Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-09-12
COLUMBIA NEWS.
xEGULAk CORRESPONDENCE

UMDlA NEWO.
xEGULAk CORRESPONDENT
- Along the susquebann.-ltems .
.sorsst In and Around she Borough
Picked Up BY She lntelli-
gencor's Reporter
Market was s!imly attended this morn.
ing.
The Pennsylvania railroad police took /:
train Jumpers to Jail thus morning.
The Royal Arch Chapter, No. 224. o
Masons, will hold a meeting this evening,
An attempt on Union street house va,
made last night by thieves. They were
discovered and frightened off by the
family.
One Of the employees at the stove works
had his finger mashed this morning by a
piece of building material falling on it.
Lumber is, now being hauled to the
Shawnee rolling mill for repairing it. A
bar and plate mill is to be made out of the
mill.
John Struck was prosecuted before
Squire Grier by his wife last night for
assault and battery. Mrs Struck's face
was covered with blood when she came to
the Justices Office: A warrant was issued
for his arrest.
Large wastouts have occurred to many
cutters in different parts of town, caused
0y yesterdays an. last nights heavy rains.
Unc OF the largest is in front Of Jesse
Wol!es residence on Walnut street.
hnotr Ter large one is below the armory.
-. F. Gramm, of Chestnut Hill, brought
co this place to-day two pair OF beautiful
game fowls, which he has sent to parties
in Philadelphia.
A new front is being put iu Samuel
Swa.tz's residence on Locust street. The
large room formerly used as a parlor is
now being converted into a store. 1t will
be for rent when finished.
1t is reported that there is the prospect
Of the establishment of a glass works here,
providing the ground for tho erection Of
the works can be purchased cheaply.
A farmer who was returning home from
make this morning was nearly thrown
from his wagon by the horse taking fright
on Chestnut street and runLing away.
The frightened animal was finally stopped
before any damage was done.
Attractions Ahend.
Janauschek is booked for the opera
house here, November 11th. The follow
ing number of shows have already been
booked by agents October, 2; NOvem-
Der, o; December, o; January, s.; Feb.
ruary. 9; March, 2. There will be no lack
Of entertainments this winter.
An Early Morning Fight.
A fight occurred on Cherry street, be-
tween Fourth and Fifth streets, early this
morning between two men, ono of them
being a plasterer, who also has a little
grocery store. Tho affair was caused by
the assailant refusing to work out bill
which he owed at the store The other
accused him of wishing to cheat him out
of his money. The fight ended BY the
stOrckeepcr sitting down on top of the
debtor, but tho latter would do no work.
A Lady's Heroic Act.
A old man named Michael Troy was
pulled from tho Pennsylvania railroad
track at Snyder's corner, yesterday, by
Mrs. Amos Simmons, just as a freight Gu
gine was about to strike him. A number
of men were standing near but seemed too
horror stricken te render help. Mrs. Sim
mons laid down a baby which she was
carrying to perform the act of a heroine.
Too much praise cannot be given her.
Disorderly Darks.
John Wesley Cooper, cOlorcd, WAS ar
ranged before Squire Young last evening,
charged by James Greon also cOlored with
assault and battery, and drunk and dis.
orderly conduct. The trouble occurred CD
Friday last. Cooper was held in bail on
the assault and battery case, but was dis
charged on the other.
Joseph Cole, coiOred, was sent 10 tho
Lancaster prison again this morning, for
being drunk and disorderly, ON Locust
street. yesterday about 6 p. m. Joe makes
use OF very bad language when drunk.
This time he received a permit to board at
the Lancaster "castIe" for 80 days.
Wreck on the River Road.
A wreck was caused on the Port Deposit
railroad. about two miles below McCall's
ferry this morning at a. m. by large
tree falling from the hillside across the
track. Engine No. 534 and IL freight
cars were wrecked. Seven cars were
thrown over the river bank. No person
was injured. The place at which the acci-
dent occurred is dangerous one, there
being but little ground between tho river
and the hills. At a. m. to day the Col
umbia wreckerS were sent to the scene of
tho accident. They opened the road for
travel and returned al $50 a. m.
thorough Personals.
Mr.. A. Jessel aud wife have gone to
New York.
Mrs. Samuel Filbort is visiting friends
in Philadelphia.
Mr. Paul II. Bletz left this morning for
tho Eastman business college at POugh-
keepsie. N. Y.
Mr.. B. X. Meyers, Of the wholesale
grocery firm of 4. c. Eby & Co., Philadel-
phia, was in town to day.
Mr.. p. A. KrOdel and wife left for Bal.
timore this morning to witness tho pa
gcantry of the "Oriclc."
The daughter of Mr.. f. S. Bletz, Mrs.
II. F. Rankin, who has been visiting him
for some time past, left to-day for Asbury
Park.
Mr.. John r. Henry, latc Columbia re-
porter for the Lancaster New Era, left
this afternoon for Philadelphia, where he
will work at his trade of sign painting.
May success be with him. He leaves a
host of friends to regret his departure
from their midst.
Charged With . Gravo Oftonse.
Henry S,Oltz was arrested in Marietta
last night by Officer Herr, on the charge
of assault with intent to ravish a little
daughter of NJ. NJ. Rutt, of German street.
The defendant formerly worked at baking
in this city, and the crime is alleged to
have occurred i'm August. He was COM
mitted for a hearing before Alderman Nc
Conomy.
Accident
Yesterday afternoon Tillman Stump, a
carpenter employed on the new bridge of
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