Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-10-29
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OGR ;;EGULAR CORl;ESfONl,ENCE
4 parfv IF three couD1oc snept vesfard.

| OGR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE.
\ party of three couples spent yesterday
afternoon at Chiques Rock.
The river has been full of scull boats all
morning, after ducks.
i number of new telegraph wires are
being stretched.
Miss Alice Wann, of Tippccan0o town,
led, who las been visiting her cousin for
the past few months, left for her home to.
day.
| Mr.. MEX Gilman has had Il picture vi
the SO taken. This engine has received
4 thorough uverhauling and is now one uf
the handsomest engines Oh the Pennsyl-
! vanla railroad.
The Susquc!,.nna and Shawnee rolling
| mills have orders enough on hand to keep
them working day aud night until the lst
ef April.
So many cars are arriving from the West
that before nIchtiall the west ward will
again be blocked
MIR. Clayton Williamson, II lumber mcr-
chant ut jersey Shore, was in town this
morning.
The cOl,!ed bsE'l was ont last evening.
Their music is tocrably good, but their
instruments don't chord we'll.
"A well known young man Coming home
from party last evening, could not see
the crossing and went into the gutter.
which was about half filled with water.
Why? Because the lamps were not lit
About 10 o'clock last night it BEGAN
raining aHd continues to do SO up to the
present writing. Our streets and pave
ments arc in u fearful condition. being
sloppy and muddy. Aparty of ladies WHO
were to so chcstn,ltinS had to postpone
that pleasure on account of the disagree
able weather. The fog is also very thick.
Between and o'clock last evening Il
gas pipe in ono of the windows Of tho Cen
tral pharmacy burst and, the gas i.nit-
ing, fire was soon started. which would
have ended in serious results had it not
been for the prOmptncss of Mr.. +. Il.
FOrncy, who ran to the cellar and quickly
turned the stream Of gas off. Quite an
excitement was raised and the iiro de-
DartIhent was Cn hand, but its services
were not nec,iod Us the fire by this time
had been pat v:t. damage slight.
The entertainment for the benefit uf the
First African Baptist church will DC held
in the Odd Fellows hall this evening. Ii
our citizens wish to enjoy some fun they
had better go, for there will be 4 "cake
walk"
Ono of the noS5 pleasant parties Of the
season was given last evening by Miss
Sallic Patton in honor Of her birthday.
Only her most intimate friends were pres
ent and al! had :, splendid Time The
young lady Was the recipient of numerous
handsome an.l costly presents. Tho sup
per must not be forgotten, as the table
contained every dc!cacy that money conld
procure.
1t had been asked il the fire cs. apo ON
the Cherry street school building would
work. Prof. Amcs yesterday decided the
question by making trial. lie first tried
the pasSagc ways and in two minutes and
a-half had tho entire building cleared of
its inmates. With some practice the pro-
fc;sOr thinks it can be done in two minutes.
The fire escapes were then tried aud in six
minutes the children and TEACHERS were
safely standing OH tho pavement. They
work like u charm. The children OH the
third-stOry cane Gown in u quiet and or
derly manner. The teacher of each school
waited until her little ones had descended,
then she would go down. Another prac
tice will soon be iven.
The meeting of the building committee
of the Columbia school board was held in
VIM. i. Given's law Office last evening as
announced. The question of placing 81, 600
insurance on the new school building and
contents was brought up and settled.
There were seven bidders, and Mr. Alfred
Z. Bruncr, agent Of the British America
aud Guardian companies, was the lucky
man. He divided the $1,000 equally be-
tween his two companies. On Monday
afternoon tho new school will be handed
over to the board. After some further un-
important business The committee adjourn
ed.
Religious Services
Tomorrow is RefOi nation Sunday in
tho E.E. Lutheran churc.', when that con-
gregatiOn will commemorate the origin OF
Professionalism. A special historical SER
mon will be delivered in the evening at 7
o'clock by Rev. VIM. Evans, the pastor.
Mr.. Samuel FiIbcrt is busily engaged in
appropriately decorating the church, and
as the services will be interesting large
congregation is requested to be present.
For the past week special services have
been held in tho NJ. f. church, but there
will be none this evening. Next week
they will be continued. the following rev
erend gentlemen officiating Monday
evening, Rev. Urban, StceltOn Tuesday
evening, Rev. Swallow. of York We'd
ncsday and Thursday evenings. Rev Il. J.
Carson, Of West Chester, and on Friday
evening, Rev. Henry Wheeler, the pastor.
These services are being held preparatory
to 4 REVIVAL mectiu. which will be COM
menccd in Il week or more, and will be
conducted by q well known and successful
revivaist.
Regular services in all the other churches
will be hell as usual.
A Missing Maii I;.g.