Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-07
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS
Council meets tomorrow evening.

A special meeting of the Columbia
school board will be held in the council
chamber tonight.
4 large family party will be held at Wild
Cat next Thursday.
Market was largely attended this morn
ing, and everything was in abundance.
Our river shores present a scene of hustle
and activity.
Pedestrians on our streets are heard sing
luz "When will winter come 90
4 number of RATS are lying along the
river shore waiting for high water to take
them down.
Col. Samuel Shoch, who has been ill for
the past few months, is SO much improved
that he now attends to his business in the
bank
The new pastor of st. Johns Lutheran
church will not arrive before September
unless he can get some one to fill his pres
cnt pulpit.
The darkies had 4 lively time On the
Hill last night, Several warrants
for assault and battery have been issued.
Two horses attached to an empty car
riase ran off this morning. They were
caught without doing much damage at the
corner of Fourth AID Mill streets.
A rest beneath the rollers in the Shaw
nee rolling mill broke this morning, caus-
ing IA sloppage Of about two hours.
The main water pipe OH Walnut between
Fourth and Fifth streets, burst in two
places yesterday, but before any damage
could be done they were fixed.
A slight fire was discovered burning in
one OF the out. houses at Bats hotel, but
the flames were cxtinguished by the time
ly arrival of Mr.. Bats pool table tender.
Little damage was done.
Randall Allison, one of the Decoration
day rioters, is still at large. Our officers
are still on the hunt for him.
Boys ranging ION to 10 years of age
are to be seen daily jumping Oh and off
cars in the east yard. They do not appear
to mind the lessons taught to them through
this dangerous amusement.
The new pastor of the 4. f. Lutheran
church met his congre CATION, for the first
time since his appointment, in the lecture
room of the church last evening. All had
an enjoyable time.
The picnic for the benefit of the Colum
bia fire company No. held on the Fourth,
cleared between s112 and $125.
The coach works of Mr.. VIM. PiDker-
ton are being rcmodeled and another
story added to the buildings.
Four Italian musicians treated the Col
umhians to some choice music this morn
ing.
The gipsies who encamped at Gossler
Green on Tuesday night and left yesterday
stole dog belonging to MIR. Charles
Nolan.
Tie condition Of the little child who fell
into the Shawnee run and was badly hurt,
is much worse The doctors say it cannot
recover.
The new machinery for the Shawnee
furnace No. has arrived and workmen
are blsily engaged in erecting it. The
furnace will start up - some time next
month.
The inhabitants of Chestnut street are
much relieved by the absence of num-
Der of tramps who were arrested 10y ever
faithful Constable Keech. Since his elec-
tiOn trampi arc beginning to get scarce in
this vicinity.
Co. II is preparing for its annual er:-
clmpment and inspection. This week it
is having series Of squad drills, and not
withstanding the heat they are being we'll
attended.
4 number of persons living on the Lam
caster pike near the Reading railroad were
slightly sunStruck yesterday.
Messls. Charles Shreiner, Harry Bennett
and Daniel Decker were appointed dele
gates Of the Columbia company No. to
attend the tircmcn's convention on the
12th inst The Shawnee No. 5 will ap
point their delegates this evening.
The consolidation of the picnic of the l.u
theran and Presbyterian Sunday schools
will not be, as the former school have not
time to inform the members. The Lutll-
cran will go to Lititz on the 21st of July,
and the Presbyterian to Springwood on
tho 12tl, The Methodist Sunday school
will also 90 to Lititz on the Nth.
AS extra engine No. 93 was coming
west at 3 Il. m., it ran off No. 3 siding in
'lc east yard. Very little damage was
done and in Il short time the engine and
ears were replaced on tho track. The ac
eident was caused by 4 misplaced switch.
The new pastor of the Il. Il. Lutheran
church, Rev. VIM. p. Evans, formerly OF
Cohansey, N. J., arrived in town ycstcr-
day Miss Merry Rohycr, of Harrisburg, is
the guest of Miss Name Pfahler; Miss
F. A. Bennett returned home yesterday,
from IN extended trip through New York
and Connecticut Prof. B. G.. Ames, wife
and family left this morning for the woods
Of Maine and Miss Rose Shuman has re-
turned home from Philadelphia.