Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-07
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CoREEsroy,,ES

Democrats, and cast 4 solid vote.
Five engines arrived here this morning
to remove some Of the freight ears stand
ing in the yards.
The Aldinger property WAS sold at pub
lie sale on Saturday evening, at the Frank
liz: house, to Joseph Aldinser for $Ga5.
The Luttmau property, not bringing
the expected amount OIL Saturday evening,
was not sold. 1t vii! bo put UP again in a
few weeks.
DR.. VIM. Bluner has removed his Office
from Union street to his fathers old place,
having entered into partnership with him
on Nov. 1st.
Three pistol sICts alarmed the neigh
bors living iii the vicinity of Bonson's
saloon last evening. This cause or who
f!reu them is not known.
y raiirOadcr i'll attempting to jump on
the i:sO p. m. train on Saturday. was
"s!ung aud turned 4 complete somer-
sauit. We could not find whether he WIS
hurt or not.
While the Washington band was playing
waltz on Fifth street, number of
dark:es Of both sexes took partners and
had y breakdown in the middle of The
street.
Aspecial meeting of town councils will
be held this evening in council chamber.
The regular meeting will be held next FRI
day evening.
To-day promises to be Us disagreeable
day as yesterday was pleasant. About .
this a. IN. cold, chilly rain began, and
from present indication will continue all
day.
The st. Peters convent fair opened on
Saturday evening. a large crowd of
strangers were present and considerable
money was spent. IL will continue until
the 22d inst
Mr.. Howard +. Caswell, the gentleman
ly picture agent, who has done such IN
immense business during the pas. two
months, left yesterday afternoon for
COateSvillc.
The exercises Of the Methodist church.
published On Saturday, were all we'll
attended yesterday. Tonight the church
begins series of revival meetings which
will continue as long rs they are Success
full.
The building of the st. Johns Lutheran
church seems to gain but little head%ay.
The found: ton is up and 4 quantity of
bricks arc lying around, but that appears
to bc all that has transpired within the
past three or four wscks.
Nick Roberts Humpty Dumpty combi-
nation appear III the Columbia opera
house on Wednesday evening, Nov. 0. An
entire new programme will be presented,
and one that COlumbians will be satisfied
with.
Engine No. 393 while working Oh the
mill track at Safe Harbor, Oh Saturday
afternoon, ran off tho track by the spread
ing Of the rails. Train 90 was DELAYED
twenty-five minutes by the accident. The
engine has been replaced.
A drunken country jake caused con-
siderable amusement on Locust street
about noon tOday. First ho would give
an exhibition Of his dancing, then he would
sit in tho gutter and allow the water to
run over him. His wife, brother and ::
little girl were his amused audience.
MIR. W. U. Barr opened the religious
services in the E. f. Lutheran church last
evening by singing bass solo, a choice
selection excellently rendered. Mr.. Barr
has deep, strong voice of good culture,
and has gained we'll merite:l praise by his
singing.
Twenty Or thirty railroaders from this
place went to Philadelphia on Saturday,
on the 20 train, to bring engines here to
remove the large number of freight cars
standing in both the east and west yards.
IL enough motive power can be secured,
the yards arc expected to be cleared some
day this week.
On last Friday evening the employees
OF the Chickies rolling mill made the man-
:ger, Mr.. Samuel Hamakcr, present of 4
fifty dollar brccch- loading shot gun. A
MIR. Foster made the presentation speech
in behalf of the men, and Mr.. IIamakcr
received it with = few appropriate
words.
The Star cornet band, of Washington
borough, for the first time since their Or
ganization made their appearance in Col
umbia Oh Saturday evening. Their music
is very good considering their short cxper-
leading bands in these parts. Their uni
forms are handsome, being made of blue
cloth, trimmed with white. Gold epau-
lettes adorn their shoulders.
Columbia on Saturday had one of the
busiest days had for long time. The
stores were crowded from morning till
"closing up' time. The evening with its
calm blue sky and cool breeze was lovely.
Locust street presented one continuous
stream Of humanity, from five until nine
O'Clock. The good people then went home
and from eleven o'clock on the drunken
set took possession. They could be seen
everywhere. Some lay cuddled up in cor
ncrs too drunk to move.
And still I'VE are to have another paper.
The E. f. Lutheran church are about
issuing a small monthly paper called the
Church Light. Rev. VIM. P. Evans is
the editor and Messrs. Samuel Filbert,
Hiram Wilson and Jacob Pence are the
prOprietors. Only enough advertisements
will be inserted to defray the expenses of
publishing it. All the rest of the space
will be devoted to religious matter. The
first appearance will be some time this
week.
Three old and wcll-known Columbians
died last night Mr.. Lundy, father of
John and Thomas Lundy, of this place,
died at his home in Ashburg last night OF
old age. Mrs. Gregg, wife of Rev. DR..
Gregg, died very suddenly last evening
On Friday she attended the banquet given
by her brother-in law, DR.. Craig, and was
out on the street on Saturday evening,
and last evening she died. Mr.. Sylvester
VOgle, a baker, and who has been ailing
for the past two months, died at his resi-
dence on Union street last night
The Columbia wreck Car and wreckcr
left here yesterday morning, for the scene
of the late disaster on the Port Deposit
railroad. Work continued until nishtfall
and the wreckers returned home at 7:2O p.
m. A number of wheels, broken axlcS, part
of the tank, and other pieces of the wreck
were removed to the round house. Very
lift 10 was done towards tho roiSin., of fbo