Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-20
COLUMBIA NEWS.


The Bethel Sunday school will picnic at
Heise's woods tomorrow.
Mr. A. 81. Rambo and committee went
to Wild Cat yesterday to make arrange
ments for entertaining the 8: Crusaders.
A horse belonging to Mr.. j. II. Lutz,
tramped on 4 nail in kitchentown on Mon
day. and had to be Immediately uEh:tched
as lock jaw was feared.
Mr.. George McCauley, of Marietta, was
arrested yesterday morning, for threaten
ing peoples lives He was placed in the
lock- up. which he damaged considerably.
Two revolvers and a knife were found con-
cealed abaut him. Constable Stahl took
him to Lancaster last night.
A mule attached to lumber boat COM
ing east became ''balky' at the tunnel.
and would not move. Several different
modes were attempted but failed to bulge
the stubborn beast. All at once he made
| jump and sprang over a wall thirty feet
high, and fell into the river. After a long
and tedious struggle the mule was rescued
rom watery grave.
Col. James Duffy, of Marietta, received
a very handsome and large bull from Thos.
Harvey & Son, of West Grove, Chester
county. 1t passed through here yesterday
| morning.
The E. f. and St. Johns Lutheran
Sunday schools hold their picnics to-
morrow, the former going to Lititz, while
the latter go to Silver Springs.
The funeral Of Albert WOOlhafe yester-
day afternoon was very largely attended.
The tigilant fire company. of which de
ceased was member, was represented by
twcnty-One men.
| Ex.Squire Evans was told that the chief
burgess was looking for him for publish
ing slander about him in the Lancaster
Examiner. The jovial squire remarked :
Let him come, and il ne be 4 full
grown Christian, will give him satisfac
ton but if he be an intidel let him keep
his distance for he might want to fight
a thing don't deal in. don't like fight
ing
Miss Annie Nowien returned home from
Lancaster last evening Miss Name
Nowlen also returned home last evening
from 4 trip to Harrisburg Miss Annie
Haines. of MaytOwn is the guest of Miss
Lille Shuman. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bucher,
and Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Musser, left this
morning to spend a week or ten days at
the Rehoboth beach ; Mr.. William IL.
| Fendrich's guest, Mr.. Bucher Hummel,
returned to his home in Harrisburg, last
evening.
! The trial OF Daniel Tuey VS.. Mike Hen
bricks, for assault and battery, was heard
before Squire Young last evening. who
placed Hendricks under $1OO bail for APP
pearance 1T court. Mr.. Hugh Donley go
ing his security, and Trey $50 bail for the
same, the latter going his own security.
Ii the matter can be satisfactorily arrang
ed between the two gentlemen, the case
will he withdrawn. Several other minor
cases were heard but were discharged.
AS Capt. d. B. Case yesterday was re-
moving his furniture to Marietta, in back
I ing the wagon at his new home it tipped
over, spilling the contents. A portion of
the furniture was broken, among which
was a handsome French plate glass
valued ut two hundred dollars. The
captain himself had very narrow
escape and only saved himself by leap.
ing from the wagon. The accident had
its funny rs we'll as its bitter part. When
the wagon tipped, 4 colOrcd man who was
driving thought to save himself by holding
on, but instead he was thrown to the pave
ment, and with the exception of his head
and hands, he was completely covered
with a large feather bed. He received sew
eral slight bruises. The captain remarked
that though he was sorry for the man he
could not help laughing at the comical
figure he cut.
The United Brethren's picnic, held to-
day at Springw"od, is the largest of tho
season. The first train contained about
six..hundred persons, and this large number
was considerable increased by the 11:35
train.
The borough ordinance has at last 4
chance of doing some good. A man stand
ing on the corner of Sixth and Union streets
was arrested and taken before Squire Grier
who found that he had no power to act in
such case. He referred the matter to its
chief burgess.