Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-18
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS.

| ROdoNhauSer vs.. Tie low dllierS
case was postponed until tomorrow.
A birthday party was held at }. Seib
litz's last evening. The Citizens corne
band was in attendance, and all went al
merry as marriage bel"
The new vacant house on Second street,
next door to the Temperance billiard hall,
is being repainted and refitted for occu
pancy.
WOrkmen are employed on our different
streets, cleaning them of grass and other
filth. This is some more good work which
is now beino done by our faithful sanitary
committee.
The excursion to Atlantic City this
morning took along more Columbians
than any other this season.
Mr.. 3. F. Steiger, of Washington, D.
c., is visiting his brother in law, Mr.. G..
F. Young, and not his mothcr-in-law, Mrs.
C.. +. Young, who is not a mother in law
to anybody, being young lady.
| Columbia's favorite troupe, Madame
Rentz's Ministries will appear here on Sat.
urday, August q, 1881, and will give a
new and novel entertainment in the way
| Of minstrels. The troupe is spoken of as
| being an excellent one, but the name of
Madame RentZ alone assures large audi
ence in Columbia.
This evening the meeting of the Ladies'
Mite society of the Z. Z. Lutheran church
will be held at the residence of Mrs. S. p.
| Grover, on Sd street between Locust and
Walnut.
Columbia's elite turned ont in a body
last evening and attended the sociable
given in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. B. F.
Steiger. by Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Young, at
their home on Walnut street. A fine time
was enjoyed by all.
This morning as engine No. 208 was
backing at siding, she jumped the track
at a switch, and in trying to pull forward
again the engine and part of the tender
was displaced. 1t took nearly three hours
before it was replaced.
This morning Officer Fisher made a de-
served arrest in the person Of Christ.
Wittig, who was Safeguarding everybody
he met. Being the first time he had been
arrested for this Otfense, Squire Young.
before whom the hearing was held, COM
mitted him to Jail for ten days.
Miss Jennie Boyle, who has been visiting
Miss Annie Hook for some time past, re-
turned to her home, in Lancaster this
morning. MIR. H. F. Burners family, the
Messrs Pattons and Mrs. John Fendrich,
daughter Annie and son William, all left
for Ocean Grove yesterday. Mr.. John
Candles family returned to their home
last evening, in WilliamspOrt, after spend
ing two weeks with Mr.. VIM. Il. Given.
At a meeting of the St. JOseph's build
ing association last evening its first annual
statement was made, showing it to be in 4
good financial condition. An election Of
officers and \ board OF directors was made
with the following result President,
Rev. William PEPPER Vice President, P.
Bittner Secretary, Joseph Janson
Treasurer, Harman Haberstroh Board
of Directors, ID. T. Gohn, V. J. Baker,
Mike Thomas, P. Mclbcrt, Adam Eel
linger, Jacob Nickolous, John Peffefer,
Charles Rupp and August Weiss. Mr..
VIM. 3. Given was chosen solicitor.
Last evening before the band started out
for a party, young man, who, it is re-
ported, made it his business to iDjure the
band, entered the room and when ordered
out raised loud talk He had more liquor
in him than he could conveniently carry,
which made him very brave, but upon
seeing that force would be used il he did
not begonc, he took himself off. At the
corner of Fourth and Walnut streets the
band again met him, but Immediately
cowcd him as the first tenor player offered
to have it out with him.
Another Railroad Horror.
Another fatality on the railroad must |
be reported, the third happening in Col
unbia on as many successive days. This
last happened at 2:35 p. IN. yesterday to
Jerome Long, brakeman on the p. r. r.
yard shifter engine No. $40. From Mr..
Phil. Fulmer we CLEAN tho following az
count "The shifter was on her way to
the furnace, an. short distance this side |
Of the St. Charles furnace, it was necessary |
to make cut Long was standing on one
of the bumpers and was walking along |
side of the car. Isaid, Jerry, will make !
the cut for you, but he told me that be !
would do it, and after doing SO stepped to
the side of the car and signaled go |
ahead The car in front of him, which !
was one of the N. Y. & N. G. ones, had
no bumper on it and the handles Of it were |
on the sides, and Jerry who most likely |
had forgotten this, undertook to step on it,
but missing his foothold, made a grab at |
the handles and missed them. In fall
ing he cried out, 'Fulmer, catch me !
He fell to the track, the wheels |
of six cars passing over his head
and shoulders. L will never forget that
sight the longest day live. 1t was awful"'
Assistance was called for as soon as posi- |
bic, but Jerry was beyond all human aid.
His head was crushed into shapeless and
mass. When picked up
and placed upon \ stretcher, flesh and
bones dropped from his body. Ills remains
were brought to town by local engine, No.
155, and Immediately taken to A. J. Mus
ser's undertaking establishment. The in
quest was held at that place by Deputy |
Coroney Frank.
Mr.. Long was a young man about Is
years old and was son of MIR. Harry !!
Long, lailroader, who was buried last
week, and the main support Of a STEP |
mother and two young children. For q
short time he acted in the capacity of
clerk in Rathvon s. Stairs dry goods
store He was hurt on the road twice be- |
fore and was then advised to give it up, |
but would not. Death las now overtaken |
him and he leaves behind him a number |
Of surviving friends. May God, in His
infinite mercy. take him to that Golden
and Promised Land.
After Honey.
On Tuesday night a. drovcr and a to-
bacco packer cut bee-tree about mile
from Intercourse. After securing about
ten pounds of honey, the fellows secreted
themselves in the top of the fallen tree,
knowing there was another party coming
on the same mission. They arrived some
time after midnight loaded down with
saws, axes, etc. When they found the
honey gone, their curses were loud, deep |
and long, to the great merriment of the |