Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-22
COLUMBIA NEWS.

OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE.
Pleasant weather.
E. E. Lutheran Sunday school sold 2s6
excursion tickets to Lititz.
The Bethel Sunday school picnic at
Heise's woods was poorly attended.
The excursion to York Furnace yester-
day was very largely attended.
st. Johns Lutheran Sunday school at
Silver Springs had between four and i've
hundred persons on the grounds.
Tags for the collars Of dogs for 1881
have been issued and 4 certain time has
been set for their being put on.
Tomorrow number of Columbians
will 20 to Gettysburg, to attend the u. A.
r.. encampment.
Vegetables are cheap apd plenty not
only at market but OF our vegetable deal
ers.
Ed, Hamaker, the young boy who had
his leg broken at United Brethren picnic,
at Springwood. on Wednesday, is doing
very nicely. DIR. Craig reduced the frac.
ture.
Messrs. r. p. Coble, J. E. Sanford, J.
&. Rice and J. A. Gordon, of Lancaster,
are in town on a pleasure tour. They ex-
pect to remain here week or ten days.
Posters arc ont notifying and warning
persons who deface and destroy bills, that
il they are caught in the act they will re-
ceive three months in Jail.
Frank IIimond, in running on q raft,
fell and broke his right leg below the
knee. The young sufferer was removed
to his home in KitchentOwn, and is now
laying very comfortable.
Mr.. Wiser, Il butcher. while riding alter
some stray sheep, coming over ihIrd
street, was thrown over the horses head,
but saved himself from receiving serious
damage by his agility.
A number of persons living on South
Third street, have been notified to repair
their pavements which are in very bad
condition.
Tomorrow will he gala day here. The
Shelby, Pullman Il Hamilton combination
Of great shows will exhibit, and what, with
the parade in the morning, the many
strangers who will be present, and other
things going on, our town will present
quite lively appearance.
Tomorrow will be pay day at the Hus-
uuehanna rolling mill. This mill 4 short
time ago received a number Of iron rails
from Calcutta, India. They are now
being pud,iicd into bar iron.
Thomas Sweeny went to Collins station
Yesterday to fix the new stationary engine
which was taken there last month. The
injector had become displaced, but by the
skillful hands of Tom it was soon put III
working order.
Squire Grier and a number of gentlemen
gave their experience about tie late war.
Their conversation was very interesting,
and the squire must have seen good hi!
of it from the way he talked, but all OF hls
stories are told in that jolly way, winch
wins him many friends for dull indecd l.
the man who will not laugh at Hayes
stories.
The Mountvillc band will he engaged
for the |. o. r.. NJ. Osceola tribes cxcur
sion down the bay. To thus give the loca
band the go-by is quite slight and vii
hurt the excursion. Repeated discourage
ments of this kind may lead to the band
dissolution. Three members talk of re
signing, and that will settle it. If the
citizens of Columbia do not appreciate
the band enough to give them engage
ments the members think there is M
further use of being in existence.
Mr.. A. NJ. Workman and wife, OF BaItl
more, and Mr. 5. ii. Herr and sister, o.
Westminster. arrived in town this morn
ing. from au extended driving toul
through Lancaster county. They expires:
themselves highly delighted with thci
trip, and are astonished at the large ant
handsome farms they have seen in thi
county.