Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-10-21
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORlsESPONDESCE

The telephone exchange, Yet in embryo,
| destined to connect Columbia with several
| of her sister towns is an accomplished fact,
| rs far as purpose is concerned, and the
consummation of the idea with the accom-
plishmcnt Of the project is merely a ques-
tion of time. The towns to be brought
within speaking distance Of one another
are Marietta, Wrightsville, Cordeiia, Nor
wood, and Columbia, and it is thought that
ultimately several others will be part and
parcel OF the association. The central
Office will be located at Columbia, in 4.
d. Recsc's billiard hall, where con-
nections with the wires running to
the dwelling houses or business places
of the members OF the association
will be made. Mr.. Il. B. Galbrlith Of
Wrightsville, is the prime mover in the
project and he has received such encourage
able that he feels he will be able to carry
it through with but little, if any, trouble.
TO transmit messages It will be first nee
essary to call for the central Office. The
Office in charge will then make connection
with the wire running to the residence of
the person to be spoken to, when the mes
sage, in an unlimited number Of words,
may be sent without fear of it being taken
or interlercd with at any intermediate
station. \ number of corporations hay
ing Offices in Columbia, rs we'll a business
places here located, have signi!icd their in
tention of joining the association. Among
the rest we may mention the Philadelphia
& Reading and the Pennsylvania
railroad companies. Adams express COM
pany, Western Union telegraph company.
Susquclianna iron company, Chestnut Hill
iron Ore company, Cordclia furnace COM
pany, First national bank, Columbia ma
tional bank, W. ii. Pfahler & Co., Mrs
Col. James Myers. of Norwood. II. F.
Bruncr and II. +. Ycrscy. The wires will
be stretched just as soon as competent
men can be employed for the purpose, and
it is thought the line will he in operation
by November 10. There are probably but
few business houses doing business in any
OF the towns mentioned that will not in
time belong to the association.
A prominent Democrat, viii. whom We
had conversation this morning. said there
would most likely II: four hundred mem
bcrs OF the Hancock and English battalion
"i this place who will participate in this
evenings parade at I"ik. The special
train to leave here at six o'clock this even
ing will take = large number over. and
others will leave here cn all the regular
ti.tiiH. itit Icu!ft tIIp--it-
turn 10y special t:ai:--yyiil DC fifty cents.
nish the music for the Columbia battalion.
Rev. +. W. Sta:ey delivered his lecture
on ':PilCrim's PrOgress.' in the lecture
room of the Z. i. Lutheran church, las,
evening, to quite 4 good sized audience.
\ Columbia party Of four couples took
a horseback .iaEnt last evening tc Mount
Joy. Supper was taken at Slieily's hotel
and ii Was drawing close II the beginning
of the new day when the party rc.saine!
Columbia.
The SusuuchaEna rolling .nili is shut
down to-day to give the employees the OPP
poTtunity to visit the tive points of inter
cst-iork and Lancaster. Political ailili-
ations Will settle the place.
The Republican helmet company last
evening accepted the Invitation OF tie
Young Mems Republican club Of Lancas-
ter to participate with them in this evcn-
Ing S parade The battalion Of this place
will also go down.
The curious feature connected with the
running Of TIE special trains to York and
Lancaster by the Pennsylvania, railroad
company, is that the ticket agent here
knows nothing whatever Of it. Things
will have to be made more definite.
The sun is slowly forcing its way through
the clouds, which. up to eleven O'Clock,
entirely concealed it. The evening bids
fair to he 4 pleasant one for parade.
There We're three sections to the Column
ba accommodation train east this morn
ing. They were all wcll-fl'cd with pas
The Frederick accommodation train has
Just come i'm with five or six cxt.,a ears.
This is 4 harvest day to the railroad com-
pancs.
One Of our Democratic merchants says
to-day's political jubiices, with to-mor-
row S circus, will take thousands of dollars
from town without leaving anything as a
rccompcnse. He is very nearly right.
The town is being rapidly dcpopulatcd.
BY to night nearly half of our inhabitants
will he somewhere else.