Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-10-22
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS

The Railroads Busy Hesterday-A israae
mans Shocking Death-Isorongh
budget.
The Pennsylvania railroad depot at thi
place and the pavements encircling it. Will
the vacant space in front extending to th'
railroad tracks, were al! crowded from 81!
| to seven o'clock last evening with politica
| organizations. bands of music. drum corps
! fire companies and citizens, all OF Whom
were awaiting the departure OF trains fOl
their respective destinations, had just ar
| rived here from a distance, or were down
merely as disintcrestcd spectators to look
at what was going On. Every train due
here after the departure Of the Harrisburg
accommodation train east came III and lef,
late. The west bound Harrisburg train
did not come in until almost seven o'clock.
Directly after it left the depot the specia
train for York, with the Hancock and
English battalion Of this place on board,
steamed cut. Then the Port Deposit train,
which was detained by the lateness Of the
Harrisburg accommodation train, cleared
! away. The special train put Oh to take
the Republican battalion to Lancaster, was
filled in .jitfy. and it too pulled Ont at
about ::i5, thirty minutes late. The
Columbia accommodation train, due here
at eight o'clock, also came in late. TIE
Nigilant and Shawnee fire companies ar
rived here By special train at a little before
seven o'clock, having their engines with
them. The companies were formed in
front Of the depot, and headed by their
bands, marched to their engine horses.
Both bands-the MountyilIe and Ironvillc
were engaged for the Republican pro-
cession at Lancaster, and they made
the best time possible to get back to
the depot sufficiently early to take the
train to the county seat. Everything
about the depot during all the time was III
the utmost confusion. Flies and horns
were blowing, drums were beating, GYM
balls were clashing, men were singing.
whistling and talking, and everything
went on good humoVcdiy. The scene was
one which VIC have never seen equallad
about here, and it will probably be YET
many 4 day before we see such another.
Jacob Mohn, 4 Pennsylvania. railroad
freight brakeman, while standing on the
top of a g refrigerator car, last evening.
as his train passed undcr Sener's
bridge, east Of Mountvilic, was stuck on
the head by the bridge and instantly kill
ed. Mohn leaves a wife and six children,
who reside at this place. At y late hour
this morning the coroner's jury had not
returned verdict. Mol:n was 2 carpcn
ter by trade and ;,n excellent workman.
but business be:n" .;ui he took /"
railrOading.
Miss Mazie =. Purple retsi-yl to her
home last evening from Il visit Of Il couple
of weeks to Oxford, Chester county, Pa.
The lnter-Ccean circus arrived this
morning and gave sire ct parade.
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tition dividing his store room and the room
is now being fixed up.
The Hancock and English battalion Of
this place took with it toE ork last evening
from $50 to 800 fuliy-cqupped E.en. The
Hancock Junior Invincib!es turned out 81
men and Captain SHADES helmet company
tG. The Citizens band OF This place ac
companicd the battalion.
The members OF both the Ni,iIalit AMI
Shawnee ii:a companies report having had
during their shrrt visit there. The com
on Wednesday morning ana left there al
: clock yesterday afternoon. The parade
is described as being a very fine one. The
engines OF both The companie. received
much attention.
Duck shooting i; .isst HOW the sport
principally taken to by our amateur sports
men. The fowl are not very plenty, bat
this makes but little difference so long as
the sunners can get sllct or two. \ few
of the winged water !requcmtcrs l.ayc hcan
brought il by successful shots.
The fair OF the Frederick: county. Nd,
agricultural society will commence on
Tuesday next. Excursion tickets wilt be
sold from Columbia.
Tie p. IL. X. excursion tickets to Balti-
more's sesqui-ccntennial will expire to-
morrow. the esd inst.