Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-29
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS.

OUR KEGULAR CORRESPONDENCE.
The fishermen below the dam are meet
ing with fair success in their catches o
shad. 1t is said that Fish Warden Lud
wig is again about.
OryiIle Kidder, who had iis loot injured
On the Pennsylvania railroad more than a
month ago, is able to be on the street with
| the use of crutches.
A number Of boats were cleared to day
from the Reading & Columbia coal
chutes.
Fun is sometimes poked at the Columbia
| correspondents for the tamcness of theil
locals. We believe Lancaster reporter
| Of the NeU Era was successful last even
ing in dishing to his readers an account Of
"a poor dogs tail with a tin can attached
to it and the relief of the canine on being
freed.' That is ahead of us. but yet we
do not envy the reporter.
Rev. j. T. Judd, of Harrisburg, will
preach for the Baptist congregation, re-
Gently formed here, on Sunday evening III
Vigilant hall, on North second street,
south OF Walnut.
Justices of the Peace E. A. Becker. of
the First ward and Samuel Evans, of the
the discharge of the duties Of those Offices,
and Justices-elect George Young, jr., Of
the First ward, and Villages Grier, Of the
Second ward, step in and fill the vacancies
thus occasiOned. Squire YOung's office
will be located at his residence on the
northeast corner of Second and Walnut
streets, and Squire Grier will hang out
his shingle at No. 1O4 Locust street.-The
room formerly occupied as law Office by
II. NJ. North, esq.
Drs. 'Kieffer and Dale, of Carlisle, Pa.
were in Columbia yesterday.
George W. Rhinehart, formerly assist
ant to Mr.. f. K. Boice in the Pennsylva-
mia railroad ticket Office 1T this place, made
his first trip to-day as eXtr:: brakeman on
the Columbia & Port Deposit railroad.
A party of Columbia ladies and gentle
men are to-day enjoying the river air while
raft upon which they have taken pas
sage is slowly drifting toward Port De-
posit. Pilot Harry Siple is running the
raft. Despite oday's winds running is
heavy.
Jesse A. COnley formerly OF Columbia,
but 1T presenta resident Of Kansas City,
Mo-, is visiting friends at this place.
Rev. E. ]. Wolfe, ID. d., Of the Get:ys-
burgh theological seminary will otliciate
tomorrow morning and evening in the E.
f. Lutheran church.
The Ladies' mite society of the f. E.
Lutheran church will give q sociablc this
evening in the church lecture room
Mr.. }. 5. Snyder, who keeps 4 shoe store
at Front and Locust streets, has missed
his pocket book and suspects a painter.
who had been working for him, of running
away with it. Officers have been in search
of the painter, but lie has not yet been
found. One report has it that the book
contained SIT, and another that it held
500. Split the difference.
Sunday next is the festival of st. Philip
and st. James. Holy communion services
will be held in st. Pauls Episcopal
church.
The Harrisburg conyOcation of the
Protestant Episcopal church, which has
been in session at St. Paurs church,
Columbia since Tuesday last, closed it's
labOrs last evening. A service for deaf
mutcs, conducted by the Rev. Henry
Winter Syle, of Philadelphia, was held at
l 80 O'Clock yesterday afternoon and was
followed by clerical discussion at 3
o'clock. Evening services were held at
1880 O'Clock, when an excellent sermon
was preached by the Rev. Aliens. Woolle
of Altoona.
Abercrombie's Boston Ideal company ac-
ceptably produced the drama "Unclc !
Toms Cabin" in the opera house last
evening before a rather large audience. |
The illness of the little girl who was to
have taken the part of Eea nccessitatcd
the omission of that character. The little !
gin! was sick ut the Franklin house and her !!
physician refused to consent to her appear !
ance on the stage. Her inability to be !:
present was explained to the audience and !
permission given to any who desired it to
leave the house and have their admission !
fee returned to them. |
The Ladies' aid society of St.,John's Eng
lish Lutheran church gave a social last |
evening at Shuler's hall, ON Locust street !
above Third. Refreshments consisting
Of ice cream, cakes, coffee, etc., We're !
served to the large attendance Of persons, !
and quite a large sum OF money was net |
ted, which goes to furnishing the room for
church and Sunday school purposes.