Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-10-27
COLUMBIA NEWS.
DUR REGULAR CORREsPoNDrScE.


Next Monday evening is Hallow Eve.
The blind singer" was in town yes
terday.
J. Beck, shoemaker, has his window full
of female ard male canary birds tor sale
The Crusaders are in town and this
evening will have banquet at the Frank
lin house.
A party composed of Columbians, and
strangers, will visit Chiques Rock this
afternoon.
The boiler works having received a
large supply Of coal, arc now working day
and night.
Oficer Struck arrested n colorcd boy for
carrying concealed weapons, took him be-
fore Squire Frank, where the hearing Was
held, and at noon to day took him to Ian
caster, where he viii! remain until the
next term Of coErt.
In returning from the Yorktown centen-
NAL celebration Sergeant Bennett, of Co.
c, lost a package Of clothing. This morn
ing the missing articles we've returned to
him.
Duck shooting is much better than it
was. Mr.. George Crane went on the river
this morning and Shot fourteen Of them.
Miss Clara Meyers, Of Norwood, is visit
ing i'm Philadelphia. Miss Annie Purple
is AT York, the guest of MISS Annie Mussle-
man. Miss Annie Fendlich left for q few
days visit at Harrisburg.
Rev. Henry Wheeler. the pastor, Off
ciatcd at the extra services in the VI. E..
church last evening. Rev. W. G. Robinson,
of Lancaster, will preach this evening.
This morning a wagon loaded with
apples was standing at the corner OF Union
ard Second streets waiting for train of
cars to pass. The owner was standing on
the pavement, ald the horse was left
nnhcld. The animal bnccmins frightened
ran off, and in turning the corner the front
wheel struck a fire plug, breaking it and
spilling the apples. The horse stood still
and was captured.
The damage done by the accident that
happened yesterday, the breaking OF the
telephone wires aud the running off Of
King S horse, will cost to bc repaired in
the ncishborhood Of so s. s. Detwilcr
will stand fer it.
Hev. VIM. L. Evans, pa:toG of the +. +
Lutheran church and part Of his congre-
cation. left thi, morning for kiuyh's.
where they will spend tie day.
Mrs. Cresswcil, mother of Mrs. Layman,
living on [ MON Street, died OF Old age on
Tuesday m"rnins The funeral Will be
held this afternoon al two o'clock.
Fifth street is being macadamized.
Mr.. Fred. Buchel's new houses Oh Sixth
and Walnut street arc completed and with
the exception Of two Of them. are all oc-
cupicd.
Tho committee of mining engineers who
arc visiting the different machine works in
Pennsylvania, will be in Columbia to NOR
row mo: ming, and after thoroughly inspect
ing the shops here will 50 to Lancaster
Yesterday they had Il reception given |
them at the residence Of Gov. IIoyr, in !
Harrisburg, but that official being away,
Mrs. Gov. Eoyt entertained them. |
The Coiunbi., G. i. Il. post has done |
much 70: the citizens oc this borosgh in |
and they Will do more. Ga the 10Th of |
November under thci: management,
Ford - grand opera company will make |
their appearance 1t has been with much |
difficulty that the post succeeded in
getting th:s troupa, and our play going
citizens should show thei" appreciation by
attending
The members Of the st. retcr':i convent
are making extensive preparations for a
fair, which will be held some time in the |
beginning Of next month.
The funeral of Mss Emma Ecs.icr took
place ycSterda; afternoon, and = large
number of i.c: friends and relatives fol
lowed her remains 20 their last resting
place The services was held in the Cook
man chapel. Rev. Henry Wheeler CONDUCT
ing them. lie spoke in an elegant manner
Of the deceased ones relation to his
os her amiabic ways, and OF tho
great love that existet. between her and
those whD had ever met her. Nearly all
of her graduating class were present.
Mr.. Gee. w. Harmon, nI,man Oh ell
gine No. lSS, met with al accident last
night. Tie train, which was westward
bound. was going at full speed down a
grade and George Was lighting his lamps.
lie was Standing in the middle Of a coal
car wLcn the train gave 4 lurcis and jerked
him out on Tie ground. The result was
slight considering the speed oi the train.
His head and shoulders were slightly cut
and he received other SMALL injuries. He
was taken to tie American hotel, in this
place, where he boards, a:!d Nr. Craig at
tende,! him.