Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-28
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CoRKEsrONuEncE

OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE.
Bass bite briskly.
Chills and fever prevail.
Company G will have special drill a
the armory at 8 o'clock this evening.
Only six persons went to Pine Grow
from here this morning.
The Shawnee coffee mill is again in op
ciation.
The Upp & Black work on the railroad
from the red bride to the cut is nearly fin
ished.
Mrs. Abraham Lindsey's funeral, from
Harvey McFadden's at 3 p. m. yesterday,
was largely attended.
The Osceola tribe |. O. X. NJ. excursion
leaves on Saturday at 5 a. m. and promises
a fine trip.
PR. K. engine No. III, which "played
out - at the Gap a few days ago, was
placed in the shop for repairs. Fifty
flues were taken out and fixed.
The II. & G Il. r. pay car arrived in
town this morning and payed its employees
for the month Of June.
Freight traffic on the p. II. X. is very
heavy at present, but engines are coming
from Philadelphia SO slowly, that there
is not enough motive power for its many
cars which lay in the east and west yards.
The Ladies mite society Of the f. +.
Lutheran church will hold a fruit festival,
the third week in August, in tho lecture
room of their church, and also in their
yard, which will be beautifully decorated
and lighted by hanging lamps.
Mr.. &. G. Kaufman who has the con-
tract for grading and masonery of section
No. 2, new line, at Lancaster, will COM
tnls fn
have it ready for the rails, before October
1, 1881.
Mrs. L. Il. Black, of Harrisburg, is the
guest of Mrs. z. S. Kimburg; Mr..
John Swartz and q number of other Co.
Iumbia gentlemen left this morning for
Elm, to SEQ Maud S. Miss Ella Shertzer, of
Lancaster. is visiting the Misses Wann's :;
Mr.. A. J. Nourse and wife, and Mr.. Fred.
Buchcr and wife have returned from the
sea shore Miss Minnie Thomas, of Phil
adelphia, is the guest of Miss Ella Fill
bert.
The Marietta bicycle club was in town
last evening. Some of the members have
become very expert in the use of the ma
chine, and exhibited some OF their skill i'm
front of Heisc & kaulfman's hardware
store, Oh Locust street. We have = num-
Der of bicycles in town, but no club.
Two. of the young boys who ran off OH
last Tuesday night, Weymer and Court
ncy, sent postal cards to their parents in
forming them that they were in Philadel-
phia hunting work, and if they did not
succeed in getting any before Saturday
would return home. Frisby and Newcomer
left them upon their arrival in the city,
aul have not been seen since.
This morning a horse ran away, and had
it not been for the timely assistance Of Mr..
William BlacksOn, ST., it would have re-
suited with serious consequences. The
horse becoming scared at a passing engine,
started off and ran directly for the passing
train. The lady and gentleman, who were
in the carriage: seeing their danger, sprang
out, and in the very nick of time the horse
was saved by Mr.. Blackson grabbing the
bride and bringing him to a stop. With
the exception of a bad scare nothing
serious was the result.
An exciting as we'll as disgraceful scene
WAS witnessed Oh Lancaster avenue yes
were fighting, and when the men attempt
cd tc stop it, the women turned, and i'll u
body rushed upon them, and they not
liking to strike u woman were forced to
run. These disgraceful affairs are of daily
around there arc forced to witness them.
and if they interfere then they are abused
and sometimes beaten. Several arrests
and complaints have been made, and
among those arrested are two women who
are generally the cause of all disturbances.
A Series Of Robberies.
On Tuesday night an attempt to rob the
house of David Fisher, in kitchentOwn,
was made. The robbers climbed a grape
arbOr, and raising a window effected an en-
trance. The inmates of the house dis
tinctly heard them, but were too badly
frightened to give an alarm. One of the
ncighbOrs in passing noticed the open Win
dow and the torn arbOr, and thinking all
was not right, knocked at the front door,
which SO scared the robbers that they
dropped the booty they had secured and
fled, making their escape by back door.
On the same night the house of VIM.
Young was also broken into, but before
anything of value could be secured they
were scared off.
Another but much boldcr robbery was
committed last night ut tho residence of
Mr.. Geo. IIaldcman on Chestnut street.
A ladder had been placed against the side
Of the house which reached the second
story window. The robbers entered room
and after it was thoroughly ransacked.
they descended to the dining room. Here
they relieved the sideboard Of all its valu-
able silver-platcd ware. They next Went
to the kitchen, but as nothing of value
could be found there they took their de-
parture. In the morning ono of the scrv
ants found the gas in the dining room
lighted but not until tho ladder was dis
covered was there an alarm raised. The
family descended and found things in a
disordered condition. No steps have as
vet been taken to find the robbers.
1t appears that the rOberrics that have
been committed lately, are done by reg
ularly organized gang, and they work in
separate crowds Of three. The robberies
Oh Tuesday night were done at nearly the
same time, about 80 a. m, showing that
it is either an organized crowd or else there
are more than one separate crowds. Last
night one Of our watchmen noticed
a crowd Of men, six in number, standing
at Mezicr's drug store. He watched them
for some time, and when they walked
across Second street, he followed. At
the Vigilant house they separated,
three going up Walnut street, no doubt
the ones which robbed Haldcman's, and
the other three coming back and going
down Wilson's alley. The watchman FOL.
lowed them as far as Redsecker's livery
stable when they disappeared. Our no
lice force is not large enough for town
the size of Columbia, and if council does
not take the matter in hand ut once their
mistake cannot bc rectified. People on
the route that Henry Rodenhauser watches
feel safe, rs he is always on hand when