Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-07
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS.

OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS.
The river at this point is very low, the
whole Of the dam being dry.
A largo number of the store clerks arc
cut Of town spending their vacation.
''Shortcr > still holds to the old colOred
church.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Citizens band this evening.
School board meets to morrow evening
in council chamber.
J. S. Snyderron, on Saturday evening
caught in one net and at one haul one hun
dred and thirty catfish.
A man was seen crossing South Second
street this morning with an overcoat OH.
He had the chills.
The railroad crossing in front Of Fill
bert's coal Office is being repaired. Our
streets are now all macadamlZed.
Mr.. John Michael returned to his duty
on the passenger train this morning, the
first time since he was taken sick.
The Marietta band arrived in town on
Monday evening preparatory to leaving for
Lauer's park on Tuesday. A number Of
citizens were favored with some of their
choicest music.
While Messrs. Moore and Kaufman
were trying their new boat to see in what
time they could cross the river and back
they broke an oar. Another attempt will
be made some evening this week.
The expected arrival Of the Columbia
steamer last evening was Il failure, and 4
number of the g fire boys were cOnse-
Iuently dissustcd.
A majority Of the men employed at the
Shawnee and Susquehanna rolling mills
"stopped orr TO sec the pantOmime last
evening. Out of sixty-fivc heats made in
the latter mill daily, only eleven were
made.
On Monday afternoon the horse belong
ing to Adam Rodenhauser, becoming
scared at passing freight train, attempt
ed to run of, bat was promptly caught by
its owner, who IiskeG his own life in do
ing so as the horse had dashed straight
for the train At the time the wagon was
loaded with a marble slab weighing 1000
pounds.
The IIarrsbur: car manufacturing com-
pany are turning out twelve box ears per
day. and the men are compelled to work
fourteen hours Il day. IL this was only in
Columbia
Yesterday the thermometer ranged be-
tween the hours of ten in the morning and
three iIi the afternoon from 1922 to 1OG1 in
the shade. At the same place at noon to-
day it was up to 105.
Now would be the right time to fix the
piers of the railroad bridge crossing the
river at this place, as 4 number of them
are in Il very bad condition.
Considerable amusement was caused by
the action of Il baIky horse at the corner Of
Third and Walnu. streets on Tuesday
morning Plan after plan was tried, but
failed to move him, and when he did start
he threatened to peat DrXier's best time.
After 4 very long absence Mr..Iolln Barr,
of Lancaster, made Il welcome appearance
in OR town last evening. John is Il favor
ite here, being of generous and lively
nature, and it is impossible to look ut him
unless you laugh.
This evening ut o'clock the wedding OF
Mr.. Robert ilaldcnan to Miss Flora IA
ton will take place. 1t will be the largest
and gran,est Columbia has had for a num-
Der of years.
Some idiot writing for one of the New
York papers speaks Of the mosquitoes
singing as the "gentlc murmuring Of an
insect that pu!iteS the blood" \ nice
subject to write about and if the writer
would come to Columbia and listen to
their "gcmtle murmur' for Il couple of
nights we think hc would change his tune.
Mr.. Dave Coleman takes the prize for
big tomatoes, having = vine in his garden
which bears Il large number of them, the
largest weighing two pounds and quar-
ter. On an average the tomatoes on the
one vine weigh one and a-half pounds.
On Tuesday afternoon III. II. Naphkas-
per, Il captain of Il canal boat lying at the
coal shutcs, hired Il young man for driver
In the evening he was missed, likewise 4
coat, pair of shoes 4 valise, five white
shirts and some loose change.
Nick Robert; played last evening to 4
wcll-fillch gallery and about !, half-tiilcd
parquct. The ,,antomime part was not as
good as he generally has, but the different
specialties We're among the best ever pro
sented in tolumbia. The weather was
unusually warm, and the interior of ii 9
opera house was almost suffOcating.
Columbia presented the appearance of Il
quiet Sunday yesterday morning in cOnsc
qucncc OF the announcement that public
prayer would be offered up in behalf of the
president. All banking houses, Il
number of stores and the public
schools were closed from ten to twelve.
A large number from the different Pro
testant denominations congregatcd in the
Methodist church for the purpose of union
prayer, which was listened to with deep
interest and was very impressive. Several
chapters from the Bible were read, fol-
lowed 10y singing from the united church
choirs. The prayers. which were beauti-
full and impressive, wcre then offered.