Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-07
COLUMBIA NEWS.
.,rR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE.

Over = Thousand School lChildrea-ProsDect.
lvc ReopenIng Of tho shawnee Fur
nace-B0rOugh Locals.
More than one thousand-1.O35 is the
exact number-children were enrolled rs
pupils of the public schools on yesterday,
the opening day, and it is thought that be-
fore the end of tue week the number will
be increased at least hundred. The
opening, in point of numbers, compares
favorably with that of last year. The nor
NAL class teachers have been positioned in
the order of their election by the school
board and yesterday took their initial steps
in disciplining and teaching-a separate
duty to each. In the more advanced de-
partments the machinery has been put in
motion and the wheels are now steadily
revolving.
We have it on excellent authority that
an effort will bc made to start the Shawnee
rolling mill next week. Mr.. }. w. Thomas,
Superintendent Of the works, who has been
out of town for several weeks, has return
cd, ard it is understood lie is making
every effort to get the works in motion
once more. The mill can he started in
very short order when the company is
ready to make the start.
uIS HOI INV A<oSNTC
street, at Front street, the wheel Of Fill
hertz S ice wagon was broken into pieces
and that portion of the wagon fell to the
ground resting on it's axle. The brake
lock was also broken off. The ice was
transferred to coal wagon and the rounds
of the town were made and the customers
served.
With reference to the invitation to Com
pany IL. to participate in the exhibition to
he given in Frederick City, Nd, in Octo-
bcr next, a committee was appointed last
evening to sec what arrangements could be
made.
The minstrel performance given in the
opera house last evening is said to have
been very poor and to have been given to a
poor house.
The Pennsylvania railroad company will
run a special excursion train to the state
fair at Philadelphia on Friday. September
10. The tickets will be good for two days
and will sell from Columbia at SLIGO.
The narrow gauge track of the Chestnut
Hill iron ore company will extend from the
Shawnee furnace to the Pennsylvania rail-
road siding near the Susquehanna rolling
MILL The latter company purchase heavily
in pig iron from the former and it is for
convenience in delivery to the mill, as we'll
as to the Pennsylvania railroad company
at their sidings, that the track will be
laid.
J. W. Stcacy's horse attached to buggy
broke loose near the postoffice last evening
and running up Locust street, turned into
Second, where he was grabbed and held
fast by man. No damage to horse.
buggy OR man.
The regular monthly meeting of the
| Nigilant fire company will be held this
evening in the engine house parlOrs.
Final arrangements will he made for the
company's participation in the twenty fifth
anniversary of the Washington county az
ricultural and mechanical association OF
IIagerstown, Md, to bc held Oh October
20, and to attend which the company has
been invited.
A son of Cormick Mccall, while working
two ago, stepped into some hot cinder and
severely burned one of his feet.
Gala CHER, the original O,rl man, was in
Columbia yesterday.
There was a brilliant, keen and cutting
intellect ut work on the Frederick division
of the Pennsylvania railroad yesterday
1t was decided to take number Of empty
cars from this place to run Oh an excursion
train leaving some point on that road to-
day. TO do this required the running OF
two sections to the Frederick accommOda
ton train, leaving hero at 2:4J p. IN. A
long string of these empty cars were at
tachcd to the first section, or regular train
The second section left here half Il minute
after the first, and consisted Of-an engine
with no cars. Why the empty cars, which
overloaded the first train, were not sent
with the second engine is q mystery.
John S. Grier, Of Lock Haven, Pa, is
visiting in town to day.
The Protestant ministers of Colnmbia
held meeting yesterday. Another meet
ing will be held ON next Monday, when the
question cf canvassing the town to find ou,
how many Bibles there arc in it will como
up.
A string of very fine bass at Blacks
hotel attracted some attention last even
ing.
The bricklaycrs have not yet finished
laying the new pavement i'm front of the
p. II. II. depot.
The members of the Citizens band arc
decorating the Company II armory where
their fair, beginning Oh Thursday next and
continuing one week, will be held. If
work is harbinger of success the boys
will have it.
A man was swung beautifully in at
tempting to jump OH the Harrisburg &C
commOdatiOn train east evening before last
at the Locust street crossing. He lit on q
pile of cinders and had his face scratched
almost beyond recognition.