Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-25
COLUMBIA NEWS.

OU II kE0UlAR COKRESPONDENCE.
The Misses Wolf, of Lancaster, who had
been visiting Miss Carrie Shillow, have re-
turned home.
That fair for the benefit of tho lady's
order Of the Home Communion, il still
going on.
Miss Mamie Kunkle, of Harrisburg, is
visiting in Columbia, the guest Of Mrs.
Henry Bletz.
The Pennsylvania railroad company's
shops were closed from four to six O'Clock
yesterday afternoon as further token of
respect to the memory Of the late Thomas
A. Scott. Only those whose work was
absolutely necessary were kept ON duty.
tween the hours named.
The comedian, John 8. Clarke, will
appear in tho opera house this evening in
a bill including five Of his impersOnatiOns,
viz DIR. Rngloss in "The Heir-at-L Law"
luck Goslinq in 6 Fox and Geese" M1jOr
Wellington do Boots in "a Widow Hunt"
Cousin Joe in '' Rough Diamond" and in
the comedy 75odles. The price Of admis-
sion to the lower floor has been reduced to
| fifty cents.
Deputy Coroner John p. Frank, en-
paueled jury and held an inquest yes
terday afternoon over tho remains Of
Richard G. Emmy, an account Of those
sudden death was given in the INTELLI-
aENCER of yesterday. The jury returned
the following verdict " We find that the
said Richard G. Emmy came to his death
from congestion of the lungs preceded by
emphysema, that is, qualification of the
lung tissues.
| The Herald is authority for the follow
| ing item in which . well-knOwn Columbia
| cOlored politician figures ]. w. Cooper
went to Northumberland suddenly Thurs
day. A constable from that vicinity appear
ed ON the ground and asked Mr.. Cooper
to go with him, ON the charge Of obtaining
goods under false pretense. He bought
watch of cOlOred woman and promised
to pay her the next day, but failed to
come to time, but came to Columbia in
stead. Wesley was very indignant, and
particularly 50 because he would miss the
primary. He afterwards returned in time
to vote.
MIR. John Fendrich, proprietor of the
Susquehanna green houses, at Fourth and
Chestnut streets, during the next month
will increase his facilities by the erection
of moro houses. The present Office Of the
building, fronting on Fourth street, will
be torn away and the extension and ell
largcment made ON an entirely now plan,
including q long green house along
Fourth street, with two bay windows ap-
propriately arranged and properly Orna-
mented for the display Of flowers. MIR.
Nathan Lightner will continue as super
intendent and will have competent AS
sistant to help him.
akThe Wrightsville Star says that Sowing
to the absence Of proper means Of trans
pOrtatiOn, Fish Warden Nicholas was un-
able to reach the fish way to see
how it worked, but was obliged to make
his observations frOm::the shore, which no
doubt proved as satisfactory and conclu-
!; sive rs If he had succeeded in getting to
: the chute" This same fishery is at least
, half mile from either shore, and MIR.
Nicholas is certainly very far sight
ed if ,ho can view its workings
from such distance with the salts
faction which with any other would be in
, dispensable in presenting report. There
is not man in Columbia, rs for that mat
, tor in the state, unless it be an interested
party, who, with the disadvantages that
are asserted to have attended tho fish war
den while here, would venture to make 4
, report of what is going on at the fishery,
! bearing anything near completeness Of dc
tail. If Fish Warden Nicholas has not
|! been ON tho fishway he will find few per-
sons in this section who will take any
stock in his report of it.