Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-27
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ColuwBrA. March N.--Gen. Welsh post,
No lie @. A. r., was organized and must
- during March 1868, and tomorrow the
- VIM cslebrate their eighteenth anniver-
'61Y Win appropriate exercises in their post
S66nA. The post was named in honor of
zf1on. Thomas Welsh, a distinguished soldier
~ Columbia who served in the Mexican war
Gnd Wa. brigadier general in the war Of the
gubolIion. His death resulted from disease
coatfscted during the vicksburg campaign.
Tns post has now q membership of about 400
eomrades and il one Of the strongest and most
Successful posts In the interior Of the state
On its muster roll can be seen many OF our
most prominent citizens. During the past
fve years 1t has increased very largely in
numbers, and is now the strongest, numeri-
Cilly, In Lancaster county. The post room is
on the second floor of Odd Fellows hall and
the room is fitted up in a handsome manner.
After the exercises in the post room the mem
bers will attend Divine service in the Trinity
Reformed church at 7:l5 o'clock.
High school Lyceutn.
f On every other Friday afternoon the pupils
Of the Columbia high school hold entertain
ments in the school room, when all the pupils
participate in the exercises. The lyceum was
held yesterday afternoon when the labor
question was discussed pro and con. After
the debate had finished the pupils voted on
the question and the Knights of Labor were
sustained by vote of % to 8. AT; essay was
also read by one of the pupils on the subject
Of the effect of the opera house on the morals
of the town. Singing and other features
were interspersed in the programme.
Religious Notes.
Rev. L. c. Griffiths, of the Methodist
Episcopal church, enters upon the second
year of his pastorate on Sunday, having
been re-appointed to this charge by the
Methodist conference. The usual Sunday
services will be held.
The eighth anniversary of the Church of
God Sunday school, will be celebrated on
Sunday afternoon at l:S0 o'clock. In the
evening Rev. c. d. Rishel, the pastor, will
deliver an address to the children. The
subject for the evening service will be "The
Baptism OF Jesus.
On Sunday morning, communion services
will be held in the Presbyterian church.
Hurt by Hose Carriage.
Atthe alarm of fire last night the hose car.
riage of the Shawnee fire company was com
ing down Locust street very rapidly,
A young son of VIM. Il. Stettler, liv'
ing on South Third street, had hold of the
rope and either fell or was tripped by
another person, receiving severe gashes in
his head by coming in contact with the
wheels. The boys fingers were also some
what hurt. He can hardly tell how he was
hurt, but he received an ugly cut in his
head from which the blood flowed very
freely.
Town Notes.
Mr.. n. d. Haldeman has purchased lot
of ground at the corner of Seventh and Lo-
Gust streets, and awarded the contract for the
erection of dwelling house and store room
ct this place. The location is well suited for
the business of dry goods, notions, ETC., in
which VIM. Haldeman will engage. He has
been connected with Messrs. Geo. W., and
b. +. Haldeman for the past sixteen years
and has acquired valuable business expe-
rience.
A fire escape is being erected at the Odd
Fellows hall leading from the fourth story
to the ground. This is q much needed ad.
dition to this high building as there is but
one stairway as means OF exit Jacob +.
Bender, OF the agricultural works, has the
contract for the job.
At the regular meeting of Shawnee on.
campment, No. %, Of Odd Fellows, held last
night, the following officers were installed
{. r, NfIi: B. Fasig II. p, VIM. f. Mad
den s. w, Armor ID. Bell J. W., Chas.
l.. Filbert scribe, r. J. NJ. Little ; treas.
urer, Geo. W. Schroeder
An alarm of fire about nine o'clock last
night brought out the entire fire department
The alarm started in the vicinity of the
annoy and proved to be false.
Miss Emma Long, of Lancaster, is visiting
in town as the guest of John r. Kreider, OF
Walnut street.
A number of the friends of Jacob Roths-
childs presented him with very handsome
sideboard with their congratulations on his
entrance to married life.
The stalls at the market were sold at pub
lie sale this morning, by Marketmaster Nc.
Falls. The stalls brought their usual prices.
A very handsome sofa cushion is on exhi-
bition at the window of ii. +. Yergy. 1t was
presented to the Nigiant fire company by
Miss Annie DuttenhOfer, of Harrisburg.
public sale of real estate and of Keeley
Stove company, electric light and other
stocks, will take place this evening at the
franklin house