Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-19
COLUMBIA NEWS.


inseTe"t I'm and Around tns isorough
Picked Up by the Intelli-
Eencer's Reporter.
Miss Annie NOlen is visiting friends in
Lancaster
There arc now stored ia Bruner's coal
yards over 5000 tons of coal.
The repairs on the Methodist church
are expected to be completed by the mid
die of September.
Services ip the Presbyterian church
tomorrow morning and evening will DO
conducted by the Rev. J. McDougal, of
York.
A game Of baseball was played in
vacant field at the bead of Locust street
this afternoon by two picked mines.
A watermelon aud canteloupe stand has
been established by w. F. Wilson in
front Of his carpet factory on Locust
street.
Three peach trees On the property Of
Mr.. William Preston on North Second
street, have yielded 10 bushels of fruit.
Thirteen cars, in two sections, brought
over the excursionists from Hanover and
intermediate points, this morning, which
will spend the day at Lititz. 1t was ex-
pected that much larger crowd would
attend.
Last night there passed through here
two new 6-fOot driver engines, for the use
of the New York division of the Pennsyl.
vania railroad. This is the road that has
such fast running done on it.
Martha Henderson, q cOlOred woman re-
siding on Tow Hill, died last night of old
age. The funeral will take place tomor-
row afternoon at O'Clock from the African
1Rethe! church.
By fall from porch on Thursday. tic
ten year-Old daughter of Mr.. Thomas
Martin, residing near Columbia, broke her
jaw bone. She is now improving as
favorably rs could be expected.
The opera OF "Olivette will be given
here on tue 22d of September by the Phil
adelphia church choir opera troupe. The
Citizens band brings the company. A
.. number of sercnades will he given to
, night by the band.
A canal boat called the 'tGeOrgc p.
Wieser'' was almost sunk in the river yes
terday by hole being stove in by running
against a snag. To save it from sinking
it was run ashore, and temporary repairs
were then made.
An alarm that burglars were in down
town store about 8 o'clock last night,
proved to be hoax which several young
men had gotten up for little amusement.
Tho editor of the Columbia Herald was
foremost in the attempt to capture the
supposed robbers.
A new grocery store has lately been
opened at the corner of Linden and new
Second street by Mr.. George Mable. The
building has had an addition made TO the
rear of it for domestic use, and new store
room has been fitted up in tho front of tho
house.
On Thursday evening, Mary Prestor was
united in marriage to Mr. Joseph Thuma,
both of this place, by the Rev. John Wing
ling, of the st. Johns Lutheran church.
The ceremony was performed at the resi-
dence of the brides father, on northern
Second street.
Didn't Flag tho Train.
Last night the cabin car of the train of
engine No. 232 was ruu into and smashed
to pieces, by engine No. so, which had it's
pilot broken of, and its front otherwise
damaged. Both trains were westward.
The negligence of the fagman Of engine
No. 232 to flag the other train, i, the cause
3f the collision.
Dogs That Mako Night hideous.
The noise made at night Dy the barking
Of pack of hounds, which is kept by
man residing near the corner of Fourth
and Union streets, is SO great as to dis.
turb the slumbers of the residents Of that
quarter. Much complaint is being made.
but it seems to do no good. Chief Bur
CESS Sheath should earn the gratitude of
these people by suppressing the nuisance.
The Landisvillo Campmeeting.
For information regarding the rental of
tents for the Church of God campmeeting
at Laudisville. commencing August "a
and ending September 4, apply to the
Rev. G. w. Seilheimer, of Lancaster. E. i.
cursions to Landisville will be run over
the Reading & Columbia and the Pennsy!-
vania railroads. A grand temperance
meeting will be held on Thursday, Aug.
81, and on Sunday grand musical and
song services will be principal features of
the campmeeting.
That "Card" In the Spy.
The editor of the Spy publishes the fol-
lowing card, relative to the Columbia re.
porters of the Lancaster papers, which lie
says has been sent to him: ''Dear Sir !:
Would you be kind enough and give us
more interesting news than to let us know
about your confOunded Co. G. Heavens
let up with that. We arc getting sick
Yours, &C., signed x"
From tho above copy, it looks as though
the writer was referring to the Spy, and
not to the Lancaster papers correspond
ents. lie had better get up a few original
articles for his paper, and let other people
alone. Much doubt exists as to whether
he ever received the card he publishes.
Tossed by . lsull
Miss Anna Eshleman, eldest daughter