Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-30
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CQRREspONDENcl

OUR REGULAR CQRREsPONDENCE.
The railroad contract of Upp& Black
= expected to be finished within the mex
month.
! The mule team Of Mr. Purple ran off OF
? Bethel street, but before any damag
5 could be done it was caught.
2 A heavy stone wall is being laid unde
, the curving at the Reading & Columbi;
railroad on 4th street to keep tue curvinl
from caving in.
, The market train was a half hour late
this morning on account of heavy traffic.
The printed bonds for the Columbia
school district have been printed and pre-
: sent a handsome appearance.
One of the Pennsylvania railroad en-
gines jumped the track at Coatesville and
knocked telegraph pole down last even
ing. The wires becoming crossed messages
could not be sent until the damage could
be fixed.
Messrs. Charles ShillOw and William
Kieffer who left for Europe some two
months ago started OIL their return trip
last Saturday and expect to arrive home
by the 9th or 10th of September.
On Saturday a man employed at the
Cordelia furnace put horse in one of the
furnace stables and a few minutes after
ward again having occasion to 90 back,
discovered it to be in flames. The horse
was rescued but the stable burned to the
ground.
Tomorrow evening we, for the seventh
time, again have Uncle Toms Cabin. Tho
troupe which will play it is first-c!ass and
the only original one. Mrs. G. c. Howard,
the original Iopsy, will play her old
| and MANY fmnS characfar
| Mr.. G. w. Barnes, an old Columbian,
now general agent of the p. Il X. II. r.,
is the guest of Mr.. w. B. Given Miss
Beckie kunkle, of Harrisburg, who has
been visiting Miss Matte Given, returned
home this morning Mr.. Il. s. Given, for
merly of Columbia, and now residing at
Dover, Delaware,i is the guest Of Mr.. Hen
ry Suydam.
Co. A., of York. which came to COium-
bia last night over the Reading road, hav-
ing missed the York train, were compelled
to sleep OH the pavement ut the L. X. X.
depot all night. Capt. Case rendered the
use of Go. C's armory, but was not Occu-
pied. Another piece Of foolishness on the
part of Capt. Strinc.
A number of young men last evening
thinking to have some fun at the expense
of which they took to be n "greeny,'
fastened piece of paper on his coat tail
and then set it on fire. The supposed
"greeny turned on them and had it not
been for tho interference of Officer Rodcu-
hOuscr, they would have received whip
ping.
AT 10 Il. III. tomorrow the remains of
Mrs. Benz. Wertz, will be inferred from
her late residence in Manor township. She
was 50 years old and leaves a husband and a
number of children For number of
years she had been connected with the
Methodist church in Washington borough
and was an earnest worker. Her death
has cast gloom upon the entire circle Of
friends of which she has ever beena favor
itc.
The Military.
The encampment of tho I'd Brigade
ended yesterday morning. In some ways
it was Il grand success, while in others it
was Il total failure. The discipline, drill
ing, management of the companies, rcsi- |
mcnts and brigades were excellent, but the
was so poorly conducted that |
the men had not half enough to eat. The
As the sunrise gun belched forth its con- !
tents yesterday morning at 6 o'clock, and
before the sound had ceased vibrating |
white tents were felled to the ground.
In \ few moments after the camp
presented scene of hustle and
activity. At . o'clock we boarded
the troop train and were soon whirliDg
hOmcward. The c;tr which contained Co.
G., our town company, was unsafe and
every time curve was turned the wheels
would creak and SrOan, and the car would
rock from side to side as though every
minute it would be pitched from the track.
The occupants of the car were pale from
fright, and well they might, for if the car
would have jumped the track, not only Co.
c., but the whole 4th. regiment would
have been swept from existence.
All felt relieved when We left the car ut
Allentown, where, after u short street
parade, We stacked arms and proceeded to
the armory Of one Of the Allentown COM
panics. Here bountiful rcpast was spread
by the inhabitants of that city, and all
did justice to it, for neither one of us had
to eat since the day before. On
behalf of the visiting military Capt ID.
B. Case made 4 short but appropriate
speech, thanking the reception committee
for their kind hospitality. After dinner the
octette of company G serenaded Colonel
Good, of the 4th, and gave him
some of their choicest selections, which
made them famous at Camp Gar
lield. At 4:3O p. III. VIC boarded the Read
nS train, and once again we were home
ward bound. We reached Columbia at
D ):35, marched to our armory, and after
Captain Case had thanked us for our good
we were dismissed. Our camp
life is over for the year, and not onais
here who cannot say he is glad of it, and
many who will never again go with
company G to an encampmcDt. And who
will blame them after the despicable way
hey were treated Some had an enjoy
lb!c time, but they had to falsify to keep
rom the guard house or fatigue duty.
FATAL ACCIDENT.