Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-06-30
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR coRREsroNuESc,

OCR KEGULAB COhHESfONOENCEs
A bad water break on Walnut, between
Sd and 4th streets, was repaired without
serious damage.
The colored glass signal lamp on post
and the new frogs at the Pennsylvania
and r aiding railroad crossings arc CON-
pleted.
The Shawnee mill squeezer has been
rendered dangerously unfit for use by the
detachment of q band Of one of tho
wheels.
The man who is full brass band all in
himself has been making our streets musi-
cal.
A committee of the Presbyterian Sun
day-sch0ol has gone over to SpringwOod,
York county, on the narrow gauge rail-
road, to see how it will suit for the pic
mic.
Co. II. will drill ON Tuesday next instead
of Monday" the Fourth"
Mr.. Mann's farm wagon broke an axle
in front Of the Catholic convent this mOrn-
ing by reason Of the bad condition of Sec
ond street.
The picnic yesterday was a grand sue
cess; the dampness only made it comfort
ably cool for dancing.
The hall of the Chiquesalunga tribe Red
Men, being flushed, will be opened to the
public after dinner on the Fourth.
The w. G. Case engine of the Reading
& Columbia railroad, which has been
in the shops for repair, was sent out yes
terday.
Twenty new Shenandoah Valley house
cars, from the Wilmington, Del, car
works, passed through here on the Penn
sylvania railroad yesterday afternoon.
Seventeen canal boats arc lying ut the
Reading coal shutes, to be loaded and
shipped.
Geo. Parker, the Mount Joy barber,
identified the razors offered for sale by
Herman Koch as those stolen from his
shop and Koch is held for court.
In the absence of Mr. Hinkle Of the
American house two beats tried to ''skip"
and "beat" his boy clerk out Of their
board bill. One of tn boarders, Mr..
Kline, whipped one of tie rogues at the
p. r. r. depot and both men squared up.
Jacob Group. of Harrisburg. visiting his
uncle. George @. Fisher, has died here, of
dropsy, and will be buried from Goodman
chapel tomorrow at 2 p. IN.
Since April 1, the E. E. Lutheran
church has raised by collections, dona
tions, sociables. etc., s1,113.5O.
Miss Caddic Patton has returned from
her visit to LOchiel Miss Ella G. Heath,
Of Philadelphia, is visiting Miss Annie
Frey Nat. Wike and Amos Brown have
returned from their Western trip much
delighted Mrs. Elizabeth Myers, son and
daughter, left to-day for Canada and the
White mountains Mr.. Fred. C. Snyder
"set up' a can of ice cream for the Penn
sylvania warehouse boys yesterday.
In David COleman's barber shop here
may be seen some interesting curiOsities
brought to him by his brother w. d., OF
Philadelphia, who is assistant ships car
penter of the American man-of-war
"Quinabang," and has just returned from
a three. years. cruise. Among them are 4
pipe and cap from Turkey /; a piece Of
lava cut into the shape of a dwarf from
Mt. Vesuvius 4 piece of olive wood from
Mt. Olive, in Jerusalem a silk handker-
chief from Vile, France, and very hand
some breastpin made from coral.
The Methodist sOciablc last evening in
the church parlOrs was 4 success socially
and financially, but the manner Of scrvin.
refreshments may bo vastly improved.
Tho present system is too loose and creates
dissatisfaction. The successful plan of
the Lutheran sOciables in having small
tables and cake table is much the better.