Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-11
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT

COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS.
The regular monthly meeting of tn.
school board will be held this evening.
Council meets tomorrow evening.
Mr.. Paul Blctz has returned from Har.
risburg. Walter Barr returned to Lancas
ter this morning, and on Sunday he starts
for Philadelphia. Mr.. Robert Ranken, o
Delta. is stopping with his father-in-law,
Mr.. F. S. Bletz. Mr.. r. is not in good
health, and intends going to Atlantic City
for recreation.
Last evening, while Master Willie Reese
was playing with two toy balloons, they
broke from his hold and in few minutes
they were sailing over trees and HOUSES. A
large number Of persons watched them
until they disappeared from sight behind
the York county hills.
Last evening, Mr.. S. II. Hoffman, vice.
principal of the public schools, kindly
showed us a paper and programme, sent
to fhim by Prof. 3. G. Ames, now at his
old homestead in New Sharon, Franklin
county, Maiuc. On August 9Th a reading
and concert entertainment was held in
that place, Miss Carrie Ames,
daughter OF the professor, par
ticipating. She played two piano
solos which were highly appreciated by
the large audience present also a piano
duet which was favorably received. The
professor and family will retarn home
sometime this month.
Mr.. William Piper, OF Lancaster, has
began hauln: ice from his ice house on
Walnut street.
Mr.. Ed. Booth, night telegraph opera
tor Oh the Pennsylvania railroad in the
west yard was taken suddenly ill last
night and had to quit work, Mir. Ben
Lichty taking his place.
An assault and battery case WAS tried
before Squire Young last evening and will
he continued this evening.
Messrs. w. IL. Moore and G. {. kauff-
man appeared, ion the first time, in their
new boating suits last evening. Their CO.'S
tunes are very SNOWY, the pants and caps
being white, the latter of the style of polO
caps; blue shirts with short sleeves and
are very handsomely trimmed. Their boat
is one of the lightest and swittest on the
river and has all of the latest improvements
on it. They ar, now open Tor receiving
engagements. Where are Messrs. Meyers
and Rathvon with their new western boat? ?
Chief Burgess Sheath informed us this
morning that there was no ordinance COM
pelling trucks, barrOwS, etc, to bc run in
the streets, but he thought that council
would soon See the necessity of passing
such one. This should be done. and at
d. once, as the thing is becoming too danger
GUS to pedestrians.
Why should Columbia not be L f;,vort,
summer resort: We have everything that
is necessary TO make it SO, and with Il lit
tie "push cur citizens might make it
such. Our hotel accommodations arc good;
scenery beautiful, swimming in abundance,
rowing on the river cannot be surpassed.
fishing excellent, and our drives are good,
and cheap teams cannot be eXcclled. Every
stranger who visits our pretty little town
at once admires it, and we'll they may, for
Columbia is really the "Gem Of the Sus-
quchanna.'' Visitors who stay here for
any length of time have all the same opin.
ion in regards to our society, and all find
in them polite and sOciable set. Wild
Cat, Chickies Rock, McCalps Ferry and
places where many a pleasant day can be
spent, are reached 10y railroad or by driv-
ing. A week can be pleasantly spent by
looking at the principal points of interest
in our town. The season is now too far ad-
vanced 10 do anything this summer, but
by the next, we hope to see large number
Of city guests making Columbia their sum-
mcr country resort it can be easily done,
but our citizens must help them to get
footing. 1t will not be only to their benc-
fit. but to Columbia in general.
Master Freddie, five -year-old son of
Mr.. jeff. Iiosentoglcr, died of dipththcria
last night, after an illness of one week.
A new night shiftcr was placed Oh the
Pennsylvania railroad, to be used here,
last night. Mr.. w. Young is the con-
ductOr.
The Ground rollers - in the little guide
mill, at the Susquehanna rolling mill, arc
being taken out and square ones put in.
The Old COdOrus camping club leave
for the Codorus creek tomorrow morn
ing:
The Supplee engine works are now
pushed to their utmost, and new orders
are being received daily. Six new engines
are to he sent west in few days and
large number to Philadelphia as soon as
they can be made.
Mr.. Geo Crane and family spent yes
terday at Kretz's grove, in York county.
1t is delightful place for a small party,
clear cool spring water being i'll i close
proximity and shade trees arc in abund-
ance. There is also clearing large and
level enough for croquct playing.
Mr.. w. f. Lockard, with number Of
gentlemen of the Pennsylvania railroad
company, in company with 4 party o!
Lancastcrians, passed through Colum bia
this morning on a fishing expedition below
the dam.
Miss Lizzie Crane is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Dr. Lineweaver; Miss Florence
Ryon. of Pottsville, is visiting her uncle
Mr.. Robert Ryon; Mr.. Samuel 5. Davis,
shop clerk of the Pennsylvania railroad at
West Philadelphia, is stopping at Mr.. ).
S. Detwiler's.
The Our Boys baseball club will not go
to Lancaster on Saturday, rs expe cted, as
the weather has been too warm for them
to practice.
Mrs. Jacob Nissley was buried from her
residence on Locust street yesterday after
noon. A largo number of friends and re
lations from abroad attcndeded the fu-
neral.
A festival for the benefit of the st.
Johns Lutheran church will be held at
G. p. Shreiner's, Oh Saturday evening.
UnmaiIabIs Matters.
Two letters addressed to ''Mr E. +.
Bemer, Bon Air, Va" are held at the
Lancaster postoffice for more definite di-
rectioD. One of these letters was mailed
and forwarded Oh tho 7th inst. and re-
turned for better directions. The other
was mailed to-day.
Writers of letters would save and their