Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-01
COLUMBIA NEWS.

Mou1tville.
Yesterday it rained all around Columbia
| but here we hardly received drop.
Men are now employed in stalking Oui
the ground on which the St. Johns Luth.
cran church is to be erected.
morrow evening birthday party
will be held in Desch's hall. Dancing will
be the principal amusement.
The y. NJ. C. A. excursion to Atlantic
City on the 4th of August and the one on
the 18th of the same month to the same
pace both promise to be grand affairs. =
The services held in the different
churches were poorly attended yesterday.
As engine No. 1872 of the z. Il. H. was
going cast ut $3.50 this morning an axle of
one of the cars broke near Dillerville
the truck Of the same being run off the
track. The wreck car was on hand and
in the course of an hour the wreck was
fixed.
A young Columbia man in getting a
drink of water a. the spring back Of the
station at Landlsville, made misstep,
falling into the spring and receiving a
thorough ducking.
Engine No. 3S7, attached to the p. R.R.
excursion train to the Landisville camp
meeting yesterday, gave out near Diller-
vile, delaying the train for an hour.
In we'll known beer saloon on Union
street, two men started a fight on Satur-
day evening, but it was quickly suppressed
by the ever ready landlord.
John Wolfe, brakeman on engine No.
93 of the p. II. r., while coupling Il car on
Saturday had his hand severely mashed.
Amt,utatiOu it is thought will not be
necessary.
Near the corner of Second and Union
streets the road is in very bad condition,
likewise the crossing. Council Or those
having the roads in charge should look to
this matter at once, as it is unsafe for driv-
ing.
4 party drove to Washington borough
on Saturday evening and gave u very
pleasant surprise to Miss Eva Shuman. A
bass supper was then prepared for the
unlimited guests.
The dredging machine which Was ex-
pectcd to arrive here this. morning, to
clean the Columbia coal shute, has not yet
put in all appearance.
About o'clock this morning as horse
and carriage were coming over South Sec
oni street, wheel broke, throwing the
occupants out over the dasher but receiv-
ing no damage.
A number of Columbia gentlemen went
up to see the Columbia camping. out club,
at Codorus. They returned this morning
and report that the boys are nicely situa-
ted and arc having splendid time.
This morning as young cOlOred boy,
employed at Campbell's livery and ex-
change stables, was trying to put horse
and buggy away, tho horse became fright.
ened and ran off, The boy jumped in be-
hind but could not get the horse under
control. Up the alley between Locust and
Walnut streets it dashed and over Fifth
street, were it was at last caught.
Mr.. Nat. Baker, formerly of Columbia,
but ut present working at the machine
shops in Altoona, is in town on visit to
his relations. Mr.. VIM. Darby, of Har-
risburg, was in town to-day. Miss Ella
Heath, who has been visiting Miss Ella
Fry, returned to her home in Philadelphia
to-day, accompanied by Miss F. Miss
Kate Beck, of Harrisburg, is the guest of
Miss Ida Becker.
Mr.. John Klingbell, the .janitor of the
Columbia public schools, has one of the
finest collections of Indian relics, old and
costly coins. stuffed birds and animals,
and numerous other curiOsities, to be
found anywhere. He will not sell any of
them but will show and explain all he
knows about them, which We assure you is
not little.
1t is hard to tell whether the Osceola
Tribe, 10. r. NJ. S excursion was sue
cess or not. Some say there We're nearly
four hundred along, while Others
say that only two hundred and ninety
three boarded the steamer g Chester"
But all do say that those who accompanied
the excursion had an enjoyable time,
which we do not doubt, rs they had every
thing that could give them pleasure.
On board the boat was one of the most
pleasant features they had.
William w. Wanbaugh, a carpenter,
while working at one of the houses O6 4
Mr.. Wancr, Oh Shawnee street, on Satur-
day, fell between two rafters and his whole
weight falling Oh his right arm broke it
below the elbow, also knocking it ont of
place ut the elbow.
This morning Squire Frank committed
William Jefferson to Jail for appearance ut
court for outraging Eva Baker, Il young
colored girl about II years old. The afro
July, when he had intended taking the girl
to the circus, and was only discovered on
last Friday. jefferson is 4 barber by trade.
The Landisville campmeeting, in re sa,d
to numbers, was failure yesterday.
About half of those who generally 90
there on Sundays were forced to remain
home on account of the threatening
weather, and Harrisburg was represented
by about onc-third Of it's regular number,
and ON the same account, but those who
did 60 from observation had very pleas
ant time. The Safe Hartor train, carry
ing nearly four hundred people. passed
through here yesterday morning at $40
for the camp grounds.
On Saturday evening Il coiorcd man and
his wife came down Union street wrangl-
ing with each other. In front of Dave
Young's butcher establishment their dis
pute turned into blows and ended by the
man pulling out Il revolver and threaten
ing to blow his wife's heart out if she did
not be quiet. She continued abusing him
and he finally fired three shots at her,
which missed her, but nearly hit Mrs.
Young. who was sitting in front of her
door. Other parties interfered and quiet
was again restored. 1t is thought that
the first two shots fired were blank
rs the bullets nor their marks
could not lie found. but the third one
buried itself few inches above where
Mrs. Young had been sitting. No arrests
were made.
Yesterday afternoon i number of rolling
mill hands took a couple Of kegs Of beer
up to Chickies rock, intending to spend
the remainder of the day there. After
they had been there nearly an hour, a
gang of tramps, probably the same who
were arrested by Officers Fisher
and Rodenhauser few weeks ago,