Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-01
COLUMBIA NEWS.
DUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE

COI!O M6lA NEWS.
OUR KEGULAE CORRESPONDENCE
Rev. J. w. Deshons. cx-passor Of the
Church OF God, will leave here on Monday
to assume his new charge at Altoona, Pa.
The exhibitions given by Mount Zion A.
NJ. Z. sunday school were decidedly sue
cessful affairs, and added something to the
church treasury
Mr.. Charles Spotten has been appointed
sexton OF tho NJ. E. church and yesterday
moved into the sections house on Cherry
street, next door to the church.
4 large number Of the now lOck-bOxes
Of the postOfice were sold to-day. The
call boxes are going out Of style.
To-day is 4 busy one with all lawyers,
or, at least, \ day in which they will stick
closely to their offices awaiting business
done in Columbia and VIC will hold that
infOrmation-if there is any-for tO-mor.
row letter Mary 4 lawyer will to-mor-
row tell us that he has twenty five or more
deeds to draw up-withOut counting
mortgages or anything of that sort.
The Columbia social club will meet this
evening for the transaction of business.
The remains Of the man, Henry Schlcge,
who vas killed at Leaman Place station,
on the Pennsylvania railroad, yesterday
afternoon, We're brought here on the Col
| umbia accommodation train ut 8 O'Clock
last evening, and turned over to Under
taker A. j. Musser to be cof6ned. Mr..
Musser encased them fer burial and sent
them to Msytown, the late residence of
the deceased, this morning ON the mail
train.
Rev. DR.. SpauldinS, Of York, Pa,
preached last evenin. in st. Paul's Prot
estant Episcopal church.
Captain ID. B. Case yesterday vacated
the office at No. 251 Locust street, occu-
pied by him for the last four years, and
removed his furniture and office fixtures to
Marietta, where he will devote his time to-
the practice Of his profession. Mr.. Case
| is one of the most accomplished scholars
in the state Of Pennsylvania, having re-
ceived his education ut Harvard and IIei-
dclberg universities. He studied law at
Sunbury in the Office Of the present state
senator, Simon P. WOlverton was admit
ted to the Northumberland county bar in
1872, aud a few months later commenced
his practice in Columbia. Mr.. Case is u
gentleman of fine social qualities, and he
will be an acquisition to Marietta society.
Your correspondent has been intimately
associated with Mr.. Case for few years
past. and such association is severed with
many regrets on our part. We extend to
him our wish for his future prosperity.
| w. Il. Given, esq.,, will leave here to.
morrow and Edward Edwards on Monday,
as u committee Of the Columbia steel
company to visit iron and steel manufac-
turing establishments in Pittsburgh, Glove
land, st. Louis and Syracuse to study their
/ # nd 70 Tn, f1pS,
company Oh their return. They will be
away about one week.
| Rev. F. W. Staley aud family will leave
here for Barren Hill, Montgomery county,
tomorrow morning on a visit to MIR.
Staley's parents. They will go to Mr..
Staley's new cllarge-Marsin's creek-on
Monday.
The Frederick division telegraph office
was to- day located in the toll house ut this
end Of the bridge. Mr.. F. Stevenson has
been appointed telegraph operator and toll
collector.
The SHOW fall which commenced .
couple OF days ago continues with no signs
of let up, except to give place to rain,
which during yesterday it did couple Of
times. On account Of its SOftEess, tho
frost having be drawn from it, it is hard
to give to the earth white covering but
such covering it has from the northern
limits of the borough to the hills extend
ing back from Chickies. In the streets
and Oh the pavements in town the travel
is too great to give it 4 chance to "stay.'
Business changes in Columbia to-day arc
few-so few, in fact, that they not worth
enumerating but movings, Or stylin. them
in, perhaps an equally appropriate way,
fiittings,'' are so thick that one can
scarcely walk y square without having to
take to the street to get past 4 pavement
blocked with household rubbish. While
all this is going on the snow il steadily
falling and adds interest to the thing.