Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-05
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE

| OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE.
Fishing is good and the river in fine con-
dition, but bait is scarce.
The mercury marked 80 above zero at
the Spy Office this morning.
Work in the west yard of the Pennsyl-
| vania railroad has been very brisk for the
| past week.
Mr.. William Leman, an old Columbian,
but lately of Philadelphia, is home on a
| visit to his parents. Paul Bletz has re-
turned from visiting Harrisburg.
A case Of fornicatiOn was tried before
Squire Young this morning, and he was
held for court.
Mrs. Rudenstein, an old Columbia lady,
died at her residence yesterday morning Of
dropsy She will be buried from her house
this evening.
Mr.. Benz. LicLty, telegraph operator in
the west, and who laid "off" a week or
two ago, is back and again at work.
Mr.. Geo. Desch another operator and
who has just finished learning it, will be
reported as extra sometime this week.
Frank With, the Columbia policemen $
Weisc. He had a hearing before Squire
Frank for one of his many misdemeanors,
and this morning Brady took him down
i'i CV uayS, LIiSuy oAAS''NSa
Geo. Crane came in from hunt with
twelve wOOdcock.
While Mike Addinger was using a draw
ing knife it slipped and cut his muscles
below the right knee. DR.. Berntheisel's
prompt attentions saved his life.
Six horses led by 4 rope il, the hands of
young man riding one of them started to
| run away this morning, but his nerve
stopped them..
The machinery of the Shawnee rolling
mill is being repaired. 1t is thought that
it will again start up OmorrOw morning
or evening.
A slight fire was discovered in 4 house
cn the corner Of Fourth and Mill streets
yesterday morning about o'clock. The
Shawnee boys were promptly on hand,
Int their services were not needed, rs
the fire was put out by Il few buckets Of
water.
Officer brady arrested three young boys
who broke into a box car between Phila-
tlelphia and here and attempted to steal
some things. and a man for baing drunken
and disorlcrly and interfering with rail
road men. Squire Frank committed the
whole batch to Jail for twenty days each.
Brady took them down.
The Columbia fire cOmpany's picnic,
in IIcisc's woods. succeeded financially
bat was disorlcriy and riotous. Black
eyes, cut heads and bitten fingers, result
ed. No company's balls are generally
crcitable. but this. picnic has been dis
grace to the company and to the town.
Reform is necessary.
The Fourth in Columbia.
The celebration of the nations holiday
in these parts was not utterly destitute of
livclness. Patnam council Of the Brother
hood had a nice trip to Mannheim. A good
many people came to town and others went
away. The Washington news put every
body on the gui cice. Harry Notes billy
goat had his eye shot out with blank
cartridge from some scOundrel's pistol. \
young man slightly inebriated. who had
quarrcled lately with his father-in-law met
him on Cherry street, between Sd
and ith, yesterday afternoon and
Il fight :nsued in which dozen
of the family joined. No arrests.
On Union street between 4th and 5th, Il
horse frightened at fireworks and ran off,
knocking the carriage against a post at the
Fifth street corner, throwing out the oc-
cnpants, a Lancaster lady and gentleman,
wrccking the vehicle cutting the lady's
head slightly, tearing her clothes and soil
ing his. They went home OH the train,
the horse was driven home and the car
liagc taken to the repair shop.