Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-19
COLUMBIA NEWS.
DUB REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE

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It has always been a pleasure to US to
speak ofa brilliant intellect when we have
been fortunate enough to find the posses
sor Of one, and especially when it is our
fortune to meet man who has proved to
his fellow men that the contents of his
pate arc of no ordinary 'g get up In
fortunately we have never met the subject
of this article. but, we believe, our readers
will side with US in placing MIN with other
intellectual giants of the day. Kesld-
ing on North Front street. within a
stones throw of the Pennsylvania railroad
dispatcher's Office, is railr0aJer OF an ex-
detrimental turn of mind. Day before yes
terday he conceived the idea Of placing a
can of water within his kitchen stove, ap-
parently to witness the consequences. A
quart can was selected for the purpose,
fllIed with water and placed in the fire,
after the man had made sure that all the
cracks were stopped up. Then the plates
were carefully replaced OIL the stove and
the can Of water left to it's
fate. By and by the water commenced
boiling, and the man. believing he
would soon see the result of his expert
ment, got his head down to within few
inches of the stove CRATE and kept his
eyes firmly rivetcd on the sacrificed can.
Others of his family, notably the female
portion, were equally interested with him
in the result, and they were all crowding
about the stove when, with 4 terrific ex-
pl0siOn, the stove was broken into pieces,
the fire scattered all over the room, the
water can a wreck, and themselves severely
burne6.ln more places than one by the
flying Goals and not pieces Of iron-the
debris of the once intact stove. The house
came near going up in blaze, but the fire
was finally extinsuished. The experiment
cost just eight dollars, the price of a
new stove, which was furnished by one
of our hardware men. Next.
John A. Slade, Of this place, is tie re
cipient of a handsome silver Past Masters
gavel, which was presented to him on
Monday evening by Riverside lodge, No.
sos, F. and A. NJ, Of Wrightsville. The
gavel bears the following inscription
''Presented to Past Master John A. Slade,
Of Columbia lodge, No. 2s6. F. and A. NJ,
as mark of esteem from Riverside lodge,
No. SOB, of WrishtsvilIe, ia January II,
1881.
A shooting match for six-hundred
pound hog will take place this afternoon
on the river in front OF Harry Sholl's Con-
tinental hotel. We understand there will
OC uduy CVNupCClCOiS iOI tuC piiLc.
The telephone exchange Office is nicely
carpeted and in other respects fixed up
we'll.
1t appears that the report Of the ampu-
tation of the injured hand of Charles
BiSking was erroneous. Bisking is doing
we'll and with the exception of possible
stiffness in two fingers. the hand will not
be disabled.
Samuel Morrison, who was injured on
Monday near Villa Nova college, sustained
his mishap from being Overbalanced while
reaching for the hand railing If a box car
which had been positioned about foot
below its accustomed place.
HOllingsworth Smith, boy II years of
age, sustained a deep and severe cut on his
head yesterday by falling on all icy pave
ment on Walnut street near Fifth.
Frank Herr yesterday kicked home what
he supposed to he barrel loaded with
packing material which had been given
him by Mr.. H. +. Yersey. A call made by
Mr.. Yergey later in the dav, disclosed tho
fact that the barrel had not yet been
emptied, and contained, while being rolled
over the 'pavements, something over one
hundred d,llars worth of Ofsilverware. What
a revelation was there
There will be public sale of real estate
at the Franklin house tomorrow evening
All of our ice houses are now very near
chuck full.