Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-18
COLUMBIA NEWS.
Our Regular Correspondsnce
Turnpike ElectiOn-The Band Fair
0Onal PickinyS

Turnpike Election-The Band Fa,r-Psr-
sOnal PickinEs.
An election for president and six mana
gers Of the Columbia anG Washington
turnpike company, for one year, was held
at the Office of the company, No. 11S Lo-
Gust street. Columbia, yesterday afternoon
between 1 80 and $3.50, and resulted as fol-
lows President, John Fendrich Direct
ors, Joseph F. Cottrell, Jacob 3. Garber
Jacob Seitz. Benjamin Hershey, j. H.
Herr and John A. Brush.
Several properties are announced to be
sold at public sale at the Franklin house
this evening.
Tonight, the last night of the Citizens
band fair, the following articles will be
rewarded to the successful contestants ut
the times specified At Oils, charm at
9:45, brcech-lOading dOublc-barreled shot
gun 1T 10, beer spisOt at 9:3O, silver
watch ; at 1915, suit Of clothes a; at 10:3O,
barber chair ut 1886, gold ring at Q,
printers composing stick also, carpets,
tho bride, lounge, marble-tOp table, ice
pitcher, &c.. &c.
n meeting of the teachers institute was
held from \. III. to p. m. to-day.
MIR Anscl Purple yesterday finished cut
ting his field Of tobacco. The plants were
stuck in the ground on June II, and as
yesterday was September II he was en-
gagged in growing this years crop Just
three months. The tobacco is said to he
of very good quality.
Miss Fanny Smith, Of Dayton. o., is Wis
itinS at Norwood, the guest Of Miss Clara
Myers.
\ riding party of three ladies' and three
gentlemen, all we'll known in town, pleas
antly spent last evening in gallOping over
the mOoalit country roads. The cavalcade
passed over the streets Of town six
abreast.
Up to this date the Pennsylvania rail-
road company have sold forty-nine state
fair excursion tickets from Columbia to
Philadelphia, without taking into con-
sideration the tickets sold for the excursion
train leaving here at the fair opening.
Fifteen tickets have been sold for the York
county horticultural, exhibition, and on
Tuesday morning next will commence the
sale of tickets for the Dauphin county ag-
ricultural society's fair. With all these
fairs and exhibitions running, the sale Of
tickets will probably be large for several
| weeks to come.
Joseph .Jeffries, Il five .ycar-Old son Of
Charles Jetiries, conductor Of the Columbia
accommodation train, died yesterday after
noon of tliphthcria.
The excursion train to the state fair ut
Philadelphia, over the line Of the Philadel-
phia & Recalling railroad, pulled from the
depot ut this place this morning, with
twenty-five Or thirty excursiOnists on
board.
The Republican marching club was di
vidcd into companies and formed into bat
TALON last evening.
Will the much talked Of game of base
ball between the Harrisburg and Lancaster
teams come off here to-day, or is it all
buster?
The members Of Putnam Circle, No. III,
i. L. (H. F.) G.. A., will attend services
in the Church of God, corner Of Seventh
and and Walnut streets, tomorrow even
ing. Rev. Charles Winbigler, pastor Of the
church, will preach sermon especially for
them.
Mrs. Charles Bayler Of York. Pa, is Wis
iting in Columbia, the guest Of her moth
cr, Mrs. Mason.