Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-10-19
COLUMBIA NEWS.
QUE REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE


QUE REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS
Yesterday about a bakers dozen o
tramps infested the borough, calling at
number of houses for something to cat
and affording not a little uneasiness t.
some of our people. The appearance o
the gang was decidedly unprepossessing
and it was probably to make a counterac
tiOn in look that:a man with no arms:
deformity Of inature-was selected to maxi
frequent visits to kitchen doors, in tn
known ways of the tramp. for sustenanc
for his more able companions. An Office
was at length dispatched to arrest tht
whole party if possible, and on the first hau
he scooped in four, who were safely landed
in the borough lookup. The officer ther
| started in search Of the balance of the gang
and was successful in capturing three more
with whom he returned to the quarters Sc
lected for the portion Of the party in lin.
bo. Here a strange sight met the eyes OF
the officer. The doors of the lookup were
| standing wide open and the birds had
flown. The three new arrivals were safe
| ly secured and an investigation of the
premises took place. 1t was found
that the escaped party had torn
the iron handle from bucket in
their cell, with which, improvised as a
pick-lock, they slid back the bolt of the
| cell door and in q few minutes were free.
The job was undoubtedly neat one, as
ing, Inc said that he could not see how un-
the sun they were able to liberate them
selves with the means at hand. The party
have not yet been recapturcd, and we have
at any rate the decided satisfaction of
being rid of their presence. This makes
the second or third escape from this inse-
cure lookup lately, and it would be we'll
for the borough council to see what can
be done to make it 4 more formidable bar
rier to liberty at will.
Billy Mullen's horse with al express
wagon ran away from the Reading & Col
umbia r. r. depot, across the Pcnnsyl-
vania railroad and up Locust street, yes
terday afternoon Nine boxes of new
boots from York were dumped out and
broken open by the shock. The horse
was caught near the Franklin house. The
wagon was not injured nor was the horse.
Mr.. E. S. Rumscy is visiting at Phila-
delphia to-day.
1t is thought the Vigilant fire company
will take about fifty equipped members to
Hagerstown, Nd, tomorrow. The Shaw
nee company will take about the same
number. The Vigilant steamer has been
thoroughly cleaned and frightened and
presents a very handsome appearance. 1t
will take the opium" at Hagcrs.own.
The Republican battalion officers will
transact some business to night.
Professor Bridenbach, of Pennsylvania
college, Gettysburg, passed through here
yesterday with sixteen members of the Sc
nior class on a mineralogical .jaunt to sew
eral of our Pennsylvania cities and towns
where iron and other metals are worked
up. The party will visit Philadelphia,
Trenton, Easton, Bethlehem, Allentown,
Catasauqua, Wilkesbarrc and other places,
and will consume couple of weeks
before getting back to historic Gcttys-
burg.
The Hancock and English battalion will
parade in town tonight. It is desired
that every man possessing an equipment
turn out, Or in lieu Of that, that he have
his equipment represented. Hand bills
with the formation of the line and the
route of parade have been distributed over
town and will bc Il guide to all persons de-
string to illuminate.
The Republican helmet company partici-
pated in the parade ut Mount Joy last even
ing.
4 couple of the Columbia visitors to
Mount joy last evening somehow got
to como home and for time there was tho
greatest CONSERVATION. On comp aring
notes, after kilograms had been sent, it
was found that each party had each other;
horses. The difficulty was remcdied.
The n1rtv Of fl,rpo who 1ynrn aStol
and held last night, before t:leir arrest
visited n. ID. Recse's billiard hall and
wanted to play pool. Mr.. Reese refused
them the table, rs they were considerably
inebriated. They went out and on their
way down stairs broke the globe in the
hallway. Mr.. Reese, Mr.. S. S. Detwiler
and Special Officer Henry Rodenhouser
followed them, and were in ut the arrest
at the Susqehanna rolling mill.
The mercury took a big jump downward
last night and this morning ice in small
quantities is the result
The Protestant ministers of Columbia !
held another OF their weekly meetings yes
terday
Officer Fisher left here at 1926 to-day
for Lancaster with the three men arrested !
last night.
Republican FlZLIe at M1llerSVll!e.
Our correspondent at Millcrsvills sends
us the following:
The Republicans of Millersville and sur
country had meeting and a
parade on Monday, which did not turn out
IS they would have liked. They had in
vited all the clubs from the surrounding
villages, but they did not all come. One
Of the mistakes they made was that it
took them too long to form in line, and
theyhad more boys in their line
than voters. Some of the paraders car
ried clubs with red handlserchiefs tied ON
hem. When the paraders went past
Julius Figey's residence the marshal rode
% the rear of the column and cried out
here is where jeff Davis lives" evident
Y forgetting that the proprietor was a
soldier who bore the Union flag in the
: nion army, not the DoGolyer flag There
we're a few fights, but no person was hurt
cry badly, one had his clothing torn OF
VI him. another received beautiful pair
# black eyes. Some of the paraders went
.ome cross because the kind-hearted club
If Millersvilie did not even seat them
Tor did they give any refreshments Of any
lind all they got they paid for. Some
If the Normal school students turned out,
,ut they did not wait to hear Galusha
1. Grow speak, for they were most frozen
nd heart sickcned of the poor turnout,
which was not more than half as large as