Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-10-01
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORREspONDENCE

OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS.
Queer weather for October.
A number of country boys are applying
for positions as brakemen on the P. Il. K.
A few Columbia gentlemen will attend
the Yorktown centennial.
Miss Irene Mcclure was chosen drummer
for tho Lady's Broomstick company.
Heavy shipments Of coal are daily ar
irving here over the r. & c. r. r.
Officer Keech, took man down for
being drunk and disorderly.
The balloon man was in town this mOrn-
ing:
Those western stricken youths, who
dream Of Indians, danites, &C., have net
yet started on their tour.
A baseball match this morning between
picked mines at the head of Locust street.
That national game is about played out
here.
Late market began this morning and was
largely attended.
Rev. S. Yingling, the regular pastor Of
the st. Johns Lutheran church, will fill !
his pulpit to morrow morning and even
ing, having returned from his trip.
The Presbyterian and E. Z. Lutheran
churches will have their regular morn
ing and evening services.
Rev. Mclaughlin. Of Philadelphia, will
Officiate in the M. E. church tomorrow as
Rev. Henry Wheeler is away on business.
Thirteen car loads of emigrants passed
through here on the p. r. Il. ut 9:5O this
morning.
At the next regular meeting of the
school board on Thursday evening a week,
the question ON desks for the new 5th
street school building will be brought up,
and the school directors respectfully re
quest all dealers in this kind Of ware to be
on hand with sample of their goods.
Duck shooting is now the rage among
our sportsmen, and their guns can be heard
at "break- 'o-day" A large number of
ducks were sold in market this morning.
Miss Stella Mcintyre, who has been visit.
ing Miss Clara Myers at Norwood, left this
morning for Philadelphia.
A telephone connection has been estab-
lished between the dispatcher's Offices in
the east and west yards Of the p. II. II. at
this place.
The Columbia school district institute
met this morning in the high school room.
A pleasant and interesting programme was
presented to the large audience present by
the participants.
A number OF gentlemen from Mt. Joy
arrived in town this morning, intending
to try their luck at fishing below the dam.
George Stoner, an employee in a rolling
mill at Safe Harbor, while working ut the
"wells" yesterday afternoon. had one of
his eyes burned out by spark. The injury
was very painful, but Mr.. Stoner bore up
under the operation which was performed
with Spartan-like fOrtitude.
MIR. Andy Reese, the sewing machine
agent, has fine curiosity in the shape Of
anthracite coal, with the form of q mans
leg engraved on it,. The piece weighs
nine pounds, and was presented to his
wife on her recent visit to Luzerne county.
There is also some history connected with
it, and by calling on Mr.. r. he will tell it
to you.
Early this morning our citizens were
aroused out of bed by what seemed to he
a brass band playing under their windows,
but upon looking ont it was discovered to
be Christ Wittig, who has just been re-
leased from Castle Wcise, playing Oh 4
mouth organ and ringing bell. lie played
4 tune under the window of a certain citi-
zen, who not appreciating the music,
emptied the contents Of 4 pitcher upon the
devoted head Of Christ, causing him to
make himself scarce in q very short time.
Between the hours Of seven and eight
o'clock last evening, Mr.. Lewis Clark, an
extra brakeman on extra engine No. of
p. X. Il while cutting lOOse' the fifth
car of his train, which was standing on the
track in the east yard, had his left arm
caught and badly crushed at the elbow.
By request OF the man he was sent
to Harrisburg, in care Of DIR. Craig, having
sister living there. with whom he lived.
1t is supposed that the accidcn. was caused
by the rear part OF the train not having
sufficient brakes on, and that when cut
loose it "ran down on him. Mr.. Clark
is young man of about 81 years Of age
and lives at the Nicklc Mines. near the
Gap. lie has only been on the road Il
short time, having been employed OH Sep
tember Q, 1881. From an unofficial source
We learn that upon reaching Harrisburg
the arm had to be amputated.
Columbia will have another military
company. The cOlOrcd men Of Tow Hill
have decided to raise one, providing they
can get arms and equipments from the
state. A certain member Of Go. & was
asked to be their Grill master. We would
advise him not to take the position. as the
following quotation from colOred lady
tells him his fate "We don't want no
white trash up here bOssin' our gentle
men, and if he does come We culled ladies
will make him think Tow Hill is the hot
test place hc was ever ill.," The pOpula
ton of the I" Hill" have enough arms
now in their possession to make white
people feel afraid Of going there without
receiving more from the state. One mill
tary company is enough for town like
Columbia.
In Wrightsville Z report is circulated
that we have from fifteen to twenty cases
of small pox, and that the disease is still
spreading. We stoutly deny the assertion
for the report is wholly without fouuda-
ton. A month or Two ago We had one or
two slight cases, but since then not
a single one has appeared in our
midst and in fact our board of
health and sanitary committee have done
such good work, that VIC are in no danger
of having any more. But the gOssips of
Wrightsville must talk or else they would
die. We would advise them that it would
be best for them to let such dangerous
subjects alone or they might have to visit
4 place in York county where there is
stone building and very high, smooth
stone fence around it. Such talk is detri-
mental to our business interests.
BLESSING \ BELL.