Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-23
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE

OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE
River again filled with floating ice.
, To morrow night Skiff's minstrels per
form here.
Several fights occurred on 9Th street, on
Saturday evening.
Two tramps in the lookup Oh Saturday
night.
Services in nearly all of the churches
were largely attended, especially the
Bethel and Methodist no doubt from the
fact of there having revival meetings.
Mrs. Charles L. Bennett, of Philadel-
phia, will be buried from the residence of
her brother-law, Joseph NJ. Bennett, No.
3"a2 Walnut street, to IN orrow afternoon at
2o'clocl
We are sorry to learn of the protracted
illness of Mrs. J. W. Yocum, who has
been seriously sick for the past few
months
The heavy wind of yesterday has done
considerable damage to property in Colum-
bia and vicinity. Several shutters, and
chimneys, We're blown off their houses on
Walnut street A house On the Chestnut
Hill turnpike had the whole roof blown
off. Late in the afternoon the wind still
kept up, but the weather got fearful cold
In the morning although windy, it was
comparatively warm
Uncle Toms Cabin combination played
here on Saturday. At the matinee in the
afternoon S23 was taken IN at the door,
and in the evening $lG0. 1t is surprising
that they had SO large house. The
piece was simply butchcrcd. 1t reminded
one Of a lot of school children reciting a
dialOguc.
AS William Serena, All extra brakeman
on the Pennsylvania railroad, was plac-
inc , NJ; nil i,,f In hull o<,e,
on Saturday in the east yard, another car
shifted by an engine, struck him, and he
was severely squeezed, but nothing
serious will result. He was taken home
and DIR. CIaig attended his injuries.
The vigics st Gamer.
The long expected and looked for Lew
steamer fog the Vigilant fire company, ar
rived Saturday evening at z o'clock. The
boys were on hand, and with many 4
cheer, the engine was housed From
that lime on till midnight the spacious en-
ginc room was packed, but as the
steamer was well CREASED and dirty, it's ap
pearancc could not bejudged. Early yes
terday morning the members were at
wOri. polishing it up. 1t is a very
handsome piece of workmanship, but
is no. as pretty as the old one. Its
works lie %! the horizontal pump pattern,
while the boiler is Of the latest pattern.
Clapl X Jones, OF Hudson, N. Y, are the
builders and say that all the latest i'm
provcments have been put Oh. The
treasurer Of that firm, Mr.. Collier, insures
that it can get GO pounds Of steam up III
five minutes. He also presented the com
pany with $40 to drink to the health of
their new engine, and well they did. A |
subscription was raised among the mem
bers and {: good things" bought. Every
person who came in was treated. The !
EiGies are all 4 very hOsptahlc set and !
know how to treat their guests. 4 trial
was to be given this morning.
At the trial this morning steam was
raised as follows 5 lbs. in minutes Is |
lbs in H.; 25 lbs. in 5 m.: 70 lbs. inc |
M; 30 lbs. in 81 m. From then the steam |
gained rapidly. 1t was net put down to |
its best OH account of the cold and the |
bursting Of a section of hose. The Vigies !
will not accept the engine until Il Princes
medal dome and silver plated band is put |
on. The new steamer weighs 4, $50
pounds, while the old one weighed 1,40O.
Railroad Wrecks.
A wreck occurred in the east yard of
the p. r. r., on Saturday. An engine on
a siding was shifting cars to put them OH
the main track, when another shifted train
vas also on tho nam track. lnc
consequences were four cars knocked of
and badly damaged. In all hour
all was cleared. A wreck happened
at Shocks mill last Thursday, but
was not reported until this morning.
Engine No. 164 coming east had two cars
loaded with lumber. The coupling broke
and the lumber was scattered along the
road for some distance, blocking both
tracks. Luckily the train was moving
slowly or else large wreck would have
been the result. The train hands, assisted
by same outsiders, soon removed the lum-
Der.
Little Locals.
Eight tramps in lookup Squires Young
and Grier each sent down one drunk
Miss r. S. kunkle Of Harrisburg visiting
relatives.--R & & cars blown from the
track at Millway last evening.-Ernest
Witte's 20x40 bill board, with Skiff's
minstrels bill on it, went down before last
nights wind-The sign of E. X. Smith &
Co.. bankers was blown down yesterday
The Presbyterian festival was success
gross proceeds-over $sl6 net proceeds
nearly 500