Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-06-10
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORREsPON DENC

Interest In and Around tho Borough
Picked Up by the Intelli-
gencer's Reporter.
Mr.. Harry Heise's residence, $50 Locust
street, is being Iepainted.
Mr.. w. II. Pfahler and family, left for
a short trip to Spring City.
Four men were arrested and taken to
the county Jail to-day by officer Kennedy
Of the p. K. X. company.
Four young lads started for York this
morning at six o'clock on bicycles.
Trade has been as heavy at ii. F. Bru-
ner's coal yards, that a force of men were
put on night turn las: night.
Mr.. Abe Newcomer, an employee of the
Reel works, fell out of Il secoud-story door
of those works this morning. Fortunately
he landed on an ash pile and escaped seri
Gus injury.
An employ& of the St. Charles furnace,
above town, had his leg badly burned this
morning while breaking 4 cinder lump.
A combination reaper and mower, from
the Mount Joy agricultural works, was on
exhibition in front of the opera house this
morning.
Miss Laura Case, of Danville, Pa, is
visiting the family of DR.. Mcbride.
DIR. 5. G. Gray, late of Ironville, will
hereafter occupy the Office in Washington
borough lately occupied by DR.. Sam'l Pig
man, who has removed to the far West.
Mr.. Chas. VAIN, who is employed Oh
engineer corps, which is running Il lire for
4 new railroad in Maryland, is visiting his
parents ON Front street.
Squire Grier and family have returned
from from their trip with the editorial cx.
curSiOn.
The employees of the stoue quarries
west of the tunnel above Columbia have
not struck for higher wages, but have been
laid off temporarily, on account Of their
being nO orders on hand for stone.
The tender of engine 1O2 and two freight
cars ran off the track at Bridge street last
evening. The accident was caused by 4
misplaced switch. The switchman was in
the act of turning the switch, but the
train moving too quickly ho was obliged
to leave it and jump of the track, to save
his life.
Work has been suspended at tho reel
works to allow repairs to be male to the
engine which has broken down.
While some wOrkmen were making
repairs ut the bridge this morning VIM.
Ramsey was struck on the head by i
hatchet which fell from Il step-ladder that
ilC lhC NOIiutl III ~ very
painful one, but not dangerous.
The pulpit of the U. =. church will be
filled Oh Sunday morning and evening by
of June Bishop Dickson viii! preach morn
ing and evening.
Tho invitations arc printed, and will
soon be distributed, for the annual picnic
of the Columbia fire company, to be held on
tho Az, IF TuIy IN UoiSo,c xunn1s
Lutheran Festival.
The festival of the 4. f. Lutheran
church was largely attended last evening.
The ice cream gave out and the ladies'
were obliged to send for more. The
grounds connected with the church were
tastefully illuminated with strings "f
hung with them. The prospects are that
the grounds will be .iammed to night with
seekers after pleasure. About $40 was
cleared last evening.
Narrow Escape.
Mr.. ii. T. Yergey, while reaching over
a little lamp used for soldering purposes,
set fire to his coat, made of light mate
rial, and it was soon in n blaze Mr.. Yer
gey was unconscious Of his danger until
warned by one of his wOrkmen. The blaz-
ing coat wss quickly taken off and thrown
into 4 backyard. A few seconds more in
the burning coat and a terrible burning
accident would have been the result.
Mr.. Jacob Sheath, chief burgess, yes
terday, while in Mt. Joy, was driving
across the railroad track, the horse became
frightened by the carriage striking against
his launches, caused by the backing
straps being loose. After trying to run
away, and kicking in the dashcr of the
carriage. the animal was quieted by several
men who came to MIR. Sneath's assistance.
Tho school Board.
At the meeting of the school board u
few evenings since the library committee
made tho following report, for the past
year: s9G.50 were realized by the enter
tainmcnt given in the opera house,
couple of months ago; $50 new volumes
of standard works, have been adj
ded to the Shosh library. Three
hundred catalogues with new supple
ment, have been issued, Iii paying sub
scribers have been added to the list and
4 new and very conyen;cn: method, of
distributing books to subscribers has
been adopted The committee have been
assisted in their labors by MIR Samuel
Wright and Prof. s. II. Hoffman, Fol-
lowing is report of receipts and cxpend-
itures in the interest Of the library:
Total receipts for year, $395.72; total
$332 q balance in treas
ury, $63.45.
The library committee deserve great
praise and much credit fer their cxcrtions
in behalf of the library.
Collegiate Hall Tosscrs.