Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-25
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS.


A Fair in PrOspect-The Inevitable Co. H.
Hot Weather-PersOnal Points
The show window in D. Kramers
jcwelry store set apart forthe exhibition OF
the articles to be voted for and chanced of
at the coming fair for the benefit OF the
Citizens band is now ready for inspection.
the1 articles all being placed therein with
cards Of explanation attached. The articles
are as follows: Lady's gold hunting case
watch, gentleman's silver watch, guitar,
field gun, printers composing stick, beer
spigot, gold necklacc,l butcher tools Qull
sct) suit of clothes and OvercOat, carpets,
wax bouquet. silver plated ice pitcher,
clocks, etc. The articles are all good in
quality, and will be prizes to the fortunate
possessOrs.
The picnic of the Home Communion
will bc held at Heise's woods to-day.
Company II rifle team No. 4 in COM
mand of Sergeant F. A. Bennett will prac-
tice at target this afternoon ON the pro-
perty of Henry Wisler, where range has
been secured. The firing OF the first day
will be at one hundred yards. Captain
Case will 20 out with each detail.
Mr.. +. X Smith who has been out of
town for week or more, returned last
evening.
Messrs. Abram Bruner and w. X. Now
len returned last evening from Cape May.
Mrs. Susan Given and her daughter
Miss Matte will return to-day from Emory
Grove, N, J.
Mr.. John Henry, a graduate of the Col
umbia high school, has accepted the posi-
ton Of Columbia correspondent OF the IT,
aminer. lie sends his first letter to-day.
A party of about dozen will picnic to
inOrrow on GrOOm's island, situated in the
Susauelanna below the dam. Among
other professions the law will he repre-
sentci. Fishing will he the sport indulged
in.
The main water pipe sprung leak on
Locust street. above Fourth, yesterday
afternoon. The break has been plugged,
but the street torn up to get mt the leak
las not vet ass..mcd its wOnied appear
ance.
The toiDacco rowing on Mr.. Fred.
BuclIcr's lot, at tlic corner OF Sixth and
Locust streets, WAS being cut yesterday
afternoon. The quality Of the weed is ex-
cellent, the poorest Of the plants being
ordinarily good. Tie tobacco is being
stored in Il shed erccic cd Oh the lot ut Sixth
and Walnut streets.
The Archery club sllung their bows and
shot their arrows last evening. We have
been told the shOOtin. was good.
Mr.. Addison Ely, of Elizabethtown, was
in to VII to-dap.
Mr.. lieorsc Campbell, 4 well known
citizen employed ut the Pennsylvania
railroad r0andllOuse, was conveyed from
his place Of work to his home on Walnut
street Yesterday afternoon by reason of
severe illness Ovcraking him. We learn
this morning that he is much improved.
An engine built 1T the Baldwin lOcomO-
tive works on the plan Ofthe heavy engines
of the Philadelphia & Reading railroad
c ,mpany and burning refuse coal or dirt,
was brought to Columbia from Philadel-
llia on trial trip yesterday afternoon.
The engine is longer than the mod0c ell
cine now in use on the p. II. II. and when
in the round house prevents the close OF
the doors back Of the tluk, which close
without trouble with the mOtloc.
Tom Waters had his hand injured with
4 circular saw ut Ed. N. Smiths planning
mill yesterday morning.
WAmOs Bartch claims to have discovered
the identity of the person who attempted
to rob his peach tree Oh Sunday night,
already noticed in the INTEIIIaENCER.
The man says the shot whistled too close
by his head to make his position altogether
safe.
Mr.. l.. w. May has returned from At
lantic City.
At this writing 50 degrees arc the figures
which the mercury points to in the shade
at Blacks hotel. The day bids fair to be
one of the warmcst Of the season.