Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-05
COLUMBIA NEWS
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDS,

An extra train will carry Mariettians to
| their homes after the performance 0: the
Mascotte''
Tomorrow the Columbia wreck car and
wreckers will 60 down the Port Deposit
railroad to the wreck that had occurred
last week. 1t is expected that it will take
two or three weeks to raise the engine.
Messrs. Detwelcr and Crane returned
home from their cunning expedition. They
descended the Susquehanna as far as
Peach Bottom, and during their trip did
not have chance to fire off 4 gun. The
river was very strong, and they stuck on
the rocks not less than fifteen times. They
were glad to get home.
Mr.. John Paine and family returned to
baltimore yesterday.
a number of Columbians went to Ian.
caster to witues the Miller case
Mr. John Folk.a conductor on the Penn
sylvania railroad for a number of years. is
leaving to be train dispatcher. He will
| take that position in a month or two.
MIR. Joe. Desch mas made another i'm
prOvcmcnt in his already handsome saloon,
Ill the shape of an oyster Dar, where he in
tends to sell oysters to his many customers.
The entertainment in the Presbyterian
lecture room last evening, was Il success,
both financially and socially. The pro-
gramme was an excellent one and fully
satisfied the large audience present.
MIR. William }. Strickler, night dis
patcher Oh the Pennsylvania railroad ut
this place, aud who has been sick for some
weeks, again went on duty last night. The
railrOaders arc glad to sec him back at his
old position.
Twelve dccoy ducks which wern fastened
above the bridge, were torn from their
fastcnings by the waves yesterday after
noon, and were caught near the coal
| shutes.
Two cases Of malicious mischief were rc-
ported last evening. Some large boy or
boys came down Locust street throwing
stones at front doors. The large fifty dol.
lar plate glass window in Mr.. John Shen-
berger's furniture store was broken, and
the door of Mr.. G. NJ. Foster, received u
fearful cash. The boys if caught will suffer
a heavy penalty for their misclicvo,;sncss.
Their names arc not known, but their dc
scriptiOns are held by policemen.
Mr.. Steve MOderwcll, formerly Il printer
i'll Columbia, who recently purchased q
farm near Bethesda, OH the Port Deposit
railroad, and who came back here Il month
or two ago sick, having been hurt at Il fire,
returned home to-day.
A game of baseball was played ut the
head of Locust street yesterday afternoon
between the boys Of the grammar and
secondary schools, resulting in Il victory
for the former. They will play another
game this afternoon.
Mr.. Harry NJ. Sanders, formerly Il clerk
In kings grocery store, was rendered and
has accepted Il position as travelling agent
for the Lancaster Mutual Matrimonial
and Fire association.
Both yards Of the Pennsylvania railroad
here are heavily blocked with standing
freight trains The cause is the same as
usual, not enough Of motive power. A
large car movement month is anticipatcd
as freight cars arc rapidly arriving from
the West loaded with I'LL kinds of mer-
chandisc. The men arc working hard and
it is with great difficulty that any of them
can stop Off
About fifty invited guests assembled at
the Franklin house yesterday afternoon in
reSponcc to an invitation sent by DR. Craig
in honor of his birthday. The party con-
sisted of doctors and their families. After
the banquet which had been prepared.
speeches were made, wishing the iovial
doctor future happiness. DR.. Bockius
amused the assembly by some of his in
lmlta5ic songs, which were received by loud
applause. About p. M. the party broke
up and the guests returned to their homes.
This time next month the boys of the
VlSilant fire company will be jubilant, us
they will then have their new steamer.
They will, also, probably celebrate the oc.
casion by having y street parade in which
the other companies will bc invited to par
ticipatc.
The Citizens band held business
meeting last evcnin. Il determined to
accept Manager Mishler's offer, namely
the production of - My Geraldine " in the
opera house, November 18th. y COM
mIttee Of arrangements was appointed 1t
is not definitely settled whether the tickets
will be put out before or Immediately after
the performance of "Mascotte. Each
member in the band will have tickets and
VIII call upon the citizens to buy them. |
The man who fell from Stricklcr's |
bridge yesterday did not live i'll town, us
reported, but was Il tramp W no was work
ing there and boarded in kitchcntown
lie is is somewhat better to-day.
Accused Of Pockei-irckInS.
y well known young Columbian was ar !
rested by Officers Rudcnlla,,Scr and Dyssin
ger, last evening, on suspicion of picking
Inc pocket oi Il gentleman from York, of |
forty dollars. lie was searched but none
IF the money cni,is! be found upon him.
1t was asccrtaincd that lie spent consider
ib'c money last night, but whether il was
Inc stolen money is yet to DC proved. He
was placed in the lookup and ut O'Clock
jhis morning had !, hearing before Squire
Frank.
The hearing b,aug ght out the following
facts: Four lrshmcn living in York came
% Columbia and stopped ut the American
lotcl. For three or four days they have
'een on Il spree. On Thursday evening
While drinking at the bar one of the men
displayed considerable money and furg it
'rOund rather loosely. a twcnty-doIlar
odd piece and Il twenty dollar green.
'ack were among the SUM dis
'layed. After taking two or three
nore drinks the party left the hotel,
nd returned in about two hours "chuck
ull:' They were then put to bed. Upon
rising the next morning tho money was
ound to be gone. bu5 whether it was
tOlcn or they lost it is not known. The
Dung man accused (wc refrain from
wing ms namo) was watched, and it was
'und that nc had spent quite u s,in, of
lOncy an'i could not account for it ;.;,tis-
lctorlly. That he stole it from the rarity
ould not hc proved and the case wa; dis.
Kissed.
Again IN Limbo |
1t will be remembered that several Gavs
go three men were arrested with lot of
Ostage stamps in their possession They '
nd hearing and were discharged, as no '
ne knew anVthinr abOut St.nry k,y;,r