Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-07-24
IN VACANT HOUSES.
nrs And. VARIOUS ARTICLES TAKEN
FaeN fHEM BY BOYS.
fJD1nncr IN Honor Of Jerome L. Boyer.
<oho Asesntiy Returned n ON Europe.
4 BIG eicnic at silver Oak Park.

I&LObVHHIA, July zf.-rot some tiine Pus
G. Br1uer, esq, real estate agent, has
I'm making the discovery that q number
"a the vacant houses in mis- charge have
Den entered and almost everything nova
- taken out. The parties, whoever they
10. enter the houses by the rear doors and
oal everything Of any value. ny the use
hatchets they cut off all the lead pipe
- 10 visible and take with them alse the
nAss spigots. It Is supposed to be the
pork Of boys. A number of boys have
Den detected coming from one of the
Gnses and several arrests may be made.
~ one Of the houses the thieves dug below
- surface of the pavement and took all
- led pipe they could reach.
&s Eleven Of the largest Pennsylvania pas
oneer coaches were required to transport
|ths picnic people from the Sunday schools
~ the Church Of God Of this place and
'Washington. Eight of the cars were filled
N Washington and the balance at this
point The picnic was held at Silver Oak
park, new and popular resort near Han
over.
The Sunday school of Trinity Reformed
church went to Lititz to-day to hold their
annual picnic.
Il The annual picnic of the Sunday school
81 st. Pauls p. +. church will take place
On Thursday at Penryn park.
4 Gen. Welsh post, No. lls, q. A. r.,
I picnic will take place on Saturday, August
"a, At Penryn park.
Miss Amelia Keller, of Miltonsburg,
J Ohio, il the guest of her brother, Rev. II.
Keller, pastor of Salem Lutheran church.
IN her honor surprise party was given
last evening, and was attended by seventy
ave guests. The beautiful and spacious
f lawn which is connected with Bev.
Mr.. Reller's home was trimmed
here and there with lighted Japan
ose lanterns, which made very pic
: tnresque scene. The evening was further
( enlivened by excellent music furnished by
thc Troop family, assisted by Miss Eva
Elliott on the piano.
Mr.. Jerome l.. Boyer, tho general man
4 agcr of the Chestnut Hill Iron Ore COM
pany, on Sunday returned from an ex-
landed European tour and yesterday ur-
rent business called him TO Columbia. Mr..
Henry Mullen, an employe of the Chest
nut Hill company, gave n dinner In his
honor at his home on Union street, yestsr-
day. The following well known Colum-
bians were in attendance: Messrs. s. 8
Detwiler, James A. Meyers, Andrew j
/ Kaufman, John d. Forry, Hiram Wilson
X and Milton wike.
The repairs to the Susquehnnna q Tid'
! Water canal as far az the foot of the iv,
mile level have been finished. Navigation
4 a. far as finished has been opened. Th'
boats which were sunk in the Pennsylva
< mia canal between here and sChickies hav,
been pumped out and their lading removed
y The water has been left i'm the last TIVE
levels, and the boats in them arrived at th,
Susquehanna coal wharves to-day.
Aaron Snyder an ex-saloon keeper
eued Charles F. Emmons for assault ant
( malicious trespass before Squire Solly
The hearing was held last evening and tn
case dismissed for went of evidence.
Arrangements have been made by tn,
Pennsylvania road 10 sell excursion / cke
10 Safe Harbor from Lancaster, aud inter
mediate points, during the progress Of tn
Il United Brethren camp at Highvilic. Tn
camp begins July 25th.
Burk's circus will here July 2sth.
Harry Clark, young boy employed n
the new Presbyterian church, had the indie.
finger Of his right hand mashed yesterday
The boy was Strengthening a nail when h
accidentally hit his finger with the han
mer.
Miss Lillie Urban, of Lancaster, is visit
ing Miss Annie Il. Detz.
Pitcher Mayhem, of the Columbia team
LEFT town this morning.
There were eleven dogs in the dog rount
...ees!Ss.. them were shot this morning.
Messrs. Jacob ii. Oberlin and williai
II. Hougendobler left this morning to a,
tend the reunion Of company Il, 10th reg
ment, Pa. w., at East Petersburg, thi
"a county.
Prof Harry Seals has returned HON
4 from brief visit to Saratoga Springs.