Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-06
COLUMBIA NEWS.


COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE
The sixth anniversary Of the Cookma
chapel Sunday school was celebrated il
an excellent manner yesterday afternoon
Long before school time" had arrive,
the room was filled to overflowing will
the friends and scholars of the school, t.
listen to the exercises that were to follow
which consisted mainly of music, addresses
and reading Of the reports of the officers
secretary, treasurer and librarian. by
their report the school was found to be il
hour:shing condition, both in financia
state and great increase in numbers. IL
one of the addresses, remark was
made that eff the school increased in
numbers rs it has done the past year
there will be no place to accommodate
them After the programme had been
carried out the following officers were
elected:
Superintendent, S. c. May; assistants,
list, j. w. f. Nowlep, Cd, G. w. Paulus
Secretary, II. B. Dean assistant, J. r.
Henry; treasurer, w. K. Nowlen 4; libra
rian T. j. Wright; assistants, J. E. Gray
bill, G. w. Stevenson, Harry Benson,
Frank McCanley and Chas. Sourbeer ;
chorister, &. w. Stevenson organist, Mrs
t. Wright.
A Saturday Night Party"
The party at Kiugh's hotel on Saturday
evening vas success, SO far as drunken
rowdies aud fights were concerned. Col
umbia was represented by only four per-
sons it had been expected that some
thirty odd would be present The dance
ended in ! fight. The young men from
this place, who are respectable, thought
1t would he a fine affair, but were greatly
disappointed. About II o'clock some Of
the Rohrerstown boys, who were pretty
full of liquor, got to meddling with
other peoples business. They tried it
on one of our boys, who politely told
him to attend to his own affairs. This
seemed to settle the matter, until the Sit
ting room was reached, when it was again
started. Two Columbia boys with backs
to the wall kept crowd of fifteen or
twenty men from them until their strength
was gone, and then the customary word
"enough" was sung out. This ended
the matter, but our town boys were made
heroes afterwards by their bravery and
daring. The fight was caused b. a waltz
Iuadrille being danced by four Columbia
boys.
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From three o'clock until eleven O'clock
Union street. from Third to Fifth, was
made hideous by the number Of drunken
rows that were fought. 1t is shame
that no arrests were made, but if they Lad
been tramps what haul our bravo officers
would have made. The scene was simply
disgusting and dangerous in the extreme,
neighbprs living III the vicinity being
afraid n on ont 1rpnnnt nf tha flyintr
stones.
The Borough Budget.
The weather all day yesterday threaten
ing, but happily very little rain fell
Saturday was one Of the du!lest days
our merchants have experienced for over
a year.
A large number OF citizens will change
their residence between this and the first
Of next month.
A slight fire occurred on Front street
yesterday morning and caused consider
able excitement, bat before 4 general
alarm could be spread it was put out
with buckets OF water.
Tuesday, VIM. Stafford IN Tic Mar
BILE heart - "Wednesday, SlclJakcr's
Majestic - and Saturday. " Rooms for
Rent
The Elocut;on club meets this evening
at Miss Maggie Wilson's, instead of to-
morrow evening.
The regular mo:tiiiy meeting Of the
VigiIaut fire company, to morrow evening
school board on Thursday, and councils Oh
Friday evenings.
Considerable fun WIS raised ut the 7.
r. X. depot yesterday morning by Il race
between a man and the passenger train.
The man had placed u baby in the car and
got off the train to get 4 forgotten bundle.
The train in the meantime started, but the
man ran after it, calling for "my baby
my baby! !" The train stopped and every
thing was made lovely.
The members Of the African Baptist
church, on South Fifth street, appeal to
the public for aid. They have rc,nodeled
their church and owe 500 on that account
They ask contributions of 10, 15 Or 25
cents, and state that they Will be very
thankful for small favors. The congrega-
tion are in prosperity, but they require !.
little Of the necdful to pay Off their church
debt. EelD them Rev Geo. Jones is the
pastor.
Yesterday Officer kee;h arrested q man
who was supposed TO be Insane, but most
likely was just getting over spei. of the
delirium tr6mens, on complaint Of Isaac
Welsh, for using indecent language to his
family. He was taken before Squire Young
this morning, " ho sent him to Jail for ten
days, also sending order to have him ex
amincd. During the hearing the man
got of some very funny things: If he
had two rcvo!vers and could shoot in a
straight line he could clear Columbia,
also that when lie Was three years Old
some persons had taken his soul from him
and now he was prosecuted everywhere he
went. Keech also took two drunks down
this morning.
Ministerial Uniun.
The Chester Valley mEsisteria! ;isSocia,
tion meets in tho Columbia Methodist
church to morrow, and the following IN
teresting programme will be carried out,
the services beginning 10 4. m., and to
which every one is invited: Devotional
Exercises Minutes of Last Meeting;
Bushes Sermon, S. w. GehreLt aud A.
/. Collom Lunch Essay, A. l. Coliom,
alternate, G. II. .Rohrcr: Voluntary Reports;
Conversation, "Thc intermediate State
Revs. H. II. Sebring and Il. Wheeler.
Referred question, "Wkat are the points
of difference between the Unitarian aud
Trinitarian,' AID g By what argument can
the latter sustain his position Il. a.
McIlwain. Conversation, "Christiau Civ
ing," Revs. J. II. Bailey and c. S. Mer-
vine. Essay, "The Inspiration Of the
Bible" Revs. C. G. Rakestraw aud C.
Gaul. Book Review. Revs. J. Wesley
Geiger and W. Rink. Exercises. Revs.
J. A. Cooper and C. c. YerAes. Censor's