Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-15
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE

OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE.
Good fishing.
As mauy COlumbians as could get teams
were at the colored campmeeting near Mt.
Tie E. E. Lutheran Ladies' Mite society
will meet publicly next Thursday evening
at the residence Of Mrs. Samuel Grayer's
on Third street.
The fruit festival for the benefit of. the
St. Johns Lutheran church, on Saturday
night was big affair.
The signal station at the foot of Locust
street in receiving new flooring and other
wise being refiettd.
The Marietta band did not put in their
expected and advertised appearance on
Saturday evening.
The Columbia telephone exchange had
some slight damages done it, the Chestnut
Hill line being broken and number OF
wires crossed.
Rev, Evans, of the E. E. Lutheran
church, delivered fine and interesting
sermon last evening to large congrega-
tion.
On Saturday evening officer Brady, at
the p. r. II. depot, arrested COckey
Read for disorderly conduct, and placed
him in the lookup. He was let out on
Sunday morning.
There is an unofficial rumOr that the
aaueduct in the Tide Water canal has re-
ceived serious damages, but nothing cer'
tain can be ascertained.
Mr.. B. B. Broomell, Columbia cores
pondert for the Lancaster NeW Era, is
confined to his bed on account Of sick
ness.
The cas- Generator Of Williams soda
.x,,1nlnA fbn wafer
over the two men who were working and
severely burning the eyes Of Mr.. Williams.
Several small fights occurred on Satur-
day evening and night in and around
"Tow Hill," but they were Of small cOnse-
auence and no one was much hurt.
Council and the school board deserve
much credit for their present proceedings,
and the members of the former are rightly
called "our borough fathers" for they
arc looking after the interests OF our citi-
zens as doting father looks after living
child.
Peter Carlin, well-knOwu and highly
respectable citizen of Columbia, who for
several years has been an employee in the
SusquelIanna rolling mill, died at the
University hospital, in Philadelphia, on
Saturday afternoon last. His remains
were buried this morning from his late
residence, No. 941 FrankfOrd road.
Mr.. Bern Gilman returned yesterda ay
from his trip to Lebanon Mr.. jeff Gill
man, who is now working ut Paoli, has
returned home Oh a short vacation; Mr..
w. C. Beck, of Harrisburg, spent Sunday
in town Mr.. Ed. Midlam, of Harrisburg,
commonly called Humpty,' from having
taken the part of clown in the burlesque
on Humpty Dumpty at the entertainment
for the poor last year, was in town on Sat
urday and Sunday perfecting arrangements
for another entertainment MIR. Ed. Steacy
of Harrisburg, is also home Oh a vacation |;
Messrs. Robert Hause and Frank Allison
were in town yesterday Miss Myra Con-
rad, Of Philadelphia, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. James Perrottet Miss Aunie Mussel
man. of York, is the guest of Miss Annie
Purple.
The WIND. Storm.
The wind storm of Saturday afternoon
Columbia. Very little rain fell. Mr.. N.
Gillman's sailing boat, the 'Jeffio," which
was anchored about fifty feet from the
shore, at the foot of Walnut street,
dragged out, and the boat going in among
a number of RATS and flats was totally
wrecked. The circus bulletin located at
the side of the r. & G.. II. Il. depot was
blown down. A number of row boats lay
ing above the coal shutes, were badly
damaged, two being sunk by having holes
knocked i'm their sides.
Special Meeting Of tho School Board.
The adjourned meeting of the Columbia
school board convened in J. A. Meyers
Office on Saturday evening at $50, with
President Meyers in the chair. All men,
bcrs were reported present excepting Mr.
Given. The repair and supply committee
reported proposals for the supplying of
coal to the school district for 1881 from
Samuel Filbert, II. F. Bruner. }. &.
Hess and Geo DeHuff. Mr.. II. F.
Bruner being the lowest bidder, on mo-
tiOn the contract was awarded to him
The finance committee reported that
the tax duplicates Of 1878. '79 and 80,
were finally closed and books in hands of
the committee. Tho committee was in
structed to demand the tax duplicates of
1877 now in the hands of J. B. Wissler.
T. B. Dunbar having offered additional
security by judgment bond for 81, 600. The
finance committee was authorized to ac-
ceps the security if the Solicitor dceme d
the same sufficient.
The board then adjourned.
BIG WAND.
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