Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-04
COLUMBIA NEWS.
CUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE

t;IR kEGCLAK CORRESPONDENCE
= typographical error was made in OIL
letter OF yesterday in given the number 0
inte:ments at Mount Bethel cemetery TO
the year 1880 at '.149." The figure
should have been "159."
Corporal L. W. Richards was last even
ing appointed first sergeant Of Compan!
H. and fifth sergeant, F. A. Bennett wa:
appointed second sergeant, and acting
quarter master. Both appointments give
entire satisfaction to the company and are
considered the best that could have been
made There will he two or three cor.
porals appointed in week or two.
The =. X. r. excursion tickets expired
by limitation yesterday. He Is nnlucky
who holds one to-day.
Ice cutting and ice hauling are going OF,
to-day despite the weather.
Early this morning snow again com.
menccd falling and up to this writing has
Continued steadily at it. The fall at this
time is to the depth Of a couple of inches
and there is every appearance Of another
deep fall.
A couple of ministers at last night S
meeting spoke against card playing. 1t
will take more than that to put an end to
it.
st a meeting Of the Odd Fellows hall as
:,ociation held last evening the six trustees
now serving were reelected to serve fOp
the ensuing term Of one year.
IL was the intention Of the telephone
people to resume work this morning, bat
the inclc,nc:lt weather prevented.
John Mctzgcr, al employee at the Henry
Clay furnace, had his left arm squeezed
Oh Saturday last while coupling cars Oh d
sidins running in front of the furnace.
The arm Was not seriously injured.
The regular monthly meeting Of the Wig
liant fire company will hc held this even
ing.
Samuel F!lbclt' horse enjoyed short
Epuit Oh its own hook yesterday afternoon
but was finally rcc.pturcd and returned to
its stable.
The services q; the United Brethren last
evening We're conducted by Rev. {. S.
Nelly, pastor OF the church. Addresses
were made by Rev. J. Mccoy, Of the Pres
bytcrian church. Rev. Henry Wheeler, Of
the NJ. T.. church, Mr.. ii. B. Essick and
others. The services Of this evening will
I've hcl,. iii the Reformed church.
The teachers of the Columbia public
schools were yesterday ordered hot to ad-
nit any pupil in whose family dipthcria
iti i.t:tSiitu
presented a permit from the attending
physician Of the family, declaring that no
danger would result from the pupil ming
ling Will! the other pupils of the school.
The physicians of the borough have been
supplied with blanks by the school
board, which, when contaSion is no longer
to he feared, may bc filled up and handed
to the pupil wishing to resume his studies,
and whca this is handed to the teacher it
will bc considered sufficient to again admit
the pupil.
4 break cccuffed yesterday in the main
water pipe Oh Walnut street above Sec
ond. The plumbers had quite a time of
it in digging through the frozen ground
to reach the break.
At this writing q o'clock) the SHOW is
sti falling, but not as rapidly as earlier
in the day.
Ii this weather continues freight trains
will again be Gu: down.
Charles Wymer left here for Phiadc!-
phia to-day.
Market this norning was not huge.
Too soon after the holidays.