Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-02
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CoRnEsPONDENoE.

OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE.
News Of tho Town. .
George Dinkle, an employee in tho ma
chine shops of Perrottet and Hoyt, situated
at Bridge and Commerce street, while
working q circular saw in the pattern de-
third finger of his right hand cut off above
the second Joint. DR.. Taylor dressed the
injured member.
The postoffic hours appear to change with
tho closing hours of the stores. From Sep
teuber LIST until further notice the Office
will close at 7:SO d, M, Saturdays excepted
when eight o'clock will bc the closing hour.
It is well to remember these things.
The members of tho Archery club were
tOted in hay wagons yesterday afternoon
to the residence of ]. Houston Iifain, at
Norwood, where, until too dark to see the
target, they practiced with their bows and
arrows.
The Shawnee fire company will hold its
regular monthly meeting this evening.
From a solid piece of wood Jerry Koch
has just completed the statue of a man
which " i'll grace the front Of his cigar
store on Locust street. The proportions
given the statue arc very good and the
work reflects much credits on Mr.. Koch
who isa born genius.
1t is said the "Our Boys" baseball club
of this place anticipated defeat at the
hands of the "Furnace Hill" nine of
Middletown where tho game of yesterday
between tho teams was played; and Ger
tain it is that such anticipations were rea-
lized, the score at the ending of the ninth
inning standing 81 to II in favor Of the
homo club. The "Our Boys" played with
several substitutes. The hOnOrs are now
even, victory and defeat being scored
to each club. Another game will proba-
bly, he played to decide the championship.
Samuel Eddy, a brakeman on freight
engine No. 223, had the index finger of his
right hand mashed at Leaman Place las t
night while coupling cars. The injury
was dressed by DIR. Craig Oh the arrival of
the train at Columbia.
The committee of ladies to whom has
been entrusted the running OF the fair to
be given this month, commencing on tho
9th, for the benefit Of the Citizens band,
will hold their last meeting in the band
room this evening, where the final arrange
ments will bc made.
The ladies' aid society of the NJ. E..
church at their sOciable, held in the
church parloS last evening, took in about
eighteen dollars-clcar gain, as they had
no expenses. The evening is said to have
been very pleasantly spent.
Jacob Strawbridge, an old resident OF
Washington borough, died last night after
lingering illness at the age Of seventy-six
years. Tho funeral will take place on
Sunday morning next from the Bethel of
the Church of God.
M. Bachcnhcimer has just placed gas
reflector i'm the show window of bis store.
The thrcc-year-old daughter of Frank
Ziegler, the p. X. X. engineer, fell down
the cellar steps at her homo on Walnut
street, below Third street, yesterday after
noon, and was quite severely injured. Drs'
Armor and Kay did what they could t.
relieve the sufierings of the little one, who
to-day experiences but little pain.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary 50
cicty of the NJ. E. church, met in the clurcl
parlors yesterday afternoon.
Miss Mary Bowman, Of Marietta, Pa, i
visiting in Columbia, the guest OF Mazl'
f. Purple.
Mr.. Robert f. Haldeman, of Columbus
Ohio, who has been visiting his family il
Columbia for the past month or two, lef
hero this morning to resume his duties il
tho former place.
Sarah Davis, q colOrcd woman who
separated from her husband, Daniel Davis
has brought suit before Justice Evan
against Sadie Ycllctts, 4 quadrOOn, who
charged with being too intimate with tn
aforesaid Daniel. Sarah was not able t.
substantiatc her charge and defendant wa
released.
Tho Garfield and Arthur marching clIl
ut meeting held last evening decided t
adopt an cighty-1ive cent uniform. Majo
Yocum Of the Spy was elected treasurer q
the club.
An association composed exclusively Q
members of the Vigilant Fire Compan,
will give a sOciable in the engine hous'
parlor on Saturday evening next. Wolfe
orchestra will furnish the music.
Let the voters remember that to-day il
the last day on which they can be assessed
and act accordingly. The assessors ma
be found at the different polling-places. I
is we'll to make sure of these things.
The Western Union telegraph office a
this place is now what may be called
department Office" rs the telegraph in
struments arc separated one from tn
other by thick glass partition placed il
position to deaden the sound of one in
strument while the operator marks Ou
another Tho Instruments being tOgethe
and the operator unprotected, that cfficia
was heretofore bothered a good bit.
Walter Kaufman, of Mechanicsburg
Pa. is visiting G. G. Kaufman.
The carts, trucks, etc, used by Mcssrs
Upp and Black at Whiteland, in thei
contract with tho Pennsylvania railroad
company wcro brought here to-day on ;
couple of freight cars.
Tho river is somewhat higher than i
was week ago but is yet close to lov
water mark. Tho rise is nowhere nea
what VIC supposed it would be.
Moro School Changes.
Owing to the Over-crowding of the Mul
berry street secondary school, the supcrin
tending committee of the school boar
Laxn loon connclled to transfer ahOIl1