Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-14
COLUMBIA NEWS.
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The returns from Maine as thcy came in
!as: night and this morning were cagcrl,
sought for by both Democrats and Repub
licans. The evening papers OF yesterday
brought intclli.sen o; 4 probable Rcpub-
lican victory and as consequence the
members of that party hcrcabouts were
jubilant and cOlItcntcd themselves with
figuring up the majority, etc. Later dis
s,atchcs, however, iu:ncd the scale iii favor
OF the Democrats al.;l as the enthusiasm OF
ono party increased, that of the other dc
creased. During the evening ali the tc!c-
graph offices were visited by the am:io"s
partisans and ii was not until after mid
night that the Pennsylvania railroad opcr-
ator ut t!.c tlispat clcr's Office in the west
yard Wa, ..;Ia!iY freed of questions. At
that hour cu'!iN n:'Ws of Il sweeping Demo
cratic victory. i'i:i; was enough. In 4
few minute Tie ,tcnIocratic headquarters
were u biazc c! light. Another short
period of tins "i..i,scd and then the Spring
Garden band Of Sprlngvi!lc put in al ap-
pcarance and screnadcd the Democrats in
their club room. Later the band was
taken to Jos. Dcscil's beer saloon and here
JD VIC u! .b!e ltckcI
at the coming national election.
Company'H did not drill last evening
by reason of its armory being occupied.
Miss Fanny l!anau"r, daughter Of our
townsnan David llanaucr, who has been
visitin. relatives in Germany for The past
couple of years, is expected to return to
her home this evening. She was in Phila-
iclphia yesterday.
VTl,o ;l,,,l ,>.,- ,,,, ~.
pcctcd here this evening.
The members of the Robin Hood archery
club will practice at target this evening"
if the weather permits.
Tho Republican mass meeting will bc
held on Thursday evening in place Of
Wednesday evening.
Joseph Gram;l, Il Pennsylvania railroad
conductor, while preceding a barrel which
lie was conveying from the second to the
first floor of his residence on Walnut
street above Fifth yesterday afternoon.
missed his footing and fell TO the bottom of
the stairway, the barrel following and roll
ing over him. lie was considerably
bruised about the body and head, but was
not seriously injured.
The Democratic parade to come off this
evening will form on North Third street
between the club room and the opera
house. The Citizens band has been en-
gagged to furnish the music. 1t is thought
there will bc two hundred and fifty uni
formed E,en in line besides those not uni
formed. Captain ii. S. Graybill will have
command of the 1st and 2d ward club and
Captain Daniel Sample of the Sd war,i and
the two will he assisted 10y their appointed
or elected licutcnants. The routc of par
ade will be through the principal streets
of town.
At the meeting OF the Protestant minis
tcrs of Columbia, held yesterday mOrnin.
in the Rev. G. S. Gcrhard's study in the
Reformed church, committees from the
several Protestant churches were appoint
cd to canvass the town in the interest OF
the American Bible society.
evening scrcnatlcd Miss Leti!i;t Gcpliart.
who is visiting in Columbia, the guest Of
Mrs. Frank Heclar.
1t appears that the members of council,
when they agreed to rent the opera house !
for political meetings ut the rate of ssS,5 per i
night, overlooked the fact that the mem |
bcrs of clubs giving the meetings might |
have their torches with them. This |
is Il question, which. had it !
come under the consideration of the
would, most assulcdly, have
been acted upon, and, VIC believe, torches
would have been excluded, by the terms of
tic contract from the building. 1t would !
bc well in case political meeting is held
in the opera house before the next meeting
of council, Gor the president of council to
demand that torches he kept from the
house, trusting to the endorsement of such
action by his colleagues. II torches are
permitted within the building the grease
and oil dripping from them will ruin the
paint, chair coverings and everything else
with which they come in contact. Ii the
clubs know they cannot take their torches
in the opera house they will mako some
provision for them with little trouble to
and no expense to the borough.
It would be well to come to an under
The time is drawing near for the Shaw
Ice rolling mill to start-if start it will
his week. Wepasscd the mill yesterday
md can say nothing but that it had 4
lrcary and chccrlcss look. 1t is reported
hat before The mil! can start a frog will
lavc to be cast to make track cOnIcc-
ion. Ii it takes y week to cast 4 frog
uch frog vii! not DC inexpensive.
The ball to bc given at Central hall,
Marietta, to which a number OF Columbians
l;lEc Decn invited, comes oil tNlS evening,
,ut We arc inclined to believed that the |
lome attractions will be more potent than l.:
he prospect Of even the most recherche of q
lances, and that Columbia will bc but
poorly rcpresented-if represented at all.
AT l1:39, on the arrival Of the Frederick !;
Judge Michael, baggage ,
master, despatched a couple of carrier ,
pigeons belonging to parties in Lancaster.
The pigeons struck a bee line for Lancas-
or, and, We presume, will have reached
hat place long before this article secs q
,rint.
Another party of men employed in rc-
airing and stretching telegraph wires, ar
ivcd here from the cast this morning.
The Philadelphia & Reading railroad i
company will run "tcachcrs' and schOl- :,
rs excursion 70 the state fair at Phila- ;,
!elphia, on Saturday, September 18th.
Tickets good for three days.
Rains fell in small quantities during
most of yesterday. =
The temperature last evening was found
'ool enough to comfortably stand o fall :