Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-09-19
\ COLUMBIA NEWS.

"cH Ea;ULsx COKREsPsDNDENCI
Evens- Along the susquehanDa - ltems q
Interest tn and Around tho IsorOush
r'cked Up BY tho Inteli,-
gencor's Reporter
Miss Lille Ellis, of Trenton, N. j., is =
guest Of Miss Matte Given "n Chestnut
street.
Nj. Charles Hal.lerman left this morn
ing for Sing Sing, N. ", where he vii
re- enter the Mount Pleasant military ac:sd
envy as au orderly sergeant.
Messrs. w. Il. Given and w. II. Gricr,
left for Philadelphia to day to attend the
reception to be given there to night by
the Commonwealth club.
Mr.. Peter Grcff, residing on Cherry
street, ran pick through his foot, yes
tcrtlay afternoon while digging.
There is an onion on exhibition in the
window of williamson drug store weigh.
ing1 pound aud ounces. II has q Cir.
cumfercnce of Ia inches and Was raised in
Scranton.
Mr.. David Wayne, Of the columbia -
fire company, and Mr.. George Schroeder,
of the ''Vigilant fire company, have
gone to the Bradford fircmen's convention,
as the representatives Of their respective
companies. They were accompanied by
Mcssrs. Will Shenbergcr :,4d Will Hershey
who 60 as sightseers.
The work of applying the pitch and
gravel to tho roof OF the moulding house
Of the stove works has been commence l..
At meeting Of Susquchanna lodge No.
80, /. o. q. +. last night, tho nominations
for officers were 10 made Tho election
will be held next Monday evening.
Invitations are out for a grand fancy
dy.ss ball in Centre hall, Marietta. on
Tuesday evening, October I'd. 1t will he
one OF the finest social events ever held in
Marietta.
The young folks Of ST. Johns Lutheran
church will hold a watermelon aud ice
cream festival at the residence of MIR.
Benjamin Herr Oh Second street on Satur-
day ovoninS. The public arc invited to
attend.
Indignation Meeting.
A public meeting was held in Wrights-
vile last week to protest against the de-
tcntiOn OF persons crossing the river bridge
with teams or cattle. The supplements to
the old bridge charter were examined, and
it was learned that the Pennsylvania rail-
road company had tho exclusive control
of tho bridge. Another meeting will be
held On the first Friday Of October to
take action in tho matter.
COlorod Woods AlcetiDS.
Tho Mt. Zion A. N. 4. church Of Col
umbia will hold woods meeting in MIR.
James Garbcr's grove, on the road leading
from the Lancaster pike to Silver Springs
about thrco miles from Columbia, ono
milo from MOuntvillO and ono milo from
Silver Springs. The meeting will bo held
ON Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 23 and q,
aud Sept. 80 and Oct. 1.
KingsOId lsand Concert.
Tho RnggOll band Of Reading will give
ono CT their grand musical entertainments
in tho opera house hero Tonight, for tho
benefit of tho Trinity Reformed church.
Mr.. John M. Stephens, tho celebrated elO
cutiOnist, will deliver ono Of his best
selections. 1t is only necessary to say
that hc is tho gentleman who delighted :sn
immense audience here last winter.
Disastrous freight Wreck.
A large wreck occurred this morning at
1:4O o'clock, on the Pennsylvania railroad
ut Buck Lock. Engine No. $50 ran into
tho rear end of tho train drawn by engine
No. 5S5. Tho latter train was at Il stand
still, and the iiagman was sent back to
flag tho train following, i peach train,
drawn by engine No. 15O, eastward
kound. 1t is claimed by tho crew of tho
latter train that hc only went to the
rear a few car lengths, and gave the engi-
nccr Of the train following notice to stop
his train. The collision threw ten cars
belonging 10 both trains off tho track,
and four oil cars of tho forward train took
fire. In Il short time tho flames spread ia
all dircctiurs, wrapping in its fiery cm
brace Il number oC cars. The Columbia
fire department Was teis.raphcd to for
assistance, and tho 'Columbia' lire engine
was sent TO the scene of the disaster. By
eight o'clock the flames were under cOH-
troll. Eight cars we,o burned. The
Columbia wrcckel were Immediately sent
to Buck Lock to clear away tho dc0ris Of
tho wreck. A tain was sont up to receive
on this side of the v. k tho passengers
Un the Harrisburg : '"omlnU,latiOn train.
The engineer and fireman Of engine No.
105 had to jump for their lives. No per
son was hurt.
HOK,T, SADDLE AND s:s.nLE SrGGTN.
Tho Property I;rcovcreh and tho Thici in
jail.
On Thursday night Albert Guckicy
stole from the premises Of his uncle, Moses
SpangIcr, "f East Earl township, i horse
saddle and bride. IIn took tho stolen
property to Isob:ns"nia, EcrkS county,
where no traded il to u man
named KaylOr for two cows and 500
cash. Before the property had been
transferred, Gosk'cy was suspected "f
having stolen it,, and "n being questioned
he became alarmed, ran into = cornfield
and escaped. Tho case was given to Con-
stable John Rodgers, of East Earl, who
arrested him yesterday ut the house Of
Harrison X. Haller. East Earl. lIo was
taken before Squire Il. +. Weaver, where
he acknowledged stealing the horse, say
ing he had 4 spite against bis uncle who
owned it. lilo was committed to tho
county Jail for trial.
Freight wreck.
This afternoon shortly after one O'Clock
a freight wreck occurred a short distance
west of Dillcrville Oh tho Pennsylvania
railroad. Two cars of tho train drawn by
engine No. 3S7 were thrown from the
track and tho tracks were broken. The
north track was blocked for a couple
hours and passenger trains wero delayed
both ways.
Argument Court.
This morning argument court met, and
as the attorneys were not all ready but