Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-15
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS

First Sergeant L. ". Richards had chief
command Of Company II in its drill last
evening. 1t was the first time in the his
tory Of the company that one or the other
of the commissioned officers were not
present. At meeting held after drill the
final arrangements for the trip to Washing
ton on March were made and new
member was elected.
Tonight in the opera house will be
given by home ia lent an entertainment
for the benefit of the poor. The object is
worthy one and this will insure it sue
cess.
4 very complete programme has been
gotten up for the entertainment to he
given in the opera house on Tuesday even
ing, February 22d for the benefit of the
Reformed church. Mr.. d. F. Reese is
musical director and F. NJ. Saucrber stage
manager. The acknowledged best voices
of Columbia have been secured for the Oc-
caslOn, which with the instrumental music
and other features of the programme are
assurances enough that the entertain
mcnt vii bc worth seeing.
Two car loads of Philadclphians on their
way home to vote, from Washington d.
c., passed through here yesterday after
noon Oh the clock train. They viii! lie
shadOwed the whole time they are in the
city, and We may he sure their votes will
be polled for the ''right man.
To-day, ia Columbia, is day Of scratch
ing, and this fact will be realized when
the clerks at the polling places start in on
the count of the votes. The weather is all
that could be desired, fnd if full vote is
not brought out it will not be by any fault
of the candidates for Office, who, one and
all, arc ut the polling places supporting
their friends and themselves, with trusty
lieu tenants securing the town Oh still
hunt for the aged, intirm, Indifferent or any
others Of the right stamp. There is not
SO much interest centred i'll the fight at
the Third ward as at the First and Second
wards, where the real battle is confined to
the election Of justice of the peace. The
vote on this Office in both wards will lie
close, and it is impossible to say who will
come out ahead. There is but
little doubt that John A. Slade,
Democrat, and A. ]. Meyers, Re-
publican, both from the First ward,
will be elected to the school board. This
will leave but one school director to be
divided between the Second and Third
wards and best man wins. William Patton,
Democrat. is strong candidate for cou,l-
Si iloii Illt tCCOHu Nstho, ssuu CiCCtiOA
probable. OF the others We can say moth
inr except that A. C. Guiles, Democrat,
for council frOm the Third ward will also
be hard TO beat.
During last night a fall of about three |
feet took place iii the river at Columbia, I
and now all fears that may have been en-
tertained by damage from the ice are at an |
end. The condition of affairs down the
Port Deposit road is unchanged. The
Pcquca bridge, which was washed from
its piers, has gone up the creek and the
three miles of ice, on the tracks below, is
still there. There is no change in the posi-
ton of the train which left here on Satur-
day night and in the opinion of Mr.. James
IL. Daily, Z. II. Il. dispatcher at this
place. it will not he able to get through
for two weeks, as it will require all of that
time to replace the old or put up new
bridge and clear the track of the immense
quantity OF ice washed upon it. The three
feet fall of water here last night Indicates
that tie gorge at Mundorfs island has
broken, but we have no positive informa-
tion that such is the case.
St.Na!cntine's day was 4 day of life in the
post Office, and the officers there were kept
busy from the time the doors were opened
until the office was closed for the night.
In the evening the ante room was SO crowd
ed that one had trouble in navigating his
way through. OF course all or most Of
the mail Of yesterday was received by the