Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-16
COLUMBIA NEWS.


Events Alosg the s.sq.sha... l,.m. Of
Interest IN s.d Area.d sns Berosgh
fscksd Up by shs l.tslls-
esaesrs Rsportsr.
hr. Jerry Long has gone to Baltimore,
where he viii purchase . largo quantity
of watermelons, for sale in Columbia.
Mr.. A. z. Eckort, better known a.
"DOc," clerk at Myers drug store, lies
seriously i'll at his fathers residence in
Lancaster.
Mr.. Joseph Desh's saloon, Or Walnut
street, WAS eateeed by thieves last night,
and robbed Of quantity Of cigars. They
got NO money. There arc NO clues to the
thieves.
Mr.. Jacob Bard's horse ran away on
Third street yesterday afternoon. 1t was
caught before any damage was done to
any person or thing.
Tho arm0ry will be occupied tonight
by . dancing party, which is to be given
by . number Of young ladies.
The silver watch Of Henry Wolfe, killed
ON the Reading & Columbia railroad, last
Monday, which was lost, was found yes
terday and restored to tho family Of tho
deceased.
broke his Leg.
Charley, fOur-year. old son of Mr.. John
jackson, residing on Walnut street, fell
down the cellar stairs Of the house and
broke his leg in two places. Medical AZ.
sistanco was summoned and the little suf-
.ferer is doing a. we'll ~ Can bo expected.
Bold Banians.
Last evening while couple Of young
gentlemen and ladies Were prOmenadinS .
gang Of rOughs, disguised in female
apparel, made attempts to tar and feather
the ladies, but Were frightened Oh. The
attempts at law breaking of the - rOughl"
clement OF town are becoming worry bold.
Over tho lsaver.
Robert Ward aud Henry Schlecges
have just returned from an extended
tour though York county. They give
glowing reports Of tho fino condition Of
the crops, especially buckwbeat. Black
berries arc plentiful, and prospects for
heavy yield of chestnuts are expected.
Handsome wall Paper.
MIR. ii. G. Young, COlumbia's popular
paper hanger, has just received z, QUO pieces
Of iino wall paper, which will replace his
present old stock which ho il selling of
below cost. Tho samples Of tho new stock
shown Us arc exquisite. MIR. Young has
built up for himself q good business though
he il comparatively new conner.
Excursion and PicnsCs. r,.-.
A number Of PERSONS from this place
will go on Inc excursion of tho Lancaster
L,ederkrauz t., Weise's island tomorrow.
The fare for round trip tickets from hero
il GO cents, aud they may bs secured at
AllisOn's bookstore or at E. X. KOPrs
grocery ut Third and Walnut streets.
For tho picnic in Hciso's woods, to-
morrow, of OscaOla Tribe No. II, I'm
proved order Of Retl Men. special train
of the r. & C. X. r., will be run to the
woods at 10 u. in., and return at 10 r. m.
C;emmen's "icl,estra will furnish tho
music.
The united =. $. picnic Of tho st. Johns
Lutheran and Trinity churches this morn
ing, at Bruckhart's station, was largely
attended.
I"jurod On tho ltairOsd
Mr.. Edgar Hiteshue, Of this place, made
very narrow escape from death yester-
day evening. He attempted to jump on
board freight train ut lower Marietta,
but was thrown with great violence into
culvert, which extended uuder tho track.
In an insensib;e condition, he was removed
to house near by. lie remained uncOn-
sciOus for nearly two hours, when ho was
finally brought to consciousness. He 70.
turned home on the next Columbia bound
passenger train. He is much bruised
about the lower limbs and tho body.