Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-24
COLUMBIA NEWS.

OUR RE6ULAR .CORREsPONDENCE.
Great trouble is experienced in closing
the raft chute, but it is hoped it will be
accomplished to-day.
The new colored school building or
South Fifth street is commencing to as.
sumo shape. The jOists, &C.. are being
put in position.
A box-car off the track on the p. & II.
X. K. near Shawnee rolling mill caused
some delay to passing trains.
The funeral of Miss Annie Chalfant,
took place from her residence on Fifth
street yesterday afternoon, and was very
largely attended. Rev. w. p. Evans OF
the E. f. Lutheran church officiated.
The crate of the Shawnee fire engine fell
out while they were running to the fire
yesterday causing halt. It was soon re-
paired.
The.water gauge on engine No. 5 burst
last night, the glass cutting a severe cash
in the arm Of the engineer, Mr.. John X.
Rynier.
The Ladies' Mite society of the E. T..
Lutheran church are making great prepa-
tiOns for the fruit festival to be held in the
church and yard adjoining next Saturday
night.
Patrick Mack, brakeman on engine No.
between the bumpers. mashing the top of
his thumb. Mr.. Mack did not think it
necessary to clay off - and SO continued
with train on its trip to Philadelphia.
The Rev. ]. Ii. Esterline, Of tho Church
of God, started for campmeeting at Prov
idence, Lancaster county, to remain eight
days, consequently no service will be held
in tho Bethel church on Sunday.
Einr hav Ior,nI,f h. olror
machine Of e. w. Snyder, will start
cracker bakery in connection with his
bread bakery. He has secured the Ser
vices of first-class baker and will carry
it on extensively.
Last evening Mr. Charles Martin, Of the
firm Martin Bros, bakers, noticed that
his valuable mare just purchased few
fews ago; commenced swelling. Sending
for a veterinary surgeon. the mare was
treated for collie, but noticing symptoms
of poison they dOctorcd for that, but des.
pite all efforts the marc died later i'm the
night.
A slight fire at Puppies brick yard yes
tcrday afternoon called out our entire fire
department, but it was not necessary for
them to go into service. The residence of
E. X. Getz was on fire but was promptly
extinguished 5y the timely arrival OF
neighbOrs with buckets of water.
F. U. Gantz, miller, near Mt. Joy, was
visited by Sheriff Strine in his official ca
pacity. MIR. Gantz is we'll known in town,
supplying many customers with flour, and
as member of the state Legislature
favored the removal of the Columbia dam.
The theatrical season will be opened iu
Columbia on Saturday night by Nine.
Rentz's minstrels, who will give one of
their refined, chaste and really excellent
performances. They will be greeted with
a full house this time rs they have been in
the past.
The alley Oh Cherry street above the
Methodist church needs the attention of
council. The road committee should at
tend to tho crossing at Second and Union
streets while they are fixing SO many streets
and crossings.
Mr.. Geo. w. Ryon, of Pottsville, who
has been visiting his cousin John F. Hook,
left for home yesterday evening. Misses
Maize, Effie and T.. Annie Welsh have
started for West Point to visit their
brother Blanton, who is a cadet at the
United States military academy at that
place. Rev. J. w. Deshoug and daughter,
now of Altoona, are guests of Mr.. VIM
Hiteshue git was through the instrument
tality of Rev. Deshong that the Bethel
church of Columbia was built. Martin
Hildebrant, Of Mount Joy, Democratic
candidate for county commissioner, is in
town.