Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-30
COLUMBIA NEWS.


The Hancock Veteran club will meet this
evening Mt 7:3O O'Clock, i'm the keystone
Democratic club room, OH North Third
street, for organization. The membership
of tho club is now about seventy, which
number will be increased to one hundred
or more. The club will decide upon tho
uniform to be worn ut this meeting, and it
is, therefore, decided that all members at
tend and givo their views on tho question.
Tho Citizens band received their new
uniforms yesterday and turned out with
them and with their new instruments last
evening. The boys presented fine ap-
pcarancc. The uniforms arc of dark blue
cloth, the pants with stripes and tho coats
cut double breasted and trimmed with rcd.
The caps arc also rcd, with dark pOmpOEsa
Several ladies and gentlemen, members
Of the Robin Hood archery club, Of this
place, will visit Marietta tomorrow after
noon, to shoot at y target, against repre-
scntatives of the team ut that place.
The propeller which Messrs. Ed. N.
Smith and Jerry Koch have placed on their
duck boat did not work we'll ut trial
given 4 couple Of days ago. When the
propeller was put to work tho boat in
place of going ahead described circle Of
its length. The ilatncss Of tho wheel is
considered the cause of the failure, and
this evil will bc rcmcdicll in 4 couple of
days when 4 new iron wheel of quito diff
fcrcnt shape will the place of the worth
less one.
Marriott BrOsins, esq.,, Of Lancaster, city
will address the Republicans Of Columbia,
this evening.
A meeting of the teachers institute will
be held in the high school room on Satur-
day morning next.
The question Of exoncrating John Il.
Wisler, tax collector, from the collection Of
uncOllectiblc taxes will be deferred by the
school board until its next regular meet
ing.
I'm the west yard ut this place, yesterday,
4 twelvc-year-OM boy named KcilmaD, in
Jumping from car from which his hat
had blown, was struck on the head rs the
car passed him, his injury being y cut
Of about two inches, not dangerous.
Samuel Roberts, who was struck on the
head by the roof Of tho Lancaster depot,
yesterday morning, an account Of which
was given i'm last evenings INTELLIGEN-
GER, is getting along finely and was able
to be ON tho street yesterday afternoon.
The wOmcn's foreign missionary society
Of the NJ. T.. cluIcl, held meeting yes
tertlay afternoon in the church parlOrs.
The Columbia No. engine was this
again taken to the Henry Clay
furnace to pump water into engine bOilOrs.
Tho regular monthly meeting Of tho Col
umbia fire company will be held to- O-mOrrOw
evening.
Sheriff Jacob 8. Strinc, with his son
Charles, came hero this morning and left
on tho Port Deposit train at 11:45 Oh q
fishing excursion. The party will encOun-
ter rough weather.
Ed. N. Smith got in boat load Of lum-
Der yesterday.
L. X. Fondcrsmith is just completing
some needed repairs to the exterior of the
property at Second and Locust streets.
A. II. Reese has finished recovering
and rc-cushioning twOOf his billiard tables
and will to day finish the third. The pool
table will then be subjected to the same
II eatment.
John Fendrich is tearing down tho old
fence enclosing his property on Fourth
street and will erect new ono TO take its
place.
Miss Beckic Kunkle, of Harrisburg,
IS visiting her aunt, Mrs. Colonel James
Myers at Norwood.
The Hancock Invincibles will meet this
says w. Il. Given, esq. A
Uniform will be adopted.
Putnam circle No. 113. B. NJ. (H. F.
=. A. will attend evening service at the
United Brethren church, corner Third and
Perry streets, on Sunday next, when the
Rev. G.. 8. Nelly, pastor Of the church, will
preach special sermon to them.
Duck shooting about here has COM
nenced in real earnest. Yesterday the
owl were thick on the river between tho
lam and the bridge and over above the
,ridgc and tho gunncrs were out in full
Orcc notwithstanding the high winds
blowing all day. Quite number Of the
lucks were bagged by several Of our sports
men.
Only Ono from Lancaster.
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