Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-03
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE

OuR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE.
The property committee Of town coun
Gil are cleaning and renovating the opera
house.
A number of our citizens, both young
and old. have taken the advice offered
through the Herald and been vaccinated.
The Citizens band, of Columbia, 60 to
Marietta this evening to serenade several
of that borough's citizens.
Tie citizens on Front street were wrong
in their surmises that there was fire in
Wrightsville last evening. 1t was only
fame coming out of the. stack At the
Wrightsville hardware works.
This morning as George Zerger, day
caller of the p. r. r. at Columbia, was
getting into his buggy, his foot slipped,
throwing him violently against the sharp
edge of the seat inflicting severe bruise
on his left side.
A large number of Columbians left this
morning to spend the remainder of the
Landisville campmeeting, which closes on
Thursday.
Abous G:3O this morning, a little girl,
living on South Fourth street, was run
over BY buggy, the wheels passing over
both iegs. No bones were broken, but
her legs were much bruised and swollen.
Tomorrow the Lancaster Y. NJ. C.. A.
excursion leaves for Atlantic City, and if
our citizens intend accompanying it they
had better secure their tickets, which cost
only So for tho round trip and which can
be procured at B. A. Benefits store on
Seventh street.
The Columbia steamer is expected to be
finished by next Monday, and will be sent
home Immediately. The members of the
In, ,ot 1ofo i,,ol rUhof1,or fO
give a parade or hold reception upon its
return. But one or the other will be GER
tainly done.
Horseback parties seem to be all the
so'' here now, and if it were not for the
scarcity of riding horses, this pleasant
pastime would be indulged in more freely.
MIR. Redsecker, who only has a few good
riding horses, should look the matter up,
and as he tries to please everybody, we
do not doubt that il requested properly,
he would purchase 4 few more.
The p. l. r. Il. X. and the Susquehanna
canal company's dredging machines ar
rived at the coal shutcs on Monday after
noon and began dredging yesterday morn
ing. 1t is expected they will finish their
work here this afternoon.
A number of years ago Mr.. William
Kcefcr, of Mountville, (whO has just ar
rived in Germany in company with Charles
ShillOn left the German army before his
time was up, and upon his arrival in that
country he was arrested, and it is said will
have to serve the three years which he had
to serve before he deserted.
A large number of young ladies and gen.
tlemen attended the birthday party last
evening, held in Desch' hall. and dancing,
which was the leading feature, was kept
up until an early hour this morning. All
express themselves rs having had a pleas.
ant time.
The law, prohibiting bathing while the
sun is out, has at last had some effect.
Yesterday afternoon Special Policeman
Dyssinger saw a number of youngsters in
swimming, and attempted to capture them,
but they were little too quick for him.
Scizing their clothes they ran down the
railroad in q nude condition, Mike follow
ing them and succeeding in catching one,
who was taken before Chief Burgess
Sheath, and after promising not to again
break the law, the young boy was allowed
to 90 free.
Following is 4 correct statement of the
car movement at and through COlum bia
over the p r. r. from the 1st Of July to
the 1st of August:
EASTWARD.
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