Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-25
COLUMBIA NEWS.
GEH REGULAR. CORRESPONDENTS

Mr.. ]. 3. Hutchinson, formerly Of the
| Columbia & Port Deposit railroad, but at
present superintendent Of branch road
running into Lewistcwn, was visiting here
last evening.
Watts, Twells {, Co. S furnace was con-
ncctcd with the telephone exchange yes
| terday.
Slush ice is floating past here on the
river to-day in large quantities.
The "Gcm Variety Troupe" Of Colum-
bia appeared in Wrightsville last evening
| before house Of ;ibou: thirty persons.
| Seven dollars was the amount realized. The
company had 4 large audience when they
! gave their entertainment here Tor the beI-
Cit OF the poor.
The tenn perature is rising and the ba-
r0me,er is about az q stand still.
| \ number OF his friends called upon Os
wald Mclaughlin, at his residence, last
evening, and helped him to celebrate the
31th anniversary Of lis birth. The evening
was very cnjoyably spent.
Mrs. \. Jessei, OF this place, is On Z six
weeks visit to New York city.
Messrs l.. X. Fondcrsmith and ". \.
Moore left here last avenins on :: visit to
| friends ut Port Deposit. Nd.
An inch and half of SHOW fell here last
night and during the early hours OF this
morning. The cold snap OF yesterday lin
geycd with us until last envcning.
Engine No. 1,C23, which was recently
placed on this division of the PcnnsylVa-
MIA railroad. is in the shop here with
p!ayed-out hucs.
Communion services with feet washing
will be administered in the Church Of God
al Suuth and Walnut streets on next Sun
day evening. The subject of the evenings
discourse will bc - feet washing" All vino
wish to attend are cordially invited to do
| so. but such as do not want to hcnr are re-
| GueSted TO stay away.
| The bazaar to be established by Samuel
Campbell, the livery man, will be situated
! at Fuurth and Walnut streets, and not Al
| Fifth and Walnut streets as We had it i'll a
former communication. \ hotel building
| is located Oh the property. Mr. Campbell
expects to open up in Il week or two.
Mcssls. Samuel $. K!air aud William L.
Fasig has purchased at private sale the ice
houses and Goa! yard of Samuel &. Swartz.
! Both houses :irc ii.!ci with ice OF splendid
quality, are well situated and supplied
with every facility ior quick and .asy fill
| Ing The coal yard i, located near the
main line of the Pennsylvania railroad and
has q siding running to it. The invest
incnt ought to prove Il profitable one to
the purchasers.
Burning wood was last night taken from
Il stove in the dwelling house of George
ANcl!yacli, tho carpet weaver. at No. 3ii
! Cherry street, placed in i coal bucket and
put outside the door. Later in the night
Mr.. Aiicnbach, on looking out Ola second
story window, discovered that the lower
part Of his house was on fire on tho out
side. lie quickly rushed down stairs and
had but little difficulty in eXtinguish.
! ins the fire. 1t is supposed that the burn
/ ing wood in the coal hucket was famed
i,y tle wind, and that the frame house
| iynted from this. The ending was fortu-
! nlic where the care:cssness WIS SD great.
: The Mudcl engine company, which re
Gently built itself :. machine shop, near
! Front and Locus: streets, to engage in
the Manufacture OF stationary engines, rc-
ccived yesterday from st. Louis, Mo, an
order sufficiently large TO keep the cstab,
! iisincut in full blast for :: couple Of
months.
| F.G. Rcisinecr, Of this place, Il private
! in Company +, 2lst L. S. infantry, sta
! toned at Vancouver barracks, Washing
! ten territory, has recently won ior himself
az Cnyabic reputation as marksEian
! wit rifle. At :, competitive target rrac-
tico he scored Sc points out of Il possible
81 and ranked fourth III his regiment
i;rst among tic privatcs. This record will
/ excuse him from guard duty ;or one year.
! In q letter to a friend ''Ferdy" says he cX-
! poets his company to he transferred from
! It's pl cscnt quarters to Little Rock, Ark.
! or to New Orleans. La, and hc thinks il
/ such IL transfer is made he will be able to
! proc;:re furiouyh to visit his home.
The second report Of the manner OF the
death OF Mis-, Mary b. Mi;lin, as given i'll
our letter to the INTELI.:CEECEI OF YES
| tertlay. was substantially coTrect :: but the
pistol which caused her death WAS found
on the floor OF her father office. close
by the desk. and not lyn" on her
bosom, rs stated. The accident is
supposed TO have occurred while Miss
Miti!ir was putting the pistol in
it's customary place in the Office desk.
Deputy Coroner John p. Frank held all
inquest with jury composed of DR.. 5.
Aztec BccIlius, foreman, Abram Brnner,
John Shenbcrgcr, Henry Fisher, George
! l.. LYLE and J. Townsend Stone, who re
turned the following verdict IS We fiEd
that tho said Mary L. Mif!ln, came to her
death by being shot in the head by the ac-
ci.icnttI discharge Of q pistol which she
was handling at the time DIR. Alex.
Craig Was the .iury's physician. Miss Mif--
film 5 funeral will take place from the
Presbyterian church at this place Oh Sat
urdav afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.