Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-04
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESrONDENCE.

OO1s NLnOAAN
Engine No. 1O2, OF the Pennsylvania
railroad played out this morning, and wa!
sent to the shops for repairs.
Yesterday afternoon the one year ole
son, Master Freddy, of Mr.. Fred. Brink,
died Of bowel complaint.
Tickets for the Lancaster excursion tt
Atlantic City, on August 18th. can now
he bought either at Richards's book store
Rumble's tobacco store, or at the Penn
sylvania railroad depot. For the round
trip only s3-good for three days.
This morning three we'll dressed tramps
were arrested for disordcrly conduct, had
4 hearing before Squire Young, and as the
complainant did not put in his appearance
they were discharged for want Of evil
dence.
Some of the machinery on the dredging
machine, which is dredging the coal
chutcs, broke yesterday, and the mell
were compelled to quit work, but, if pos
sible, they will begin again to-day.
The excursions to Pine Grove and At
Iantic City left here at 100 and 7:3O, re
spcctlvcly. A large number OF COlumbians
accompanied both, and as the day is fiEc
they will have q pleasant time.
Again the ''coflee mill squeezcr' of the
Shawnee rolling mill has broken. This is
the third time since it was erected, about
a month ago, but this time it is SO badly
broken that it will not go in use again for
two or three weeks.
Miss Minnie Gilman, left town to-day
for three weeks visit in Lebanon. Miss
Annie and Charlie Gull, who for tho past
few weeks have been visiting Miss Name
ShOmier, returned TO their home in Phila-
ielpl,ia last evening. Morris and Beverly
Glover, of Harrisburg were in town yes
terday.
On Saturday evening, August IL, the
Ladies' Church Aid society of the St.
Johns Lutheran church will hold u festi-
val ut the residence of Mr.. G. p. Shrcincr
on Locust street. All the dclcacies of the
season will be for sale, tho proceeds going
to the church fund Tor their new church.,
which is now a state Of erection.
The Citizens band, as asexpcctcd, went
to Marietta last evening and screnaded
several of the citizens of that borough,
among whom were Col. James Duffy, Col.
Thomas Scott, Capt. ID. Il. Case and Mr..
John Young. To the latter named gentle
men the band returned their warmcst
thanks for his kind reception which they
assure him will bc long remembered.
About 1880 \. m. they started for home
reaching here u little after ono o'clock.
In one of the Western papers there was
III announcement that Il Mr.. Alex Nc
Manus had been killed, and as Columbia
had Il young man by that name who went
West some three months ago, they all
thought it was hc. His parents, who live
on Walnut street, tclegraphed to where he
had last been and received an answer
from Alex himself, saying that it was an
1.,,A vrl,.> hal fl,o
Us himself had been killed. This was a
great relief to his parents when they found
that their son was still in the land of the
living and WAS doing finely. This will in.
tcrcst 4 number of Columbians, especially
those who arc still under tho impression
that Columbia's Alex McNlanus is dead.
Our oil friend Walter Swartz, it appears,
from the following from tho Leavenworth
Times, has turned to be an artistic clog
dlncer
"W. Swartz gave an artistic clog dance
Oh the bulwarks Of the boat accompany
ing himself with aguitar, which Inc played
in u manner that entitled him to the office
Of gastronOmical gesticulatOr of the gya-
tious in .,comctrical methods Oh the guitar.
"Tle club now being formed and Off
cered for the coming year. it is probable
The 'owls' will vile away the summer
nights with delightful sercnadcs, at the
same time keeping out OF guns!lot and
from beneath open windows.
''This is another enterprise that de-
notes the advancement OF Leavenworti
and should he encouraged by all music
loving citizens.
Walter, when in Columbia, always took
\ leading part in any pleasure. If there
was Il party. picnic, show or anything Of
the kind to he given, Walter was the first
one that would be called, and from the
above We find that he has not changed 4
mite, rs he is now a regular member OF
the Lcavenworth 'Owls."
This morning y large dog, belonging to
Mr.. Essick, went into the yard Of Martin
Cohen and stole !. large bccfsteak out of
:: market basket. This same dog before
has done deeds of Il similar, kind and Mr..
Cohen will shoot him tho next time he
comes in the yard. Mr.. Essici had bet
ter keep his dog chained if Inc does not
want to lose him.
Last evening two we'll known young
Columbia gentlemen rode Oh horseback to
the Landisvillc campn,eetinS. When en-
terins the grounds they SAW Il number of
Columbia. They Immediately put the
ScampS 10 HiSht, WHO iii ~ SitoiC tlthc IT,
turned in company with about
twenty Of their fellow countrymen.
Some of them carried clubs in their
hands while others had large stones.
The Columbia boys tried to paci(y
them as they knew it WAS no use attempt
ing to fight such large odds. After con-
siderable talking they left, grumbling ls
they did so. They were even SO cowardIy
rs to s. lie i'm watt for our two Young
men as they rode home, and had it not
been for the speed Of their horses, they
would have got such 4 whipping they
would long remember.