Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-10
COLUMBIA NEWS.

COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE.
0Mr. Harry Fisher has returned from his
visit to Philadelphia and New York.
Mr.. Edward G. Mediger, of Baltimore,
is visiting in Columbia, the guest of Mr..
F. A. Reichard.
Edward B. Black, master of motive
power of the Philadelphia division of tie
Pennsylvania railroad, was in town yester-
day.
Mr.. John Ziegler and Miss Kate Smith
were united in marriage this morning at
Holy Trinity Catholic church by Rev.
William PEPPER.
A little girl fell down an open cellar
way this morning at Mr.. Frederick Buch-
er's store at Fourth and Locust streets,
but with the exception Of few cuts and
bruises was not injured.
Mrs. George FOgel, nee Detwi!er, FORM
erly of Wrightsville, died last evening at
her residence on Locust street above Sec
ond. A child aged about one week sur
wives her.
Miss Matte Given has returned from a
visit of couple Of months to Trenton,
N. J.
Mr.. f. L. Piper, of Williamsport, is
visiting in Columbia. He is a friend of
Mr.. Alfred c. Bruncr.
This mornings market is reported to
have been rather good one.
The Pennsylvania railroad pay car will
he here this week We trust it may cause
the renewal Of little life in town.
The engine which Mr.. II. F. Bruncr has
placed in his coal yard, to hoist the ''black
diamonds" from the holds of canal boats,
works admirably. 1t does away with a
horse and its driver.
Farmer Henry Wislcr recently sold his
1850 tobacco crop ut private terms. We
are informed that its quality was Of the
highest.
Potato bugs arc putting in their appear
ance in large numbers, and the growers of
the plants from which they take their
name fear that they may do much injury
to it. In the absence of potatoes, how
ever, they take to anything else with the
same relish.
The opera company which was to have
appeared in the opera house last evening
failed to turn up, and consequently there
was no performance. They wrote from
Reading a couple Of weeks ago for dates
which were furnished them. One was
selected, tho opera house engaged, a few
bills thrown around and that is the last
heard of them. They did not advertise in
any of the papers.
Arrangements are being made for the
running of an excursion train to York Oh
May oath, when the new opera house at
that place will be opened for the pu bl ic.
To-day is doubtless the warmest of the
season to date. At the First national
bank the mercury registered $50 and at
Blacks hotel at this writing Q2:5O clock;
the thermometer has 4 showing of $40.
UptO this date twcnty-fOur connections
have been made with the telephone ex.
change and still there's more to follow
The foreman Of tho work is an employee Of
the Western Union telegraph company and
is now kept SO busy with the telegraph
people that he cannot spare the time 10
make other connections now ready. The
Marietta network is as yet incomplete,
but it will be finished just rs soon rs the
managers Of the exchange can again secure
their foreman. Dr. s. ArmOr, Of this
place. has not yet been connected.
Shad catches about here just now arc
small, if not few, by reason of the shallow
state of the river and the clcarncss of the
water. When the river becomes in the
condition it is now the shad seek other
quarters where with deeper water its
clcarness is not of SO much account. Un-
less we have 4 rise soon it may be we'll to
expect little from this date to the end of
the season.
Att business meeting Of Company ii,
held last evening, the following civil Off
GERS were elected to serve for the ensuing
term Of one year President, LOwdon w.
Richards; Vice President, Edward B.
Eckman !: Secretary. Edward B. Forney
Assistant Secretary, Francis A. Reiclard;
Treasurer, Frank A. Bennett. The COM
pany decided to accept an invitation of
General Welsh post No. 1lS, G. A. r., Of
this place, to participate with them in the
services of Decoration day.
The funeral of George Erwin-an ac-
count of whose sudden death was given in
the INTELLIGENCER Of yesterday-will
take place from his late residence on LO-
Gust street above Front at one o'clock to-
morrow afternoon. The remains will he
inferred at Washington borough and
church services will he held there at two
o'clock. Deputy Coroner John p. Frank
summoned the following jury, who held
an inquest yesterdag afternoon Messrs.
J. w. Young, L. w. Richards Albert NJ.
Slade, William Brady, George W. Keech,
Fred Struck. Physician of the jury-Dr.
Alex Craig. The verdict was I'VE find
that tho said George Erwin came to his
death by reason of a foreign growth or
formation known as thronbus in the
heart obstructing circulation"