Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-25
COLUMBIA NEWS.


Events Along tho SusquehanDa- Items O.
Assarest In and Around the Borough
Pscked Up By tho lnteIIi-
Eencer's Reporter.
Willie WOnderly was committed to the
house Of refuge yesterday by Squire
Young. on complaint of Mr.. Charles
Grove for robbing his money drawer.
A large crowd attended the A. NJ. E..
church picnic in Heise's woods Yesterday.
In the evening . festival by the colored
Odd Fellows wound up the days enjoy.
ment.
Tho Pennsylvania railroad police dis
covered seven tramps slowed away in a box
car at this piece last evening, and locked
them in. This morning the entire gang
were taken down to the county Jail.
"A small party spent yesterday on the
river above the bridge fishing. This is
rather dull work now as fish have grown
less plentiful than they were month ago,
M. benjamin G0ntner has in his pos
session chicken which is twelve years
o'd. MIR. GOntner. had better kill and eat
before it gets too old and tough.
8, Engine NO. log, of the Pennsylvania II.
~, ran on the track at tho dispatcher's
ONCE this morninf: at 9:15 !; only a short
Ino was required to replace it on the
Jerry Long. Of Columbia, was nearly
sI!ck oy an engine yesterday at Chickies,
M Malle walk Ing along the railroad track.
.aN.s:. no s!" was almos: up,n him before he
PerGe!" ID his danger.
NV. wa JermeIOns should BE- cheap here.
", w" liam received carload of them from
! + liladelphia, over the Reading & Colum-
ola railroad, yesterday, and to-day Jerry
Long received 1, 500 melons aud 5000 can
telOupes.
The marble playing season amongst the
boys has opened here. Little groups can
be seen in different parts of town kneeliDg
around ring and enjoying themselves as
much at this game of chance as Wall
street broker does at his larger game.
Chief Burgess Sheath and q constable
Yesterday called upon several parties in
the western part of tewn who have been
in tho habit Of shooting birds within the
borough limits and warned them not to
repeat tho ofense.
Young Lswbroakors.
The panels of the door of residence at
Fourth and Walnut streets, were broken
in by stones thrown by several young
ruffiaDs few evenings ago. Several per-
sons residing near by know the rascals,
but refuse to give their names. Those
who shield breakers of the law are no
bettcr themselves, and means to make
them divulse tho name of the guilty par
ties should be taken.
Personal Paragraphs.
Miss Mamie Pfahler is visiting friends
in Salem, N. J.
Mr.. VIM. Meyers of Baltimore, is visit.
ng friends on Cherry street.
Mr.. Cooper Hugentugler left for trip
to Reading and Harrisburg to-day.
Miss COla Urban, of Lancaster, is Wis
iting Miss Ella Sauerbccr, on Bethel
street.
The families Of Messrs. John Fendrich
and s. s. Detweiler, have returned home
from trip to As6ury Park.
Miss Pattie Watson, of Philadelphia,
who has. been the guest Of Mrs. Henry
Pfahler, left for homo this morning.
Seriously Injured IN . Driv. ing Accident.
A runaway team was caught at Becker's
rolling mill, Cheques, last evening, by
Jacob McLain. A search for the driver |
was made, as he did not put in an appear.
ance, and ho was found in an insensible |
state, between the two bridges at Chiques,
on the Marietta and Columbia turnpike. |
Blood was flowing from his nose and ears,
and there was deep cut across his FORE
head. He was removed to a house near !
he was still unconscious this morning. He
had been to Columbia on business, and |
was returning homo. The name of the
injured man is Jacob Dysinger.
Homes for Stove Works Employees.
Tho block Of ground belonging to the
Keely stove works company, bounded |
east by Third street, north by Cedar street,
west by Second street, and South by Lin |
den street. has been divided into cOnyen- |
iently sized building lots, and is now |
offered for sale at the following prices !:
Lots on End and Sd streets, 12O feet |
deep, seven dollars per foot lots on
Cedar and Linden streets, 200 feet deep,
ten dollars per foot. Purchasers must
agreo to build dwellings Immediately. to
DO rented to employees of the company at
a reasonable rentage. Hcre is good in
vestment for contractors, builders, and
men of money. For full information apply
to the committee having charge of the
sale of the ground, Messrs. w. B. Given,
III. Wilson and S. S. Detwiler.