Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-14
COLUMBIA NEWS

eSterday afternoon about O'Clock IL
well-dressed man, who was walking on
the track. was struck by engine No. %, in
front of Miller i Musser's saw mill, a mile
above Marietta. Reports differ as to his
injuries. One says that he was killed in
stantly another that ne w:.s SO badly in
jurcd that he died shortly afteward, and
still another says that he was out slightly
hurt. Which of them are correct We can
not find out, as the particulars are v.rv
indefinite here. He was carried to q nearby
house and DR.. Norris, of Marietta, sent for.
His name is unknown.
Pennsylvania railroad engine. No. 352.
played cut" ut Mouutville yesterday
morning. No. 1.3 was sent down aud
took the train through. The disabled one
Wis returned to the shop for repairs.
The wrcckcrs worked all day yesterday
at the wreck on the Port Deposit railroad
which occurred some two weeks ago. The
whole OF the tank was raised, but nothing
successful was done to the engine,
which was lying over the embankment
BY tho recent rains the river is swollen so
much that the pilot OF the engine is entire
ly under water and the men who attempted
to Jack her up worked in water up to
their waists. \ railroad track has been
placed. extending from the regular track
to the hind wheels Of the engine. Several
attempts were made to pull it up the in
clired track, but all resulted in failure and
several ropes were broken. The front
wheels of the engine are firmly imbeddet
between rocks and the only way it can be
brought out is by lacking" the front
part on 4 level with the temporary track
The wreckers will go down next Sunday.
Mr.. Harry Sample, the energetic agent
for the Philadelphia Sunday papers, last
week got out 4 petition to Mr.. Samuel
Provost. Of the Pennsylvania railroad, to
have his papers sent to Columbia on the
fast freight after the News Express
reached Lancaster. 1t was signed BY our
leading citizens, and sent to Philadelphia
The petition was granted and this morning
Mr.. Sample delivered the papers at s
o'clock.
Mr. jeff Gilman is home on short
visit.
Yesterday being such u fine day our
streets We're crowded with pedestrians
from morning until evening. A number
Of gentlemen from Lancaster, Marietta,
and other adjacent towus spent the day
here. All the churches had large au-
diences, and especially were the extra ser
vices in NJ. Z. church we'll attended. This
church begins its second week of revival
session to night.
Mt. JOY seems 20 have attractions foT
our young men, as fifteen or twenty OF
them drive over there every Sunday.
On Saturday afternoon two men who
were so intoxicated they could hardly
walk got to fighting on the corner of ST.,
and Union streets. They clinched and
both fell to the pavement, where they lay,
neither moving. A passer-by seeing them
and not knowin. what to think, stopped
down to raise them up He finally sep
aratcd them and found them both to be
aslecp-Or dead drunk. They were placed
in q hand cart and taken at or near the
Shawnee furnace, where they were
dumped on the grass to sleep off their
load.
The Hyer Sisters combination played
to a large audience on Saturday evening.
The performance was the same as they
played here before" Ont of Bondage,
the only addition being the "Gobble"
song, from Mascotte. It was very well
rendered, especially the singing part,
but the acting was nothing compared to
that of the Company Oh Thursday evening.
The box sheet for "My Geraldine -
opened at Richards's book store this
morning and a number of reserved seats
have already been marked off.
The 1.-TWO Orphans arc booked for
Columbia opera house on November 81,
1881. This is the third time VIC have
had this play here since the opera house
opened.
A large number OF white ladies and gen
tlemen went to the Bethel A. Nj. E. church
last evening to hear tho singing of the
Hyer sisters. Several solos, duets and
quartet's were sung. al Of which gave en-.
tire satisfaction. The sisters sang by re-
quest.
The odd Fellows hall on Saturday
evening, where the st. Peter s convent fair
is being held, was crowded to OverflOwing.
The Citizens cOrnet band played several
airs in front of the hall, and then partOok
of refreshments kindly prepared by Father
Russell. Several small articles were
chanced off, but the most expensive Will
be reserved until the evening of the 22d
inst.
There is some talk about council limit
ing shows to two a week. That is one too
many. One show 4 week. and if it is 4
good one, will pay in Columbia. For the
past week Or two our little town has been
Ovcr-rushed, and the consequence was that
to over a hundred dollar house.
several streets fixed and arc now in good
condition. There yet remains two or three
more to be rcfxed.
Adam ROGcnhauser las resigned as as
sistant manager p. II. r. freight depart
ment.
An inebriated youngster raised a row in
X. Lighteiser's saloon, and made at Mrs.
l.. with q chair. Officer Rodenhauser
gathered him in and he was left off with
fine.
Two negroes of the Iycr combination
and some town mOkes went on lark
the Tow Killers became uprOarious and as
saulted sweet singer Williams, but the lat
ter got the better of the town darkey and
his pistol.
Mr.. Real, while sledging cinder in one of
the pudding furnaces in the Shawnee roll
ing mill, OH Saturday, missed stroke and
the heavy sledgc slipping struck him ON
the knee, badly bruising it. He had to lay
off for few days.
LADIES' TRACT SOCIETY.
Thirty third Anniversary Meeting and
Report.