Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-21
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE

OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE.
Mr.. Harry Furness, of Philadelphia,
and who has the charge of the New Jersey
news department, is at present in town,
spending part of his holiday.
The picnic of the United Brethren Sun
day school, held yesterday at Springwood,
was, as predicted, a grand success. The
evening train brought home nearly eight
hundred picnickers.
The st. Johns Lutheran picnic took
about $50 persons to Silver Springs where
the picnic is to be held.
The Bethel Sunday school had very
Slim turnout at their picnic in Heise's
woods to-day.
A large number of boats arrived at the
Columbia & Reading coal schutes this
4. m.
Five workmen in the Shawnee rolling
day afternoon on account of the extreme
heat.
The negroes Of "Tow Hill " had another
fight last evening. Two women got into
q dispute which soon turned to blows.
The colored men took sides and soon q
regular riot began, but in tho course of a
| half hour all was again quiet as the con-
| stables made their appearance. Some suits
| were entered, but they will not have 4
hearing before tomorrow.
At the United Brethren picnic yesterday
Edward Hamaker, a young boy about
twelve years old, in swinging fell from the
swing and had one Of his legs broken, and
very badly at that too. Tho bone pro-
truded through the skin, making an ugly
and dangerous looking wound. He was
told not to swing very high, but thinking
that he knew better he met with tho above
accident. A doctor was summoned as
quickly as possible and all arrangements
made to make the young sufferer rs COM
Portable as possible. He was brought
home in the special train.
A steer, driven by Mr.. John Stoner, u
workman for one Of our town butchers,
became excited and raised considerable
He broke tho rope by which he was held
and made for crowd of people standing
on Il corner. a little girl who did not get
out of the roasl quick enough was struck
down and severely hurt. From last re-
ports she is nt; expected to live.
The tramp who attempted to make Il
young lady 'ira.end from her carriage on
Sunday evening, aud which we reported in
Mondays letter, was captured yesterday
forenoon. He attempted to play the same
trick on some Marietta gentlemen, but
instead of riflihg their pockets of their
contents they descended and captured the
villain. He was put in the lookup, but
this morning telegram was received re-
qucsting that he be brought to Harris
burg. He was accordingly taken up and
placed in the Jail to await trial ut tho
coming August court
The Methodist Picnic and some Points.
Tho above Sunday school have their pic.
mic at Litiz Springs to-day. 1t was largely
attended, but very few Of the male por-
ton of the congregation were present.
Base ball, putting up Of hammocks and
fixing tables occupied tho males in the
morning
Two little girls fell into tho spring, off
the bridge but with the exception of get
ting wet it was their only misfortune.
The new depot ut Mannheim is nearly
completed.
Tobacco from Columbia to Lititz looks
to be in good condition.
Last Thursday, coming to Lititz with
the Methodist Sunday school, VIC no.
ticed how beautiful tho fields looked with
their golden grain, but to-day those same
fields look like :: barren waste, as the
grain has all been slowed in the several
barns.
The + +. Lutheran picnic, owe their
thanks to Messrs. Samuel Eberlain and
Harry G. Gable, for their kindness in get
ting up games of different kinds.
Mr. j. II. Henry, Columbia correspond
cnt for the Examiner, while playing base
ball to-day at Lititz, made some very neat
running catches, and was one of the hea-
West batter in the club.
A great deal of indignation was felt by
the managers of the Lutheran picnic about
the way the officials of the Reading rail-
road treated them in regard to their pro-
vision car. Ipstead of leaving it a. the
siding near the springs they hauled it
to hire a team to haul baskets to the |
springs. The conductor was told about |
it, but lie replied that lie was behind time
and could not wait to shift back. If this !
thing continues, Lititz will no longer be a
place to hold Sunday school picnics.
Robbery Of Mr.. North.
Last night the residence of II. NJ. North |
esq, Columbia, was entered by burglars |
and robbed Of about $24 in money!, a gold
watch and chain, Mrs. North's jewel.
case and jewelry, consisting Ofgold chain
with a hook OH it, breastpin and ear rings
of black onyx with pearls, two pairs OF
gold sleeve links, one black MOSAIC bar
pin, with buttons to match, several gold
rings and other articles Mr.. North's |
diary (Which was probably mistaken for
pocket-book), promissOry note for
s.. 100, and some other articles of value.
The burglars cflctced an entrance by
climbing up the projecting bricks at one
corner of the house and thus reaching the |
second story window.
Objections to the Committee.
a number of members of the American |
fire company arc dissatisfied with the COM !
mittee which was recently appointed to !
reOrganize the company. They allege that |
several members of the committee are OBJ !
.icctionable men. Some of them have be- |
longed to the company but short time,
while others, although they have been
members for years, did not take any in
terest in the company until the present |
time. They think that there are active |
tiremen in the company who should have
been on the committee, and they propose |
holding a meeting for the purpose of TAX