Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-11
COLUMBIA NEWS.

OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE.
MI. j. A. Myers is on short visit tt
Philadelphia.
Mr.. F. A. Bennett has returned from his
trip to Philadelphia.
There were three sections (fifty two
cars) to the way passenger train west this
morning. All the cars we're heavily loaded
with emigrants.
| The funeral of the late George Erwin left
here at :3j o'clock this morning for
Washington borough where, after ser
vices in the church, the remains were in
tered. The Vigilant fire company attend
cd the funeral in a body. Sixty-one
tickets we're sold at the Pennsylvania rail-
road depot. The engine of the Frederick
accommodation train brought the funeral
cOrtege back to Columbia this afternoon.
Mr.. Nicholas G. Gilman's yacht "Jeff,y -
has been launched, and is now riding at
anchor about fifty yards from shorc-op-
posite the foot of Walnut street.
The axle Of box car on the train
drawn by engine No. III broke while
going up the Gap last night, and a quan-
tity of corn, which the car contained. was
spilled on the ground. A detention of freight
trains occurred.
The fair for the benefit of the lady S
order of the Home Communion will open
on the 18th inst, aud promises to be sue
cessful affair.
The school board will meet tomorrow
night and council on Friday night.
Your correspondent spent a delightful
quarter-hour yesterday afternoon in look.
ing at the many beds of all varieties of
flowers which are to be found at the resi-
dence of Mr.. G. E. Graybill, on Walnut
street above Fourth. Mr.. and Mrs. Gray
bill are both enthusiasts in the culture of
natures beauty, and the ground surround
ing their dwelling place is perfect para
disc.
Mrs. George Keller, who died suddenly
4 couple OF days ago at her residence at
Chestnut Hill, was buried this morning in
the German Catholic cemetery on Lancas-
ter avenue. Funeral services were held in
Holy Trinity Catolic church.
4 strike of a number of hOd and brick
carriers in the employ of Adam Maxton,
occurred yesterday afternoon. The men
were employed at MIR. Frederick Buchcr's
new houses ut Sixth and Walnut streets.
All the men but ono aftcrward went to
work and the place of the exception was
soon filled.
The ninth and tenth primary schools
were examined on Monday and Tuesday,
and the eleventh will 60 through the same
ordeal to-day. The colOrcd secondary will
be examined to morrow and with the COM
ing Monday the examinations will be COM
plcted with the colorcd primary as it's
ground to work upon.
Hayes Grier gives an amusing account
of his first weeks experience as justice of
the peace with the cases brought before
him. lie went to work with Lawyer Kauff-
mans ''DunIap's Book of Forms, " Lawyer
Givcn's "Binn's JUSTICE" and Lawyer
NOrtll's "1Sj3 Pamphlet Laws" We
presume that with his early experience
the editor justice will wake up to the fact
that he does need books.
Captain Barton ID. Evans, commander
of the " Wayne Fenciblcs :" and editor of
the West Chester Village Record, passed
through town last evening.
The Nigilant fire company, at a specia.
meeting held last evening, decided to at
tend in :: body the funeral of George
Erwin. The deceased was member of
the company.
More than one thousand cars were dis.
patched east from this place between the
hours of o'clock on Sunday evening and
1 O'Clock on Monday morning, and one
hundred and sevcnty-six cars still remain
ed in the yard here at o'clock OH the lat
ter morning. 1t took thirty two engines
to haul the cars. This is considered rc-
markably heavy work even for Sunday
the day of all days for freight dispatchinS
from the several starting points.
Bids for the erection of a new building
tC be used rs a school house for cOlorcd
children and to take the place of the di-
lapitated structure now in use, which the
school board advertised for, closed yes
terday. At least four bids, and possibly
double that number, have been presented,
three of them being from well-known Col
umbia parties. Action will be taken 1T
the meeting of the school board to be held
tomorrow evening, and it is very probable
that a contract with one or the other of
the parties will be entered into.
The Times and Press either believe that
Col. Thos. Scott is not long for this world |
or that we ought never to put off until |
tomorrow what can be done to-day. Both |
have had representatives here looking up
tho carly life of the railroad eX-prcsident. |
City EditorNIcgargee and Staff Correspond
cnt +. A. Burr, of the latter paper, were
here a few weeks ago, and w. II. Witty, |
Of the Times, was here yesterday aud Mon |
day. Obituary notices, such as those !
sprung upon us at the announcement or
Lord Beaconsticld's death, are probably !
now in course of preparation, if not al
ready in type, and the life of the distin-
guished railroad king will appear in print ,
simultaneously with the notice of his |
death. There is much enterprise in the
daily journalism of this generation.