Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-02
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE,

OUR REGULAR CORREsPONDENCE.
Coverings book store closes tomorrow
evening.
The large rock at the " cut " has at las,
been removed and the appearance is quit.
changed.
The young man who raised a disturb
aace at Coverings book store and who was
to be arrested, hearing of that fact. has
skipped the town and will not return
until the fuss blows over.
A ball was held in the Vigilant room
last evening. 1t was very largely at
tended and everything passed off smooth.
ly.
John Souders, employed at the Shaw.
nee furnaces, while helping to carry some
heavy planks yesterday afternoon,
stumbled and fell, the plank falling upon
one of his feet, badly mashirg that mem.
bec. He was carried home, being unable
to walk.
MIR. Ike Shimp, we'll known in Colum-
bia. and who is a slater by trade, died on
Wednesday morning at his home near
Cold Cabin, York county, from old age.
He will be buried this afternoon at the
above place. His death was very sudden,
for it has only been a few DAYS ago since
he was in Columbia.
The election for the Columbia lodge.
No. 2S6 F. & A. NJ, was held in tho lodge
room last evening, resulting in the follow
ing reelection w. NJ, TheO l.. Urban ;
S. w., J. w. YOcum j. X. W., A. G.
Guiles Treasurer, J. A. Meyers Secre-
tary. A. J. Kaufman. After the meeting
the members adjourned to partake Of !,
bOuntiiul repast, at the Franklin house.
this being the date Of their annual reunion.
The party broke up at late hour, having
fully satisfied their appetites.
Fl Mclaughlin, the "lost" railroader,
has turned up. 1t appears that at Leaman
Place he went into the signal station for
something, and while he was in there an
east-bound train passed. At the same
time his own moved westward, but as the
east train was going very rapidly, it was
impossible for him to get to his own train
He boarded the next westward freight aud
reached Columbia nearly rs soon as his
own did.
An Old Tune.
A great many people ask, "why does
not the Columbia orchestra play some new
tunes when they are engaged at the opera
house, These very same people are ig.
norant of the fact that music is difficult,
thing to thoroughly understand. 1t can.
not be learned in day. Tho Columbia
orchestra is new organization, not yet
being in existence a year, and because
they are not able to compete with Keffel
and Taylor, of Lancaster, they are cen
sured. They are young fellows, and il
our citizens do not discourage them at the
beginning. they will soon be one of the
lno n;
vania. Let them alone, even if their tunes
become so familiar that a boy Of ten year.
can whistle them. Great things are not
done or made in a day.
Saw Spook.
A farmer from York county remained
in Columbia all day yesterday looking al
tho sights. In the evening he was going
up Chestnut street, he saw something, III
could not name it. 1t came floating to-
wards him noisclcssly. When it wa:
within ten yards of him hc took to hi.
heels and flew. Rushing into grocery
store on Walnut street, he sank nearly un
concious to the floor. Water was giver
him, and he finally recovered sufficiently
to tell what lie saw "a man floating il
the air with n lantern on each foot II
was the most dreadful sight he ever saw
A party was at once raised, and 4 searcl
instituted. They found The mysteriou.
thing. 1t was man ridin:; 4 bicycle
with small lantern fastened at the front
wheel. The farmer had never seen one o
the machines before, hence his scare. But
the hunting party was badly sold.
Islockatling the Streets.
The railroad officials object to our com.
ment on blockading railroad crossings.
One Of them states his views in this way
A train of one hundred cars will cover
the track between the east and west yards.
Bridge, Walnut, Locust, Union, Perry and
Mill streets would then be blocked. BY
taking twenty-five Of the one hundred cars
and shifting them to their proper places
will require the hands of the whole crew
the remainder would bo left without men.
How then would it DC possible tC
cut the train?' Our answer is that
by having man ut each cross
ing to cut the trains or cut them be
fore they begin shifting, though = great
deal of time would be lost to the railroad
company, Columbia citizens will not lose
SO much Of their time. We were asked
why men could not cross over under the
train and ladies walk around it. A man
crossing under the train is liable to be
killed, and in crossing over they are liable
to be arrested. Brady arrested two men
for doing this some time ago. Ladies are
not acquainted with the ways of the rail.
road and would endanger their lives by
walking on it.
Railroad Accident.
Mr.. Samuel Blackson, a brakeman Oh
the P. II. r., while engaged in "drop
ping" cars in the west yard, had his left
foot mashed. IIe was standing on the
bumper, and the car coming back struck
another Car which was standing on a sid
ing too near the junction Of the tracks,
with such force rs to throw BlacksOn of
and under tho cars. lie attempted to
save himself from his dangerous position,
and succeeded in saving his life but not his
foot. which was amputated at the ankle by
DIR. Craig.