Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-04
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CoIpnniA. NarcA A-The employees Of the
RuousyIvenis nuiifuad are unanimous In their
oopooiiiea 70 ~ propossd change Of the elec-
~ liah6 row hanging ct the corner Of
Exoat aad Bridge strests, to the corner Of
I'M md Cherry streetA They claim that
1hls plncs b one Of the most important points
- tke borough to b provided with light At
~ place al pedestrians and vehicles must
cguss the railroad 70 enter the bridge over the
eusqushanna river. III the light IL taken
away there will b. no illumination on Front
otSess nearsr than Lo"ust, and that is two
squares away and owing to bend In the
street could not give any light TO this import
house Of the Pennsylvania railroad 10 at this
place and n the light be tab en- away, the men
would be compelled to ~ to aud from their
work in almost total darkness during the
night The employees of the railroad are now
busy y getting up petition ag.inst the e, re, 9,
their meeting on next Tuesday evening.
Finger Cut on
Yesterday afternoon at the Pennsylvania
round house Frank ODonnell, an en-
ploye Of that place, was engaged with an
other workman, in making some repairs to
an engine. He was holding bar of iron,
while the other was using q heavy sledge
missed the bar and O'Donnell received the
force Of the blow on his index finger of his
right hand. The bone at the second Joint
was intirely cut through, and the finger
was amputated at that place. The injury re-
received IL q very painful one.
In Police Circles.
For several days past a man has been seen
entering houses In different pai Of the town,
constantly begging for something to eat or
for wearing apparel. In some places he
received money and then proceeded to ger on
q drunk and become disorderly. He was
arrested by Officer Gilbert last night and
placed in the lookup This morning Squire
name as Edward Gaffney. He was sent to
Jail for twenty days
birthday Party.
Wednesday. March Sd, being the s4th birth
day of Mr.. Hiram Wilson, the well-known
hardware merchant of Columbia, q surprise
party was gotten up for him at his residence,
corner Second and Locust streets. Thirty
two of his gentlemen friends assembled at
his home and completely surprised Mr.. Will
manner, and an excellent banquet prepared
for the occasion was enjoyed by all.
Town Notes.
A very large audience assembled in the
opera house last night to see +. F. Kendall
and company In "a Pair of Kids" The
performance pleased the entire audience
The regular monthly meeting Of the Shaw
nee fire company will be held this evening
at their engine house. On Friday evening the
Columbia fire company will hold their regu-
lar monthly meeting.
The funeral of the late Morgan Balm took
place on Wednesday afternoon. Interment
was made in Wrightsville. Gen. Welsh
Post, numbering 40 men, turned out TO the
last sad rites OF their late comrade.
The Metropolitan rink will be opened on
Friday evening under the management of
Messrs. Strickler and Sole of Lancaster. The
night will be called Lancaster night" and
various attractions will be offered on that
occasion. Miss Ella Stetson will give exhibi-
ton OF fancy skating. The Lancaster band
will furnish music for the occasion
p. r. r. engine No. 927, running on the
Columbia and Port Deposit railroad, is now
undergoing very general repairs In the home
shops. The engine will be put In frst-class
order and will be able to run on its usual
trips in about one week.
Mcintyre and Heath's minstrels will ap.
pear in the opera house on Tuesday evening,
March 9th, under the management Crow thers
and Willets. The show appeared In Lancas.
ter on last Tuesday evening, and delighted
the audience.
For the past several weeks the Cordelis
furnace has been idle owing to an accident at
that place. The damage has been repaired,
and the furnace was lit on Tuesday and the
blast put on yesterday. The furnace will
now run steadily In the making of pig iron.
"A pleasant time was had at the Marietta
rink last night A party OF eighteen persons
from Columbia were present