Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-10
COLUMBIA NEWS.

COLUMBIA NEWS.
OURoREGULAR CORRESPONDENTS.
School board meeting tomorrow even.
ing.
The Pennsylvania track indicator car
passed through here this morning.
Great preparation are being made for a
fruit festival to be held in the Z. E. Luth
eran lecture room, some time this month
by the Ladies Aid society of that church.
The regular monthly business meeting
of the Citizens band will be held in their
room this evening. Members are requested
tobe present.
A comical fight took place on Union
street last evening between a Dutchman
and Irisbman every time they struck
at each other they would shut their eyes.
Neither party received any injury.
The "Gems" will give another enter
= tainmeDt for the benefit of the poor next
month. As number Of persons out of
town will take part the programme vii! be
"A good one.
4 little white boy while attempting to
cross a freight train in motion fell and had
his head cut, besides being hurt about the
hands ard knees.
A colOred man last evening attempted
to take a circus ticket from a little girl and
would have succeeded had it not been for
the interference Of two white men who put
the rascal to flight.
Our officers were all on the lookout yes
terday for drunk and disOrderly persons,
but none could be found. What a wonder
and on a circus day, too.
In last nights performance rs Mr.. VIM.
Gorman was riding bis lightning hurdle
act, his horse, in attempting to leap a
hal h;c f,I,t hafun ha
bars and was thrown to the ground, Mr.
German making narrow escape, by Civ
ing IN up and outward leap, landing safely
upon the edge OF the ring.
A large drove OF cattle, numbering fifty
five, passed through town this morning.
coming from York county.
Mr.. Wm. Il. Given leaves to day on 4
business trip to Albion, New York !; Miss
Eva FOndersmth, of Lancaster, is the
guest of Miss Lilly Wilson Miss Maggie
Zicgler is visiting friends in Baltimore.
This morning meeting of the owners
and persons who caught the boom logs
which came down last month was held in
Squire Glier's Office, and as to morrow is
the day Oh which the catchers of the logs
must he paid, it was decided to pay them
and have the logs marked, and, unless this
is done, the catchers will he the rightful
owners Of the logs.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Louis Lyc5, Of
Philadelphia, in company with n number
of Columbia ladies, went to the circus.
They all got Oh one seat, with the eNccp-
tion Of Louis. by some cause or other
the seat upon which the ladies were sit
ting, slipped off at one end, and had it not
been for the quckncsS and strength Of
Mr. Loeb, who caught and held the seat,
the ladies would have had u terrible fall
which might have ended in serious results.
AS it was the ladies were a great deal
frightened. while Louis was shOwercd with
thanks and praises for his bravery.
SO much has been said but nothing
done about trucks and whCe!barrows
being ran on our pavements that there is
not much more to add. Yesterday as
Chief burgess Sheath was walking along
Front street lie was startled by some one
shouting ''look out there - Turning hc
saw truck comm. right behind and near
him. lie ordered it to Dc run into the
street, but no attention was paid to him.
Will the burgess pass tl:is matter cody
by:
As tive reporters of the Lancaster
Iapers, one of whom was the Col
umbi:. correspondent of the Examiner, was
crossing South Second street, comparing
notes, they saw what appeared to lie a
seventeen year locust, dragging another
locust. The Ernminer reporter was
told to kill ii, and with cautious step he
stole upon the uNsuspecting insect. lie
raised his foot and gave Il quick stamp,
missed the locust, and the next moment
was crossing the street at :. time which
would have sl,a,ned Maud s., with tho
locust following him. Every minute or
two his note book would be seen at the
back part of his heal trying to scare the
now aroused inscct. The other reporter
thinking ''discrction the better part of
valOr," also made himself scarce. IL was
a usl,ablc but dangerous scene.
The circus has come and gone, and Col
umbia HAS again set itself down to its reg
ular routine of business. Two large and
highly apprcciativc audiences witnessed
the performances yesterday afternoon and
evening, and to say that they wc,e pleased
would be setting it down to 4 very low
mark. Our citizens have not since the
day OF Dan Rice seen performance that
could equal it. There was not an artist
who was not master Of his or her part.
The mcnageric was smaller than We en-
pected To see, but the animals was very
rare some never before seen here.
MIR. Ike IIinkIc has purchased the circrs
Dlll DtlitS. iilu ll!S NlOIHl!lS tRc NuIh VI
tearing them down and hauling them
away began. As one of the teams was
coming up over the cmbankment nearly
opposite the Pennsylvania railroad depot
one of Tie horses fell and could not get up.
The other horse becoming frightened
began jumping and kicking and got his
leg fastened in the hareess of the horse
that was down, from which hc was looseE-
cd by cutting sevcra! pieces OF the har-
ness.
Mr. John Fcnaricl,, tobacconist, who,
4 few months ago, advanced his en-
ployees' wages TO so cents per thousand
cigars, has again increased it from so cents
10 81. Mr.. Fcndrich has one of the
largest tobacco trades in the state. and
this increase of wages, without it being
asked, shows that his business is surely
gaining ground. IL our other tobacco
dealers would follow the example set by
Mr. Fcndrich, it would not only better the
condition Of their employees but would
also be Of advantage to our town.
Attempted to Freak jail.
John Tolin and Ike Buzzad attempted