Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-30
COLUMBIA NEWS,
OUR REGULAR COREESrONUENI

OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS.
A new pavement and gutter is being
laid in front of the residence 0: Col Wm.
Patton.
Last evening 4 boy was put in the lookup
for annoying the performers and audience
i'll the opera house.
Jas. A. Herne's. - Hearts of Oaks" is
the next SLOW booked for our opera
house.
Mr.. Harry Bachenheimer is selling out
at and below cost, as he intends leaving
Columbia in a short time and open store
in Cincinnati where his family now are.
Over the Pennsylvania railroad route,
tickets for the Baltimore Oriolc, the York
town Centennial celebration, and the Fair
at Washington. are now being sold.
Allenten Hall. brakeman on the Reading
& Columbia shifter G. S. Maltby, fell
from the trcstle work at De Huf's coal
yard and badly sprained his ankle 1t
was narrow escape from death.
Tho school board did not meet last even
ing as was expected, but meets next
Thursday evening. The regular meetings
are always held the second Thursday of
each and every mOnth.'
Mr. James BlctZ leaves to-day for the
Lebanon Valley college, at Annville. He
was there last year and liked the insiitu-
ton so well, that after due delibcration he
decided to take this term
Mr.. Robert Wadlc, an old Columbian.
now living in Harrisburg, is running :.
freight between that place and fhla,lcl-
phil. Il will be only for 4 short time. as
he has accepted proilercd position from
Mr.. Herbert Thomas, Michigan.
We are sorry to announce the death Of
Miss Lilly King, Of Harrisburg, well
know III Columbia circles, having visited
here at different times, who, by her lady
like and attractive ways won for her many
sincere friends, who will no doubt be
greatly Sricved at this sad piece Of intel
ligence.
The 7:30 passenger train east was de
laycd twenty minutes this morning, wait
ing for the York accommodation. That
train, however, did not arrive in time, So
the other left. Shortly aftcrward when it
did arrive, it was found that the right
side of the engine was broken down.
Geo. Ii. Adams's own new lIumpty
Dnmpty troupe played here last cvenin.
to a fair sized audience. Mr.. Adams in
his role Us clown has no living equal, and
his performance last night was something
entirely new, never having been seen be-
lent, but ShOrtness of spice will not
permit us to exratiata on the different
actors and actresses. The Specialitics were
good, and that part alone took up ,n hour
The tronpc will play in York this evening.
A week or two ago robbcr broke into
the house of Mr.. Elijah Collins, of Manor
township, opened 4 trunk. and extracted
y large some of money. Detectives were
1T once put upon tn: track, and Il. Fisher
OF Columbia suaccedet! in arrcstin" two Of
them one was taken to Lancaster. aud
after having 4 hearing, was placed in Jail.
to await {: further trial, which comes of
sometime next week. Officer Fisher is
working up the case for all l. is worth,
and if successful, it will place big feather
in his cap.
The Columbia Citizens band !i,; not
disbant!ed, as was reported last week. 1t
was the intention of the members to meet
on last Wednesday evening, and have
every instrument, every uniforE, and every
thing that belonged to the band brought
to the room. Each member was 10 keep
his Own Instrument and uniform, but
the vacant ones we're to he sold and the
debts of the band paid paid off. Nearly
every member was present on the tiGSiT
mated evening, i.lt by the advice of numer-
Ous citizens not u word was said a!nut
breaking up. The members take this
view "Thcy will s!n alI they can in the
way OF practicinS for the next two I::nnths,
and if the citizens will purchase them ,.cw
uniforms anu pay their expenses they will
continue. bat unlca; This is done they will
d:sbsnd.' :,