Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-25
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT

OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE.
Bass fishing is poor.
The Shawnee run is nearly dry.
The heated wave has again struck Col
umbia.
In few weeks printers in Columbia will
be scarce.
Two new sail boats have been placed in
the river.
Randall Allison, the negro rioter of
Decoration day, is still at large.
Orders for iron ore are coming in fast at
both of our rolling mills.
Plenty of drunken persons Oh Saturday
but no arrests were made.
At the railroad crossing on Front street,
one Of the wheels and al axle of a wagon,
belonging to Adam Eagle, were broken by
making too short a turn.
An engine was wrecked near the St.
Charles furnace last evening. The COW
catcher and head OF the engine were badly
demolished. Several cars we're also thrown
from the track, but luckily no ono was
hurt.
The congregation Of the St. Johns LII
tberan church, have purchased two lots of
ground on Locust above Sixth street, from
Mr.. Thomas Groom, Of Delaware, and will
soon begin the erection of their new
church.
One of the side pipes leading from the
main one in Walnut street, burst this
morning, :ti,d after considerable trouble
the leaks wero fixed.
About 10 4. nl.. yesterday, two drunken
men came down Walnut street, yelling
and insulting everybody they met. AS
usual, our policemen were not to be
found
a large crowd Of citizens were i'll the
neig glborhood of the .Spy'' Office all day
Yesterday, as the news was that President
Garfield was worse.
The Liberty cOrnet band of MiddletOwn,
accompanied by the G. A. X. post from
same place, bound for the encamp-
ment at Gettysburg, was in town this
morning, and several of our citizens were
! the recipients OF a very fine serenade.
The excursions from Columbia to Altar
tic City on the 4th and 18th of August
will each afford our people good chances
for two days at the sea side, for So fare.
On Saturday rs Mr. Oliver Snyder's
bakery wagon, was coming down VAIN ut
street, the horse became frightened at the
noise and confusion of the circus parade
and ran off. At the corner of Fourth and
Walnut streets the wagon struck = post
breaking one Of the wheels and also the
post No other damage was done.
On Saturday afternoon the boiler at the
Suppec engine works exploded. The fiues
had became choked, hence the accident.
A large number Of pipes We're torn from
their places and one in falling came near
striking a young boy who works in the
blacksmith shop, and who only escaped by
jumping out Ola window. The damage
was soon repaired.
Fighting.
\ number OF fights took place on Sat
urday and Sunday evenings. At the ccr-
her of 9TH and Lemon streets Dave Mol
sem, colored. and white man called
''Patscy,' got to fighting and beat each
othcr numerically. In front of Mack $
brewery another fight occurred on Sat
urday afternoon, and stones and other
misles were thrown, resulting in Il num-
bcr of cut heads and faces. Yesterday
morning two young men from Washing
ton got to disputing about some money.
They adjourned behind Fendrick's to-
bacco ware house, where after some hard
knocks were given and received, things
were satisfactorily settled.
| Brave hut Rash.
For il number of days Mr.. Richard Bur
roughs' landIady has missed potatoes,
stolen from her garden. On Saturday
night Dick determined to keep watch,
and gun in hand, he concealed himself
i ! behind some shrubbery. His long watch
was at last broken by what seemed a man
moving in the garden. Without warning
Dick raised his gun and fired. The object
dropped and Dick sprang out ut the sup
posed robbsr, but instead OF it being a man
it was nothing more than very large corn
stalk. lie meant to keep it quiet, but he
was not the only one who saw what had
happened.
| In and Out Of Town.
Mr.. Grant Strine, son Of Sheriff Strine,
| of Lancaster, was in town on Saturday
and Sunday Mr.. Charles Wann, who has
been sick with the malarial fever for the
past week, is about again Mr.. Harry
Smith leaves today for Scranton, where
he will take position in Que Of the large
drug stores. His wife and children will
ioin him sometime next month Miss
Rose Shuman returned to Philadel-
phia this morning to take her old
position in the United States mint :;
Mr.. Frank Quinn, of Philadelphia, is the
guest Of Mr.. John Henry; Rev. w. p.
Evans, OF the +. +. Lutheran church of
Columbia, returned t., his home in Co
hansey, N. j., where he will remain until
he can settle his business We are sorry to
announce the departure Of Mr.. Harry G..
Gable, who returned to his home in Will
Transport this a. m. Harry was we'll liked
by all who met him, especially those who
were on intimate terms with him, for he
was generous to fault, polite, accOmmO
dating and every thing THAT attracts per
son to another.
| The Circus on saturday.
The circus was good, but it's menageria
was poor. The show had some move
features, chief among them the long haired
seven sisters. The eldest being interviewed
said We were all born in or near Lock
port, Niagara county, New York state. Oul
parents are originally from Vermont bu
removed to the above place in 1850. Whel
my father was born he had hair on hi:
head measuring four inches, and what i:
strange when VIC were born we had hai
the same length and color. Visitors a
Niagara Falls came daily to our home tt
see our wonderful lair, and at last Ou
parents consented to exhibit us at New
York, under p. Y. Barnum. We hav,
now been travelling for the past tel
years. Naomi has the thickest head o
hair in the world. At New Haven, Con
necticut, it was weighed, and amounted
to seven pounds and 4 half, although j
was only laid OH the scales, she bending
her head near them. The youngest siste
is only fifteen years old and her hair meas
urcs five feet. Mary has the longest
measuring seven feet, and on aggregate
our hair measures AZ feet. l am. the old
est sister, being % years old. Our righ