Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-11-28
COLUMBIA NEWS.
from Our Regular Correspondent,

From Our Regular Correspondent.
Mrs. A. Jessel has gone to Philadel
phia.
Mss Dora Price, of Reading, is visiting
friends on Lawrence street.
Three tramps were taken to the Ian
caster Jail by Officer Gilbert, yesterday.
Tomorrow evening Leavitts Gigan-
team minstrels'' viii give performance in
tho opera house. =. -
The public schools viii DO closed on
Thanksgiving. There will be school az
usual the following day.
Mr.. Harry johnson, residing On the
Lancaster turnpike, fell down stairs yester-
day and broke his left arm.
An entire carload of the finest New
York apples has just been received here
by Mr.. Harry Sholls, proprietor of the
Continental hotel. He intends selling
them.
A dog got among the chickens belong
ing to Mr.. Charles Young and Mr.. H. 3.
Hershey. last night, and, killed for the
former aud for the LATTER.
A shooting match for turkeys will be
held at the Continental hotel, on Front
street, on Thanksgiving. Glass balls will
he used for the marks. The competition
is open to every person.
The jury which held the inquest over
the remains Of the late Harry Kieffer rem
dered their verdict to-day, 1t being that
he was accidentally killed by the cars Of a
Pennsylvania railroad train.
The public are invited to attend the
tea party, which will be held this evening
by the young ladies of the Presbytelian
church, at the residence of George Craze,
u,
3 p. IN.
Hurt while Shedding.
A lad 12 yGa,. Of age named John Mar
Presbyterian church last evening. Not
being able to guide bis sled properly, it
ran against the walls of the church,
building and inflictiug a painful wound on
the head.
rho Light Fantastic.
Another dancing school is now in course
Of organization. This one is to be for the
young ladies aud gentlemen. Il is pro
posed to have tho dancing lessons begin at
7:30 p. n and last for 2 hours. After
that there will be dancing until II 80
O'Clock.
Good Cunning. .'--
A good cunning trip which Mr.. Jacob
kimes made to the lower part of the
county, a few days since, resulted in his
30 partridges and 81 rabbits. He
reports game as being plentiful. That is
more than can be said for this part of the
Assuestion OF 0wnershBp. .
The question Of the ownership of the
ground occupied by Cookman's NJ. E.
chapel is now awaiting decision by the
court. The claimants are the Methodist,
church and the Columbia public ground
company. The Methodists await the de-
cision anxiously.
The Drill ut the Armory.
a large number Of Marietta ladies' wit.
messed the drill of Co. c. last evening:
They intend having a "broom drill''
in Marietta and desired to get an idea OF
.Eo manual Of arms aud the tactics. |
Captain Case gave them a short drill after !
,he company had finished.
OLstrUcted Sidewalks.
The authorities of the borough should see
hat the side walks are not rendered al |
most impossible in many places on Locust /
treet by the storage of boxes and the |
Exhibition of merchandise. A big pile OF
tore boxes along the gutter does not i'm
'rove the appearance of tho streets.
"a Drunken Woman Sent 10 jail.
Harriet Buzzard, colored, better known |
IS Harriet Smith, was sentenced to the |
county prison for Is days last evening by |
Squire IOung, for being drunk and dis |
,rderly. Harriet's husband. Ike Buzzard,
low a resident of Turkey Hill, lett /
Ter eleven years ago. A few days |
'ince he returned to Columbia |
N visit to old friends. lie |
las been in the company of his wife
everal times, since his return. Yesterday
he sued him for being dunk and disor-
lerly. A counter sulty was entered by
nc of his friends against his wife, and
he squire. evidently believing the woman
o be tho offender, s.nt her to Jail instead
# her husband. Harriet does not bear
no NEST spo:lcss character in Columbia.