Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-11-08
COLUMBIA NEWS.
CUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE

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! W. =. Given, esq.,. has gone to Harris
burg to file reasons for rehearing bcfOr
the state board of pardons in the case o
the Columbia fishermen convicted of fish
ing within one-quarter of mile Of tE'
| Columbia dam. Argument before th'
pardon board has already been made il
this same case, but unsuccessfully, and it il
to be hoped that the facts to be brought
before the board at its present sitting viii
| be sufficient, and considered SO by thu
| board, to grant the prayers of the petition
! ers. The law in this case has been salts
| fled TO i much greater extent than it was
| in the more important case OF hemDle
PetrOif & Co.. and there is no reason why
| the petitions for the release Of the fisher
| men should not receive due consideration
| and be acted upon in just and non-parti
| san spirit.
Tie handsome flag presented by the
| ladies TO the Keystone Democratic club OF
| Columbia, which had been flying in the
| breeze from the club headquarters even
since the time OF presentation, was taken
| in On Saturday afternoon and the head
quarters closed. Both the Democrats and
Republicans have given up politics for the
time and settled down tn more profitable
work
Miss Annie J. Evans. .ofParkesburg, Pa,
is visiting in Columbia, the guest of Miss
Emily W. Broomcl.
George Il. Bvcncman, Of Philadelphia,
spent yesterday in Columbia visiting Al
fred c. Bruncr.
Alien Pierce, at present OF New York
city. is on visit of several days to his
home in this place.
ir and Mrs. Edward X. Hess. OF Har-
rishurg, Pa. spent yesterday i'll Columbia,
visitin" at the residence "f Mrs. iIesS's
mother.
The society for the promotion Of holi-
ness. Of the VI. +. church, will meet this
evening in the church parlors, Mrs. Rev.
Henry Wheeler vii! preside.
lee formed in several places in town last
night and was YET visible this morning.
There is I change o; several degrees in
temperature.
McSsrS. e. G. !Ioecntog!cr, I. G. Gitt,
Orricl, Richards and ". II. Herr are 4
committee OF our ''Our Autumn Hop"
10 he given in Company II arinory on
Friday evening, November 12th, to which
invitations have been issued and for which
Taylors orchestra has been engaged. The
bop is The iirs: OF the season and will no
doubt !,e largely attended and completely
successful.
The recent heavy rains have lad their
effect on thc SuSGucbanna at this place,
and thc river is now about three feet above
low water mark. The principal rise took
place yesterday and during last night.
The water is va.y muddy. This rise has
been for some time anXiuusiy awaited by
river pilots and raltmcn Generally, as a
g. ..o,l
their appearance here on the very first OPP
poYtunity presenting itself. This nppor-
t,uity l.; here ami with it half q dozen
raits made their appearance at Marietta
this mo.ninr Some OF the oldest river
will take the ra.is through to their dcs!i-
prctc,l that this food will float quite 4
fee: cf RATS here and further down.
:: mistake was made in getting up the
Pennsylvania, railroad schedule going into
effect to-day. The Pacific express cast
leaves Lancaster forty minutes later than
by the old schedule and to meet this 4
change of the same time should have been
made iii the leaving time of the Frederick
accommodation train east of Co:ua!bia, but
this was entirely ignored or overlooked
and tic leaving time o! the train kept as
i; WAS. Attention has been called 70 Tie
mistake since the schedule w.,s issued and
the leaving time OF the trait, liked at 1:05
j. ii. forty minutes later than published
nn the new schedule. The printed figures
have been crossed cu:, and t!l:. new time,
al the several stations between Columbia
and Lancaster, written down.
Rev. c. 5. Gerhard, pastor OF the Re-
Termed church, preached !: special sermon
last evening to Putnam circle, No. 49,
i. |. UI. - {. 4.
The employees OF TIE Shawnee rolling
mill were paid for two weeks work yes.
tcr(iay.
Rev. +. ". Stai.y's first sermon of
series TO young men, in the Il. L. Lu:h-
e:a! church, last evening, was listened to
by good sized congregation.
The public schools OF Columbia are clos
Cd this week whilst the teachers institute
i; being held at Lancaster. Most OF the
Columbia teachers will attend.
i tremendous wind storm. with 4 heavy
fail @! rain. visited Columbia Oh Saturday
night just before midnight. The wet and
heavy leaves were picked from the ground
a,,l carried & considerable distance by the
wind. The trees about here are no~