Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-01
COLUMBIA NEWS.


Fatal Accident ON the Railrosd-A Shoe
Factory-BorOugh Budget.
Charles Germyer, resident of Walnut
street, Harrisburg and Pennsylvania
railroad freight brakeman, received IN
iuries at Shoch's mills this morning from
which he died. From the meagre reports
ut hand It appears that Germyer, ON ar,
rival of his train at ShOch's mills, started
to walk over the cars to. the caboose, on
the rear end of the train, and that in at
tempting to step from one car to announcer
he fell between the two to the track below,
the balance of the train passing over him
and severing both legs and the left arm.
It is said while walking he became dizzy
and misjudged the distance, hence the ac-
cident. The accident occurred at about five
O'Clock this morning. As the ca
boose passed over Germyer's body
the conductor of the train heard his cries.
The train was stopped and backed to the
scene of the accident where the mangled
body was found. Germyer was placed in
the caboose and brought to Columbia and
lived short time after reaching here:
He was married man, 90 or 20 years Of
age. Deputy Coroner John P. Frank EN-.
panelled q jury to hold an inquest, but as
tsAO Ck0tu u1Cu uSO SOu0 tuAOuSA w L AHo-
delphia the inquest was continued.
Z. Another rumor is ripe and ready to
pluck to the effect that shoe factory will
be started in Columbia or that such ven-
ture is under advisement. A gentleman
with whom we cOnversed this morning
spoke with confidence on the subject and
unhesltatingly gave it credence-that is,
he was cmphatically of the opinion that
the question was being considered. We
Columbians can easily. accommodate an
enterprise of this kind and your CORE
spondent trusts there is more in it than
idle talk We have nothing positive to
report.
There was q break in the water pipe on
Walnut street, near Third, yesterday after
noon.
Skating is at an end for the time being.
It required two long poles, two ropes
and two mel to get a fractions steer
through town this morning.
BERTHE, the seveL- year old son of Philip
Kline, residin. Oh Locust street near
Eighth, died at abUut o'clock this morn-
ing of diphthcria.
DIR. Kline has brought, before Justice
Evans, the charge Of disorderly conduct
against several boys residing on the Chest
nut Hill pike, near Undertook and the
justice will issue warrants for their Ar
rest.
1t is said that Undertaken Musser had
five corpses to coffin this morning. Nor
tality brings riches to the persuasion.
A whist party of a dozen persons spent
last evening very pleasantly at the resi-
dence of Mr.. F. A. Bennett on Walnut
street, No. 23G.
This mornings verdict Snow last night,
hail, rain and slcet this morning, and dis
agreeable, slusly walking for to-day, and
possibly tomorrow and the next day.
Our storekeepers and notably the sta
TONERS and cOnfectioners-we had almost
forgotten the dealers in notions-are now
arranging or have arranged their windows
with tho style Of goods that Christm AS
nothing else, a holiday appearance. Some
of the windows arc very handsomely fixed
up and in almost every store the Christ
mas goods are exhibited to their best ad-
vantage
Prof. McGuire's dancing class No. met
last evening in Shuler's hall. The Glars
has couple Of new members added to it.
The dealers who furnish milk for the
consumption Of Columbians have put
their heads together and decided to sell
new milk hereafter at eight cents per quart
in place of six cents as heretofore. The
new arrangement goes into effect o-day,
and new milk costs 33as per cent more than
it has cost for the past six months.
The wreck at Rohrelstown this morning
interfered seriously with tho running OF
trains. Both passengers and freight were
detained and thrown all out of time.
On getting up this morning we found a
nice turkey perchcd on tree in our back
yard. We thought it would make a royal
Christmas dinner, but then the owner had
to turn up. We surrendered.
A couple of gunners just arrived here
on the train from York with a splendid
string of partridges-sixty-t three we are
informed. We have not time to look the
matter up and find out who they are.