Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-27
CHRISTMAS AT COLUMBIA.
Our Regular Borough COrrospO ndence.


Fatal Accid.nt-Stores and Banks Closed
Obituary-The holiday Season.
The Christmas festivities were begun
long before daylight by band of colored
citizens who-as has been the custom for
years-marcied through our principal
streets singing their Christmas songs as
only darkcys can. Next came early mass
at St. Peters and Holy Trinity Catholic
churches. \ Christmas morning service
at the Reformed church and clildren's
entertainment at the United Brethren, with
Christmas tree and presents for the chill
dren. At eight o'clock high mass was
celebrated at both the Catholic churches
and again at 10 O clock. At 1890 O'Clock
Christmas services were held in st. Pau's
Episcopal church. which as usual was beau
tifully decorated with flowers, spruce and
holly wrought into wreaths and hung in
fcstOons about the inside Of the church.
Miss Bella Ruttcr, orsanist, and tho church
choir rendered several app Opriate selec-
tiOns very successfully. In the evening
Christmas entertainments were held in the
following cllurches-Methodist, E. E.
Lutheran, Reformed and United Brethren.
These services consisted Of songs, carols,
select readings and addresses with pre-
scnts for the little ones. Christmas enter
tainments were also held in the German
Lutheran churches.
Places of business, except candy and
cigar stores and saloons, were closed ; the
pOstof!icc kept Sunday hours the Christ
mas whisky seemed soothing and even
drunken men were peaccable; the Sus-
Ilclanna rolling mill hands were paid for
two weeks the snow shOvelers had plenty
to do; Helen Potter Pleiades entertain
mcnt at the opera house on Christmas
evening was grand success.
On Christmas morning Us Mrs. Conrad
Bowers, an aged lady, was returning home
from early mass she slipped OH an icy
pavement and. falling, struck her head
against stone step and almost immedi-
ately expired. Deputy Coroner John i.
Frank held an inquest and rendered ver
dict that deceased came to her death from
g. conclusion Of the brain caused by strik-
ing her head upon a stone step, &c., Us
above.
Died at her late residence on Chestnut
street. Mis-" Catharine Cole after a linger-
ing illness The funeral took place this
afternoon. remains to he inferred at
Marietta.
On Friday morning Miss Pcart, residing
on North Third street, slipped and fell
No"A ~ NS'stA plshh "uJ eshu ''es'OeS'AASN -
fracture Of the wrist. This lady had all
arm broken by fall about five or six
years ago.
Quite a long list Of Columbia boys spent
Christmas ut home. Among them
{. Taylor Auwcrtcr, Andrew S. Better,
Geo. Il. Brcncman, jeff Gilman, Charles
Kerr, John Kerr, Will Allison, Joseph
Buchcr. Harry l.. Brcnner. Jos. McFad-
den, Harry Piahlcr. Charles IIaldeman,
vii! II. Femdrich, Elias II. Sheath, All
Amcs, James Zcrgcr. Sener Bletz, Nat
Baker, Will Shuman and DR.. ID. Emmett
Welsh-machinists, clerks, school boys
and theological students. Among the WIS.,
itors we noticed Dewitt {. Denny and
George King. OF Harrisburg; Walter Barr,
OF Philadelphia John Barr and Will
Stehman. OF Lancaster; Morris Glover, of
Harrisburg. Will Wells, of Altoona
Will Kramer, Of Carlisle Will Strok, OF
Harrisburg.