Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-30
COLUMBIA NEWS.
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1t is quite in order this morning to say
something about the weather, which is by
many degrees the coolest We have had fol
several years. At daybreak this morning
the thermometers about town all register
ed 10 or moro degrees below zero. Al
the P. r. r. machine shops, up by the
basin, the mercury stood at IA degrees
below. zero at the opera house IL below,
and at several private residences II, II and
10 degrees below were registered. The
upward motion, despite a very bright sun,
has been very, very slow. At 9oclock ~
degrees below was a fair register at III
O'Clock 8 degrees below, and at 1880 p. m.
the register was degrees above and
stiff breeze springing up.
Quite a large audience assembled in the
Bethel church, corner af Walnut and 7th
streets last evening. the occasion being
the Christmas celebration OF the Sunday
school Of the church. The exercises con.
sisted of singins by the school, addresses
and presentation Of gifts. The addresses
were made Mr.. Simon G. May, superinten-
dent of the school, Mr.. Graybill and the
pastor, Rev. Mr.. Esteriine. There were
two very pretty Christmas trees, which
were elaborately trimmed and presented
very attractive appearance. Inside this
pretty little church everybody was warm
and happy outside the cold north wind
sending the mercury shivering away down
to zero.
The Frederick (Md.) Times, in a recent
issue says "Captain A. Z. Frceburn
and wife, who have been residing in this
city for several years past, and who have
won hosts Of friends here, took their de-
ros Al~ns, nf N 4 los
town, Pa, on Thursday morning. The
captain will take charge as proprietor Of
the National hotel Of that place on the 1st
prox, and will, he says, make it pleasant
for his friends who may chance that way.
Capt. Freeburn was formerly a conductor
on the Frederick division p. r. r., and is
we'll known and highly esteemed among 8
host of friends in Columbia, who will all
Join in wishing him success in his new oc-
cupation.
Six or eigLt Columbia ladies and gentle
men have made arrangements to sleigh to
Lancaster this evening for the purpose Of
attending the assembly," We doubt
very much whether they will carry out
their intentions So far as the sleighing
part, should the temperature continue
down at the zero point or lower. Just i'm
agine driving from Columbia to Lancaster
in an open sleigh at 4 or 5 o'clock in the
morning with tho mercury at 10 degrees
below zero!
Mr.. JOS F. McNfakin, who was stationed
here for several years as the chief engineer
of the Hanover Junction & Susquehanna
railroad, but now of Philadelphia, is
visiting among his old friends here.
Percy e. Kaufman, esq, of Harrisburg,
is visiting his uncle, Hon. G. S. Kaufman.
Miss Edith Denncy, Of Harrisburg, is
visiting friends here.
Mr.. Frank w. Martin, OF Montana Ter
ritOry, who has been here for several days,
left at 1 :05 o'clock p. m. for Philadelphia.
Rev. J. ii. EstcrliEc pastor and Mr..
Graybill superintendent of the Sunday
school of Bethel church, were each pre-
sentcd with handsome book, at the
Christmas entertainment of the Sunday
school last evening.
Messrs. Drew S. Better and Jos. ii. Nc
Fadden, Columbia boys, who are filling
situations i'm Philadelphia, and have been
spending their holidays among their old
friends, loft this morning upon Il short visit
to Harrisburg. Altoona and Lock Haven.
Ice cutting is away below par to-day.
The men almost perish with the intense
cold.
Railroad men are having a very rough
time of it just now. The passenger trains
barely manage to run on time, but the
freight men have to suffer. 1t takes a long
time to run from Columbia to Philadel-
phia.
We have seen quite 4 number of young
men this morning who report frost bitten
ears. This is just the kind Of weather for
little Inconvenience OF that nature.