Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-06
COLUMBIA NEWS.
DER REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE

OUR REGCLAR CORRESPONDENCE.
Mrs. Wheeler, wife of Rev. Henry
Wheeler, of this place, is at Williamsport
in attendance at the Pennsylvania state
convention OF the Women's foreign mis-
sionary society. We understand that
Mrs. Wheeler will deliver an address.
Rev. Mr.. McElmoyle, of Marietta,
preached last evening in the Presbyterian
church of this place. Services will be held
this evening.
prised Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Sourbeer last
opposite the public schoo! building, and
very enjoyably spent the evening. Sur
prise parties are becoming numerous III
Columbia.
The WOmen's foreign missionary So
ciety of tho NJ. f. church of this place will
hold meeting this evening in the church
parlOrs.
Mr.. Frank Ziegler, clerk in +. A. Ben
nett's store- is on the sick list and conse-
quently off duty.
Squire Evans is indisposed and confined
to his residence.
We learn that Mr.. Gable the confcc-
TONER is dangerously i'll at his residence
on Locust street above Third.
The meeting of the Lutheran ladies' aid
society, held last evening at the residence
of Mrs. Simon G. Camp Oh Walnut street,
above Fourth, was attended with much
enjoyment and financial success. The
gathering was large one.
The Shawnee fire company will hold its
.eyular monthly meeting tomorrow
evening.
President OF Council Musser will ap-
point his committees on Friday eve ming
and at the same time the new Dor ough
officers will be elected.
Doctors Berntheizel, Brurer, Craig, Kay
and Lineaweaver left here on the o'clock
train to- day to attend the meeting of the
Lancaster County medical society TO be
held this afternoon at Lancaster.
And still the high winds check rafting.
Mrs. Judge Michael is visiting at Phila-
phia.
The Vigilant fire company held its reg
ular monthly meeting last evening, when
Mr.. George w. Schroeder was elected
delegate to the volunteer fireman's state
convention to lie held at Reading, Pa, IN
September next. The company decided
to participate in the parade to be held at
Reading on convention day and from this
date forward preparations will bc making
either of the other fire companies in tow n
will be represented at the convention Or
take part in tho parade.
A little girl fell on slippery pavement on
Walnut street, below Sixth, this morning
and was quite severely injured. Her head
struck the pavement with much force and
she was rendered unconscious for a time.
she was carried into a house near by where
attention to her sufferings was given.
General Welsh post No. 11S, G. A. T.,
met last evening in the Eigilant hall for
the transaction of business. Three recruits
were mustered in, and some time was de-
voted to talk ON the coming bean bake
which will be given by the post to its
members ON Tuesday evening, April 16.
The membership of our home post in be-
coming large.
Mrs. Kurtz, wife of Rev. John F. Kurtz,
was ia Columbia this morning, collecting
for the Evangelical Reformed Cotton
street mission Of Reading. Those Of the
Methodist persuasion are the PRINCIPAL
victims in our community. We do not be-
lieve that begging is the calling for which
woman is intended, but she appears to be
eminently fitted for it. There is little
consolation in the fact that some OF these
days the Columbia melon will he sucked
dry and then another just ripening will he
looked up.
The drama "Hear1s of Oak will be
presented to Columbia audience in the
opera house cn Saturday evening. April
9, under the auspices of General Welsh:
post No. 11S., G. \. II. who have arranged
with Manager Mishler to take the company
off his hands in its appearance here. The
acts of the play are founded along a
Massachusetts, sea coast, and the play
itself deals with the dangers which abound
in such localities to vcnturesomc, and
sometimes prudent people. A complement
of appropriate scenery, which the company
carry with them, will much enhance the
effect of the presentation, which the G. A.
r. post assures us, will be well worth
viewing. The box sheet is now open at
Richards book store.