Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-07-14
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUK REGULAR CORRESPONDENT

Events Along the Susquehana ma Items Ol
Interest In and Aroand the lsorOugh
Picked Up BY the Inteil-
gcncor's keporter.
= A meeting Of council will be held to-
night in the council cham ber.
An extension is being made to Bachman
d Ferry's planning mill.
The z. X r. pay car will arrive in town
tomorrow morning. 1t is later in coming
this month than usual.
A raspberry festival will be held in the
armory to night by 81. Johns Lutheran
church. All are invited to attend.
MIR. f. A. Bennett has fOr sale tickets
for the United Brethren Sunday school
picnic at Lititz on the 18th Of July,
While conducting an individual ore
Charles furnace yesterday, VIM. Hill was
robbed of $3l and silver watch.
Tho sale of Reads fishing battery to
Mr.. Theo. Urban, lately made, has been
annulled.
Work on the Shawnee rolling mill will
be commenced on Monday. MIR. William
Roberts. Of Lancaster, will superintend
it. Plate anil bar iron arc to be made
hereafter.
Heise & Kaufman are the agents for
the American Star bicycle. The small
wheel of this machine is in front Of the
large one Instead of behiud it, as in the
Columbia
A handsome gold badge was presented
to Mr.. Peter Hoffman, last evening, by the
members of OsceOla tribe Of Red Mou.
MIR. Hoffman responded to the presenta-
tion address in a neat speech.
The Wrightsville G. A. r. post was
mustered in last evening by members from
Gen. Welsh post, here. Twenty five com
rades from town went over. The new
post is named Lieut.. II. w. Smith post,
No. 27O. Officers were elected and in
stalled.
Personal Paragraphs.
Minnie Lockard, who was poisoned by
Paris green a few days since, is mucI,
better.
Mr.. VIM. Miller, of Philadelphia, is
visiting Mr.. s. w. Miller on Locust street.
Mr.. J. B. Hummel. of Harrisburg, is
visiting Mr.. Will Fendrich.
A large number of persons were present
at a party given on Wednesday, by Mr.. 7.
Is. Supplee, at his residence on Loc cust
street. The entertainment was a delight.
full one, and was thoroughly enjoyed by
those who had the pleasure Of attending.
Narrow Escape from Drowning.
While bass fishing yesterday, Mr.. Adolph
Jessel was thrown from the boat while en-
deavOriDg to lift the anchor. He was going
down for the third aud last time, whcE
rescued by Mr.. Nose Bachenheimer, who
sprang into the water after him.
Mr.. Ed. Spering also made a narrow es
cape from going over the dam, yesterday.
He was caught by some one near him as
he was about to make tho plunge. Going
In NIL
because the river is very high, and runs
turbulently and swiftly here.
Now Engine.
The new engine lately placed in position
at Supplee's engine works is handsome
one. It is 30 horse power engine, the
stroke is 20 inches, the cylinder IL inch
one, the fly wheel measures feet in di.
ametcr, the governor is automatic, and
there is an automatic stop by means Of
which the steam will be closed from the
cylinder, in case the power belt breaks.
These works arc running full force Of
hands. full time; plenty Of orders arc wait
ing TO be filled.
Meeting Of ille School Board.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
school board was held last evening, Mr..
Alfred Myers presiding. The entire board
with the exception of Messrs. Giveu and
Wike were present. The tax collectorship
was awarded to Mr.. S. H. Boyd. 1t was
decided not to change the present system
of teaching orthography. Very little other
business was transacted of interest to the
general public.
Hurt In . Quarry.
Mr.. John LOckard's arm has become
very painful, from the effects of the blow
received few days ago, while employed
at work in Kauifman's stone quarriFs.
Picnic In HeI0os Woods.
On the 18th of July picaic will be held
in Heise's woods 1t will commence in
the afternoon and continue until late in
tho evening. Wolfe's orchestra will fur
nish music for daucing.