Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-10-25
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE

OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE.
Mr.. Richard Kain, Of Pottsville, is visit
ing in Columbia.
The river has risen two feet since Sun.
day evening.
At present the Citizens band are not
practicing as they have no room and are
waiting to see what council intends doing.
A numbers of Co. G are "kieking -
about the article the Columbia cOrrespon-
dent Of the Ne,c Era wrote last evening,
namely, that the National Guardsmen OF
Pennsylvania had no right to complain
about the way they were treated.
Just two months to- day will be Chlist
mas.
Mr.. VIM. Shumar, of Philadelphia, is
visiting his sister.
Gone Hundred Wives" is the next play
buokcd fo, the Columbia opera house.
The Weaver boys caught in two days
one hundred and thirty-two bass, making
an aggrcgateof oHc hundred and seventy
three and a quarter pounds.
A railroader by the name Of Stalcy, liv-
ing on North Sixth street, was, it is
reported, hurt in the Philadelphia yard
last night.
A party of young ladies who call them
selves the Doves will be the guest of
Miss Rutter, this evening. Their do;ngs
are strictly OF a private nature.
The gentlemen's waiting room i'll the
Pennsylvania railroad depot, at this place,
needs new clock, rs the one now in is
worthless.
Two Austrians on their way to Wilcox,
Pennsylvania, were in town this morning
in a p! city bad fix. They wanted to buy
tickets to the above station, but C. uld n,
understand when told the price. Paul, a
bar Der i'm d.. Coleman'S hair emporium,
was the only person in Columbia who
could understand their wants. He went
to the depot with them and procured their
tickets.
Another heavy fall Of rain began about
the middle of last hight, but this morning
lawEcd clear and beautiful. LII consequence
thereof our streets are i'll very muddy
condition. Our paycmcnts arc also dirty,
caused by the trees shedding their leaves.
This would be the day for che tnutlng
parties, rs the rain and wind caused q
large number uf trees to be entirely shed
Of their burrs. A party of five, taking al
vantage of this left this morning for
Chestnut hill.
Helen Potter's Pici:,dcs in the opera
house last cv mag were greeted by 4 very
slim audience as the Columbans had
witnessed her performance twice before.
Miss Addic Elrrett's cornet solo could not
be surpassed, while Leopold Lichtenberg
on the violin ut once Won the hearts of the
assembly. Miss Mamie Louise Hart did
we'll as Il prima douna soprano dramatique
but her bcttels have been heard in COlum-
bia. Misses Green, pianista. and Helen
Potter and Mr.. J. William Macy have
ever been favorites here.
\ grand entertainment will be held in
Odd Fellows hall on Saturday evening by
the 1st African Baptist church for the re-
pairs OF the church The colorca band
will play.
Several persons were arraig:ied before
Squire Young yesterday Cor drunk and dis
orderly conduct. One paid the fine and
costs and the others were discharged. Ono
day last week the squire imposed fine
upon woman and last evening told her
that as he wanted to square his books Ec
would like to be paid. The woman did
not have the money, so the squire told her
to send him a box OF cigars, which she did.
Squire offers samples Of them to people
who want to know what sea sickness is
like.
Three wrecks occurred on the Pcnnsyl
lA'" pioSS'
AS engine No. 1S7, with Il cabin attached.
was pulling Off of the engine track in the
west yard, engine No. IG9 was coming OF
sidin. No 1, the cabin struck the latter
with sufficient force to break oiie OF the
steam chests and knock the engine off OF
the track. The ties were badly damaged
as was one rail. The wreckers soon re.
pared the latter, while the engines were
put in the shops. Engine No. 1S1 also
caused another wreck in the west
yard. 1t was shooting cars on
to the trestlc work in front
Of the round house. On one of the siding!
was an empty box car, and when the car
which was shifted back of 1877 struck thu
other, it knocked it half way Off the trestles
1t still remains in that condition rs the
wreckers have had no time to rep'ace it,
About the same time of the happenings ol
the above wrecks in the wes
yard. = wreck also occurred ir
the east yard. Engine No. ia was drop
ping cars On main track No 2, and in do
ing so struck 4 train that was standing on
siding and displaced the Car. The wood
work of the wrecked car were broken. of
OF their trucks. by the three wrecks tn
way passenger train was delayed thirty
five minutes.
Going to Reading.
The family of our well-knOwn an