Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-28
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OU II kEGuLAR COkkEsPONDEN

OU 10 kEGCLAR CORRESPONDENCE.
A boy from Lancaster was struck by an
empty engine near Union street, last even
ing, but not injured. We cannot learn his
name.
The front Of the Continental hotel has
received new coat Of paint.
Baseball is not yet one Of the sports Of
the season in Columbia. We have not had
a single game as yet.
Col. Samuel ShOch, president Of the
Columbia national bank, rested easily last
night and is to day reported as feeling
much better than he has felt for the past
couple Of days.
AbercrOmbie's Boston ideal company ar-
rived here this morning, and will this
evening appear in the opera house in
"Unce Toms Cabin The company is
we'll spoken of.
St. Johns English Lutheran congrega-
tion held meeting last evening in Shu-
ler's hall to devise means to furnish the
hall for Sunday school aud church pur-
poses. Looking to the same end q sOcia-
bic will this evening be given at the same
place.
Operations are now going on in earnest
at the Reading s. Columbia railroad coal
chutes and the boats are being cleared
just as quickly as an unfailing supply,
with plenty Of men to govern it, can do
the work. The shifting engine was en-
gagged this morning in running coal cars ON
the chutcs to have their loads dumped
into the bins-the work at which it has
been busy for the past couple Of days.
MIR. w. G. PinkertOn is just finishing
the building OF an extension to his car
riase shop on North Third street south Of
Walnut. The extension takes the space
between the old shop and tho corner
house. The new building is a two story
affair.
The:fact that May day-the LIST Of Nay
comes this year ON Sunday, will not
please the little ones who believe in devOt-
ing that day to rambles in the woods in
search of wild flowers. Indeed some Of
our older " girls and boys put tho day
to the same use the children do, and We
Judge they will not be pleased any more.
The only thing to do is to set aside anoth
er day for the uses of the first.
A special train of one car left here for
Collins station this morning. First Vice
President A. j. Cassatt, Of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, and his son, were an board
and it is rum0red about hero that tho
third and last passenger was the English
Duke of Sutherland.
A business meeting Oi tho Harrisburg
cOnvocatiOn Of the Protestant Episcopal
church, now in session here, was held ut
two o'clock yesterday afternoon. In the
evening at 7:3O o'clock missionary al
dresses were delivered by Rev. Leroy F.
Baker and r. J. Keeling. d. d., Of llar-
risburg. A service of morning prayer and
business meeting were held this morning
At 1:3O o'clock this afternoon a service
for deaf mutes will be conducted by tho
Rev. Henry Winter Syle, Of Philadelphia
Rev. II. w. Spauldins, D. d. and Rev.
A. E. TOrtat arc. not here.
Even If running were to end today,
the rafting seasOa Of 1881 would be re-
membered as the most successful in many
years. Fleet after fleet of RATS have
arrived here and have gone on down the
river, and in all, hundreds Of them have
reached their destined ports, the accidents
being so few rs to he scarcely noticed.
Only one man that We have heard Of
William Fraim-has been injured, and his
injuries arc very slight. The river is yet
in good condition to float the timber
there is no wind blowing and the prospect
is that the days run will be strong.
At the fair to he given by the ladies'
order OF the Home Communion, beginning
on tic 10th Of May, the following articles
will be voted for r: Gold watch, gold watch
and chain, silver watch, two gold neck
laces, one pair Of gold bracelets, one
breech loading double barrel shotgun, two
Singer sewing machines, two sets Of bed
room furniture, marble slab table, and
quite 4 variety of other articles.