Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-05-22
COCKS IN THE PIT
- nnersssss asd Chestnut ain Chicken Fan
Il oees nave . Lively Contsst-statsrnsni Of
!. .Rssss, Ivss's Railroad Rsiief-Msstlpg
!. a. ne M. u. church CommitteoA

!. CoLuuBfA, May 60 "A very exciting
rpok,ne main took place on Monday In The
Voods Of Chestnut Hill, in tho neiRbbor
hood OF lronville, when a number OF hard
SnnRht battles were Witnessed. The fight
~ attended by about two hundred per.
ANA Interested in this sport, including men
nom Lancaster, Middle,own and Harris
burg. The main WAS arranged between
r,orties from Marietta and Chestnut Hill
fncb eide presented eighteen birds, all FIRST
clscs stock. In the flock from Chestnut
Hui were two cocks from Columbia, both
Of which were killed in the fight. Zach
match was for ESQ q side, and With
The amount OF side betting Q large
sam OF money changed hands. Nine
battles were fought, OF which Chestnut
Hill won three, Marietta three, one draw
end two side battles each side winning one
TIE draw fight was considered by the per-
sons present 10 be one OF the gsmlest fights
ovey Witnessed. 1t lasted one hour and
thirty.hve minuteA Both chickens hso
their Wtngs broken, and pluckily fought
until they could no longer stand up. The
Lancaster sports put their money on the
Hill birds sgainst Marieits, but the man.
rer In which the fights resulted vas not
calculated to make either sids very
wealthy.
Railroad Relief.
The voluntary relief department Of the
Peunsylvanis railroad has issued the state
ment for April which shows the following
amoupt OF benefits paid 10 employ es living
IL Colum b,s Fifteen members for accident
received, s26o 50 ; twenty seven members
scc sIckpes recsived S2i6.40 Total amount
vn~lxl estS m
Church Meeting.
The male membership Of the Methodist
Episcopal church held meeting last even.
having awarded the contract for seats 70,
Eby, Of Lancaster.
The committee on site reported that
nothing definite about cite for the Second
church. The committee, consisting o.
Msssrs Given, Bruner, Paules, Nowlen
and Cramer, were Instructed to pui chase p
sits on Chestnut street. not less than l2o
feet In width, for the Second church.
Around the Town.
The psy.csr OF the Reading q Columbia
nilroad was In town this morning, paying
the employees for April.
The Ladies Auxiliary Of the Y. M. q. A.
Will hold meeting on "Wednesday after.
noon. A full attendance IL desired - I'M
portant business viii be transacted.
Jerome Mummaw, living ct 822 Union
street. found buLch of railroad keys, and
would like to find the owner.
The stone work for the bridge over
0trickler's run ON the Port road was huish
- yesterday and everything Is ready io'
the iron work.
Mrs. John h. Hood Is visiting friends Ii
Lancaster.
Columbia lodge No. 2b2 brotherhood o
1so motive Firemer, will bold an importar
mssting this evening In the Eoening Sta
printing once.
Mr.. Ansel Purple has resigned his posi-
ton % bookkeeper Of Levi Msulfair
Cos flour mill, aud will leave on Tuesda.
Z next for Texas. He viii be sccompanie
b his aister Miss Annie, who will retur
n the fall. MIR. Purple will make Tx,
his future home.
Vnion memorial services will be held !
He opera house on Sunday evening mex
Rev. Thomas Harrison will preach and vii
b assIsted 10 the services by ministers Q
the other churchta