Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-02-17
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE

OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE
Rain fell very heavily last evening.
| Frank Mayo is booked" for the opera
house in "Hamlet," on the 23d.
| A rough and tumble fight occurred il
front of the opera house last evening, but
was quickly suppressed by our officers.
| Two more Columbia youngsters
have gone wrong. They dressed them.
selves in their Sunday best and yesterday
started on an extended tour through the
west with dollar in their pockets. Read
ing dime novels is the cause.
| From time to time the Columbia cor
| respondents for the Lancaster dailies have
| been censurcd for their severe criticism
| of shows, not by our citizens however,
| but by the managers Of the troupes.
When show plays in Lancaster and the
| next evening in Columbia our citiZons fly
for the Lancaster dalies, to see what they
say about the play, and if good, fair
sized audience greets them here, but if to
the contrary, then there is a poor. house.
The Lancaster people expect the same
from us. We received a severe lecture
from our citizens on "Muldoon's Picnic, .
yet low well they deserved il. In these
letters we will be as impartial as we can,
whether it pleases managers Or lot.
"Tio Mascotte"
Wilbur's comic opera company played to
a S125 house. The first act was somewhat
tame, but at the opening of the second act
the different actors fairly brought down
the house, so we'll were their "hiis
brought in. The third act was but a rere-
tition of the second. The male portion Of
the choruses was very weak, but
the ladies made up for this bad
feature by singing clear aui strong.
Too much cannot be said of the
costumes-they were simply elegant.
Miss Susie kirwin, as Bettina the
Mscctte was 4: very pleasing actress, but
there is only one Madeleine Lucette. Miss
kirwin's gobble duet had not those facial
expressions that has made Miss Lucette
famous, while Mr.. J. F.. Brand as P;ppo
was passable. An excuse should bc mado
for him, rs he suffered from q cold The
rest Of the characters were all good, and
on the whole the entertainment was pleas
ant.
Re>iGOatiOn of Il Pastor.
Rev. Eiscnhaucr, of the German Luther
All church on Walnut sthect, Yesterday
rendered his resignation to the congrcga-
ton and it was reluctantly received by
them. During his active ministry Of fifty
years, L fair share of which has been spent
in Columbia, Mr.. z. has Won many warm
friends to his support and his faithful
efforts in behalf Of religion, in which
cause he has enthusiastically worked, has
been the means of bringing many t"
Christ. The cause OF his retirement is Ill
health and old age. He leaves for Cleve-
land o., on the 1th of May.
Little Locals.
The inclement weather OF last evening
kept good many persons from attending
the All-wOrkers' society OF the Trinity
Reformed church, but nevertheless those
who were present enjoyed the literary ex
eicises very much.
Mrs. John Warren and number Of her
friends held a sociabic at Williams's hal!
last evening, which proved to ho 3 very
fine affair.
Officers Keec, and Fisher each took two
tramrs down, each receiving ten days,
Phil Dorsey and his crowd of colcrei
serenaders, consisting Of banjo. bones,
etc, screnaded Deruty Sheriff Hippey,
who in turn i:eated the boys as they de
served,
The library committee have just re
ceiveG and placed in the library six vol.;
umes oftho" Campaigns Of the Civil War,
and Z volume OF " American Men of Let
tcrs, They will soon purchase another
lot.
Tie Bethel chu.ch society held i very
interesting meeting at Miss Lille Stein
heiser's last evening.
4 buggy, belonging 10 Jacob Warner,
living on the Chestnut iii!pilse, was de
molished this morning by his horse inn
ming away.
Buy ticket liuaI ans lnenber al iilc
Vigi!ant fire company for the comp!imrn-
tary benefit of Samuel Blacl;son, as it is
for 50 good cause