Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-09
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR COHEESPON,,u

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The steamer Wrightsvillc," that tugs
boats to and from Columbia. mail" forty
three trips yesterday,
Ii this kind of weather continues the
clnal business will be kept up all winter.
a committee from the Columbia ii,c
company has been appoitted to make
arrangements for their grand New Years
ball.
The clocution class received their first
lesson i'll oratOry last evening The next
meeting Of the class will be held at the
residence of Miss Halle Wislcr on next
Tuesday evening.
Tonight we have Nick Roberts Hump.
ty Dumpty troupe. Mr.. Roberts was he,e
once before this season. and having rccciv, d
commendablc notice from our town papers
and wish that he would return, has done
so. Many new features have been secured
and the programme promises to BE- :, much
better one than the former.
O'Grady's Eviction played here to
4 fair seized audience last night The play
though cut, is exceedingly funny and
elected frequent bursts of laughter, while
many of the stirring portions wc,c received
with tremendous applause.
A narty Of youngsters who have been
reading too many yellow covered books.
started yesterday morning for the wil,ls
of Detwiler's park, intending to shoot the
rabbits, but not seeing any of that species
of game, cOntentetl themselves by sIlootiI g
4 farmers chickens. Their parents hi, o
since paid for them.
An immense derrick is being erected at
the place where the wreck occurred nn the
Port Deposit railroad, to be use,l in rails
np,<s = u -.
ment. The engine has been nearly all
taken apart, SD that it will h" :iS light us
possible to raise.
About four o'clock yesterday afternoon =
man slightly inebriated attempted to- cross;
4 train of cars, which were stopped. lie
succeeded i'll getting on the bumpers, but
about this time the brakes were Icosuned,
and losing his balance he fell to the ground
half of his body lying on the track. 1t
was lucky the train did not move any far
thcr, Or there would have been another
"sad accident" to write about. As it was
his back was slightly sprained and bruised
lie was taken home in u wagon, being un-
able to walk.
A change is about to take place in the
reportOrial stafls of the Lancaster Ne.r Era
and Examiner. Mr.. i. =. BruomcIl, when
he first began writing for paper, started
on the Examiner. lie then served on the
lNTELLIGENCEE for nearly year, ,and took
MIR. Louden Richards place Oh the Nem
Er". lie is about giving up that kind of
work having been rendered II position
which he accepted in DanvilIc. Mr..
Broomell will be greatly missed by all who
knew or associated with him, for he has
ever proved himself to be 4 staunch friend
0,,1
to please others. lie leaves for his new
home tomorrow morning. Mr.. j. X.
Henry. of the Examiner will so on the Nt"
Era.
The disagrecablc weather, entertain
ments in the opera house. election and
such things, have been a great drawbac to
the st. Peters convent fair. 1t is not pa
tronizcd near as we'll as the one they held
i'll Go. Z armory few years ago. The
interior of the Odd Fellows hall is hand
somcly decorated, and polite walters are
at each table. Of course, the usual
number of persons running for different
articles are there, asking everybody for 4
vote. But then that is where they make
the money. Our citizens would do well to
help the convent people along, as they arc
of considerable income to our merchants.
Where was there Democrat III Colum,
bia last night who did not have sweet
dreams about the future prosperity and
sOlidity of the Democratic partyo Orange
Noble, the Democratic candidate for state
treasurer, literally carried the town by
storm, as is shown in the election returns
ewheTe published. The election passed
Diff very quietly, the only disturbance was
made by Il number of cOons at the Third
ward polls, vino attempted to raise fight
about their votes, but seeing the officers
we're determined to keep order they con-
descended to keep quiet. Up to midnight |
squire Cricr occupied his editorial chair in !
Iis Office, surrounded by his able allies. In !
act SO sick did the Republicans feel that !
hey deserted the streets soon after the ,
glorious announcement of tho result was
made. The hotels and beer gardens kept
heir bars closed faithfully all day, and
'xcept by those who had provided them.
elves with liquor the day before, nothing
could be found.
During the playing of Nick Roberts
'and at the corner of Locust and Second
trects. Annie Hummel, little girl of
bout ten years and who was listenin. to
le music, was run over by mule that
'ccamc scared at the sound. Had it not
een for the timely assistance of Mr.. John
!. Wilson the girl would have been crush
d to death. lie picked her up from the
inter and placed her on the pavement.
he received some bad bruises and some
light scratches. The heel of her right
hoe was torn Off by the mules hOof. Mr..
,raGs, manager, of the troupe, seeing the
llids forIorn appearance asked her name
nd then bought her 4 new pair of shoes.
his small act was received with loud &C
lamation by those present.
DIR. G. w. Georke and c. f. Wann lett
ere this morning for POcOmOke City,
there they arc surveying.
An agent of l.. i. McClees & Co., of
representative firm for
laync, Spencer Il Co., of Richmond, Ind,
bowed to 4 committee from the st.
ohn's Lutheran church samples Of pcws,
I'd, giving satisfaction, the contract to
new church was awarded to
i'm.
The remains of Miss Fellinger were
rOught to Columbia on the S:35 train
lis morning for interment. Services