Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-07-01
COLUMBIA NEWS.


OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENUE
Events Alon: tho snsqaehanna-lts,ns Of
Interest In and Around the isorouGh
Picsed Up by tho lntelli-
Eencer's Reporter.
The Columbia engine house is being
repainted, both inside and
out. Photographs of it aud the other two
hose houses have also been taken.
The p. r. Il. have put ON q number Of
refrigerator cars for the accommodation Of
perishable goods.
BY the interference Of Special OH
Ger Dyssinger q fight was prevented
(that would no doubt have had q serious
ending) on Locust street last evening, and
q local journalist been . wiser but ''sOrer'
man.
The two boys met on Locust street ami
quarreled and the one hit the other with
rock. Their parents took it up There
they left off and the squire is har. .oy.
John Yeakls has fixed ", his drug
store ON Locust street, that II ia now the
most attractive store rOo-a in town. lit
tie palace.
Our stOrekeepss, who remember that
they were onccy clerks and enjoyed an even-
lng's vaeaf .On, have concluded to close Mt
: aud O'Clock.
Master Ralph Williams is spending his
vacation with "grandma " at Gettysburg.
Mrs. w. Fl. Galbraith has joined her
husband-Yearkle's gentlemanly clerk
here.
Miss Mary Wilson, Of Now York city,
is the guest Of Mr.. John Mann, just out
side Of Columbia.
X. K. Accidents.
The Port Deposit train last evening
brought on it VIM. Segner, brakeman, who
was severely injured at Port Deposit about
noon. He was coupling cars and in get
ting out from between the bumpers his
foot caught. throwing him along the track.
The train was backing and the wheel of 4
car passed over tho calf of bis left leg, cut
ting it entirely through to the bone.
DR.. Craig, the P. r. r. physician, at
tended him, and pronounced tho injury
" bad, but not serious" He was taken
to his home in York borough on tho 8
O'Clock train.
THE shocking and fatal accident to
Milton Mann is elsewhere reported.-EDs.
INTELLIGENCER.
Our Business Men.
II. +. Yergey makes speciality OF tho
Rockford quick train watches, but keeps
other watches too. Patton, the opera
house merchant tailor and clOthicr, has
just received fine line of goods for mems
wear. e. . Peter Melbert's summer garden
is the coolest place in town and his lunch
is excellent Will Herr keeps fine line
of quick train watches, jewelry, etc,
together with his spcctacles, oye glasses.
chains and charms. -. The Frank
lin house is the hotel. Proprietor
LII cn in, Ia tn 0ESa
his guests comfortable 90. Williams
90-ccnt store has the greatest variety Of
toys, fancy and useful articles VIC have
ever seen. j. Shenberser & Son hayo
added to their furniture store 4 carpet do
partment and some handsome patterns Of
mOquet, body and tapestry brussels arc
seen in it.
| The Churches.
Services will be held, rs usual, in all the
churches in this place tomorrow. Rev.
j. G.. Hume, Of Lancaster, will preach in
| tic Presbyterian church morning and even
| ing to. morrow. Columbia has at present
as a rule handsome little churches. True
thoy do not compare with the large ctlifices
of Lancaster, but are small, cosy, cOnven-
lent buildings. They are greatly admired
by strangers. On Second street
lust around from Locust is what
we: always thought, and many bear us
out in the opinion, the most novel little
church We ever saw. The chuch built Of
stone stands somewhat in from the street
line, is not very high in the square but
has q high stepped roof. There is an
arched entrance to it, surrounded by
trees and the ground finely laid ont adds
to it's many other attractions :; principally
among which are the growing vines which
cover it's front, sides and nearly all tie
roof. 1t reminds one of an cid English
chapel. Part OF the vine is in
bloom now, and its fragrance fills the air.
1t is the most picturesque building-mOre
romantic looking-we have ever seen, sug-
gesting to us the thought that inspired
LongfellOw to write Of that place, "Where
tho tangled barbcrry bushes hang their
tufts of crimson berries over stone walls,
grey with mOsses."
Rev. w. 3. Evans will preach his initial
sermon in the +. f. Lutheran church TO-
morrow.
Rev. G.. 8. Gerhard takes this seasOnable
opportunity, when Guiteau's hanging is
uppermOst in all minds, to preach SER
mon on "Capital Punishment: tomorrow
morning in the Trinity Reformed church.
Quarterly meeting at Mt. lions A. NJ.
f. church. Revs. Darkcs, of York, ana
Norris, Of Lancaster, will be present.
Twice ON Fire.
The gunlock manufactOry Of John
George Werner, which was slightly dam
aged by an accidental fire on Tuesday last
was again damaged by fire yesterday
afternoon about A O'Clock. The building
is of frame, and the stack from the fur