Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-12
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE

COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS.
A young man while in a drunken con
dition on Saturday evening, was robbed o
nine dollars, knife and handsome
mouth-organ.
The committee of the high schoo
alumni will hold its first meeting on Sept
"a. All members are requested to bt
present.
A horse and buggy driven by Mr.. Geo
Sener ran of, but Geo. held on and at last
succeeded in stopping the runaway.
On Saturday evening the members OF tht
Mount Zion A. NJ. E. Sunday school pre-
sented to their pastor, Rev. J. II. Accooe,
a purse of money.
Miss S. w. Brown this morning opened
a kindergarten, in the store room of Mrs
Cooper on Locust street, and it promises
to be a success. having already ten schol-
ars.
This afternoon meeting of the bond
holders of the Hanover Junction s. Sus-
quehanna railroad will be held at Marietta
to complete the arrangements of their
sale on Thursday next.
Mr.. w. ]. Hoyt and sou, William, lett
| to-day for Boston and other cities in New
Hampshire. Mr.. Geo. Sample also left to-
day on his vacation. The band will miss
him, as he blows the second tenor with
considerable skill.
The funeral Of Albert Thompson, who
died so suddenly on last Thursday, was
largely attended. The Masons and Odd
Fellows, of which lodges the deceased was
a member, turned out in body. Maggie
Young, the young colored girl who was
crazy, the circumstances of which wele
published heretofore, was also buried yes
terday.
Fears are expressed that some young
Columbians who event West" on Satur-
day and have not as yet reported, have
been "gathered in" with the tramps
taken at Middletown, as reported else
where.
At the despatchcrs' Office in the west yard
at this place poster is out announcing re-
ward of $500, for the arrest Of tho man Ga
tramp) who on the 9th Of September shot
James Dougherty, freight brakeman,
near the Fish House signal station, in the
IIockensack meadows. A description Of
the assassin is also given, and such man
was on the streets here begging yesterday.
On Saturday afternoon whiles MIR. Andy
Reese was driving over from Mount Joy,
noticed that his horse was gradually grow
ing weaker, and about a minute after
wards it fell down. Mr.. Reese descended
from his wagon, but by that time the
horse was past human aid, being stone
deaG. The cause Of his death is not
known.
On Saturday afternoon considerable fun
was raised on North sd street, between
Seventh and Walnut streets, between
Martin Erwin and G. Swartz, both gentle
RA<x Nrc
ser's and Mr.. Carter's places of business
there is small alley, and Mr.. Erwin think
ing he would do the proper thing, COM
menced to fence it in. Mr.. Swartz, to
whom the ground belongs, seeing his prop.
erty being taken away from him, secured
an axe and just as gate was being hung,
Knocked the whole fence down. Erwin
said he wonld put it up again, and Swartz
said every time he would do SO, he in
tended breaking it down. No other at
tempt has as yet been made to replace the
fence.
On Saturday and Sunday night; thicvish |
attempts with success were made on the |
houses of MeSsrs Amos Brady and Fred. |
Abendshein. A large lot of cabbage was |
the only thing stolen. On the same night |
two attempts were made to rob a chicken |
coop on Bethel street, but whether sue |
ccssful or not we were unable to find |
ont.
Mr.. Frank s. Given, of Philadelphia.
spent Saturday with his brother, VIM. B.
Given, esq. He is member Of the State
Fenciblcs, and, Judging from his conver
sation, the brigade to which the battal-
ion belongs, was no better treated than
the Third brigade at Wilkesbarre.
Harry Heise told a lady that Jake
was JeWess.
Miss SalIie Norbeck, o! Lancaster, is
visiting Miss Kate Marley.
The rain of last evening has at least
done some good, namely, in cooling the
and in cleaning our streets
and cutters which contained considerable
filth. No severe shocks of lightning were
felt nor loud explosions of thunder heard,
We had plenty Of light cases of
both. A large number of citizens, despite
the drenching rain which was falling.
gathered Oh the coal chutss and along
Front street to witness the beautiful sight
Of the lightning running along the Oppo-
site side of the river. 1t would begin at
the lower end of Wrightsville and the
closely wooded hills would be brilliantly
lit up as far as the eye could see.
The river below the dam, rs every
body in Columbia knows, is dotted
with small and large islands, and
here the flashes of lightning would
present such grand scene that the many
who saw will long remember it. About a
quarter of eight a large ball of fire was
seen coming directly from the clouds. At
/ point a short distance below the dam it
appeared to touch the tops of the trees, and
from thence it went rolling along over hill
nj %,no fn,> nnt;l lost in tho din, |
distance.
4 Chester County Horse Stolen.