Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-17
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE.

| Base Bail-Anniversary-P Items.
Rounds of the Town.
A match game of base ball to take
place this afternoon, on the new grounds
South Eighth street near Locust, has just
been arranged in short order by the clubs
to contest-the sour Boys'' of this place
and the "Furnace Hilr' of MiddletOwn.
Circulars have been distributed through
town informing the citizens of what is to
take place and there will probably be a
large attendance on the ball field.
The many friends of Mr.. Isaac c. Gitt
assembled in the room of the Columbia
Social club last evening to participate with
him in the celebration of the anniversary
of his birtk. A sumptuous repast was
spread by Mr.. Taylor Gable, the Locust
street caterer, and with this before them
and with the making and listening to the
speeches of one another the company very
wishing Mr.. Gitt many returns of the day.
The event being weekly in place of a
yearly ore would be welcomed as often as
it occurred.
Mr.. ]. II. Keating has been taken from
a freight train and promoted to the position
of passenger brakeman on the Frederick
accommodation train. The employees con-
slider the appointment good one.
Mr.. Calvin Dickinson, late proprietor OF
a confectionery store Oh North Front
street, near Blacks hotel, left here this
morning on the way passenger train for
San Francisco, Cal, which place will be
his future home. John Howard, a relative
Of Dickinson's has taken the store. MIR.
Dickinson is we'll known to the citizens of
Columbia he having been in business here
for several years.
An association composed exclusively of
members of the Vigilant fire company will
give ball in the parlors of the Vigilant
engine house on Saturday evening next.
The boys in the neighborhood of Walnut
and Fifth streets are criminally careless in
throwing stones and if they keep up the
habit much longer some person will be
seriously injured and trouble will ensue.
This morning willie Mrs. NJ. c. Koch was
walking near the place mentioned flying
stone, fortunately small one, struck her
on the shoulder. She made inquiries as to
who had thrown the stone, and, We be-
lievc, learned the boys name. What she
will do We know not, but the lesson should
bear its fruit.
White, who died Of diphtheria on Saturday
ItSt, tOoh plfiCC itttuCI
residence on Locust street above Fourth,
Bethel cemetery.
Every now and then We hear the report
of the killing of a mad dog. Yesterday it
was reported that one of these rabid
CANNES was shot and made it's exit from
the world near the lower end of town.
Day before yesterday we were informed
that some person had fired seventeen shots
from revolver at one of the unlucky ami
mails and ended by taking club and hit
ting him (the dog) over tho head, and fin
ishing his existence in that way. About
one in one hundred of such reports is true.
The fact is that tho people are too easily
scared.
Mr.. s. II. Purple commenced cutting his
tobacco yesterday morning. Many Of the
tobacco growers about here say that the
crop was never better than it is this year.
The Neao Era representative who wrote
such discouragiug Particle on this years
crop, evidently steered clear Of Columbia
and vicinity.
The picnic to iIcCall's Ferry, prepara-
tions for which have been making for a
few days past, is likely to come to naught
The party were to take an orchestra and
60 via the canal on the steamboat "Col-
umDIa. lhe orchestra was engaged Tor
the day "Wednesday and that settles the
thing.
Mr.. George II. Richards, the well-known |
newspaper agent Of Columbia, has re-
turned from a visit Of several weeks to
Kane, Pa. He was heard from while on |
the mountains through the columns of the
Philadelphia Press.
Mr.. L. w. Richards, correspondent of
the Ne'c Era, is so far recovered from his |
recent illness as to be able to attend to his |
accustomed duties.
Mr.. Joseph Kerncr, late confctioner in
the employ of F. c. Snyder, at Third and
Walnut streets, has accepted a similar po-
sition in Philadelphia, and left here last
night with the intention of beginning
work to-day.
Miss Lizzie Fry. Of Philadelphia, is Wis
iting Miss Lille Wilson.
Mr.. John Strine, of Carlisle, Pa, is on y
visit to Columbia-his old homo.
Miss Susan Mellinger, Of Washington, is
on visit to the family Of Mr.. Abram
Bruner.
Mr.. d. +. Shure, of the Susquchanra
canal was in town this morning.
A party of ladies and gentlemen, among
whom was Mr.. Bert Slade, spent yester-
day afternoon fishing Oh the river.