Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-11-27
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE

oDK KEoSLAk COkhESPONDENCE
Ut is the almost general opinion about
here that winter has set i'm in earnest and
that the canal season, by reason of both
river aud canal being ice bound, is effect
ually closed. the exceptions 20 this opinion
Icing persons WHO hope against hope for a
thaw and a consequent resumption OF ac-
tivity in canal circles for few weeks to
c)me or time enough to get the ice-bound
boats where they are wanted. just now
these boats, loaded and unioaded, are
firmly Leld in different places in the caIai
between its term:ni and there they are
likely to remain until tine spring weather
of 1881 releases them from the predica-
mcnt IN which they find themselves. 1t is
not an unusual occurrence for boats to be
caught midway between stations but the
number this year is much larger than
usual, as the eavliness Of the winter
weather overlook and surprised many
captains who were probably On their last
trip for the season and who did not antici-
pate SO early Il stop to navigation. Where
precautions are taken to prevent the in
conven;cnccs arising from this state of
affairs il seems too bad to have the trap
sprung or one without warning, but as
this is one of the things over which We
have no control it will have to be borne as
best it may. 1t is now time to let the
water out Of the canal and it probably will
he in a very few days. One cause of salts
faction in all this Inconvenience is that
operations. next season, will necessarily
commence early, as the boats, or large
number Of them. are near here and a sup
ply of coal for shipment this year will be
kept in the cl,utcs and sent off first thing
next season. With this all hands will
have to bc satisfied.
The Pennsylvania railroad company
lave Il corps ri men al work in cleaning
the pavcmcnts a.d platforms about the
depot.
Mcbride anh M:.dlc;,ir's mill wagon
came 10 Il sudden stop ut Second and Wal
nut streets just EOw-causc unknown to
us. The Eorsc has been taken from the
wagon.
Tomorrow being tic first Sunday i'll
Advent, communion services will be held
in st. Pauls Protestant Episcopal church
at 1890 4. hi.
The employees @! the Suseuelianna roll
ing mill were paid this morning for tw, |
weeks work
Miss Lille Evans has returned from
DarIington's seminary, at West Chester.
to her home, where she will remain per-
mancntly.
The ba, weather of last evenin" worked
against the festival OF the +. Z. Lutheran
church in The ;,rmory. This, the last even
in., is looked forward to with high cNpec-
tation. The church people arc doing all in
their power to please their visitors an,;
they really deserve Il large attendance.
The Presbyterian Sunday school is first
in the field iii making preparations for the
Christmas festivities.
- Sio" !ci for 4 couple Of hours yesterday
=. m.
\ sparrow which had roasted last night
on a water spout ut Fosters store was
found this incoming frozen fast by its feet.
in its efforts to free itself it had broken
both legs.
4 hoistcrous. drunken German became
rather dcmoEstrativc in the i. X. II. depot
at noon to-day. and after being once
"ustcd was finally paciiied by an officer.