Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-06-21
COLUMBIA NEWS.


otE REGULAR COEREsPONDENCE
Events Along the Susquehanna-ltems ol
Interest In and Around the Borough
Picked Up by the InteIn
gencers Reporter.
MIR. VIM. Fasig. superintendent of the
water company, lost his memoranda book
yesterday.
The mud scOw is still digging away
the mud bank at the mouth OF the new
outlet.
Last night Mr.. Abram Mellinger fright
ened off some person who made TWO at
tempts to effecS an entrance TO his resi-
dence on Locust street.
The work of removing the frame house
on Poplar street from tho ground 10 be
occupied by the stove works IS going on
very slowly.
Mr.. Thomas White is making an addi-
ton to his residence on Locust street
The body of Patrick Nolan, who died
yesterday in Lancaster was brought to
Columbia this afternoon at o'clock for
burial.
A frogging party went to York county
this morning.
The yard in the rear of the Columbia
engine house is being filled up, preparatory
to being paved with bricks The Colum-
bias arc progressive.
The Methodists of town have been no.i-
fled that the Landisyille camp meeting
will commence July 18th.
The round-house of the Pennsylvania
railroad is much whitewashed, and much
improved otherwise. A foundation of
masonry is also being built, for the new
large wheel latho in the machine shop Of
the company.
ITO fish of different kinds were caught
by Rev. Mr.. Yingling, of St. Johns LutE-
eran church, and Messrs James and Harry
Zerger yesterday between a. m. and
8 a. m.
Mr.. Samuel Preston, an employee of St.
Charles furnace above town bad thumb
and finger crushed while unloading a car
filled with coal.
Gen. Welsh post G. A.. II. held is reg
ular monthly meeting last evening.
Mr.. Phil. Ruley is guest of his brother,
Mr.. VIM. Ruley, on Fifth street.
A riding party left town for Lancaster
Yesterday 1t p. NJ, returning about 10
O'Clock.
Another party Of fishermen spent part
of yesterday at the "POint''
Chiques furnace, No. 9, is being re-
paired.
The town is flooded with Strawberries
o.! the finest kind. They arc very cheap.
There is Il great scarcity of potatoes
here.
Mr.. Albert Abel, tho Third street mer-
chant. has just returned from New York
city where he had gone to be married.
His lride accompanies him.
Mr.. Frederick Bruner gave his many
friends {: delightful spread last even
ing. On Union street.
Mr.. Samuel Filbert is building two
story brick addition, with bay window, TO
his residence.
The Surday-schcol picnic Of the U. y.
church will be held this year at some
poins op the Northern Central railroad in
York county.
Mr.. w. w. Upp has gone to Philadel
phia.
Miss Mary Temple of Baltimore is Wis
iting friends in town.
The invitations for the annual picnic in
Duffy's park, Marietta, on the 4th of July
are now ont. Ii the weather is inclement
the party will he held in Central hall.
One Of the Pennsylvania delegates to
the G. A. II. reunion in Baltimore is Mr..
w. II. Gricr, of town.
Mrs. jeff Clcpper and mother left for
Oshkosh, Wis yesterday on visit.
A Front street young man was arraigned
before Squire Grier last evening for dis;
turbing the peace.
A shed in the rear of i Union street
residence was damaged by fire yesterday
afternoon.