Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-09-07
CENTENNIAL MATTERS.
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K 5CoLuMBIA, Sept 7.--The general centen'
I'll committee hold . meeting last evening,
Gxen 22 memten were present. II was de-
Md not 70 give permission 10 any person
~ osecs stauds for the eale Of refreshments
nsno park or school eroundA The presi
1ns was Instructed to advertise for bids for
- eroction Of q platform at tho park. The
GoooonniAl Invitations will be received on
1k1ooy, and every contributor will receive
- 1hfCueh the finance committee. The
o0Noofn Of the sssociation will give invita-
- 20 the respective heads OF orders,
nIlltafy and firemen. The conferences
1ommittee reported that everything was
(eu01eg the proper shape.
xho nnt day reception committee outlintd
1Aolx duties and asked for ap order Of % for
ess55age hire. which wss granted. The uie
~ ehe Metropolitan band was given 10 The
military and nremen committee for . con-
|eors In the park on Friday from TOTO
esolCos. Tho industrial committee reported
~ routo OF parade and the completion OF
III buaines1 10 date. There will be 81 ex-
h1eln making line Of 10 or IL squares.
several parties will parade bodies Of march.
'l0g men. It was deemed advisable for
1Ao Y. ~. q. A. club 10 charge sdmis-
oaoo 10 any games Of ball that might be
Played. TIE bureau OF information re.
queoted that they receive the names, streets,
pf1oo and extent of accommodations OF
poeuons who would entertain visltorA Ii
~ decided TO meet every Thursday even
ING. Tho fantastic committee have secured
80 men for parade; their expenses Will be
~, and so wss granted to the committee
Treanursr Taylor, Of the finance committee,
eeked for auditors. Messrs John q. Clark,
II. @. Lewis and l.. X. Fondersmith were
appointed the auditors.
The contestants for the prize histories
viii meet on Saturday at 8 q. M, at the
grammar school building, TO write their
eaaays In the presence OF the committee.
The Good VIII Fire company OF York,
Will bring their engine to the parade.
Work was started this morning In put
ting mp the Shawnee hre company's cen.
iennial arch.
Company II, Eighth regiment, at Potts-
VILE, he's accepted the Invitation.
Company b, Fourth regiment, at Allen
town. are favorably considering the invita-
Sion 70 parade
4 Sylvester Dearteck has been elected
masnhal Of the Shawnee fire company, and
Charles Cassidy aud Peer Book aidr.
A Hotel Robbed.
Robbers broke into the hotel OF Matthias
6wartx last night, where they stole quart
Of whiaky and about "a from night lodser
named Gotleib woerner, OF Lancaster.
They gained an entrance by forcing open
the door Of the bar room, and then went mp
stairss whore they used an auger to open
the door Of the lodger The robbery was
mot discovered until this morning,
Tho same thieves attempted TO broak In
the house Of Frederick Russ, liquor dealer,
on South Fourth street. about o'clock.
The noise made In opening the gate swoke
Mr. Russ, who frightened the men away.
Officer Wittick arrested FIVE suspicious
looking men this morning and took them
70 the lookup. On oae Of the men were
found two pawn tickets for clothing. The
men will be given hearing bsiore Squire
Evans this afternoon.
Arrests by the Police.
Ohicer James Kennedy arrested q man
on freight train a, 7:20 o'clock this morn.
Ing. Chief William Brody, OF tho p. II. K,
police, searched the man but nothing Of a
suspicious nature was found aD him. He
gave his name as james Westbrook, an
aRHQXe- -Ql tho Not York division, and
nd thnt he knew Mr. A. X. Moss, Of the
+. r. Il. shops here. Mr.. Moss Identified
him ~ son Of Thomas Wsstbrook, dis-
spAtcher at Huntington. The man was
discharged from custody.
Michael Friend had a hearing before
Squire Solly last evening, ON the charge OF
feionious assault and battery on Alfred
ColltnA Tho ofiense was o. mmittsd at the
coal chutes on Saturday, July 27;h. A
number of witnesses testified that Collins
wss the aggressor, and the case was dis
missed.
Suit hss been brought against Jacob
6neath, contractor, before Squire Hershey,
for erecting building without obtaining q
line, and agsinst q Gsorge Ober for occupying
street for building purposes without OBJ.
tanning permit.
Lancaster wins.
The Lancaster Y. M. q. A. club defeated
the y. NJ. @. A. OF Columbia yesterday
atternoon In sn uninteresting game. The
visttors played strong game whioh was
quite contrast to the game played by the
homo nine The score was
Ianoaster r.-....""-...t % 8-ll
Earned Lancaster ]. Base hits Ian.
easier 5. Columbia 1wo base hiis--Lancls.
ter 2. krrort-Lancaster8 y, Columbia IA.
Town Notes.
The Democratic club will hold meeting
this evening.
Q. p. WorthingioD, motion power clerk
at Altoona, was q, the p. X. X. shops to.
day, ON . tour Of inspection.
The teachers OF the public schools will
hold meeting on Saturday. The schools
will reopen on Monday morning next for
the winter term.
The Columbia tlre company will meet
this evening and elect officers for the year
At . meeting Of the Athletic association
. base ball club was orgapizsd, with f. q.
Paine ~ manager. The following offiers
were elected: President, u. q. Strine
secretary, Gsorge Mehl treasurer, +. q.
Paine; captain of gymnasium, Jas. d.
1lade.
Mary stsmen, daughter OF Harry Sta.
man, was one year old yesterday, and a
lsmiiy reunion was h cid In honor of the
event al the farm OF John p. Stamen,
Among the persons present were Mrs. G.
Rsiter, great grand mother /; John z. Sta
men, grandfather Mr.. and Mes. John l.,
Wright, grandfather and mother OF the
habe. Mr. Harry Zook ana family, and
Mr.. John Siamen and family, of Lancaster,
we're present The day was spent In pleas.
mt manner and all enjoyed the hospitality
o. the 6tamen family.