Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-31
COLUMBIA NEWS.


OUR REGULAK COKREsPONDENC 4
Events Along tho Experimentation o
Interest I'm and Around the Borough
Picked Up BY the InteIh-
gencer's Reporter
John Groom shot large loon on thu
river yesterday afternoon.
John Bell, a resident of IrOnville, haC
flight of stairs, yesterday afternoon.
John Hartman is about 10 begin the
erection OF ten brick dwellings, on Seventh
streen, between Walnut and Chestnut
streets. Buildings 90 up by tens here
now.
This end of tho river bridge is receivin !;
a coat Of paint.
There is now on exhibition at Yerg' S
iewelry store the gold watch which j, to
be voted off ut the G. A. r. fai. next
month. 1t is beauty.
The Pennsylvania railroad insp' c.Ors, to
the number of 50, took dinner at the
Franklin house to day. They left in the
afternoon to continue their tour OF inspec-
tiOn.
MIR. Harry Rowe, a p. X. Il. brakeman,
had one Of his thumbs crushed about
midnight last night, while coupling cars in
tho west yard. The cOmpaDy's physician,
DR.. Craig, attended him.
The end of a large oar car belonging to
one of the Cheques furnaces, was torn
away by slight accident Oh the Pennsyl-
vania railroad few days since at the ore
mines near Columbia.
A bill now posted on the bull, in board
iu front of the opera house, war. sagainst
the defaccIaeht OF bills whenever they may
be posted i'm this place. A penai:y y attach
cs to this violation Of law.
A cOuutryman had his face badly dis
figured yesterday while walking Oh Locust
81 street, 10y running agains, IN awning post.
Next time he comes to town he had better
watch where he is walking
The NJ. K. church package party, which
MAS held last evening 1T the residence Of
Mr.. Abram Bruner, was delightful affair.
A neat sum was realized for the church
10y the sale Of the packages. Much merri.
n,ent was caused when they were opened.
A flock of sparrows which were feeding
on Locust street, was put to sudden flight
by pigeon hawk, which carried of one
of their number. The little fellows did
not stop to fight this enemy, as they
usually do to almost any other.
Circus at Marietta.
An exhibition of the "Grand Royal
Ci.cus" is being held in Marietta to day.
1t is seldom that i circus comes tc COlum-
bia. The license for exhibiting is too
large Our wise borough fathers think it
better to have no license than Il small and
reasonable fec. Their is no accounting
for the doinss of the great.
Personal.
Harry Mullen is entertaining his brother,
Capt. Amos Mullen and the latter's
wife.
Hon. Benjamin Reese and wife, of Col
umbus, o., arc the guests of friends in this
place.
Miss Name ShOmier, who was visiting
friends in Philadelphia, has returned
home.
The family of w. ii. Pfahlcr, temporari-
ly residing in Spring City, are now visit
ing the family OF Henry Efahler, Locus:
ttreet.
rocketbook Stolen at Market.
A lady was robbed of her pocketbook at
market this morning. Shc had laid it
down on stand for 4 moment and when
she looked for it it was gone. She blames
a boy who was standing near at the time
for taking it. AS the boy was gone also,
and rs she does not know him, there is
no prospect that she will recover her for
mer property.
a Railroad Mans harrow Escape.
Mr.. Charles Ehmerine, an employee of
the Pennsylvania railroad company, was
almost killed yesterday afternoon while
attempting to jumpo on platform which is
in front of the shifting engine. Had it not
been for tho fact that the:c was enough
space between the platform and the crosss
ties to clear his legs, he would have been
instantly killed. As it was, he hung to
tho platform by his hands, his feet drag
ging along the track until he was seen by
Mr.. Phil. Kline, who had the engine stop.
ped. II was a narrow escape.