Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-07-17
COLUMBIA NEWS.
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OUR RE6ULAk OORRESPONDENCE
Events Als.g sAs s.squshaa,s-lssns sf
Interest In and Around sns B0roagh
Picked Up by the Intell-
Esnosr's Reporter.
formed here.
A small number of persons were present
at the picnic in Heise's woods on Sa.ur-
day.
A dividend of ten per cent. was declared
by the directors of the Columbia s. Wash
ingtOn turnpike company this morning.
The money is payable on demand.
One of the crow of the Harrisburg local
freight was badly squeezed between two
cars on Saturday, ut tho tunnel above
town, while coupling them.
One of the hosting wheels of Clepper's g
sand digging machine was broken this
morning while being operated.
Thad Brown, residing on Walnut street,
found on Saturday night brass attach
ment for holding music on horn. The
owner can get it by going after it.
While going to the picnic at Heise's
woods on Saturday VIM. Ladenburger fell
from wagon and injured his arm.
There is tOo much loafing at several
points on Locust street in the evening. The
police should put stop to it. Why don't
they do so2 IA
Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas aud Mrs. Chas
Cassidy left to. day for Allegheny City.
Miss Kate Fritz, of Syracuse, N. Y, re-
turned home to-day after an extended
visit to frie> - tere.
:stty Thieving.
Mr.. :. syitt's residence, ON Walnut
street, vas entered last night by thieves
and ..amber of fine tumbler pigeons
stolen. Several persons who are suspected
would save themselves much trouble by
returning tho birds if they are the cul-
prits.
Baptized I'm the River.
Two persons were baptized yesterday
morning by the pastor of the African Bap-
tist church in the river at tho foot of
Locust street. The servic8s were much in.
terrupted by tho unmannerly conduct OF
a crowd of roughs.
Two Mishsps 70 IN Engine.
Crew No. "a of the p. r. R., had two
break downs to their engines, on Saturday.
They first went out with engine No. al.
1t broke at Little Conestoga bridge. They
returned to town, went back with engine
No. "a, and again broke down at Big
Conestoga bridge. They returned to thia
place again and stayed here.
Tho Lutheran Festival.
About $75 were cleared by the St.
Johns Lutheran church by the festival in
the armory on last Friday and Saturday
evenings. Same funny person burned last
evening the transparency which they had
placed over the gaslight at Wilson's cor
ner for an advertisement.
Negotiating for an Engine.
The agent of the GUNNER engine works,
of Detroit, Mich, Mr.. Lewis Scho6eld,
| had . consultation with the board of di.
rectors of the Keely stove works thia
afternoon, regarding the sale Of An engine
has not yet been made public.
Large Coal Shipment.
The Reading & Columbia railroad com
pany shipped from here last week an aver.
age of five Doatloads of coal per day. \
new plank walk is being made fIo-i the
Car platform to the station of the com.
| pany.
A Disappointment.
Considerable feeling is manifested by the
| members of the E. E. Lutheran church,
against F. w. Christ, marager of the
Lititz park, for renting it to them for a
certain date, and then because he forget
that date and rented it to another party,
refusing to rectify the mistake: A new
manager is needed there very badly.
| The Assl.odass church.
Tho communion was administered al
pastor announced during tho mornings
services that the Reading s. COlumbia
railroad would transport, free of charge,
to the Landisville campmeeting, all goods
received at the station here before five
o'clock to day.
| Tho Package Party.
About $50 were cleared by the package
party of Putnam Circle, B. N. (H. F.) ol
address by the Rev. J. H. Esterline, OF
the Church of God; jig dancing BY
York, Bern. Gilman, and Edea,
Heitshue balancing of tumblers filled
with water by Mr. Thomas; and some
| very poor music by the " Jubilee Singers, u
of Lancaster. Altogether it was very
pleasant affair. The following numbers
drew the prize No. 367, Miss Mary
Madden, cake plate No. ISL, Miss Emma
Hilliard, table caster, and No. 61, Mr..
Charles Schill, butter dish. These arti.
cles were silver.
Meeting of Town Council.
On Friday evening, July IA, the reg ular
monthly meeting of the town council was
held. The following members were pres
ent. Messrs. Shuman, Smith. Patton,
Kistler, Hershey, Hardman, Filbert and
Guiles also Chief Burgess Sheath. Mr..
Hershey was president pro tenn. The re-
port of committees followed tho reading
of the minutes of the last and special
meetings.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Hershey, chairman of this commit
tee, made the following report:
Balance on hand at date OF last reports 1889 O2
Annual market report. 81 CO
Transient ................... 81 Is
Sale CT sign. ............................. 3 90
Store rents. It's 90
Bonds sold. 800 90
Prooseds sssssi On Of 1851 s. 6
Hershey (cOllectOr), ,16U................. 8 90
1S70................. IL on
1S79................. rs 90
BOckius 16el................. 2S3 10
les2...........-... 3,75l 81
Total receipts. $40. OILS AZ
Orders paid since last report. H9 50
Note charged. 6,UO W