Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-21
COLUMBIA NEWS.
DUR REGULAR cORREsP

OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT
Mr.. Bert Slade.. left this morning to-
spend the holidays with relatives in e.
mira.
Next week Columbia will be again over
run with shows. something being booked
Tor each evening.
Hill intend holding ball in the armory
next "Wednesday evening. Locals will be
plenty the next morning.
The tramps are giving Columbia wide
berth, rs they arc afraid Of our vigilant
officers. Very few can be found at their
old loating holes.
Mr.. Joe Fendrich. of the firm of Hum
mel 4 ..Fendrich, iron and Steam mill,
Harrisburg, informs rs that they arc
pushed with orders. and their success is
already conceded.
4 COO pound hog will bc ratified on OIL
Saturday evening at p. Bitncr's saloon on
Front street.
Mr.. Geo. Sample. who has been i'll for
some time past. attempted to so down his
cellar, and being still very weak, missed
his step and fell distance Of ten
feet. He escaped with badly twisted
leg.
J. Il. Henry, Of tho INtn Era, goes for
the Herald about the article "Shall the
teachers rule the people, and sticks up
for the teachers. OF course he sticks up
for them.
Mr.. I. Wright, Of the Spy force, has
recently drawn 4 portrait Of u lady in Phil
adclphia, and it is now on exhibition in
loung'S show window. 1t is perfect in
likeness and it is quite II compliment tu
Mr.. Wright that he has secured piece
Of work from the city Of Brotierly Love.
Til Elocution club held y very pleasant
meeting ut II. Wilson's last evening.
After the literary part Of tho programme
was iipished those present enjoyed dance.
The Spy's prediction about the club only
lasting four weeks yet will prove false
A York county farmer brought wagon
load Of poultry to town this morning, AMI
rs he was showing them to = gentleman
on Third street they got loose in some
manner and flew around ut u lively rate.
AL were secured but two, and these were
killed by dog.
sylvania railrOad.-rhc water has not yet
been left out Of the canal, but navigation
has been stopped there is one boat bound
for MiddletOwL that has received permis-
sion to run the gauntlet, but ut its own
Yisk, rs clearance papers will not bc given
it.
Columbia industry is looming forth.
Mr.. L. Snyder, saddler, has large con.
tract for harness to be sent to Akron, y.
This is good news, but only just, ~ Mr..
Snydcr's work is of i superior quality.
MIR. Il. Z. llal'lcmar, formerly Mt the
South depot, has been promoted and trans
ferrcd to tho general offices Of the ii. V.
Il. r., Il deserved recognition of his faith
full attention to his connection with the
company Columbus { Ohio Times. Mr.
IIalleman is an old Columbian, and was
recently married to Miss Flo. Patton. We
are glad to hear Of his success md arc sure
that the confidence in him has not been
misplaced.
None Of our public schools will havc
Christmas celebration, except tho high
school, and that only probably They in
tended to have Garfield celebration. Tho
motto that had been printed by order Of
Supt. Ames was to bo placed in con-
spicuous place, with appropriate ccrcmO-
nies but as a frame cannot be secured
suitable for the purpose it is thought that
the matter will most likely fall through.
DR.. Treacy, V. s., Of Lancaster, is daily
attending several stables here. owing tor(
an outbreak of the epizoOtic. The doctor;
calls it blood poison Of an extremely dan
gerOus nature, requiring very careful at
tendance, good nursing, moro pai tcularly
when it locates itself in any Of the vital
organs. Animals that arc kept ut work
ing while they have this disease. are very
likely to succumb to its attack. In Phila
delphia and other largo cities great mum
bcrs are dying daily from this fatal dis
ease.
The following notice has been issued /.
the Pennsylvania railroad dcspatchers
In all cases Of accident to employees or in
dividuals, where it is necessary or ,lesira-
bic to have them taken tn Philadelphia,
this Of1ico should bc Mt onco apprised by
telegraph, aud arrangements will be made
to have the injured person taken from
trains at POweltcn avenue station, and
from there to home or to the University
hospital. All these eases Of accident
should be moved from Powelton avenue
ard not taken through tn tho Broad street
passenger station. by order of
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