Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-20
COLUMBIA NEWS.
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In the match, yesterday, on the rive
in front of the Continental hotel for tho
600 pound hog, Charley Keesey came ont
the victor and took the stakes. Harry
Sholl repurchased the hog, giving for it q
twenty dollar gold piece. The winner of
the stakes, according to the rules adopted,
was to be the man who put in the two
closest shots.
A rattle was held after the shooting
match yesterday, and Levi Williams, re-
siding near Mountyille, who was repre-
sented by a man named Wilmer, came out
ahead with dice throw of Al and won the
stakes, consisting Of Two bears, arranged.
in military parlance. on fixed pivot and
enabled by some complicated mechanism
to fight and hug one another, and to do
other funny things with which bear is
supposed to be familiar.
Mrs. Adam Snyder had the misfortune
to fall yesterday on slippery pavement
at her residence on Seventh street near
Walnut and break her right arm above
the wrist. Proper treatment was at once
administered and the lady is now suffering
but little pain.
A fair will be given for the benefit of
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room, beginning on February9
Sleighing ON the river is now simply ex-
cellent. 1t was never in better condition,
On land the recent thaws have not done it
any good.
MI. Robert S. Conklin is running the
columns of the Spy during the absence of
it's editor, ]. w. Yocum, esq, who is at
Pittsburgh. Mr.. Yocum is expected home
tomorrow.
At meeting Of the Citizens band last
evening the board of trustees were in-
structed to proceed against one of the
band members, who is about to leave town,
and recover an instrument which he claims
as payment for services rendered during
the late campaign. Our informant says
that none Of the other members received
pay for these services, and that the party
in question has no right to ask it We
know nothing OF the relative claims, pro
or con.
A postal card received this morning will
inform the friends Of Messrs. Joseph F.
McMalsin and Ansel Purple, that they
were last night at Harper's Ferry, Va,
going south.
A public sale OF the household goods of
the late Mrs. Harriet E. Haldeman, is
taking place to-day at the dwelling
house on Chestnut street above Fifth.
The temperature is now higher than it
has been in the past twenty-four hours.
Market this morning was not very
lively.
The snow of yesterday knocks skating
on the head.
Coasting is still going on at all tho dan
gerOus places.
We arc informed that Superintendent B.
G. Ames, of the Columbia public schools,
purposes visiting number Of the schools
of Pennsylvania to study the system of
school government rs carried out else.
where. The visit will take up from a
week to ten days and in that time Prof.
Ames hopes to receive many valuable sug-
gestions. We have not heard when the
superintendent will start, but presume it
will bc soon.
Chief Burgess MelIinger has issued a
proclamation relating to the borough elec
tion to be held on Tuesday, Feb. 15. A
chief burgess. four councilmcn, three
school directors and high constable will
be elected on the borough ticket, and each
ward will elect a judge Of elections, two
inspectors, one assessor and one
constable. The First and Second
wards will each elect justice of the
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4 candidate for reelection, and he will
probably be the unanimous choice of the
Republicans. Who his opponent Oh the
Democratic ticket will be it is hard to say.
1t is reported that w. H. Grier, of the
Herald, will run for the Office. In the First
ward the Democ, attic candidates for the
Office arc few, but the names Of three Re-
pnblicans have already been announced
with probably more to follow. Squire
Becker is candidate for re election and to
enter the race with him are Samuel Allison
and Peter Fraley. The incumbent will
receive the Bull Ring vote almost solid,
while between the two last named will be
divided the Hog Ringers until the name of
one is withdrawn, when the fight will
narrow down to the rings. The promise
is that there will be lively time of it.
C. Strawbridgc will be renominated and
reelected high constable. There is as yet
no naming of the ouncilmen, school direc-
tors, et al.