Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-27
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REaULAR CORRESPONDENTS.

OUR REGULAR CUnRxsPuNDENCE.
AnAirs Along tho observation-disclosures
In and Around the Borough Picked up
by the Intelligencer's Reporter.
"A Brakeman's Nishap.
John Lee, brakeman On the P.R.R.,
met with q painful accident ON Saturday
morning at Ffty-second street, Philadel-
phia. He was sitting in his caboose,
when he was accidentally flung against the
opposite side, his bead striking the win
dow sash, badly MASKING his nose and cut
ting an artery in his right hand. The
cause was the shifting of two other cabins
which struck the one he was in. He was
brought to his home in this place in the
SEQ p. IN. tain.
Going to tho West.
And now We are to lose another young
and promising Columbian in the person Of
Mr.. James Neatly, who in q short time
leaves for the west. He has lately received
word from gentleman in Algona, Iowa,
that there il good opening for him and
his business, that Of tobacco. Algona is
lively little town of 1900 population,
and is represented by every branch OF
business. except that of tobacco. The soil
is the richest and the flow Of immigration
is on the increase. Mr.. Neatly has been 4
resident Of Columbia for a number Of
years. He is temperate in habit and well
liked by all who know him. Our best
wishes for success so with him.
Building improvements.
c. Swartz's new store building and st.
Johns Lutheran church are being rapidly
erected. The brick work Of tho former is
nearly to the second story, while the lat
ter is entirely under roof and part Of it al
ready slated. Work in the interior will
soon be commenced. But what has be-
come of the new drug store building on
Fifth and Union street Several weeks
ago We noticed that the cellar was dug
and bricks stood in piles along the street,
and nothing has been added since. Is it
to bo erected is the question.
He Didn't Hang Himself.
Early ON Sunday morning we'll known
railrOader left his house with bucket, lamp
and overcoat to 60 down the road. At
least this is what he told his wife. In.
stead, however, he went to the dispstcher's
office and "stopped off," with the inten-
tion, as he afterwards expressed to
friend, Of finding out if his wife was true
to him, as reports pointed otherwise.
After getting the required permission, he
stalked back home and crept unobserved
into the cellar. Here he prepared q rope
to hang himself, or at least to pretend
doing so. He next blackened his face and
fixed the loop around his neck 80 that it
would not hurt him. On top of q box of
potatoes no waited for his wife to descend.
In short time she did SO, saw the body
of her husband suspended from a rafter,
but instead of faint;ng or going into hys-
terics, she cOOlly walked up to him and
said $50 your dead at last well, am
very glad of It," Saying which, she went
up stairs to inform the neighbors and the
coroner. BY the time she was on tho
pavement she was somewhat startled by
blckened face appearing at the cellar
window, and familiar voice requesting
her "not to trouble herself about the
neighbors or coroner, N he had changed
his mind and hadfnot committed suicide.'
How things were settled We do not know.
borough i:udget.
The fine weather of yesterday tended
to give all the churches large congrega-
tiOns.
"East Lynne in the opera house to
morrow evening for the benefit of the G.
A. r.
The "bucks' OF Tow Hill had free
fight on Saturday evening, in which more
or less damage was done to all parties con.
cerned. The war was caused by bad
whisky.
AS was expected. Rev. II. w. Humphries
occupied the NJ. f. church pulpit in this
place yesterday. They were both very
interesting sermons, and expressed deep
thought and careful study. Mr.. Humph-
ries has prepOssessing appearance, fine
deliverance and good motions.
Postscript.
Mr.. G. Hershey fell in a fainting fit
while attempting to drive some chickens
into their coop in his back yard Saturday
afternoon. He is better to- day, but still
weak.-Allen Hall was badly scalded by
steam at the Shawnee rolling mill this
morning by "blow.Otf valve which he
was adjusting Mr.. George Crane shot a
mad dog yesterday in the yard of II. NJ.
North, esq, where the vicious brute had
run.-The mother of ]. II. Wilmer died of
a paralytic stroke yesterday, aged about
75.-Oficer Dyssinger prevented set to
between two men opposite the opera house
on Saturday night.-Eiocution clubs meet
ing at Miss Maggie Puppies tonight will
be specially interesting.-Engine No. 1GO
will receive thorough Overhaulins.-
Bethel church supper in Shuyler's hall was
4 grand success something like $3.50 be.
ing cleared-The E. E. Lutheran Church
Mite society will give another of their
sociables next Thursday evening, at the
re resideuce OF their pastor.