Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-04
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS

Another Collision of Freight Trains-EIec-
tion of Ohiccrs-BOrOugh Personals.
First Empire freight west was dropped
into the cast yard on No. siding at this
place ut about two o'clock this morning.
Second Empire freight was allowed to run
in on No. 2 siding. Following train No.
2 on No. 2 siding came train No. ), run
ming ut right good rate of speed. Before
the train could be stopped it crashed into
the rear end Of train No. with force suf-
ticient to drive it forward. About this
time the first train started forward on No.
1 siding and the two trains approached
each other OH cOnvcrgins lines. A minute
more and the front car of train No. 2 ran
sideways into the twelfth car of train No.
1. Several cars were knocked from the
track and more or less injured, the doors
being torn from couple of them and the
sides forced in. The moving of freight
was delayed for some time, but the track
was finally cleared without detention to
passenger trains. There was no person
hurt. In last Tuesdays letter appeared a
report of q wreck ut the same place under
precisely the same circumstances.
"The Keystone Democratic club, of
Columbia, Pa.,' met last evening in tho
club room on North Third street and
GIdtuSstCICtl WllssU utlSlllCSS WitS UIOuNuU up
The club room will be open every day and
evening between this date and the day of
election, and in it may be found newspa-
campaign documents. All persons, Of
whatever political affiliations arc invited
to call around.
Mr.. Frank Allison drove here from
York, Pa, last evening in u spring wagon
loaded with furniture, having for company
i boy about fourteen years OF age by the
name of Elliott. On coming up Poplar
street the tail board of the wagon flew
open and Elliott, who was sitting on q
chair in tho back part of tho wagon, fell
to the ground, breaking his right arm.
DR.. Craig set tho broken bone and Elliott
was sent to his home at York ON tho eight
O'Clock evening train.
A social gathering took place ut the res
idencc Of Mr.. JOhd Fcndrick, corner Third
and Chestnut streets, last evening. There
were about 4 dozen couples present and
the evening was pleasantly spent.
The Third ward Democrats will raise 4
pole ut J. B. Schlegclmilch's hotel, corner
of Third and Perry streets, some evening
next week. The event will be duly chrOn-
icled.
The employees ut the Susquchanna roll
ing mill will he paid for two weeks work
this evening. :
Misses Mary aud Ellie Ackerman ar
rived home on the eight o'clock train last
evening after an extended visit to Phila-
delphia. They were very agreeably sur
prised to find 4 new piano awaiting them.
Rev. Charles Winbiglcr, pastor of the
Church of God of this place, returned to
Columbia yesterday afternoon, after IN ab-
scnco of several weeks. during which time
he visited number of camp meetings.
The Misses Sinnickson, of Salem, N. j.,
who have been the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. X. Smith, for 4 couple of weeks past,
will return to their home to-day.
Mr.. Will Reese and his sister, Miss
Clcmentine, who have been visiting Miss
Annie and Mr.. Joseph Fendrich for the
past week, left here to-day, the former for
his home in Pittsburgh, and the latter to
Philadelphia.
John Barr, of Philadelphia, Pa, is WIS.,
iting in town to-day.
At meeting of the Columbia fire COM
pany held last evening in the engine house
parlors the following officers were elected:
President-Charlcs p. Shreiner.
Vice President-John Tyson.
Secretary-Henry Hippey.
Assistant Secretary-Evan G. Hamaker.
Treasurer-J. w. Yocum.
Trustees--William Crissingcr, John Ty-
son, John c. Clark.
Chief DirectOr-Eugcnc Conlcy.
Assistant DircctOrs-JOhn Bowen, Sam
ucl Noll, Harry s. Keen, Christ. Wcimer,
Edward Grove.
Chief Enginecr-R. f. Emmy.
Assistant Engincers-William Arm
stong, William Crissinger, G. Lockard,
George IlclIann, A. J. Keims.
Firemen-Georgc Wolfe, Henry Wolfe,
Joseph Sample, George Rcissingcr, Paul
Janitor-William Crissinger.
The mercury at Blacks hotel at 1910
points to SO degrees. When will it stop /?
Tomorrow will be the last of "dog
days" The small boy will make a note
Of it. t'
The school term begins on Monday.
rNl,~ ;,, front Of tho <1ov,ok mill