Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-22
COLUMBIA NEWS
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE.



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Matters.
The II. NJ. North Democratic marching
clubs will hold meetings for the transac-
ton of important business ut their respec-
tive headquarters on Friday evening. A
torchlight procession will form on Satur-
day evening and it is to complete arrange
ments for this, and also to attend 10 what
ever other business may come up that the
meetings Of Friday evening are to be held.
On the afternoon of Saturday Democratic
pole will be planted ut Mack's brewery at
the Five Points" and in the evening
addresses will be made by S. W. Shadle
and John \. COyle, es9s. 1t is de-
sired to have display creditable to the
Democracy Of Columbia, and to this end
the members of the party are requested to
turn out to man, or failing to do that, to
see that their equipments are placed at the
disposal OF members Of the clubs not sup
Piled. Members Of the club who have yet
III their possession the equipments worn in
1876 are requested to leave the same ut the
Herald office or give them to members rs
yet unequipped. The clubs will meet at
the different headquarters at 7:3O o'clock.
sharp, SD that the parade may be dismissed
at an hour sufficiently early to warrant y
good attendance 1T the meeting to be held
later.
The Borough Budget.
Workmen have been employed for some
time in macatlamizing Perry street from
Front to Second and at the present writ
ing the work is about completed. The
street is nicely lcveled and is much im-
proved. Union street near Third is also
being repaired in the same way. The work
there is not yet finished but soon will I've.
An attachment to the main water pipe
is being made at Fourth and Mill streets.
Messrs. Ed. n. Smith and Jerry Koch
are at present engaged in attaching screw
propeller to their duck boat. Ii the pro-
pc!ler works well-which is not doubted
the aforesaid parties will have chance No.
1 i'll banging away at the ducks, rs with
the aid of their propeller. they will he able
to make better time with their boats than
can possibly be made by ordinary sculling.
The propeller will be worked by hand, but
the labor will not be great, by reason Of
the admirable arrangement made in the
machinery. The experiment will be given
triol shortly.
..s engineer and fireman of shifting
engine No. $40 are both of duty on tine
sick list. The former with fever and the
latter suffering the torture Of carbunclc
under the arm.
The ladies' aid society OF the NJ. L.
church will give their semi-monthly socis,
bic this evening in the church parors. MIR.
Henry Suydam's class will provide the re-
frcshments.
A boy was thrown while attempting I"
jump Oh q moving freight train yesterday
afternoon ard severely cut about the face
and head.
Two more Republican clubs elected otfi-
GERS last evening. Ed. Il. Eckman WAS
elected captain Of one and l.. X. Fondcr-
smith Of the other.
The Columbia rifles met for re-Organi-
zation at the Franklin house last evening.
and effected their purpose with men,
bcrship Of thirty -iive-all present. Civil
officers were elected as follows President,
John Il. Henry Vice President, Harry Il.
Dean Secretary, A. kistler Assistant
Secretary, II. NOite; Treasurer, Will AlIi-
son. The military portion Of the concern
was left us it was, the old officers being
retained in their positions. 4 number Of
new officers will be appointed to fill vacan-
cieS.
1t is said the pole to be raised by the
Democrats at Mack's brewery, on next
Saturday evening. will be fully as long, il
not longer, than the one raised at Ga2in
hotel about a week ago.
The morris whites" and other Late
peaches are now coming in.
The Republican "helmet" company
decided last evening to purchase auniiorm
for two dollars.