Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-24
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS
PoIj:ica!-Fire Ma:ters-Factsonai Fight
The borough Budget.

Po,;:ica!-Fire Ma;ters-FactEonai Fight
The borough Budget.
At a recent meeting of Company 4 Of
the II. N. North Democratic marching
club Bert y. Slade was elected captain
Martin H. Smith, 1st lieutenant, and
Harry c. Liclty, ed lieutenant. The
company has full membership. James
D. Slade is recruiting q junior company
and had yesterday about thirty-five names
on his roll. An election of officers will
take place as soon as the company is
full.
The Vig;iant fire company of this place
will no doubt make = crcditablc appear
ancc at the tiremen's parade III Hagers-
town, Nd, On October go. The members
of the company who will participate are
all having new iiremcn's shirts MADE lor
the occasion and those who are not sup
Piled with hats vii! purchase the same III
time for the visit. Then, too, the appa-
ratus will be put in the best condition and
will be gaily trimmed out i'll everything
which will add to the beauty of its appear
ancc. II the company is not awarded first
place We will be disappointed.
After q hot fight between the factions,
the Republicans last evening elected Col.
Samuel Shoch, president of the Columbia
national bank, colonel emeritus Of the
"CoIonel ShOch marching club Harry
Mullen was elected lieutenant colonel, and
John l.. Wright. major. AS prominent
partisan said the other day, eve want a
man for colonel who will pay our toll
across the bridge when We go to Wrishts-
vile so that we will not have any such dis
agreeable scene as We had in 1876: when
D,.1, ,ync nynnctaI fn his
way and 4 collection vas made for the pur-
pose The party referred to is on the
winning side Now We will sec whether
Col. S!loch viii reach down in his pocket
and pull out fifty dollar bill to save the
disgrace of each man paying his own way.
The fight does not end here, but will make
its power felt ut the next primary election.
A cOul l. OF weeks ago q colorcd man,
who is employed by q Columbia merchant,
s:Oppcd Il white woman who was carrying
baby in the bridge, and threatened to
shoot her if si.c attempted to ruin. Not
withstanding tLc threat the woman ran
and made her escape. Now, her husband,
who resides in the country back OF Wrights-
vile. and who was sick in bed when the as-
sault was made, is in search Of the darkcy
who We believe. is a0n est. The African
is known, however, ana will be attended to
when lie again appears about here.
At about nine o'clock this morning 4
.ve-ycar-oId boy named Fisher had his
leg caught between the wheel and bolster
of 2 wagon at Third and Cherry streets.
The crying of the boy, who was more
scared than hurt saved him from possible
injury.
\ false alarm OF fire was sounded at
about eight o'c!onl, last evening. The fire
department turned out and turned in again,
! after which quiet was restored.
! The attention OF the members OF
! tie II. NJ. North marching clubs
( OF Columbia is called to the fact
that a meeting Of the clubs will take
! place this evening at the different head
quarters. rs business of m important
nature will be transacted, it is desired that
! all members of the clubs turn out and i'll
! sure full attendance. The final arrange
mcnts for tomorrow evenings parade will
be made.
A portion Of the "S"lvation Army was
in the NJ. i. church last evening. 1t is
said the Queens English was murdered.
We have at presenta dull, gray, cloudy
sky, and it may be the cQiinoctial is bear
ing down upon US.
The stceple OF St. Paul's Episcopal
church is being repaired and the willow
trees in front of the cdiiice arc being mu~
tiIatcG-trimmcd We presume is the word.
The pole raising at Marks brewery at
the Give Points, tomorrow, will be wit
messed by majority OF Cclumbia's Demo-
Gratis. The speaking in the evening will
hc heard by as many.
The mercury registers hui 81 degrees
cool.
We arc now in the flush time OF the fish
iIg season. All fish bite we'll, bass being
especially voracious. Several of our sports
men d;rin" the last week have made big
hallIs, and he is poor fisherman, indeed,
who cannot manage to hook one on two
of the game fish. The season will soon be
over.
Opera house engagements to this date
have not PANIED out wcil-thc weather
things cannot ic cooled until after election
day.
The bees a.c now doing to the late
peaches what. earlier in the season, they
did to the grapes.
Joseph III. Wilson. engineer Of bridge
and buildings, Pennsylvania railroad and
branches was in Columbia this morning
on Especial car, brought here at Ii: 40 4.
III. special engine, No. ei, took the ca,
cast, leaving here at about 1915. My.
| Wilson, We understand, i; on a trip OF cX-
animation.
The new Instruments for thc Citizens
band are expected hero tomorrow or Mon
day.
John Harsh will give q sct-out to the
Citizens band this evening-llis birthday.
Other guests will also partakc.