Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-17
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR coRhEsPOSDx,

OUR REGULAR CORkESPONDKNCH
Shawnee furnace, No. 1, of the Chest
nut iron ore company, was blown out on
Saturday for repairs. One report has it
that the furnace will he torn down and 70
built, but Of the authenticity of this We
can say nothing.
William Collins, who was injured at the
Shawnee rolling mill, few days ago, 10
rapidly recovering and was able to be out
OF bed yesterday.
A sleighing party Of four couples went
to York on Saturday evening.
Thomas Smith, Of Washington, ID. c.,
is visiting Mr.. s. H. Purple.
Services were not held in st. P,ups
Episcopal church yesterday, by reason Of
the rector, Rev. Richard C. Soaring, being
confined to his residence by illness.
Mr.. w. H. Herr spent yesterday and
Saturday with friends at POttstown.
The coasting on Saturday evening at the
Institute grounds, at Fifth and Locust
streets, was attended with two collisions,
either of which might have resulted seri-
Ously. The first case was where q young
lady with a gentleman companion, were
flying down the street on a clipper built
jumper. At Fifth street sleigh was seen
coming down the Lancaster pike. The
gentleman on the sled endeavOred to guide
tho sleigh across the street, but failed
miserably and ran brOadside into IL.
The young lady under his care
Sultzbach by name - was pitched
headlong from the sled and had her ankle
sprained. The second case was very much
like the first. A collision resulted in the
same way, but the gentleman was this.
time the victim. If these accidents are
not enOugh b to call for tho enforcement Of
the ordinance prohibiting cOasting, nOth.-
ing short Of violent death will do it.
At meeting Of the teachers institute,
held on Saturday, Prof. B. G. Ames 70
turned his thanks to the teachers for tho
handsome Christmas present of which 10
was the recipient.
Miss Annie B. Purple has returued from
a visit Of a couple Of weeks to Mss Anna
MusslemaD, at York.
The skating in front Of 8. e. Swartx's
ice house is reported to be VERY good.
The congregations at most of the
churches yesterday were good.
DR.. F. Hinkle's horse enjoyed a squirt
with his unoccupied sleigh this morning.
1t was returned to its stable after doing
but little injury to the harness and vehicle
and none to itself.
Mr.. Ansel Purple will leave hero to-
morrow lOr fhliauelphi3 whence No WllS
start for Galveston, Texas, in company
with Mr.. Joseph F. McMakin.
Henry Wolfe, . carpet weaver, was Ar
rested on Saturday for beating his wife.
He was given hearing before Justice
Evans to-day, but discharged ON paying
the costs
: The case of Hard Times :" Russell, AZ
rested for stealing coal from school house
in Manor township, has been continued.
Most of the evidence was favorable to
him.
The now schedule, which goes into
effect on the Pennsylvania railroad to-day,
does not affect the running of passenger
trains at Columbia to any material extent.
The only changes are to the Frederick ac-
commotlation trains, east and west. The
former leaves here Mt one O'clOck-llve
minutes earlier than by the old schedule,
and the latter arrives at 3:05 p. m.--five
minutes earlier.