Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-24
COLUMBIA NEWS.


OUR KIcGULAk CORRESPONDENCE
Events Along the Experimentation o
Interest La and Around tho borough
Picked Up by tho Intelh-
gencer's Reporter.
needle through one of his fingers, yester-
day. making a very painful wound.
Mrs. William Vache, of PHILADELPHIA is
visiting Mrs. Charles Stevens, on Cherry
street.
Mr.. +. E. Kraus is lying i'll at his resi-
dence on Front street. with palpi:atiOn OF
the heart.
A lively setto occurred on North Front
street, last night. Beyond disturbing
people uO harm was done.
Mr.. Luke Schroeder left this afternoon
for Philadelphia, where he will enter as a
student in the Philadelphia college of
pharmacy.
Two carloads of fine western cattle have
just been brought here by Tumma & Erd.
Heie is a good chance for the butchers Of
this place and vicinity TO buy some good
beaves.
Walter Phillips is the name of the man
who swiDdled John Warren out of din.
ner and afterwards insulted q lady on the
street. For the latter performance Squire
Frank sent him to the county Jail for 10
days.
A lad of 10 years, named Albert Swoyer
had his foot squeezed by some machinery
falling on it ut the Shawnee furnace yester-
day morning. He was taken to his home
and the injury attended TO.
Mr.. Bernard Brammell, formerly OF
this place, now Of Danville, Pa, is here
visiting Lis father. The gentleman looks
as though that part Of tho country agreed
with him.
Over 800 persons attended tho picnic in
Heise's woods, yesterday, which was
given by Riverside Home, No. % ii. G.,
I'll. f., OF Pa. Everything passed off in
the most pleasant and agreeable manner.
On complaint Of Mrs. Geo. Bearerson, Of
Wrightsville, two bootblacks, white, were
arrested OF suspicion of their intending to
commit u robbery. Tho boys, who say
they arc from Lancaster. will very likely
be sent to the House Of Refuge at York.
The minstrel troupe of Barlow & West,
which played IN Reading last night to a
large audience, arrived here this morning
in the 9:i5 train, en- route for York, where
they will give a performance tonight.
The troupe is large ono.
Mrs. Meyer Hauauer desires to extend
her sincere thanks to the members OF |. q.
Il. Il. lodge, No. 22S, of Lancaster, and TO
those friends in Columbia who so kindly
rendered her valuable assistance on tho
occasion Of her recent afllictiOn..
Mr.. w. NJ. EldOn, of COnnellsbIrg, Pa,
has taken the place at Brugh's drug store,
which was made vacant by the departure
gentleman comes here with tho very best
Il 0at lc,uuHicf
Christian Kaulz's Death.
At the time Christian Kautz was killed
in The East yards Of the Pennsylvania
railroad yesterday. there was no person
near him. lie had been sent down from
the West yards to repair tho broken brake
of car which WAS 70 be sent to Marietta.
While he was engaged IN tho works the
shifting engine backed against the train
to move it further along the siding. 1t
is usual for men employed at work about
4 car when it is standing ON the open
track, tO hang out blue flag as signal.
This he had neglected to do, and the crew
Of the shifter was not aware that hc had
commenced work, although they knew hc
was to do some repairs, surprising tina. he
had not yet arrived at the east yards. The
unfortunate man was caught by the brake
rigging aud dragged some distance on the
track. lie was taken To one Of the com
pany's buildings near by and DR.. Craig
sent for. When ho arrived he directed
that the injured man be taken to the resi-
dence OF his son Charles on 9Th street.
Immediately after arriving there he
bre athed his last. Deputy Coroner Frank
ompannclcd the following jury and viewed
tho remains Townsend Stone, Frederick
Struck, Aaron Gilbert, Henry Fisher,
John Gilbert and Edward Ken
nedy. Their verdict was that Chris
tian kautz's death was caused by
the breaking of several ribs, by several
scalp wounds, a broken leg, and by \ frac
tnre Of the right lung, received while
working under car Of the Pennsylvania
railroad company. Deceased has three
SONS in the employ Of this road, one of
them being an engineer. Two Of them
had just arrived in town Oh their trains,
and the ono who is an engineer was on his
engine starting for Philadelphia whea in
formed Of the accident. A substitute
took his place. The remains will bu taken
to Lancaster for burial.