Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-05-29
DEATH or JOSEPH MEYERS
ms END CONES AFTER SUFFERING FROM A
sTOxACH DISEASE THREE YEARS
The Funeral OF Col. shoch Attended by n
large Concourse Of Relatives and
Friends Memorial Programme.

COLUMBIA, May 2a.--Joseph Meyers died
this morning at 3:45 o'clock at his home I'm
Concord lane, aged 65 years. He had been
sick for three years with 4 disease of the
stomach, and was in bed for the past eight
months. Mr.. Meyers was native Of Ger
many and had been living in Columbia
since 1854. He was laborcr by occupation
and was employed in the furnaces A wife
and Ave children survive. The funeral
will be held on Friday morning nj o'clock
Of n Holy Trinity Catholic church. Of
torch he was member.
The funeral Of the iate Col. Samuel Shoch
was held yesterday afternoon nj 2 o'clock,
from his late residence on Locust street.
The funeral was largely attended by the
relatives of the deceased from home ana
abroad. The services were conducted by
Rev. Geo. Wells Ely, Of the Presbyterian
church. assisted by Rev. w. =. Hinnan, Of
the Lutheran, Rev. George Gaul, Of the
Methodist, and Rev. T.. Ludwig, of the
United Brethren church. Several hundred
people Of the town viewed the remains.
The Columbia National bank was closed
aud he board of directors, officers and
other attaches of the bank attended in
body. The pallbearers were: Hon. ii. NJ.
North, J. A. Meyers, J. II. Black, II. +.
Bruner, J. c. Pfahler, Of Columbia, and
Geo. w. Mehaiiey, of Marietta. The fol-
lowing bank officials were in attendance
Geo. Crane, cashier, Mountville National |;
Christian Herr. president Lancaster County
Nationals; Jacob Bausnlan, president
Farmers National, Of Lancaster: A. Bow
man. cashier First National, of Marietta;
A. Collins, president of Marietta National
hank. The interment was made at Mount
Bethel cemetery in the family plot.
large number of friends from Chicago,
Newark. Columbus, Philadelphia, Lancas
ter York and other places were present
A committee of the Lebanon school lizard
were In town Yesterday looking at the
school buildings. Lebanon will build n
high school building this summer and the
committee are looking at buildings In
peighboring towns
Gen. Welsh post will assemble In the
post room on Thursday Mt p. m. and
move at 1880 Ia the opera house. whore
Memorial Day exercises " i'll be held. An
address will he delivered by Department
Commander Thos J. Stewart. At the con-
clusion Of these exercises tho post and
company c will march to the cemetery
headed by the Metropolitan band. The
exercises at the cemetery will consist of
utcoTdtiuk tie siHNtS uHu S'tN"'S W tiV
soldiers plot.
j. j. Black has moved to town, and will
20 on duty on the Columbia Accom,noda-
tion Of the Pennsylvania railroad.
There was u mad deg In town yesterday
afternoon, and several dogs were bitten,
fonr of the number being afterwards killed
by their owners. The dog was chased out
the Marietta pike by large crowd of men
and boys, but escaped.
A party was held last evening at the
home of Rev. ii. Keller, of Salem Lutheran
7>efurch, which was attended by "a large
number Of the congregation and II good
time ha.. by all. -
Messrs. NJ. II. Smith, J. T. Schall, John
A. Meyers and Howard Purple, of the
Canoe club, were on the river in the four
cared boat last night when the cratt cap
sized and the crew received good wetting
The banks and public schools will keep
q holiday on Thursday
Thos. Calman, who was severely hurt on
. the II. 4 c. II. II. few weeks ago, has re
turned To his work.
O'Brien's circus will be In town fo
three days in the early part of June.
4. John Bagner and John Rowe have beer
sued for calling "black sheep" AT severa
rolling mill employees. The men have LEI
town.