Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-06-23
COLUMBIA NEWS.


OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE.
New potatoes are very cbeapand plenty
ranging in price from s1.OO to s1.25.
The Columbia fire company will hold
their annual picnic in Heise's woods on
July 4.
Miss Madge Ramsay, of Lebanon, is in
town on visit to Miss Josie Patton.
The German Suthern Sunday school
is holding its picnic to day in Heise
woods.
Herbert Bullard, railroader on the
Pennsylvania railroad. had new boat sent
to him yesterday. 1t is very light and
handsome, and was made in Marietta.
Twonew railroad cars, of Western make,
passed through here this morning on the
$50 train, for Philadelphia.
A new slate roof is being put on the
Reading & Columbia engine house of this
place.
The new and latest improved coffee mill
in the Shawnee rolling mill will he started
next Monday morning.
Last evening young boy on Fifth
street had Lis right hand badly burned by
the bursting of Il toy pistol.
The modOc engine No. 50, which was
ovcrhauled 1T the Altoona engine works,
passed through here this morning. 1t has
all of the latest improvements on. The
dome has the new patent Iuietus muffier,
which prevents the shrill sound made by
escaping steam.
George Young, jr.. boy of twelve or
thirteen years. met with Il painful accident
yesterday. lie was cutting dried beef in
MaxtOn's provision store, and the beef
slipping, cut the first and second finger
of his left hand very severely.
Peter MeIbcrt, who keeps restaurant
and beer saloon on Walnut street, has
completed the rcpainting and remodeling
Of his lager beer and dining rooms.
1t appears that VIC were somewhat mis-
taken i'm our statement about the scarcity
of black bass. Yesterday morning, Messrs.
Ike Snyder and Ed. Spearing went fishing
up among the rocks ut Chickics and had
the good luck of catching As bass the
largest weighing nearly five pounds. They
returned in the evening.
Last evening Constable Struck arrested
= ulan for bcih.; .lisorderly and took him
to Squire Frank where he had a hearing
and was committed tojail for ten days.
A serious accident happened ut Chickies
rolling mill yesterday afternoon. A man
by the name Of Kelly, who is employed
in the mill, while ''cooling down il fur
mace was scvcrly burned and scalded about
the chest and body. The accident was
caused by some ''lOosc - cl,Itlcr being in
the furnace, and when the water touched
them they exploded, casting hot cindcrs
and water over Mr.. Kelly. He was i'm
mediatcly removed to his home.
Lumbcrmen from all along the river Sec
ton Of this and York county. and from
many inland points are attending the sale
Of stray logs that lie along the bam! of the
Susquchanna, caught after the breaking
Of the Williamsport boom dam. The Viii
Transport parties interested are Messrs.
VIM. Emery. Seth Il. Foreman and E. Il.
Payne, who are here conducting the sale,
which is not an auction. but each
buyer hands in i sealed bid, and
the logs are sold to the highest bidder. TO
facilitate the sale the river is divided into
sections rs follows: Sec 1, Columbia dam
TO Turkey Hill Sec. 9, Turkey Hill to
Safe IIarbor Sec. 3, Safe IIarbor to Nc
Calls Ferry Sec. 4. McCall's Slab Lock !;
Sec. 3, Slab Lock to Peach Bottom Sec.
G, Peach Bottom to Port Deposit. The
logs are sold according to feet, board
measure, and the buyer can purchase one
or all sections. Twenty-Five thousand is
the estimated number of logs lying below
the dam. Columbia lumber dealers, Us Il
whole, did not participate IN the sale, rs it
would be unproftablc investment to them
to purchase these logs. rs they would have
to he returned by rail. The buyer pur-
chases the logs as they lay along the
shore, paying the catching fee and all ex-
pcnses of delivery.
Alley | is ut last finished. For long
time it was unsafe even for persons to
walk in it, but 1t last Chief Bur-
CESS Sheath took hold Oft and soon put it
in good travelling condition.
Miss Katie GOsslcr returned home from
college to-day.
The members of the st. Johns Lutheran
church, met last evening in their church
room. Rev. Iins!ing, of Harrisburg,
was rendered the call Of minister of that
church.
There is some talk of German doctor
who is in town, opening hospital in MIR.
Dctwiler's houses on Chestnut street.
Further than this We can learn nothing
reliable.
Mr.. Charles Shillow, who leaves to-day
for Europe, gave 4 farewell supper to
number of his friends last evening. The
band were in attendance and seemed to be
enjoying themselves. The festivities were
kept up till a late hour.
HORSE AND BUGGY STOLEN.