Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-07-21
COLUMBIA NEWS.


OUk KEGCLAk CORRESPONDENCE,
Events Along The representatives. a
Interest In ssd Around TIE Borough
Picked Up by SSs Istell-
EeDcsr's Reporter.
A slight fire occurred IN Tow Hill
shanty this 0orning. ~
Mr.. Ed. Skeen, Of Baltimore, formerly
OF Columbia, is in town visiting friends.
Blackberries have made their appear
ance here. They were vended around the
the town this morning and sold for cent
quart.
Yesterday fine pair of horses, for the
stove works was received hero.
Machinists from the Shawnee furnace
machine slIop are now engaged in putting
in position, as the Chestnut Hin iron ore
mines, two new engines.
Judge James Ryan, of Pottsville. is Wis.
iting his brother, Mr.. Robert Ryan, on
Walnut street.
Ninety members of Lien. VIM. Cbild's
Post No. 226, G. A. r., will encamp for a
few days at Gettysburg with the rest Of
the Union veterans.
Mrs. Hager Pleasant, coloIed, s. years
of age, died last night at her late residence
on 5th street. She will be buried On Sun
day afternoon.
Mrs. James Knife died last evening at
$50 O'Clock, of consumption, at her la:s
residence in Wrightsville.
The funeral services of Mrs. John Shil-
low, late of Marietta, will be held at II a.
m, on Sunday, in the Columbia Trinity
Catholic church, on Cherry street. The
friends arc invited TO attend.
A lad named Atwood Irwin, clerkirR 2
for Mr.. A. Abels, on Third street, while
opening tho store this morning, accident
ally run his hand through a glass door
and severely out his wrist.
Patrick Mccall, arrested for tire ;pass.
ing and taking fruit from the property +
Mr.. Samuel Wright, was discharged this
morning by, Squire Grier, after paying
the fine and costs of suit.
a Farmer Misfortune.
Mr.. John Sloats, Of Mount Joy, lost two
fine milk COWS this week by death They
were pastured in q clover field, where they
ate too much of it, and drinking a large
quantity of water after doing it, became
so swollen that they burst.
AalicIOus Loafers
A stop should be put to the loafipg on
the bridge over the Shawnee run at Fourth
street. Some OF the loafers maliciously
spit tobacco juice on the clothing of pass
ing ladies. The proper officials should
keep such people from making loafiDg
place of = public walk.
Dead Body Recovered.
The remainder of the body found in the
river at the outlet. on Wednesday, was
taken from the sands this morning. About
two tons of sand were dug away before it
could be removed. The body is supposed
to be that of a boy of IA, who was drowned
last winter In the river, opposite Harris
burg. deputy Coroner Frank has taken
charge Of it.
Yesterday afternoon while Bertie Fill
bert, little son Of Mr.. Samuel Filbcrt,
was playing with grubbing hoe, in COM
pauy with another little boy, he had one
Of his fingers nearly severed by blow
from the instrument.
While hauling cinders at the Shawnee
furnaces, last evening, Fred StrOuble had
his leg caught between two cinder cars
and broken. He was removed to his home
on Fifth street, and the broken limb was
set. He is now doing we'll. ...
bisorderIy Negroes.
For indulging in riOtous demonstrations
on Fifth street, yesterday afternoon, the |
following persons, all colored, were sent to
'Sallie Glasco, 10 days Dollie Wildcat, 10
days !; and Joe Cole, five days. The fight
originated in the interference of Sallie |
Glasco in an attempt of Lizzie Slater to
thrash her mother, Mrs. Trusty. This
interference caused Lizzie to hit her
former friend with brick, which the late
ter resented with q knock down. As
others attempted to quell tho fight the
matter was only made worse. and gen.