Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-03
CCLUMBIA. NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE

OUR REGULAR CoKkEsPOADENCE
Fred Dlctz is still housing ice in the
| nci3hborhood OF twenty inches in tn ick-
| ness. lie is cutting near the dam whe. c
the ice was last to form and this will cx-
plain lis comparative thnncss. Above the
bridge it is from thirty inches to three feet
thick.
Market was again dull this morning.
Our country people, it seems, cannot stand
early rising On these cold mornings.
The market train crew went to Philadcl-
! plia on the one O'Clock train to bring up
| their engine which has been shopped for
repairs.
The Coiumbi:: physicians came home On
the 6 90 train hast evening.
DR.. +. Ilinkle and wife returned last
evening from PhGnixvillc, where they
were III attendance on the funeral of the
orothcr-i in law of the former.
\ social gathering took place last even
ing at the residence of David Hanauer, on
Walnut street below Third. Quite a large
party OF young ladies and gentlemen were
present and very pleasant evening was
experienced Dancing and refreshments
in no wise lrssencd the enjoyment.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Shawnee fire company will be held this
evening and the meeting of the Columbia
fire company to morrow evening.
The temperature continued low through
out the whole OF ycstcl day and last night,
and the mercury, early this morning, reg
isteled two degrees below zero. a figure
somewhat higher is now indicated.
Ellis Nanlatcr, the Pennsylvania rail
road engineer. who was killed yesterday in
the West Philadelphia yard, was one of
the oldest engineers in the service of the
company, and WAS we'll known to all of the
oh i'ailroaderS about Columbia, and TO
many Of our citizens. For about one year
he had been running engine No. PSI Oh
local freight. and was in Columbia daily
except oa Sunday. lie was struck by the
engine of the Columbia accommodation
train as il was backing from tho depot
yesterday. and almost instantly killed. lie
was Il resident Of Philadelphia and. VIC
are informed, leaves Il wife and family. 1t
is rcirnr,cd that nc was Yesterday morning
double heading passenger trains ont OF
Philadelphia.
Eannatcr made his first trim on the
Pennsylvania: railroad us fireman for cnsi-
ncer Nicholas Gilman, of this place, and it
was GilmaE's engine which killed him.
Gilman and his son, who is firing for him,
arc at Philadelphia to-day in attendance at
the coroner's inquest.
Train No. II Of the Frederick division,
due here AT 1925 q. III. came in to-day
just two hours late.
Services commemorative Of tie puriiica-
ton of the Virgin Mary were held yestcr-
day with mass in the Catholic churches of
Columbia. The presentation Of Christ in
the Temple was celebrated yesterday i'll
st. Pauis Episcopal church.
The Ni@iant fire company held its resu-
lar monthly meeting Oh Tuesday evening.
The time ior holding ward meetings, to
nominate candidates for borough Offices
is drawing close. The Democrats will
meet on Saturday evening at 7:30 o'clock
at the following named places First ward,
at Dcschs hall; Second ward, at Wag-
ncI's hotel: Third ward, ut Mack's brew
cry. The First ward Republicans will
hold their meeting on Wednesday evening
rc&t a: eight O'Clock in company II ar
mor:; Second ward, same evening and
hour in Odd Fellow nall, and the Third
ward at Mack's brewery on Monday cver-
ing at 7:30 o'clock. The First and Second
wards will each nominate candidates for
justice Of the peace, one councilman, one
school director and complement of cleo
ton officers. The Third ward will not
make any nominations for justice of the
peace, but it will nominate two candidates
for council--one for three years and one
for one year. The Democrats Of the diff
fercnt wards will elect conferccs to meet
in the Ucrald office on Monday next to
nominate candidates for the offices of
chief burgess and high constable. The
Republicans also elect conferees, but their
place Of meeting has not yet been made
public.
Company II has abandoned it's intention
Of holding Il supper Oh February 19, 10,
81 and 90
The entertainment to be given under
the direction of Mr.. ID. F. Reese on the
evening Of Waslingtor's S birthday, for the
benefit OF the Reformed church. promises
to be very much of 4 success. The lead
ing voices of Columbia have been secured
for the occasion, and besides the vocal
music instrumental selections, .recitations,
dialogues and tableaux will bc pro-
srammed.
1t is reported that Putnam circle No.
1i3, B. L. QI. r. c. A., will form band
from its membership. Columbia could
easily accommodate another musical Or
ganiZatiDn.
IN Town,
Col! Goblin, :, member of the Lebanon
bar, is in town. He is one Of the counsel in
the insurance case now on trial in court.
Decided to Locate ut Atglcn.
Thursday morning Il meeting Of those
who had subscribed stock for the erection
OF Il new rolling mill at OF near the bor
= II
of taking definite action in regard thereto.
In Il short time after the assemblagc of
the gentlemen interested every dollar Of
the proposed stock was subscribed for and
the company organized, after definitely
deciding to locate their works in that place
under the title Of The Atglen Car Axle
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