Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-11-20
COLUMBIA NEWS.


W.
The questions of changing the opening
hour OF market and extending the store
rooms in the opera house building are bc
ing discussed through the cOlums of the
!Sny, and the editor of the Herald also i'll
vitcs correspondence and the views Of our
citizens on the subject, Almost every per-
son in town is directly or indirectly inter
cstcd ia the market question and the :lc-
ton council will take on it and il will
probably lac with :; view to influence the
body tha: our citizens will come out in
one or :he other town papers favOriug !.
late Or an early market. The extension
of the opera house store rooms is 4 QueS-
tiun that most of our people care nothing
about as long as the improvement
will not render insecure the auditorium,
and it will. therefore. receive less attention
through the papers than the question Of
markets. "Obscrvcr," writing to the SPY.
hopes THAT the property committee will
repor: nn:avorabiy On the extension of
the store rooms.' as lie thinks "thc re-
moval of the wall in the rear end of the
stores would give the audience room above
great insecurity lie even questions the
authnri!y of council in building the store
rooms and auditorium, and says the build
ing was originally designed to be I; market
house and council room. Communications
10 the different papers on the different
questions will probably flow thick and fast
between this date and the next meeting Of
council, which takes place on the second
Friday OF December.
young Republican gave an oyster sup
lvr to nine ut George Erwin's saloon last
c;ruing--thc result of Il misunderstanding
w:,h the state OF California.
McsSr'. George Smith and Jacob Kline,
both Pennsylvania railroad engineers,
have returned from a two days cunning
trip TO York county with seven rabbits and
twcuiy four bids.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. III. iIardn,an, who had
been visiting at Atlantic City for the past
week, have returned home.
Charles buchanan, of PHILADELPHIA,
spent yesterday and last night in Colum-
!'ia. ilic guest OF Ed. :. RImscy.
Tiic Columbia s,.;i,! :luh transacted its
monthly business last evening.
Invitations have been received by Il
number "i Columbians to,attcnd ''lcap
year party to he given by the young
ladies of Marietta. The sexes will unscx
themselves in their attentions and this,
the last opportunity for a gathering of the
Kind for four years to come, will be made
the criterion Of ether like gatherings in
their day.
The Columbia social club will provide
an oyster supper for its members some
evening next week.
The snow will cficctually stop duck
sinctin--whilc il lasts.
The canal season will close in !. couple
OF weeks, or sooner il the weather be.
l.
of boats will be icc-bound for the winter.
They arc at present hurrying things at
the coal chutes.
Market was rather good to-day.
Rev, J. II. Estcrlinc, the newly appoint
cd pastor OF the Church Of God, "f this
place, will occupy his pulpit tomorrow
morning and evening. lie will preach his
opening sermon in tho morning.
Rev. +. W. Stalcy, pastor of the +. E.
Lutheran church, will preach a sermon to
young men tomorrow evening.
There will be public sale of zeal estate
at the Franklin house. this evening.
Jerry Koch shot Il very large canvas
back duck Oh the river yesterday. This
species OF water fowl is very scarce about
here.
1t is reported about town that the Re-
publican glcc club vii! effect a permanent
There arc some good voices
among the members.
Union thanksgiving services will he held
in the NJ. f. church On next Thursday
at 1880 o'clock. Rev. G. S. Ger
i,ard, of the Reformed church, will preach
the sermon.
For the first time in the winter Of 1880
81 the streets, pavcmcnts and house tops
are white. Hail commenced to fall at
about 1870 o'clock today and continued
long enough to give the streets light |
At 1:50 q fall Of snow sue
cscdcd that OF hail and ut this writing it |
looks rs il We may have quite a snow |
storm.
The teachers institute is in session. to- |
day.