Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-02
COLUMBIA NEWS,


OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE.
The high water spoiIs fishing, the rains
raised the river seven feet.
A number of persons went from here Oh
Dale's Niagara excursion.
In Andy Kauffman's Office, Squire Grier
married Jake Jones and Anna Eliza Mat
thews, both colored.
Mt. Zion A. NJ. f. church will begin its
camp meeting in Klugh's Grove, August
12. WIN. Baker "lets the refreshment
stands.
The Herald advocates the vaccination Of
every child in town at tie public expense
if necessary.
A valuable colt belonging to John l..
Mann, OF Manor township, died on Sunday
rather suddenly.
Squire Frank sent Michael Frey. ar
rested for being drunk and disorderly,
to cool off in the lookup. More, next time,
Michael
The foundations for the Fifth street
school house arc already dug and all ready
for the masOns.
Daniel Hoke's little nephew, Of Wrights-
Vile, started to run i'm out of the rain last
evening. In his haste he struck his tee
against a hatchet sticking in some logs
and nearly cut it off.
Paul Bletz, became ballly and would not
cross the gutter ut FuuytI, and Walnut
street. He reared up and finally capped
the climax by laying down. 1t took nearly
an hour before they could force him TO
cross the gutter.
Mr.. William ii. Long. aged II years,
months and 12 days, died at his residenc.
this 1915 a. H., of consumption. lie has
been an invalid for over four years, but
his determined will wOIId not allow him
to give up until about week ago, and
ever since then his death has been hourly
expected He was Il member of the +. Il A.
NJ. Columbia lodge. No. 2SG, the members
of which will attend to his business, look
after his wife an,: three small children
which he leaves, and attend to his funeral
rites. lie will be buried on Friday next
from liS home, At : p. m.
The Nhr Boys baseball club was reor
ganized yesterday with the following
players and their respective positions {:
Catcher, Dave Grccnwald pitcher, J. ID.
Sladc short stop, J. RissinScr l base,
III. Skccn = base, +. Sucker :; base, +.
IIitcshuc left field, q. lIppsy centre
field. &. Comfy right field, J. Cline. If
tEc second nine of the lronSideS will ;c-
ccpt u challenge to play this coming Sat
ur,i:.y afternoon the Our Boys will send
them one. While practicins yesterday
afternoon the regular catcher OF the club,
Grccnwald, and the change catcher Skccn,
were disabled by having their fingers
split open by 4 pitched ball striking them.
Last evening company G held its regular
monthly inspection, and the arms and
tine equipments Of the men pronounced 10
be in /. first-class condition. Capt Case
4. II,
satisfaction to the members of the com
pany. l.. II. Fondcrsmith being appointed
Iuartermastcr sergeant and Corp. +. B.
Eckmon, fifth sergeant. Both are deserv-
ing of the positions assigned them, and
both are capable of doing their respective
duties. Squad drills will be held every
night this week and the entire company
will have an extra drill on Thursday even-
ing, when the guard mounting. dress
parade and the other duties OF soldiers will
bc p:acticed.
MIR. John Kerr, Of Philadelphia. arrived
in town last evening and expects to lemain
Il week or moro. DR.. ID. [. Brunrr re-
turned home from his pleasure trip ut
Asbury Park. Mrs. L. L. West, of FL
mira, who has been visiting Mrs j. "A.
Sladc for some time past, left this
mornin. for Marietta, where she will
spend !: few weeks with Mrs. Colonel
James Duffy Mr.. A. Better, o: Philade.-
phi;.. is in town visiting his relations Mr..
Alfred Brllner. returned home last even
ing from Ocean Grove Dir. Ssncr Blctz,
who has been travelIin" through Maryland
and West Virginia. returned home this
morning Messls. John and Frank Musscr
are ut RehObcth Mr.. Geo. Richards left
yesterday for Il two weeks pleasure trip.
Columbia, like Lancaster formerly. has
the regulation that the lamps are not t"
he lighted Oh moonlight niShts-whcther
the moon shines or not. A literal com
pliance with this order 10y the lamp
lighter Oh dark nights like last night
gives rise to we'll grounded complaint.
A young man coming down Walnut street
was knocked down by running against Il
tree which could rot be seen. Another
quite young Cir! received 4 severe cut on
her head at the lamp post of ii. Wilson,
near his stables. Council should take the
matter in hand and have all lamps lighted
on darkened stormy nights. and nights
when the neon is not full.