Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-21
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAK cOkkEspoNpEN

OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE
Miss Alice Welsh, returned Yesterday
from a visit down towards the Mary !anG
line.
The Pennsylvania railroad company have
cut down their freight trains to meet the
demands of the weather. No more does
an engine eastward have thirty-six cars.
Despite the nearness to Christmas. mar
ket this morning was dull and heavy.
The shovel brigade is out in force.
Tho church people are busy with their
decorations.
Misses Mamie Bockius and Mary Will
son, of the Mountain seminary, Hunting
don, Pa, are home for the holidays.
The ministers of the Protestant churches
of Columbia. at their regular weekly
meeting, held yesterday morning in the
parsonage Of the Reformed church, decided
upon a programme of exercises for the
week of prayer to be held in the early part
of January-the first week Of the month,
we are informed.
Company Ii drilled last evening with
only sixteen men in line. Corporal L. X.
Fondersmith was acting first sergeant.
The Philadelphia & Reading railroad
company have adopted special passenger
excursion rates for Christmas and the hol-
iday week. The main line and all its
branches arc included. The rates are just
about the same as those decided upon by
the Pennsylvania railroad company.
The telephone people are now ready to
20 ahead-that is, just rs soon as the
through some cause or other have been
detained for a week Or more, arrived here
yesterday and welc at once unloadcd.
The "arms'' have been here for some
time, but the wire which is being
furnished from Massachusetts, has not
yet arrived. This makes but lit
tie difference, however, as it can be
stretched at any time and will not cause
any detention even if it does not reach here
for couple of days. a force of men were
here to go to work in erecting poles this
morning, but on account Of the sEOw storm
it was decided TO put the work of until
the weather becomes more pleasant or at
least adaptable to the work. Mr.. A. ID.
Reese SAYS that operations in the erection
of the telephone would commence just as
soon rs the weather would permit.
The question just now with most people
is Is this NennUr's snOw?' Yesterday
afternoon at about 40 clock the fcathery
flakes began falling, and up to this writing
they have ever silite continued i'll their
downward course. AS result the ground
is now covered with snow to the depth OF
seven or eight inches, and it is still falling.
How long it will keep up cannot bo safely
guessed 1T, but the appearance of things
overhead would warrant one in saying
for the balance of the day at any rate
The fortunate pOsseSsorS Of horses and
sleighs we've ont i'm force this morning,
and the sleiSEs appeared to run very
easily. We may have an old-fashiOncd
snowy Christmas and Santa Claus may
again ris up his reindeer and with Il sleigh
full Of toys and jingling bells, make mar
velous time over the house tops. At 12
m. it was still showing.
Miss Rose Sluman left here ut :0j
o'clock yesterday afternoon to accept Il
position in the United States mint ut Phil
adelphia. Andrew Shuman, IN uncle to
the young lady, is lieutenant governor of
the state Of Illinois, and is personal
friend Of the Hon. Simon Cameron, and to
this influence may possibly bc traced tie
success Of Miss Shuman in securing the
position.
Helen Potter's PIe;adcs will again ap-
pear before a Columbia audience on Christ
mas night, and if We mistake not will be
as warmly greeted rs on their first appear
ancc here. In her representations Miss
Potter will include the role of Mile. Sara
Bernhardt, which of itself is bound to
draw where her marvellous ability is known.
Some changes have been made in the COM
pany and the Swedish lady vocal quar-
tet has stepped aside to make room for a
quartet Of lady viOlinist.