Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-09-11
COLUMBIA NEWS.
'UE REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE

uiE KEs;ULAk CORRESPONDENCE
Events Along the Susquehanna-ltemS q
lnterest In and Around the thorough
Picked Up BY the Intelh-
gencor's Reporter
The stove. works were visited by hun
dreds Of sight-seers yesterday.
Mr.. II. G.. Young is in Philadelphi:
purchasing new stock fer his wall pApe
store.
No services were held in the Presbyte
rian church last evening. Rev. Mr.. Brow
preached in the morning.
The heavy rain to day prevented tn,
laborers in Burners coal yards iron
working.
A tricycle. will be tho next queer riding
machine in Columbia. Thomas Sweeny
has ordered one from England.
While driving on Third street, betweel
Locust and Walnut streets, the buggy o!
Charles ShillOw broke down.
Edw. Webster had his chin SO severci!
cut by a fall 10 Mr.. Taylor Cables yard
as to require the services Of a physician
The prospects are that tho great block
Of freight trains in the Pennsylvania
yards here will be shortly cleared.
Edward Smith las been advanced Ia
tho engineersl,ip of the p. Il. X. shipping
engine No. AL. OftLis place. Tho selec.
ton could not have been better.
Tho colored campmeeting at Bull Run,
York county, was attended yesterday by 8
large number of tho brethren and sisters
from Columbia.
Messrs. John Fendrich. III. NJ. North
and VIM Given, have been invited to at
tend the reception to he given by the
commonwealth club Of Philadelphia to
= the Democratic state candidates, Oh tho
' 10Th Of September.
An excursion will he run over the Read
ing & Columbia railroad on the 14th OF
September, to give the people an OppOrtu
nifty Of witnessing the grand purade Of the
Odd Fellows. Tho excursion rates are
not yet announced.
Nearly Drowned.
Two little boys were nearly drowned
yesterday on the river. In some unac.
countab!c way both fell from canal boat,
which was moored at the river, and on
which they had been playing, into the
water. They managed to save themselves
before assistance could be rendered.
Struck Ivy an Overhead IsrIdge.
Mr.. John Wolfe, freight brakeman OF
the i. Il. r., was struck by the overhead
bridge at Parkesbnrg, Oh Saturday even
ing while he was coming from Philadel-
phia to Columbia, riding on top of 4 car.
Beyond slightly injured back hs was un-
hurt.
Personal Mention.
Mr.. John Iscamanc is the guest of Frank
Lash,
Miss Annie Nulen is entertaining Miss
Maggie Stein man, of Lancaster.
Messrs. w. B. Given, esd, and Abram
Bruner, have gone on i business trip to
Pine Creek, Ia.
Mr.. l.. w. Richards will make his fu
turo home ut Thurlow, where he has Sc
cuIcd fine position in large iron works.
May success attend him.
Birthday Anniversary.
Yesterday (Septcmber 100 being the 4S
annivel sary of tho birth of Mr.. James
Daley, Il number Of his Fl lends and rela
tives visited him and presented him with
many tokens of their love and friendship.
His daughter presented him with beau
tiful neck cl,ain Mr.. Daley has been sick
for some time and 1t is the hope of his
many friends that he may speedily recover
his health and retnrn to his position on
tho p. II. II which he SO acceptably filled
to tho company and TO the patrons OF the
road.
Tho monthly meeting of the borough
council was held last Friday evening. The
following members were in attendance {:
Messrs. lIarlman, Guilcs, Patton,
Hershey, Smith and ohuman also Chief
Burgess Sheath. Mr.. Hershey occupied
the chair in the absence Of tho president.
After the reading and approval Of the
minutes of last meeting, the various com
mittees reported.
FINANCE: COMMITTEE.
The report Of this committee is rs fol-
lows
RECEIPTS
balance on hand al date OF la,t mGct-
ing .......................... IA -
Received tor sale OF stone. p
Transient rents. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. u -
Annual market rents. Is W
f"uuS ,ieJ ,
Interest on DOnuS. IL ~
HOckius, collector. 1880. q ~
1889. lf3 6l
EXPENDITURES.