Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-11-23
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE

OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT
Miss Carrie Root, of PottsvilIe is visitin
Mrs. II. F, Yerger.
. Skating has not yet commenced abou
here. ...t
The E. L. Lutheran mite society me
last evening to complete arrangements TO-
the festival for the benefit Of the churcl
to be held in the armory on Thursday
Friday and Saturday evenings.
The catamaran (sail boat) was taken
apart and its different portions put away
for the season yesterday afternoon. There
will be improvements made to it before j,
is again placed in the water. The sails are
in splendid condition.
After the dismissal of Company II. last
evening Sergeant F. A. Bennett, on his re.
turn to his home was seized with chills
and is to-day confined to his bed.
The funeral of Bliss Ellen Houston, OF
Philadelphia, a sistef Of II. H. Houston,
took place this morning from the Presby.
terian church. The interment was made
at Bethel cemetery. II. II. Houston.
brother Of the deceased, is with the Col.
Scott party at New Orleans.
Robert e. Haideman, of Columbus, O.,
and his sister, Mrs. Dennison, Of the same
place, are visiting in town.
The very cold weather of last night had
the effect Of closing the river between the
dam and the bridge Above the bridge
Ice had already formed and the river here
is now entirely closed except in places just
below several Of the bridge piers where
short stretches of water may yet be seen.
Operations at the X. s, c. coal chutcs
have not yet been suspended, and to keep
the river mavi.able the steamboat
'WrightsvilIc - is kept ut work plowing
its way through TIC ice, which reforms as
quickly as broken, between the two shores.
They have 4 channel from here to the
other side OF the river at present, but if
tonight is cold they may not be able to
keep it open,
AT mectin. Of the Good Intent loan
and building association, held at the law
Office Of G.. c. Kaufman, this morning,
the following officers and directors were
elected to serve during the ensuing term
of one year: President, Abram Bruner
vice president, j. w. Yocum, esq.,; solicit
:oT, c. G. Kaufman, esq.,; secretary,
Joseph Eeamcr; treasurer, A. B. Hougen-
doblcr; directors, Abram Bruncr, j. W.
YOcum, John J.. Frank, Jacob Wilmer,
Joseph Rogers, John 7. Richards, William
Shenberger and David Hanauer.
The young gentlemen friends Of George
II. Allison, vino was married to Miss Ella
S. Gable, one day last week, rendered the
bridal party a calathumpian serenade last
evening on tie return OF the couple from
their bridal tour. The serenade took place
ut the IesilCncc of Mr.. Allison fat!.er, on
Walnut street above Fourth. Like all
sCrenadcS of L like nature it was very
n.icr pt,p IF av,I 1f.,rdnl ra1iof
when its finale approached. The usual
ear splitting instruments of a calathum-
plan band consisting Of tin horns, bells,
etc, completed the list Of obnoxious sounds
to which the neiShbors had to listen.
The much talked OF re union of CON-
pany ii was held in the armory last even
ing and is considered, by all who particle
patcd in it, to have been a very pleasant
affair. The company assembled at 7:30
O'Clock and shortly after that hour, in full
uniform, and with knapsack, havcrsack,
cantccn, etc, strapped Oh, the many cem-
pick military evO!uticns, Of which, alone,
consistent attention to drill can obtain the
mastery, were gone through with. These
exercises were witnessed by Chaplain Nc
Coy, of the 18th regiment, of this place,
who was invited to the armory as the guest
OF tho company. Refreshments, consist
ing Of oysters, Stewed and fried, cake,
coffee, etc, were served at little after
nine o'clock. and to do justice to the COLA
tion fifty men sat down to the long table,
Imrrovised for the occasion, and
placed in the middle Of the drill room
with appetite enhanced by the hours
sharp exercise. The good things rapidly
disappeared and when the men arose from
the table its contents We're in a dilapidated
state. When the company reassembled
addresses were made by Capt. Case, Lieut..
Graybill and several OF the rank members.
Captain Case took occasion to remark that
the adjutant general had informed him by
letter that the company's new overcOats
would be here by Thanksgiving Day, at
nine o'clock. On which day the company
will give street parade.
Runaway Accident.
This forenoon about IL o'clock as
young man named Wyett Hart, son of
Jacob Hart Of Mount Nebo, Martic town.
ship, was driving n three horse team,
loaded with charcoal, on North Duke |
street, this city, his lead horse took fright,
just as he entered the railroad bridge, and |
wheeling suddenly around broke off the
wagon pole short distance in front of the
The whcel-hOrscs were thus
pulled around after the leader. Hart, who
was in the saddle, attempted to dismount,
but got one foot fastened in the stirrup