Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-11-25
COLUMBIA NEWS.
;UK REGULAR COkHEspONDENcE


Events Along tho SueQuChanns-lteus ol
Interest In and Around the BorooEh
Picked Up by the lntelli-
Eencer's isrportsr
Mr.. Henry c. Miuuich has gone to
Florida to visit his son Harry, who has
located there in business.
The Rev. MIR. Humphries will preach on
the " objectionable SIM to, morrow night
i'll tho NJ. e. church.
Mrs. Thomas Lundy and daughter Jen-
uie. have gone to Paradise. Lancaster
county, for q few days.
Mr.. John Kaufman left to day for Char
lesion, South Carolina. tn attend the state
exposition.
4 suspension of work WAS caused yrster-
day afternoon at the basin wiarves in
Bruuer's coal yards by the high winds
which Was prevailing.
Yesterday afternoon tho woods which
cover the York county hills above McCalrs
ferry, caus ht tire III some manner A fine
lot Of standing timber was destroyed.
Miss Belle Mackenzie, who played with
FOrd's = Piuafore company, will appear
iu tho opera house in :" Hazel kirke,"
Dec. q, taking tho leading character.
A wreck occurred to freight train ut
Middletown, this morning, caused by
broken axle. Tho $50 a. IN. passenger
was detained half an hour.
Tho Rev. 7. NJ. Crawford, Of the pres
bytcry cf this district, will preach in tho
Presbyterian church tomorrow morning
and evening, services beginning ut the
usual hours.
Mr.. Wesley JohnsOn's six-year- old
dauSher, Maud, died at ) o'clock this
morning Of scarlet fever, after a short ILL.,
ness. Tho funeral services will be held on
Monday at p. m, at her late home, On
Cherry street.
Benjamin Hamaker, j lad Of L. years,
had his lace badly burned and both hands
injured this morning by the bursting of a
gun with which no was shooting mark at
the river dam.
An auction will be held in tho armOry
tonight for the purpose Of dispOsing If
those articles which wero not sold 1t tho
G. A. Il. fair Here is coed opportunity
Of getting some nice things cheap.
Death of Ex-Pseacher isri.lells.
Mr. VIM. J. Bridells, at one time min
lister and pastor of tho Presbyterian
church iu Marietta, has died in Phlladel-
pha. Ne was connected with the Knights
Templar Of Columbia and we'll known in
this vicinity.
Getting Well.
Charles Doucherty and Levi Tamis, the
men who were injured by the explosions
at the Aurora furnace Wrishtsville, arc
recovering. The former will not lose the
sight of the eye which was injured, and
the litter has received 10 lasting iDiu-
ries-
Heard From III the West.
Mr.. Harry A. Coble. who left Columbia
some time ago, has written to 4 friend that
he has located in Clinton, Iowa, a city of
IA, COO inhabitants. Tho gentleman has
host Of friends in Columbia who will be
pleased to know that he is doing we'll in
worldly matters.
"A Big Blast
The rumbling noise which was heard in
Columbia some time ago, was produced by
"sand blast y at Billett's stone quarries,
mere than two miles distant. The blast
was la,se than any which has been made
in this section for the PAST twent-five
gears.
Now special Ofiicer.
Chief burgess Sheath administered to
Fraucis u. Husselbach the Oath last night
which makes him special policeman for
duty at the armOry. Tho new officer will
attend to the duties faithfully, and people
residing in the neighbOrhood Of the arm
Ory can rest assured that there will be no
such scenes there as have in tho past dis
grace tie armOry.
nIasun's Excursion.
A special Masonic excursion will be held
by the Reading & Columbia railroad OH
"Wednesday, December 9Th, to Philadel-
phia. Tho grand lodge Of tho Masons
Of Pennsylvania will be held in Masonic
lodge, December 3, : and 8, and this ex.
cursion will give Masoas AZ opportunity
OF attending at small cost. Round trip
tickets from Columbia, good for three
days. s2 -. Train leaves Columbia at
$40 u. M.
Tho Pennsylvania railroad company
will hold a general excursion next week.
Tickets will be sold Oh November 29th
and 3Otb, good until December list. Tho
usual excursion rates will DO charged.