Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-21
COLUMBIA NEWS.
oUH ,sEGuLAH CORRESPONDENCE.

OUR ItEGULAE CORRESPONDENCE.
The Philadelphia & Reading railroad
nav car was in town this morning, and the
employees were paid for February's
work.
4 new platform is being laid in front Of
the Reading & Columbia railroad depot
al this place.
,Ir. William Hiteshue's class of the
Bethel Sunday-school yesterday pre-
sentcd handsome hymn book to Rev. J.
II. Esterline, pastor Of the church.
Billy Andrews's company left here for
Baltimore on Saturday afternoon at 300
o'clock.
The rainy weather OF the past few days
cleared away last evening and gave place
to starry sky, but this morning IT IS
again OminOus looking.
Michael Barry. who was injured ut Ian
caster few days ago, was brought to his
home at fi,is place this morning. Barry
WAS married to Miss hendricks, OF
Columbia, a few weeks ago.
The Port Deposit passenger train, which
leaves here at 7:45 O'Clock, was detained
an hour this morning by freight trains in
the upper yard.
The prospect is that the Rentz-SaEtiey
company, who appear here tomorrow
evening. will have large house.
Miss LYDIA McCorslc, Of Oxford, Pa, is
visiting Miss Maize l.. Purple.
Abra,n +. Boyer, a Harrisburg man,
while coupling cars a. this place at noon
yesterday, had his left arm caught be-
tween two dead woods and severely
squeezed. DE-. Alex. Craig. who attended
to tie injury, discovered That no bones
were broken.
There has been a rapid rise in the river
since Saturday, and the water is now with
in a few inches Of being as high rs it was
ut any time during the recent ice fresict.
Much driftwood has been passin. here.
WIN. O. Campbell, a brakeman on the
Heading & Columbia railroad, while at
tempting to make coupling at Millway
station. this morning, had his knee caught
between the tender of an engine aud 4
cnal car, and very severely squeezed. DIR.
Z. J. .locbeck. of L:titZ attended to tic
injury on the spot, and Campbell was
brnmgit to his home at this place Oh the
1915 train this morning. Campbell, Il
couple OF months ago, had his hand iE-
;rIcd on the railroad. Last summer he
lost three children from diphthcria.
4 couple OF canal boats lashed together
passed here on the river yesterday via the
raft channel! They were not heavily
loaded and We presume had no trouble
i'm passing the sunkcn rock ut TTrkeylllll.
One raft also passed down.
Rev. J. II. Esterlinc, pastor of the
Bethel church, at Seventh and Walnut,
read the following list of officers Of the
church last evening Elders-William
Hitcslluc. J. G. Glaybill and Taylor Gable.
Dcacons StrOusc. John Pearson,
Adam Snyder and Amos Croft.
No services were held i'll tie NJ. E..
ciiurc! yesterday morning or evening, the
pastor. Rev. Henry Wheeler, being in at
tendance at tic Philadelphia conference at
.'ottsvill,. A minister from the central
PENNSYLVANIA conference now in session at
York, was expected to preach, but he fail
ed to turn up.
The teachers institute, at its session CT,
Saturday. had before it no question of any
importance. Miss Carrie d. Ames, CT
Maytown, was q visitor.
The employees of the SusGuchanEa roll
ing mill were paid on Saturday.
We understand that q couple Of mein-
bcrs of the new band recently. organized
here will 60 to Philadelphia to-day to
purchase Instruments.
Lightning was in Attendance on the
storm of Saturday evening.
Communion services were held liz St.
Paul's Episcopal church yesterday morn
ing.
MIR. GrilIitlis, OF iscis;erstown, Md,
spent Yesterday with friends III town.
Mr.. Frederick BuchCr is visiting to-day
at Philadelphia.
Rev. J. w. Deshong will preach his fare
we'll sermon in the Churc!: of God on next
Sunday evening. Mr.. DcshonS has ac-
ccptcd charge 1T Altoona.
Rev. A. ID. Rowe a,iiresseI the E. E.
Lutheran Sunday y-sohOoi yesterday after
noon ana in tie evening preached "a ser
mon on missionary work. This evening
he will lecture in the +. +. Lutheran
church on '''Thc Customs of the People of
India.
There was dance in Dcsch's hall on
Saturday night.
The l"ck-box department of the post.
office was open ali day yesterday to allow
persons wishing. to secure their mail.
The call-boxcs could be reached only at
the regular Sunday hour-from to 10
Il. IN. The departments We're separated
hya temporary gate which was locked in
position.
Auctioneer Gallagher of Mount JOY,
was too ill on Saturday night to fill his en-
g,gement here.
Mrs. Jacob Wall, of Philadelphia, is Wis
lifting her daughcr, Mrs. Chas. +. Smith.
Mrs. Mary Harris is dead.