Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-28
COLUMBIA NEWS.
.1Tls REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE

OUR REGULAR CORkESPONDlsNCE
Mr.. John Myers, of Norwood, is HON.
from college-Yale-fo the holidays.
Naval Cadet Horace West is visiting in
town.
Mr.. Frank G. Allison and his friend Mr.
Bernham, of York, arc spending a few
days in the borough.
Miss Mamie Kunkle, of Harrisburg, il
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Col. James Myers,
at Norwood.
Miss Annie Wence, of Erie, is tic guest
of Mrs. George Crane.
A large party Of ladies and gentleman
assembled last evening at the residence OF
Mr.. Samuel Filbert No. PA Walnut street,
the occasion being the celebration Of the
25th anniversary of the marriage Of their
host and hostess. It ls unnecessary for us
to say all spent thoroughly enjoyable
evening.
Quite large party of young Colum.
tians ladies and gentleman. enjoyed fire
sleigh-ride last evening. Their objective
point was Mt. Joy. They report the
sleighing splendid.
The Christian celebration of the Cook
man chapel Sunday school was held last
evening. The chapel was crowded and the
bright, CHEEKY voices and glad happy faces
Of the children made truly pleasing
scene. The programme consisted Of sing
ing by the school, recitations and several
short addresses, with presents of candy
and oranges for the children.
Mr.. John Keller, proprietor Of the ''qIar-
ries" along the z. 4. r.. near Collins sta
ton, made the crew Of the &C. ID. freight
happy on the evening before Christmas by
presenting each man with splendid tur-
key for their Christmas dinner. 1t was a
genel GUS act and one which the boys will
fully appreciate.
This morning the bolts on the doors of
the market house were drawn at o'clock,
in accordance with the recently adopted
ordinance, and the buying and selling of
goods commenced shortly after, by 1880
o'clock market was fully under way.
What 4 difference between going to mar
ket on Il cold winter morning at 7 o'clock,
as it now is, and the hcathenish hour of .
or 6 o'clock, as it was under the old Ordi-
nance. The change works like charm,
and everyonc-markcters- happy.
The members Of Company II had a very
pleasant drill last cvenn. in their armory.
The attendance was not as good as cx-
pectcd, many Of the boys being under the
impression that the drill had been post
EOEcd.
The last of this years Christmas enter
tanment will bc held this evening in ST.
Paurs Episcopal church. The exercises
will consist of singing of carols by the
children Of the Sunday-school, the reading
of the " lessons fer the day" by the rec
tor, the report of the school superintend-
ent for the year and 4 short address by the
rector. n large and beautiful Christmas
tree viii! be one of the features and there
will he presents for the children.
J. W. Sanford's New York Humpty
Dump.y and Spanish Students cOmbina-
ton was the hish-souading name under
which sale a company which held forth
in the opera house last evening. The
name, as we expected, was about tho only
thing hish-exccpt, perhaps, the kicking of
one Of the lady members of the troupe
about the company. The Spanish Students
were only on the bills, the Humpty Dump
ty was the poorest ever seen in the bor-
ough ard the performance generally
'izzle. The rcdeeming feature if indeed We
may call it that, was the acrobatic perform
ancc Of three very good gymnasts. The
gallery audience was immense and of
cous, Were delighted.
The ice on the river at present is in
splendid condition for cutting and hous-
ing. The measure today is about IL
inches with fair prospect Of it reaching
II or 1G before the first the new year.
Mr.. Samuel Filbert. one Of our enter
prisinS ice men, has commenced work on
the contract lately received for furnishing
1000 tens Of ice to the p. Il. II. company.
The ice will be cut and shipped away at
the rate OF 8 or more cars per day. Each
car will carry about 90 tons.