Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-17
COLUMBIA NEWS.

COLUMBIA NEWS.
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EsoeGb Ksperssr.
The work of making tho new cushions
for tho Methodist church has boen given
to Mr.. Ell. Carter. It will be we'll dose.
A country team was run into by Clare &
Fasig's loo wagon this morning. Little
damage was done to either wagon.
The building on Locust street, fOrmerly
occupied by COIeman's barber shop, il
having frame addition built rear Of IL.
Forty couples attended the ball at tho
Arm0ry last night which was given by
tho friends q Mr.. James SMOKER, to cole
brate his 31st birthday. It was . very
pleasant affair.
Oaice. John Gilbert aud two frionds.
killed two large copperhead snakes on
DctWileE's farm in York county last Sun
the other three.
A misplaced switch threw engine No
Al, p. r. R, of the track last night
about 9O'clOck in front Of tho cOmpany's
weigh house in the west yard. It was re-
blasoil on the'tsaek in d short time.
The crowd Of gentlemen called the
" Gutter Snipes =" have returned from
Rshobetb, N. J., driven away by the
mosquitoes. Tho latter 60 about in dense
sWarms. Horses down there have tO be,
protected by blankets frUm tho bites OF
the countless little pests.
A freight car Of the II. Il e. railroad was
thrown from tho track yesterday at tho
cOmpany's tool house. A board from q
fence close by caused tho accident.
Il fhs. Steve Wssss. Fyr
s The board Of direotorsy Of thoi dove.
works have appointed Messrs.. S:.'S. Dot.
wiler, w. B. Given and Hiram Wilson
committee, 70 atteud to the sale Of . block
Of gr0und belonging to thu company, and
situated near the works. The purchasers
must agree to begin the immediate cree
ton OF houses, to BE- rented to tho en-
ployees of tho works.
Bachmaq s. Ferry have been awarded
the cootraSt Cor building the pat(ern house
of the works, at the sum Of q, 800.
summer Leisure.
The family Of Mr.. II. +. Bruner have
gone to -Asbury Park.
Miss Pattie Watson, If Philadelphia, is
visiting Mrs lfcnry Pfahler.
Miss Rcbecc;s ilagmau, Of Philadelphia.
il guest sf Miss Lille Wilson. ~,
Miss Lillian Welsh returned h0uo last
evening from an extended visit to friends
in Beaver, Pa. -,,-,...
Mr.. Joseph Slack has gOno u Bird. in
Hand, ab',ut which place he will spend
few days hunting.
Mr.. Harry Wolfe is spending his vacation
at Squam, N. ]. ''
About Is persons from this place went
on tie Lancaster Ledeskranz excursion to
Weise's island this morning. The train
was half an hour late from Lancaster.
caused by last nights wreck.
.r..,- OMeeEs Electe1.
At meeting Of ST. ,Joseph's building
association, last evening, tho following
officers were elected: President. Rev.
VIM. Pieper vice president, Peter Bitner;
treasurer, A. Haberstroh secretary,
Joseph JansOn. The following direct0Es
were also elected Messrs. v. s. Baker,
d. F. Cohen, NJ. Thomas, Peter Malbert,
Jacob NickOlous, John Pfeffer, Joseph
Englehart, Joseph Yoss and August
Weiss. Mr.. w. b. Given was chosen
organization is in the most flOurishiDg Coz
year arc excellent. The future prospects
are very bright.
Big Freight Wreck.
By the breaking. of the body bolt Ot
freight car truck On tho T.. Il. r., Last
night about z O'Clock, 1T Herr's mills.
below Columbia, nine cars were mashed
to pieces. Tho train, drawn ny engine
No. 314, and manned by crew No. "a, Mr..
John Snyder, conductor, was eastward
bound. The tracks Wcre torn up for
distance of 800 yards. Fortunately no
person was hurt. The passengers Of the
train due here ut 8:1J p. M, wore brought
to this place about half past eloven O'Clock
in q transfer train, which went down to
the wreck for that purpose. Tho south
track was opened for traffic at 2:30 O'Clock
this morning, and the north track was not
in order until several hours later.
Charged with ssabblng.
A preliminary hearing was held before
Squire Young last evening in the case of
George Desch, charged by the mother Of
Isaac Welsh with cutting the latter with y
knife in fight which the two had at tho
stove works yesterday morning. The affair
grew out of trouble they had ON Tuesday
in which Isaac and Harry Welsh, VIM.
Zerger, Aaron Manuel and several others
threatened to tar and feather tlSo female
companions Of Desch and friend.
Desoh denies the cutting and says he only
struck Welsh with the handle Of the knife
after the latter had attacked him at the
stove works, as he vas Watching Tho
wOrkmen at their labors. A counter suit
has been entered by Desch and his COM
panion, Charlie Hippey, against tho four
above mentioned boys. The final hearing
will be hold this evening at G'csook, at
Squire Young's Office on Walnut street.
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Meeting Of Auaiois,s.
Ilarrisb ufg Patriot. w Il ~
The annual meeting of the p" Buckskin
Tycoons," an organization Of musicians
from all parts OF the state, was held at tho
Loohiel hotel Wednesday morning. The