Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-20
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR r CORRESPONDENCE.
Affairs Along tho Susquehanns-Gleanin
in and Around the Borough Picked Up

Affairs Along tho OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
in and Around the Borough Picke: Up
by the Intelligencer's Reporter.
The trees are blooming. The peach crop
in this section is all right and the yield
promises to be large.
Columbians say Company G items are
not as much of bore as the reports OF
the examinations of the Lancaster alder
men.
The Shawnee rolling mill started UP yes.
terday morning with eight furnaces at
work.
The painters of Columbia ars very busy
just now.
The stove work directors are doing good
work, although there is net SO much talk
.ccut il as theie Tas -rc weeks age,
SIC, 600 1crth Of the n,:tn,e:: ",i bond !:
ct the h"rcu.h -crs "re;e,e.: - ''s lifted
:, council. nvc: s'G.,ii" worth " the
rc- bond hare .l,eaiy been sold
The choir ct ths Presbyterian thu..h
di--o,Ied last INT, r:;or tc its ,s-c,Gan
iZaticn for the present year.
A special drill will be held in the armory
by company this evening, the mem,
bers all to be fully equipped.
W. II. Grier, orderly sergeant of Co. n,
j.h +. v. r., kept diary of the proceed
ings of each, which contains many inter
esting "reminiscences Of the scenes and
actions through which tue company
passed.
The boiler at the saw mill of Mr.. A.
Bruucr Il Bro, was yesterday found to be
cracked and in rotten condition serer-
ally. \ new one has been ordered and
will be placed in position rs soon Us pos
siblc.
The citizens band has removed to its
new rooms, on Locust street, above 4th.
These moviESS occur about once month
perhaps it is cheaper to move than pay
rent.
EIocution club adjourned cover the
summer" ."---Colorcd pupils too irregular
at school.-Thc body of Henry Myers, a
landlord, Of Locust Point, Md, aged 45,
will be buried from his son-in-law's Mr.
Henry Epple) residence, Marictta.-7:
men of tho local G.. A. r., post, fully
equipped, will encamp at Gettysburg this
summer.
The old outlet basin Of the Pennsylva-
MIA canal is being drcdgcd out and cleaned
generally. \ new wharf will be erected
on the shore side to give II. +. Bruncr in.
creased facilities for leading and unloading
coal. The shipment and business done at
the yard will exceed that of any preceding
year.
A storm burst upon Columbia abont
O'Clock last evening, the lightning being
unusually brilliant, while the roll OF
thunder was almost continuous. The
rain fell in torrents for several hours,
hours, washing the mud from the streets
and thoroughly cleansing the town. Many
cellars were flooded, and on Cherry street
the water even entered some dwellings
Tie rain will result in incalculable benefit
to crops, as it was needed in some sec
tiOns.
German Lutheran Ministsriun.
The ministerium Of the Old School
Evangelical Lutheran church has beer
holding session, in Columbia, 1T the Ger
man Lutheran church OH Locust street
with large attendance Of clergy and lay
men present. The preparatory service
was held at the house of Rev. S. IipSlins
after which service was held i'll the church
i'll the German language, conducted by
Rev. Geo p. Muller, Of Marietta. All clo-
quent sermon was preached by Rev f. T.
Mayser president of conference, afte1
which the brethren partOOk of the Holy
Communion. The election resulted i'll the
&c election Of Rev. F. p. Mayscr, president
and Rev. II. N. Fegley secretary. The
treasurer's report showed a neat balance OF
hand. Rev. S. Yinglins and Z. NJ. Martins
were elected Us advisory members.
The Borough Government.
At IA recent meeting Of council tho fol
lowing committees were appointed
Finance !: Hershey, Shuman, Patton
Property: Shuman, Smith, Kistler;
Roads Smith, Hershey, Filbert. Mar
ket Hardman, Kistlcr, Guiles. Paving
Guiles, Filbert, lIardman. Fire Filbcrt
Guiics, Shuman. Gas and Water: Pat
ton, Hershey, Smith. Sanitary and Po
lice: Kistlcr, Hardman, Patton.
Borough officers were elected rs follows
Market-master and Superintendent OF
Hall, Mr.. G. Stlawbridgc Solicitor, Mr.
A. J. Kaufman Regulator, DR.. i. W.
Gourke, Ticketseller, Treasurer and Cor
respondent, Mr.. J. II. Zcamer The same
lamplighters arc to be retained until the
present lease for Lighting the borough has
expired. u. Chalfant was elected super
visor and Lands Little, clockwinder. d.
c. Wann was elected chief Of the fire de
partment. The salary of A. J. Kaufman
borough solicitor, was raised from $50 tc
500.