Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-17
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGuLAE CoREE;roHDxxcE
something About Tramps aud the Tramp
Law.


something About Tramp. aud the Tramp
The tramp question is now a.itatinS the
minds Of Columbia citizens. and persons
being in the immediate vicinity OF the
rolling mills arc somewhat worried about
the large numbers that collect around
there in the evenings. Tho majority Of
buns are insOlent and the good house
wives have plenty of cause to fear them.
Our constables have made numerous ar
rests, but still they come. 1t Is impossi-
bic to keep them away, excepting those
once arrested never again revisit
Columbia. Our 'sduires look to the
interest of the county too much.
II more Of those who are arrested would
be sent to Castle Weise to await their trial
at court their ranks would soon thin out.
OF course by doing this it would cause
greater expense to the county, but at the
same time tho citizens would be protected.
Our justices cannot commit tramp to
Jail for any length of time, but they can
send them down to await trial at court.
For doing this they ouly make 25c per man,
hardly enough for the trouble, and the
policeman who takes him down, consider
ing the loss of time, etc, makes still less.
If tramp is drunk and disOrlerly then the
squire eau send him down for five, ten,
fifteen, twenty or thirty days. according
to tho nature of the offence. Our justices
Of the peace have been very careful in
their dealings with the tramps. If they
are found drunk, of course they arc sent
down, bnt if they are brought up for being
tramps alone, they are generally dis
charged, but advised to leave Columbia
rs quick as possible. Inside of the first
ten days, no less than cighty-iive have
| been "up before tho beak," and about
one-third of that number have been sent
| to Lancaster for drunken and disorderly
conduct.
appointment Of Officers.
Theo L. Urban, w. NJ. elect OF Lodge
256, has mado the following appointments
for tho ensuing Masonic year
:. D.-Henry SchOll.
J. D.-JOhn Wes.erman.
:. NJ. of C.-G. A. Grove.
5. NJ. Of C.-Henry Gerfin.
Pursuivant-T. E. G. Grove.
TyIcr-Thos. 3. Dunbar.
! Chapiain-John A. Sladc.
The retiring w. NJ, James Pcrrotet, an
nounced the following committees
Charity-John 4. Slade, Charles H..
| 4 ldulCF -. CicppCIs
Auditing-Geo. F. RathvOD, Charles II.
Pfabler and w. G. Taylor.
Installation Of officers took place last
evening.
Borough Briefs.
Paticuce to-night.-Markct good this
niorning.-BOth Christmas and New Year
will be observed on Monday, and the
"cves" on Saturday.-The st. Johns
Lutheran festival closes this evening"
Practising for the Christmas entertain.
ment will occupy most Of tomorrow by
tho Z. f. Lutheran Sunday school.-ReSu
lar service will be Eeld tomorrow in all
the churchcs.-Thc St. Johns Lutheran
church will be "under cover" within the
next three weeks if the weather permits
The Spy had lots of news in yesterday,
but nothing nen.-" Amelia" should look
out or Squire Gricr's paper will put il
into mourning.
Tho Shawnee Mill.
Tho Shawnee rolling mill will be lit III
tomorrow evening, but work will not be
begun until Monday morning. The man
ayers of the mill say they will do what is
right by tho men, and givo them steady
employment, and all they ask in return is
that each puddler makes his four heats "
| pCI udy. AuAS 10 q sOuSCuu W IHo uSu,
for had the mill not started up, many OF
mas.
Little Locals.
All OF our merchants arc complaining
about the dullness of buiness. And it is
strange too, being just orc week until the
holidays commence. This time last yeal
twice as much business was done.
COlumbians have taken the advice con
cerning a new paper train and gotten Out
petition to the p. II. Il. A largo mum
Der of leading citizens have already
signed.
Post Commander Mullen has been ap
pointed to inspect post 81, Of York 81
of LaEcaster, aud :226, Of Marietta.
MIR. William Paxson, who has been con
nected with tho Pennsylvania railroad fOl
i number of years, gave that up and take:
to farming, having purchased u handsome
farm in York county.
Messrs. VIM. B. Given and JnO. A
Slade, Of the library committee, started
out yesterday afternoon soliciting sub
scribcrs to the library, and inside of two
hours had secured fifty-ninc. This was
good work, and the library promises to bt
u future success.
Squire Grier attended the trial Of Gu;.
teau yesterday. lie had some trouble in
gaining admittance to the court room, as
only one person is allowed to enter wher
another comes out. But when he told the
officer at tho door that he had come three
hundred miles to see the villain, he wa.
allowed to enter.
A young boy while throwing stones il
the vicinity of Filbert's coal yard, had bis
right arm jerked out of place.
Adjourned Council Meeting
An adjourned meeting of council Wa:
held last evening in council chamber fOl
the purpose of adjusting, by the aid Of thu
physicians, their bills for vaccinatiDg and
settling the same Present, Messrs. Fill
bert, Pfahler, Smith, Wann and Musscr,
president. Messrs. Hershey and Guiles
came in during the evening. Mr.. Guiles
not being present at the opening Of the
meeting, President Musser presented hi.
report as chairman of the sanitary com
mittec. The bills for vaccination pre-
scnted by the physicians mad been care
fully looked over and some names founJ
which they thought should not he paid by
the borough. The matter was submitted
to council and 24O persons found vaccin
ated that should have paid for the work
themselves, as they were property owners
etc. A list of these persons were refused
The report was accepted. After short
discussion a copy of the following resolu
tion, presented by Mr.. Pfahler was ordered
to be sent to the physicians
WHEREAS, A meeting of council was
held this evening for tho purpose OF ad