Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-18
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORREsPONDEN,

OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE.
The weather to-day continues threat
cning.
Tony Denier's company left here at
eight o'clock this morning.
A raft passed through here this morn
ing for the lower waters in charge of Pi.
lot Isaac Nipple.
St. Patrick's day passed off here with
out any street celebration. The weather
of the evening was rainy.
Engine No. '117'' and net ''617'' broke
main pipe yesterday and Daniel Somers
who had his hand hurt, was a brakeman
on engine No. '1O6" and not "1O3' as
stated yesterday. The types got mixed.
The Columbia steel company-this name
will do until another is adopted-held a
mcetin. last evening in the law Office of
w. b. Given, esq, at No. 204 Locust street.
The money necessary to establish the con-
Germ was repl csented and there is now but
little doubt that steps will be taken in the
near future to build and operate.
That was a disappointed party which
went from here to York last evening to
hear the Rev. Thomas Guard lecture. It
is reported that the lecturer missed train
connection and did not arrive in York until
too late to appear before the audience
which had assembled to hear him.
Tony Dcnicr'S pantomime company ap-
peared in the opera house last evening be-
fore large audience and gave what is dc.
scribcd rs being the best pantOmime per-
formance ever given here.
The Workers association of the Re-
formed church gave their monthly musical
and literary entertainment in the church
lecture room last evening. Refreshments
were served and were partaken of by all
present, and from this source snug sum
was netted into the church treasury.
Will Spatten, a clerk in Mr.. Fred.
Bucher's store had his hand hurt this
morning while pushing hand cart, the
handle Of the concern squeezing the hand
against the store doorway.
The RentZ- -Sancley female minstrel COM
pany will appear here Oh Tuesday evening,
March ed. The press comments on this
company are very favorable and this will
probably secure them large audience.
In speaking last evening Of the poor
music at Martins presentation of "Around
the World in Eighty Days" given on
Wednesday evening. we had not reference
to Blackscn's orchestra, of this place, but
to the music accompanying the perform
ance. Some of our readers were of the
opinion that We were criticis;ng the music
of the home orchestra.
a rise of about four fnches has taken
place in the river last evening and still is
slowly coming up. The water is as clear
us spring water.
Mr.. Andrew O. Baker, master mo shanic
at the Pennsylvania railroad shops, has
recovered from his recent illness and has
again assumed the discharge Of his duties.
&.~l L.
post at Philadelphia.
Mr.. E. Rumsey is closing business and
dispos;ng of his stock ut auction.
Mr.. Henry Stevenson, former Colum
biaI, of whose illness We spoke a couple of
days ago, died at Duncannon, his late
place of residence, at ten o'clock this
morning. The disease is said to have
been Il swelling of the glands. Mr.. Ste.
Deceased had for long time, been con-
nccted with the Pennsylvania railroad
company, in charge of one of the depart
ments of the shops here His funeral viii
take place on Sunday.
Rev. Thomas B. Barker, of Lancaster
city. preached an excellent sermon last
evening in st. Pauls Episcopal church.
Mrs. Jonas Rumple entertained num-
Der of her friends-about Is couples-last
evening, the occasion of the seventy fourth
anniversary of her birth. The event was
marked with much enjoyment.
A spec al committee gave a dance, which
proved to be very pleasant one, in COM
pany HIS armory last evening. There
were about forty couples in attendance and
to the music of WOlfe's orchestra the fes-
tivities were kept up until late hour.
The twenty - fourth anniversary of
Chiquesalunga tribe, No. 80, 1. o. r. NJ,
will he celebrated this evening in the
wigwam by an oyster supper to the mem-
stewed, fried and roasted. If the men
are not satisfied tonight they never will
be.