Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-11-02
COLUMBIA NEWS.
s,UH REGULAR CHE,ssESTGNDEHCE

An election for president, treasurer aI,i
i've managers, t" serve as 4. board OF di-
lecturs Ui the Columbia and Marietta
turnpike cUmpa:y. for the term OF one
ycaI, cnsiiiu@, s"ok place yesterday alter
noon at the ,i;icc of the company, No. IFS
Locust street, ANA resulted as follows:
Presidcnt-J. G. Ei:shlcr.
Di:.ctors-S. S. Dctwilcl. J. D. Cot
trell, s. j.. SicrIctt. Conrad SwaltZ and
John Fendiich.
Tre,>urcr-Juscp +. Cottrcll.
An election at tie same time a!iu place,
.or I: board Of directors, president aIt;
treasurer o; the Columbia and Chestnut!
Hill turnpike company, resulted in the
selection of the following for the term Of
one year ensuing:
Presitlcnt-Rrnben CARRIER.
Diicctuis-!I. Ccpcniic:ler. J. {. CARRIER.
Michael Musscr. Michael II. Moore aid
Henry Wisicr.
Trcas;,rcr-Joscrh +. Cottrcii.
The regular monthly meeting of the NiS-
iIcnt fire company will take place this
evening in tine engine house rarl"r> on
North Second street
Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Martin, of Leavcn-
worth, Kan.. are visiting in Columbia the
guests of John X. Eber!cin.
Tho first of this seasons meetings OF
the mite society Of the Z. L. Lutheran
church will bc held On Thursday evening
next, at the residence Of Hiram Wilson,
on the corner OF Second and Locust streets.
These meetings are generally very popular
and well attended.
The election up to this hour is passing
very quietly. but 4 very heavy voto is he
inc pol,cd. There were very nearly $50
,,f, ,>>1in1 of fla >sc,.p.,I ward pt,liin,r
place (Wa-ncr's hotc) before it had been
opened all hour. The weather is beautiful
clear and calm. Columbia will to-day
poll her heaviest vote and it will run to
1000 or thercabout. The usual crowds
are mt tic polls working as the ''best
workers. only can. There is Eot a great
deal of scratching, but Of what there is,
Davis, for district attorney. is coming i'll
for his share. The First ward polls will
show some little scratching Oh John 3.
Eshiem an for Assembly. The fight here,
on the straight ticket, is caly question
of maioritics. which one party is trying to
pull up and the other to pail down.
- The parade Of the Hancock and English
battalion last night took in the principal
streets Of the. town. The companies of
the battalion formed mt the usual places
ard the line moved at about s o'clock.
On being dismissed the lnc formed III
front Of the residence OF General Patton,
on South Second street. where Gen. Fat
ton and II. n. North. esq. made speeches.
Gen. Patton confined himself to the tariff
question. but Mr.. North took 4 wider field,
forcibly arguing his points and creating
quite .: sensation among his hearers. He
spoke well and straight 10 tic point, and
was time and again interrupted with ap-
plause. The speaking continued until
aften 10 o'clock. The last grand rally"
OF the Democrats was Il decided success.
The parade was al orderly and fine look
ing orc, and the demonstration Oh the eve
of the battle will bc one long to be rcmcn!-
bercti. Tie Citizens band furnished the
music.
Miss A;inniec L. Caldwell, daughter OF
ex-Uni5nd States Senator Alexander C:ild-
well. of Leavcnwolk. Kan, is visiting at
Mount Bethel, the residence Of S. B.
Heise.
Frank W. Hnlsie, of the University OF
Pcnnsylvania, is home to vote.
The Republicans had q meeting and lis
tened to one another talking, IN Odd Eel
lows hail. last night.
Yesterday was :.All Saints Day and
as such observed by St. Paui's Episcopal,
Holy Trinity and st. Peters Catholic:
churches.
Company Ii did not drill last evening.
The captain Of tic company is confined to
his bed with severe injuries, and the lieut.
cnants were officers in the Democratic
parade.
d. Bra:nard Case. ESQ.,, Who was injured
IN a runaway last Wednesday, will lose his