Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-21
COLUMBIA NEWS.


OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE.
The Columbia fire company No. 1 gave
its engine trial yesterday afternoon. 1t
threw water for more than half an hour.
The telephone exchange has erected its
poles to the upper end Of Marietta and it
is believed all the connections will sooD be
made. Unavoidable detentions are being
constantly experienced. The hardware
firm Of Spangler & Sterritt have been con-
nccted recently.
dent of the ELamiaer, has returned from a
visit of few days to the state capital.
Under direction of the road committee
of councils Supervisor Chalfant has now a
force of men at work recObbling a portion
Of the alley between Locust and Cherry
streets and below Second street. The
flow Of water is damned at Second
street.
Richard Galley, the boy who was shot in
the knee by John Peterson several days
ago, an account Of which was given in the
INTELLIGENcER at the time, is still con-
fined to his bed with no immediate pros
pect of leaving it. 1t is now believed
that amputation will not be necessary.
This pleasant weather is being taken ad-
vantage Of by almost every resident of
Columbia who has sufficient ground to
make garden Of and digging is now
going on all around up. Vennor was
right in predicting that the season would
open favorably.
The Citizens band played for the east
Lynn" people in front of the opera house
last evening before the commencement of
the performance.
Revs. J. T. Judd, of Harrisburg, and
William Morrison, Of Lancaster, will
preach in the Evangelical English Luther
All church this evening. Services COM
mence at 7:3O O'Clock.
Mr.. Walter G. Swartz left here at one
O'Clock to-day for Leavenworth, Kansas,
which place he may probably make his
future home.
Miss Katie Gossler, who has been spend
ing her Easter vacation at home, left here
to-day on her return to Swathmore uni
versity.
Mr.. Uriah Sourbeer, the opera house en-.
gineeer, who iu summer il a great fisher
and other LancaSterianS can tell yOu-is
just now busy in getting his tackle in
order. We found him this morning be-
ginning to snOOd box of one hundred
hooks.
There were q large number Of strangers
in town last evening from Wrightsville,
Marietta. Washington borough aud other
places. The g East Lynne " performance
at the opera house was the attraction.
Harry Sellers, the advance agent of the
Buffalo Bill combination, was in town yes
terday. The famous government scout |
will appear in the opera house on Tuesday |
the 26th inst. We have plenty of people in |
Columbia who admire performances of tho |
style this one is likely to be, and We have |
but little doubt that the far famed Will |
liam will have a big house. They adver-
tise extensively.
A fashionable audience which completely |
filled the opera house witnessed " East
Lynne" last evening As rendered by Chas.
A. Watkins Fifth Avenue combination
supporting Miss Ada Gray. The perfor-
nance taken rs whole was very good,
but some of the characters might have
been stronger, notably archibald Cdrlyle
and Barbara Hare. The role of Lady
Isabel, afterward Madam Vine, as taken by
Miss Ada Gray, of course held most of the
attention of the audience and not to tie
lady's detriment. Miss Gray has mag
niliccnt figure and when sho made her
first appearance on the stage leaning on
the arm of her husband she was greeted
with hearty applause. The impression
which her first actions made on
her audience was lastins-made SO
by her thorough delineation Of what
she represented in spirit that knowledge
only acquired by long and careful study
can give. Several times Miss Gray was
the recipient Of storms of applause and
once-at the death-bed scene with her
son-she was called before the curtain.
Mr.. Con. +. Murphy as Sir Francis Lcuison
very creditably filled his difficult role and
came in for large share of applause, and
Of the rest Of the cast We may mention
Miss Fannie Sinclair as Mss COrney and
Mr.. Wood Benson as DMlas having created
a good impression. Manager Misnler was
at the size of the house ard
said it was more thah lie was led to expect.
Columbia merely exemplified what We
have long known-that a good company
would be well received.