Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-22
COLUMBIA NEWS.

OUR EEGULAR CORRESPONDENCE.
The was not much life in to-day's mar,
ket.
That Grand Army bean bake will take
place in the early part Of April.
An operate performance like "The
Chimes of Normandy" wouid take we'll
rs We have had nothing of the kind lately
Let the home post Of the G.. A. r. 20
ahead.
The old council will hold its last meet.
ing tomorrow week, Wednesday. March
Both.
The Rentz-Santley novelty company ar
rived in town this morning and will show
in the opera house this evening to a large
audience.
Mr.. Frederick Bucher, who is cxcavat-
ing the cellars for six new houses at Sixth
aud Walnut streets, has his brick piled up
near at hand ready to so to work in build
ing, which hc will commence in a few
days.
Mr.. Amos Bowman, of Marietta, was in
town yesterday.
A number Of ladies visited the armory
last evening to witness the drill of COM
pany ii, which was one of the best in sew
eral months.
A surprise party was taken to the resi-
dcncc of Mrs. George Campbell, ON Walnut
street below Fifth, last evening, the occa-
sion being the anniversary of the lady's
biIth. While the festivities were at their
height the Citizens band put in appear
arce and screnaded the company. The
evening was very pleasantly spent.
Work has not yet commenced on the
Reading & Columbia railroad coal chutes
and there is little probability Of any thing
taking place there before the canal is
again opened to navigation, which, how
ever, will not bc much longer delayed. 1t
is thought the first week in April will sc c
old time life at the chutcs and that by the
same time the coal boats will be running
thick once more,
Organ grinder No. 2 appeared on our
streets this morning. This one is a woman
aud she sits down to turn the crank Of the
instrument. She took her post at Second
and Locust streets. this mOrnin. and ten
dercd Messrs. ID. X. Smith s. Co., lawyers
a complimentary serenade.
Rev. \. ID. Rowe lecturcd in the +. +.
Lutheran church last evening to 6 small
audience on the customs of the people of
India, from which country the lecturer
has recently returned. Mr.. Rowe is Il
pleasant speaker and ably handled his sub
ject
John McCreary. a lumber dealer in Mid
dletOwn, was in Columbia to-day dispos-
ing Of some timber of his which was car
ricd off by the recent freshet, and which
was caught here. We understand that
Mr. Abram Bruner was the purchaser.
There is no apparent change in the state
q: the river at this place. The water con-
tinucs muddy, aud if any thing is a little
higher than ycstertlay-an inch or two
only.
The Pennsylvania railroad company's
new line between Glen LOch and Chester
Valley is now almost ready to be connected,
but it is believed the connections will not
be made fOl about month, Oh until good
weather sets in. 1t is thought that part
of the line, to be abandoned, may be used
for siding purposes.
4 rumor was floating about yesterday
to the effect that couple of the churches
of the Philadelphia conference, now in
session at POttsville, desire to secure Rev.
Henry Wheeler. pastor of the NJ. Z. church
of this place. The Methodist people of
Columbia are in the hope that Mr..
Wheeler will be returned to his charge
here, and any rumors to the contrary, how
ever unauthentic, have Il tendency to create
something of stir. To the average
church sOcr Mr.. Wheeler has proved to be
the most popular minister the Methodist
church here has had in 4 number Of
years. and on account of this popularity
many persons even outside the pale of the
Methodist persuasion would regret to hear
Of his possible transfer.