Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-06-28
COLUMBIA NEWS.

home from the Kingston seminary this
morning.
| DR.. Armor, who has been dangerously
ill for the past few days, is. We are glad tt
say, improving rapidly.
Mr.. Harry Pfahler was this morning ap
pointed engineer at the Snpplee engine
works Of this place.
Mr.. VIM. Newmacher, formerly Of Col.
umbia. but now a resident Of Newark, n.
J., is here on a short visit.
| Yesterday afternoon coal car was
thrown from siding, in the west side OF
the PENNSYLVANIA round house, caused by
the spreading Of the tracks. 1t was hall
an hour before the wOrkmen succeeded in
removing the blockade.
The streets Of the Third ward are, for
] the first time in fifteen years, being re.
paired. That they need it. there is not
the slightest doubt, as it was unsafe to
drive in them.
| Unofficially, there is some talk alav,t
changing freight train crews of Columbia.
The men say that the first who come in
should Ike the first to go out.
The signal bridge at the crossing Of the
Pennsylvania & Reading railroads will, in
a short time, be torn down and a new sig
nal, not in the shape Of bridge, will be
put up. A; the same place new "frogs y
will be laid.
William Lawrence was sued last evening
by his wife for beating her. The hearing
came OFF before Justice Frank. The case
will he continued.
| A regular women':; fight took place in
rag town yesterday. One Of them was ar
rested and arraigned before Squire Young,
who, after hearing the full particulars dis
charged her.
| A great deal Of confusion and trouble
was caused by something being the matter
with the telegraph wires between York
and Wrishtsvillc. All messages from
down the Port Deposit road to tho former
place had to he sent by the way of Harris
burg.
This morning \ horse attached to 4 mar
kct wagon ran off. The wagon contained
happily empty. The horse darted up
all along the way. 1t was caught on Fifth
street between Cherry and Union.
| Yesterday afternoon a breakdown occur
red on Union street. A wagon containing
large load of rags, struck a stone in the
street and Immediately ''rags fell" The
wagon was taken to be repaired and the
rags to the home of their owner.
Ulysses Poet, Il young boy who works in
| the Shawnee rolling mill, had his car and
head badly cut by pair Of tOngs flying
out Of another PERSONS hand. The acci-
dent occurred yesterday afternoon.
Martin IIurgcrt struck another young
boy namcl Abe Markley in the arm with
a thorn. 1t was thought for time that
lock jaw would bc the result. ITurgert
was arrested and had 4 hearing before
Squire Frank and was committed to Jail
for 90 days.
Mr.. Charles Grove, machinist in the
! Pcnnsy ivania round house, met with what
might have been fatal accident yester-
day afternoon. He boarded engine
No. :i3l to ride to his place of business.
la the rear of the round house he
jumped oil Or rather attempted that feat,
| but his coat caught, and, after running
ten o. fifteen feet he was thrown violently
to the ground and dragged some distance.
lie WAS picked up IN an insensible condi-
ton and carried into the round house,
where after& while, he recovered conscious
ness. lie was pretty badly cut about the
head and face, but not SCI iOusly. All agree
| in saying that it was 4 most narrow es-
cape.
The Oscola tribe, |. o. Il. NJ, will run
am excursion to Annapolis, Nd, on the
9Th of next month. Extensive prepara-
.ions are being made, and il successful, the
affair will be the grand event ofthe season.
As the price is low, being only So for the
round trip, VIC do not doubt that a large
number o: persons will avail themselves
OF this excellent opportunity. The train
leaves Columbia ut : 4. m. and goes down
| the Port Deposit road. The scenery along
the route is grand. Arriving at llavfc dc
Grace the party will embark on the fine
excursion steamer "Chestcr from Balti
more for trip Oh the bay. A full brass
and reed band will accompany the excur-
sionists.
Quartermaster Sergeant F. A. Bennett
was appointed, last evening. by Capt. ID.
L. Case. of Co. II, orderly sergeant. The
appointment gives universal satisfaction
TO the entire company, but at the same
time the members arc very sorry to lose
SO efficient and accommodating quar-
termaster rs Mr.. Bennett has proved him
self to bc. No other member of the COM
pany can and will do for the same what the
new orderly has done. The members say
say that if Sergeant Bennett makes as
good an orderly as he did quartcrmaster,
ca. ii. will have one Of tho finest nom
! commissioned officers in the national
guard "f Pennsylvania.
Our IsOrousl, rollcc
We reported last week the discharge of
persons before Justice Young, on the
charge Of g resisting tho execution Of a
legal process, because the resistance was
offered to Henry ROdenhauser, who had
been SwOrE in, and since commissioned as
| Il borough policeman.
The fourth section of our borough char
ter vests the power OF the corpbaation in
4 chief burgess and town council com
posed of nine members.
The tenth section gives them power
to make such laws, ordinances, by laws
and regulations, not inconsistent with the
laws Of the commonwealth, rs they shall
deem necessary for tic good order and
government Of the borough to establish
4 nightly watch to erect lock up house
for the temporary detention of persons
committed by the proper corporate officers;
to appoint and lremovc such officers. pre-
scribe their duties and to enforce the Or
dinances and regulations of the borough"
No ordinance or regulations for the APP
pOintment of policemen, or Il nightly
watch, nor any prescribing tho duties of
such officers, have ever been enacted by
council, yet several have been sworn in as
such. Justice Young holds that these
policemen are appointed by councils and
have no duties to perform, except such as
council may prescribe ; and rs council has
prescribed none they arc acting without
authority.
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