Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-31
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS.

Affairs Along the Susquehsnna-Glesning
I'm and Around the Borough Picked up
by the Intelligencer's Reporter.
Mr.. Samuel Allison, an aged citizen of
Columbia, had another stroke of paralysis
last night, from which he died this morn
ing.
Council held an interesting meeting last
night, but as the reports are not all made
out, the proceedings cannot be published
until next Monday.
Mrs. Baker a coIored evangelist of some
note, will lecture on the "Graces" next
Sunday evening in the Mount Zion A. NJ.
Z. church.
Gen. Welsh Post, G. A. r., have after
much trouble succeeded in getting the
Bankers Daughter" to appear in the
Columbia opera house on the 9TH Of April.
Our citizens have been anxious t., see this
great society play.
Squire Young has determined to have
one of the cleanest Offices in town, and for
this purpose had it scrubbed. whirewashed, !,
ETC., and was busy at work early this
morning, SO that by tomorrow his Office
will present an entirely different aspect
from what it used to.
Col. John Barr, who has been attending
to some business for COL James Duffy at
"Duffy's Island' near Middletown, has
again returned home.
The ladies composing the Mite society
of the Presbyterian church are using their
best endeavOrs to make their sociable at
+. 5. Bugh's this evening, the finest
they ever held. A programme consisting
of vocal and instrumental music, etc, has
been prepared aud after the entertainment
has been finished, refreshments will be
served.
The E. E. Lutheran church sociable,
held at the residence of Rev. VIM. P.
Evans last evening, was an immense sue
cess. The house was crowded. refresh
ments of a superior order, and in fact
everything that could possibly make it
the success, was there. A largo sum Of
money was cleared.
The heaviest shipment of tobacco oc.
CURED to day. The yard in front of the
Z. K. Il. warehouse being crowded with
wagons loaded with that weed from morn
ing until evening. Mr.. Ed. Smith has SO
far turned out 1000 eases, an increase
over last year of 800.
Miss Lizzie Malone, of Lancaster, was
in town yesterday, the guest of Miss Gus
sic Hook.
Mr. Geo. Wike, Columbia boy. who is
learning the machinist trade in Altoona,
is homo on short visit.
An illustrated lecture, aided by the cal
cium light, on the Awakening cry of
TRUTH will be delivered in the Presby
terian church tomorrow evening.
Miss Name Malone, daughter of Mr.. Il.
Malone, celebrated her birthday yesterday
afternoon by giving party to a number
of her young friends. Several persons
from Lancaster were present and returned
home much pleased with their afternoons
entertainment.
The Osceola tribe l. o. r. NJ, moved
their wigwams to the room above the
Herald Office. A banquet afterwards was
enjoyed.
The congregation Of St. Johns Luther
an church began moving, last evening,
their church effects into the armory, where
they will hold their religious services until
their new church is completed.
A meeting of citizens has been called
for this evening at o'clock in the Odd
Fellows hall to consider important pub
lie interests, and there should be general
attendance.
The Public GrOunds.\
On Tuesday evening the trustees OF the
old Public Ground company held a meet
ing The park grounds have been pur-
chased from the Wright's estate and Milf
Inns farm, with what was known as the
old cemetery road. part being taken from
each. Part Of said road was purchased
from Mifflin when Sixth street was opened,
tho other part was purchased on Tuesday
by the trustees from Wright's estate, Civ
ing them now the whole of said grounds
of some six acres, except the old reservoir
lot of sixty feet square. The following
committees were appointed Law and
Rents, Wike, Young and Pinkerton /; re-
pairs, Lockard, Wike and PerrOttet
finance, Swartz, Minnich and Slade.