Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-24
COLUMBIA NEWS.

OUR KEGULAR CORRESPONDENTS
There is considerable of breeze blowing
| to day and the afternoon is good one Tor
| sailing. ..
Some fellow is nightly singing himself
hoarse in trying to sell some patent medl-
cine at the corner of Third and Locust
streets.
A Kindergarten has been started in
| tow.
Mr.. Simon Barton has just refurnished
his barber shop-new chairs, new glasses
and new everything. The room has been
papcred and the wood work painted.
The programme Of exercises for Decora-
ton day, has not yet been prepared. 1t is
very probable that the procession will be
formed like that Of last year and will move
at the same hour.
Messrs. John Madden and George Smith
caught 123 fish yesterday, 103 Of them be-
ing cat fish.
The movement of freight over the Penn
sylvania railroad isagain becoming lively
and the motive power is taxed much
heavier than it was 4 week ago. The
probability is that the report of the move
ment of cars for May will show an in
crease over that for April.
Judge Michael, baggage master on the
short line, was off duty yesterday on ac-
count of sickness and his place was filled
by w. w. Brown, a brakeman. Will
Swinslcr filled Browns place.
There was another large catch of shad
at Mud Island last night. When will the
Harrisburg Telegraph learn that the raft
chute in the dam is within one hundred
feet of tho Columbia shore of tho river and
that the nearest battery to it is much
ut arer the middle of the river than it is to
tho chute? The Telegraph says that sllad
are being secured close up to the (r.fD
chute. IL the up-rivcr people think they
have good cause they should not try. to
help it by twisting the truth, rs the EN-
plOyment of that Sort of means will have
the contrary effect.
Company ii had its last drill before
Decoration day last evening and put in the
practice of the hour in loading and firing
and the "rcvcrse arms" portion Of the
manual. These movements take place
about once in 4 year, and the drill in them
is given just about rs often.
The written examinations Of the pupils
of the Columbia public schools cOmmen-
ccd yesterday and will probably be finish
eI tomorrow. The school term closes
next Friday.
Richard G. Emmy, Pennsylvania rail-
road engineer, died suddenly early this
morning from disease of the heart, aged
about lOrty years. The funeral will take
place from his late residence near Third
and Cherry streets, on Thursday afternoon
ut two o'clock. Deputy Coroner John p.
Frank will summon jury and hold an in
quest this afternoon. Several years ago
the deceased was chief engineer Of the Co.
lumbi. fire company. lie was succeeded
in that office by Thomas Myrick, who
served three or four years, but on
Myrick's removal from town, a
year or more ago, Emmy was re-elect-
cd to his old position and held it ut the
time OF his death. A special meeting Of
the company illprobably be held to night
or tomorrow night to take action on
Enny's death, and it will he decided to at
tend the funeral in body. The engine
house has been ,lraped in mourning in re-
slrct to the memory Of the dcceas-
ell. This death, like that of the
late George Erwin. couple of weeks
ago, OvertakinS i man apparently in
excellent health, has created somewhat Of
Il sensation, and all over town men arc
talking Of tho little time necessary to carry
one out Of the world and wondering
whether that time is near for them. Last
night ut nine o'clock Emmy was ut the Col
umbia engine house in good spirits and it
is said that near the same hour he ate
plate of ice cream in Cables saloon. The
fact that he is at this hour corpse will
set men thinking seriously.