Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-04-06
WATCHMAN'S DISCOVERY.
mauaAEr. pYsNoEsS PREVENTS THE
4 1ueNINo or THE HALDEMAN STORE.
! < nsIs Of Lsehssisg fsnites IN Kls ctsic L,eh,
= Ne Bsilding and Some Articles in
~ Nssssn Department Burn-Ihe
Bmss Promptly Extingu.shsd.

0oua1oe Correspondence OF IsrsLLreHSclR.
UoLuMBIA, April "a are occurred at
~ 1as4O dry Roods store Of Messrs. George
~. 4 = r. Haldeman this morning about
12slo ofelock. The store 10 lighted with
o1aGlxiolty, one Of the lamps hanging di.
reee1y over the notion department
4AoGo Was . heavy storm last night
Wtth very sharp lightning. Michaei
Dye1ngsr, the night watohman, had stepped
moo The doorway Of Haldemsns store.
vhGn leah Of lightning partially stunned
Mn. Il d supposed that the electric fluid
hod struck the electric wires, making q
earsuit Of the Tampa. All the lamps
w liehtsd and . blsA could be seen
6 the top OF the notion department. Watch
man Dysinger promptly sounded the
oleCtrjc bell connected with the Aleeping
apartmonts Of Ellwood Lenig, Q salesman.
NJ. Lenig responded 10 the call and nd.
mltled the watcbman, and they quickly
o9tipguished the FIRE with several buckets
q wafer drawn from the boiler OF the heat
Ing apparatus The Columbia hose carriage
wos out but not needed. The shelving at
tho department 10 built very high and
comes within foot and half OF the lamr.
The flames from the lamp ignited some OF
The material and caused the blaze 1t Ia
thought that $500 will cover the loss, which
= fully insured.
How . Man was I,j nsd.
Engine No 22s, drawing freight train on
the,C. a p. ID. II. r., rsn into large rock
this morning at Hessiap. bhlow Shenk's
Ferry. The engineer saw the rock when
within . abort distance from 1t and reversed
hia engine The train was running rapidly
and the sudden application Of the brakes
threw 6smuel Warfel, who was in the
cabin on gslvinixed tin bucket, mashing
q nat The extent Of the mans injuries
ars mot yet known.
The Columbia Bible society will hold
thsir auniversary on wednesday evening,
Ar1il IS. In the Methodist Episcopal
church. An address will be made by Rev.
Dr. james Morrow, OF Philsdelphia
The Wesleyan University Glee club ap
peared In the opera house last evening for
ths benefit Of the Young Mems Christian
assoclatiou, when . good.sized audience
was present. The club is fine musical or
ganiation, and their choruses and college
DoUgs we're well received.
LILLIAN GIosser, daughter OF VIM. CLOSER,
llying on Walnut street, celebrated her
fourth anniversary yesterday by enter
taining number Of her friends at her
house from three TO five o'clock.
4 large party was held by Russell Ben
nett, q his home on Perry street, last even.
ing.
George Q. Fiaher, switchmen in tho east
yards of the Pennsylvania railroad, shot q
large ground.h hog yesterday forenoon.
The funeral of Henry Mellinger, OF Wash.
ington borough, will be held on Sunday
morning, at 10 O'Clock services In the
Warrington M. X. church.
Mr.. George h. Quenzer and Miss Sarah
Rsihl were married last evening at the
homo Of Mr.. stephen Refill, on Manor
atreet The ceremony was performed by
Rsv. b. Keller, pastor OF the Salem Luth-
sran church, and was witnessed by large
numbor OF relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Il. Wolfe will leave
town next week for an extended trip to the
Wesk
Charles Lorenz was arrested by Officer
6ohill, Cor drunkenness and dlsorderly con-
duot Squire Solly committed him to jail
for ten dayA