Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-10-31
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT

The tank in the water works is being
thoroughly cleaned out.
Wockmen commenced painting til
Shawnee furnace this morning, but were
compelled to stop on account of the rain.
Mr.JOe keCEer surprised his friends this
morning by appearing down town. This
time last week he was at deaths door.
The work done ut the ''cut" has
changed the appearance so much that it is
hardly recognizable.
Mr.. Robert Williamson, of Harrisburg,
has been appointed train master at this
place. The Office is q new one, but at the
same time quite necessary.
The engine which was wrecked ut Ian
caster was sent here yesterday morning.
1t presents diiapidated appearance.
The round house of the Pennsylvania
railroad at Columbia has no less than
six playcd-out engines in it being re-
paired.
The Catholic fair will start either the
ending OF this week or the beginning of
next.
Several large Hooks OF blackbir,ls llew
over Columbia this morning in a south
eriy direction.
morrow our sportsmen can begin
shooting rabbits.
Gone Hundred Wives will be PLAYED
here next Thursday evening.
Rev. Urban, of SteeltOn, will preach in
the NJ. Z. church this evening.
Misses Nellie Audenreid and Ammo Bit
ner, Of Lancaster, are the guests Of Miss
Maize Fendrich.
Mr.. George Wikc, son of Mr.. Milton
Wike, of Columbia, and who is employee;
in the car works at Altoona, is home on Il
short visit.
Miss Matte Mcclellan, of Altoona, who
has been visiting Miss Minnie Gilman, re-
turned to her home yesterday.
Numerous fights occurred on our streets
Oh Saturday afternoon and evening. We
have heard OF no arrests made.
Extra communion and other services
will be held in the Episcopal church to-
morrow morning at 10 O'Clock.
The reOrsanized choir of the n. f.
church is great improvement over the
old one. Their singing is better aud the
membership more numerous.
Or account of the hi. wreck rs Lancas-
ter, ali passenger trains were late. The
train due here ut 6:2O did not come until
Q O'Clock, and the 8 O'clock train arrived
1880.
An elOcution class was formed by our
CShpiChCh stiiSa As&ulCS, oIi ", tJ lnc
residence of Mr.. Hiram Wilson, Their
next meeting will be held on Tuesday, at
Mr.. PUPPIES.
A party Of two ladies' ar;,! gentleman
drove to Mount Joy yesterday, and while
driving through that town broke spring.
Cause, too much weight an.: rough streets.
The festival held IN the Odd Fellows
hail. under tho auspices of the First Afri-
can church, Saturday, not being as good Il
success as it was thought, will tc con
tinued this evening.
On ard after the 1St of November the
price OF 4 loaf Of bread will be raised n
large loaf 10 cents and 4 small one ) cents.
Formerly we have been paying, large loaf
Z cents, small loaf 4 cents. This raise is due
to the increased price of flour.
&. L.. Hess, photographer, formerly with
}. +. Rote, OF Lancaster, is now with l..
NJ. Williams. Columbia. l.. NJ. Williams
and wife left for Boston on Saturday to
lay in stock of fall goods
Mr.. George COokman, 4 we'll knovi
gentleman in Columbia, having at one
time attended the Washington institute
and 4 lifelong Republican, addressed a
large audience in West Chester on Satur-
day, on behalf of Wolfe, the i,!lcpenlent
Republican candidate inr st. te treasurer.
Tho new schedule went into effect this
morning to the satisfaction Of readers of
newspapers. Before VIC received our dailies
at 1855 q. H., but now We have them de-
livered to us ut S::3J 4. IN. The new train
does not pass here but goes up to Harris
burg, by way Of Mt. Joy. 1t makes CON
nectiOn with the morning. mail that arrives
here at S:45 a. m. Mail il also received
from Philadelphia in this way.
Sunday was an extremely disagreeablc
day. About 80 p. III. il started rainin.
and continued ut intcrv.' all the rest of
the afternoon and night. This morning
it literally poured. Very few pedestrians
can be seen on the streets an,. our town
looks very much deserted. The different
showers VIC have had within the past
week has made wheat fields look as
though = good crop next year would be
yielded.
A short time ago sc reported the fac
that 4 man by the name of Crosse commit
mitted 4 crime in York county. and that
Officer ROdenhauscr, of this place, had
arrested him. He was taken to York where
he was placed under 81, 500 bail to appear
last Saturday. The money was procured,
and Saturday came, but GIos C failed to
put III an appearance. Rodenhauscr was
telegraphCd to and 4 search was at once
instituted, and again was our town officer
successful in capturing him. lie was again
sent to York and is now in jail
Notwithstanding the inccmency Of the
weather yesterday, all service in the sew
eral churches were largely attended. Es
pecially is this true with the f. z. Luth-
eran church. They had Reformation SER
vice and their church was appropriately
decorated. The pulpit in the centre and
ut right and left hand side, stood two large
vases containing flowers, ivy and leaves
while in front was an immense stand of
scarlet sage. TO the rear Of the pulpit
was representation Of the Rock
of Ages" The sides of the arch
ing were trimmed with ivy in the
shape of q V with the point extending up
wards and reaching directly to the centre.
In the middle Of each and every V were
different cOlored leaves. Above the pulpit
was streamer made of wood, caught up
in and at the centre OF the
1t bore the inscription of " Elm
Feste Burg ist unser Gott" In the mid
die of the streamer was q picture of Mar
tin Luther, and above this was red STAR
by gold trimmings. 1t looked
very handsome, as all of Mr.. Samuel Fill
bcrt's works do.
a Gentleman AlIacKe,k ou the Street
Yesterday afternoon VIM. G.Tyntlal, Of
Bair & Shenk's banking house, was pass
ng down North Queen street with
friend. As they passed down the street
.hpv mt icnI crOuvI nf man ,-Lo ~vvovn