Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-09
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE


The Grand Army post, Of this place has
given up the idea of holding fair until
carly in the coming fall.
No RATS in to-day u rise i'll the river
would not come amiss.
Rev. G.. A. Hay, ID. d., Of Gcttsburg,
| will be at the E. r. Lutheran church to-
morrow.
Pay day to-day at the Shawnee rolling,
mill.
A sociable was given last evening in
honor of Miss Anna Barr by her brother
| Mr.. w. U. Barr
"Hcarts of Oak tonight. 1t deserves
a good house.
A couple of it's male members informed
your correspondent this morning that the
"Society Lyceum," organized couple of
evenings since, had desintegrated>
An extra session of the teachers insti-
tuition was held this morning in the high
school room, but nothing Of any impOr-
tance was done.
Mr.. Paul McMann, the baggage .n,astc Z
at the p. r. II. depot, is i victim OF the
aguc-the first Of the season brought to
our knowledge. He was caught this morn
ing.
The water is now being let into the
Susquehanna and tide water canals,
simultaneously from the pool of the Col
umbia dam, and the three several tribu-
tary feeders between Muddy creek and
Havre de Grace, and the same will be
open for navigation ON Monday next, 18th
inst. The steamer Wrightsvillc will
be at her wharf for duty at the same
time.
A large donation surprise party called
last evening upsn the Rev. Henry
Wheeler at the parsonage Of the II. f.
church on the corner of Third and Cherry
streets. The donations consisted of al
most everything needful in the provision
line as well as table linen, towels, fuel,
| etc. A very enjoyable time was had, and
it would be hard to say who were pleased
most-the minister and his family or their
guests.
Water was let into the Columbia level
of the Pennsylvania canal at six o'clock
this morning. The level, i'll question, ex-
tends from here to Chickies.
Mr.. Sener Bletz is home on visit
from Pennsylvania college at Gcttys-
burg.
Mrs. Benjamin Van Lew, Of Reading,
Pa, is visiting friends in Columbia.
Mrs. Jacob Wall, who has been visiting
her daughter here, left to-day for her
home at Philadelphia.
At last evenings council President n.
J. Musser appointed the following com
mittees Finance - Mossrs. Hershey,
Pfahler and Wann Property-Mcssrs.
Pfahler, Kistler and Smith Roads
Messrs. Kistlcr, Hershey and Filbert ;
Paving-Messrs. Smith, Filbcrt aud Hard
man Fire-Messrs. Wann, Guiles and
Pfahler; MIarkct-NIcssrs. Hardman,
Wann and Hershey Gas and Water
Messrs. Filbert, Smith and Guilcs SAM
tary and Police-Messrs. Guiles, Hardman
and Kistler. All the old borough officers
were reelected for the ensuing year.
The services held in the Presbyterian
church last evening was the last of the
preparatory services for the communion to
be partaken of tomorrow morning.
A meeting was held last evening in the
German Lutheran church OH Locust street
below Sixth, for the purpose of organizing
4 new English Lutheran church 1t was
unanimously agreed to form new church
and the name selected was ''St. Johns
English Lutheran church of Columbia"
Seventy five certificates from the f. +.
Lutheran church were received and en-
rolled in the new organization, and the
names of number Of other persons who
propose withdrawing from the old and
uniting with the new church were presel,-
ted, so that the new church will start
with at least one hundred members.
The following vestry was elected
Elders-Dr. David MelIingcr and John
Llcwellyp. Deacons- w. Leaman,
James W. Gohn, Harry Zerger and C. p.
Shreiner. Delegates to Harrisburg confer
cnce-Charles p. Shreiner alternate
John Llewcllyn. A subscription for the
support of a pastor was started and up
wards of four hundred dollars subscribed
by those present. The meeting was in
every respect a success. Rev. E. S. Her.
ring, of Wrightsville, will preach for the
new congregation in Rev. Darmstetter's
church on Locust street below Sixth, on
Sunday evening at 1880 o'clock, when the
newly elected officers will be installed.