Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-16
COLUhrBIA NEWS.


morning, from general debility.
| A donation party was given to the sisters
OF the st. Peters Catholic church, last
evening. A large number of the congrega.
tion were in attendance, and all had q
pleasant time.
The.Old Codorus camping out club dii
not go out camping last Friday, as was ex.
pected, but intend starting some time this
week, but judging from present appear
ances they will not 60.
Mr.. John Sampson, who it working al
the water works, while wheeling barrow
over the tank yesterday fell to the bottom
and severely hurt his side and back. The
plank over the place slipped off at one end,
causing the accident.
Messrs. VIM. B. Stepheson, Geo. Sam.
pie, Chief Burgess. Sheath, Officer Keech,
Ben Bletz, Councilman D. c. Wann and
James d. Slade, have been subpenaed to
appear at the Lancaster court, on Thurs.
day next, as witnesses of the case pending
between Henry Rodenhauser and Tom
Killers.
This morning Jonas Wilmer. brought
to Columbia young boy named Geo.
Simpson, and wanted him sent to the
house of refuge. Squire Grier sent him to
| Lancaster, but with what success in hav-
ing him sent to the desired place could
not be ascertained.
Mr.. William Withers this. morning,
either at the market house or between
there and his home on Fifth street, lost a
black and red onyx locket, containing a
picture of his wife.
| Last evening fierce fight occurred in
front of Bats hotel. George Wike and
Amos Beam began disputing about some
| fri inn %tar nv~ III G-1 L
that was as fierce as it was disgraceful
Beams face was mass of blood, while
! Wike had his left hand bitten severely in
some places. He thinks that there a, Q
,me bones broken.
Mr.. John Myers, an employee at tho
Upp q Black contract, met with two
painful accidents, one last evening and ono
this morning. While working at hoist
ing crane the handle slipped and struck
him on the head and also on the nose,
which was badly cut. The bridge of the
nose is not broken but is badly bruised !;
and this morning while working at the
same place large stone fell upon his foot,
mashing it.
On Saturday evening last one of the COL
ored churches held festival, and the place
soon became scene of confusion caused
by two negro women fighting. Yesterday
tho one sued the other and at z D. m.
Squire Young gave the case hearing, but
being such trifling affair it was discharged
with a warning that it must not occur
again.
The Willow Point boat house is now
decorated with a handsome flag. 1t is made
| of blue flannel, aid bears the letter "W,"
in white, worked in tho centre, and is
finished with blue and white silk. 1t is a
very pretty piece of Workmanship, and was
most likely presented to the members of
the club by their lady friends.
Our citizens-Democrats and Re-
publicans alike-were greatly exercised
over the report last evening, that the
president was dying: A deep gloom
seemed to have spread over all, and can
only be removed by tho recovery of the
suffering president. A large crowd was
around the dispatcher's office, at the west
yard, nearly all night, waiting for news.
On Saturday night an attempt was made
to rob the house of F, A. Bennett. On
account of the heat the servant girl slept
on the balcony and hearing footsteps in
the yard below, she looked down and saw
three men. She quickly ran to Mr.. Ben
nett's room and awoke him and revolver
in hand he went into the yard, but the
robbers were gone. having been scared off
by the Outcries of the girl. Mr.. Bennett
is orderly sergeant of Co. C and he showed
considerable courage by his going down to
face three probably desperate men.
Company G "turned Out'' about forty
of its members for drill last evening,
which was witnessed by q very large
crowd. Guard mount was the principal
feature, and it was shown that the bows
have not forgotten their former practice.
The company leaves for their encampment
next Monday. Capt. Case read a COM
municatiOn from company in
Wilkesbarre, rendering their rifle range,
which is the best in the state,
to the use of the Sd brigade. The captain
will take ammunition enough along to
have his men show what they can do in
rifle shooting. Extra drills will be held
on Wednesday and Friday, and on the
latter evening there will be thorough
inspection of arms and equipments and
final orders will be published.
Miss Eva Fondersmith returned to her
home In Lancaster last evening VIM. B.
Given is home from his business trip to
Albion, N. Y; Miss Mamie Bockius is
home on her summer vacation; Miss
Sampson, of Lancaster, is visiting at Mr.. |
Jacob Snyder's Mr.. H. M. North is at
tending the lawyers convention at Sara
toga Miss Laura Case returned last
evening from her visit to Danville
Misses Amelia Wilson and Effie Det- !
wiler returned home this morning from
their trip to Niagara Falls, and on their
return stopped at Canandaigua, N. Y,
and in company with Miss Maggie |
Wilson, who has been visiting fii,nds h. re
for the past few months, returned home ;
Miss Lizzie Nagle, of Marietta, is visiting
Miss Annie Hook