Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-02
COLUMBIA NEWS.


George Tile has returned from his visit
to Philadelphia.
Charles Wann, of Columbia, has secured
! position on Pennsylvania railroad en-
gineer corps.
S. C. Swarts had intended to cut ice
yesterday, but the state of the weathe,
prevented.
Market this morning not remarkably
lively.
The inlet at Burners saw mill will be
filled with logs to he used the coming win.
ter.
Snow slides from the house-tops are fire.
quent. We have heard Of no accidents, as
the result, as yet.
The p. r. II. freight engines are now
hauling thirty-two cars-an increase of
two over last week and of seven over the
late stormy days.
F. A. Bennett left here for Philadelphia,
to-day to lay in a supply Of goods for tho
holidays.
early this morning of diphtheria. This
makes two children now lying dead in the
house.
A coat Of tar and feathers is awaiting a
man named Foster at Chestnut Hill.
1IOuUl0 dUOuI d "OIldu 10 CAO StsAoO va WV
unpleasantness.
The Citizens band, of this place, has
accepted an invitation from the Mountville
band to attend the fair of the latter on Fri
day evening, Dec. 10.
T.. T. Wierman, chief engineer of the
Pennsylvania canal, issued an order to the
effect that navigation would cease on Nov.
30. The water will be kept in the canal
for few days to come, SO that in case of
a thaw, the boatmen whose boats are now
ice bound may be able to rush them into
some port. The water will probably be
let out of the canal about Dec. 10.
BENJAMIN Garman died at Camden, n.
J., on Tuesday November 80, aged IS
years, and was buried at Marietta to-day.
Deceased was well-known to the older
people of Marietta and Columbia. In
early life he carXied on the trade of a sad
ler.
Squire Evans has issued warrants for
the arrest of some Chestnut hill boys
charged with disorderly conduct.
Charles Germyer, the Pennsylvania rail-
road brakeman killed yesterday, was bug
ler and known to a number of COlumbians.
He buglcd for Company II. at its biennial
celebration.
The reports of the movement of freight
over the Pennsylvania railroad, from COL
umbia for the month of November com.
pares very favorably with preceding month.
ly report. The following was furnished to
us through the courtesy Of an official in
the dispatchcr's Office
Eastward. loaded cars-37, ,847; empty
cars, 1856, total 80, 233.
Westward, loaded cars-1O, 3SS; empty
cars-26, S58, total 81, 246.
Grand total, empty and loaded, east and
west-76, 479.
On an average of 80 cars to train, east
it will be seen that it required 1,22G trains
to take the freight east and as the engines
come back in turn the same number of
trains were of course sent west. This
would make total of 2, 452 trains east and
west.
Mr. D. b. Galbraith, of Wrightsville,
the prime mover in the telephone cx-
change, to be erected here, has given the
contract for furnishing the poles to Mr..
Smyser. residing about six miles from
York. The poles will probably be loaded
Oh cars to day and shipped here immedi-
diately and the work of planting them, it
is expected, will be commenced on Mon
day next. The wires will he stretched
just rs fast as the poles are erected and
with Columbia people communication will
he established in day or two after work
is commenced. 1t will take some time
longer to connect with remote distances.
The first pole will be put up in front of the
exchange Office GA. d. Reese's billiard
halD and after that the members Of the
exchange will be taken up as their business
or residences are reached.