
hauling grain from q car at Second and Mil
streets, to their -four mill yesterday afternoon,
when the horse became frightened and started
to run of. II went over Second street for q
short distance before the horse was stopped.
The wagon WAS partly loaded and bran was
scattered through the street.
Town Notes
Tho Young Folks society OF the Second
street Lutheran church will hold a meeting
this evening at the house OF Samuel Filbert,
on Walnut street
Charles Henry, colored, OF Marietta, was
arrested for drunkenness and disorderly
conduct Squire Evans sent him to jail foI
i've days Officer Wittick took him to Lsn'
caster this morning.
Milton Mishey, clerk for r. +. Williams
at the dispatchef's Office OF the Pennsylvanl:
railroad, has accepted position on the Shen
andoah Valley railroad at Mines Edwarc
Smith will fill the vacant clerkship.
The fair of the Mt Zion A. NJ. +. Churct
will close on next Saturday evening
The Ice still continues TO move slowly OF
the river. On Tuesday an ice gorge formed
In the river below Port Deposit and th
back.water soon flooded the tracks Of tn
Columbia & Port Deposit railroad. Peopl
living along the railroad were maxim.
preparations to yacate, when the gorge CAV
way and the danger was over
The river shore in town contains a lot o
good ice, which is being secured TO I'LL pr
yate Ice houses
Nicholas Gilman, engineer of the Colum
bia Accommodation train, had his right foo
injured in Phisdelph yesterday afternoon
hy heavy piece Of iron falling on his foot
: The foot was bruised In a painful manner.
A large plate glass mirror was broken a
tendrich's cigar store by heat from n match
box, which had been ignited.
A sieightng party has been arranged 70 z
TO Lancaster tonight