Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-21
COLUMBIA NEWS.



Events Aloa. tho Susquehanns-itn"s of
IEtcrsst la and Around tho Borough
Picked Up by ths InteIIi-
eencsr's isels lsorter
Forbes "Uncle Toms Cabin" will
play in the opera house on Christmas
night.
Next Thursday evening Susquehanna
Lodge No. 80, I. o. of o. F., will celebrate
the 10th anniversary of its organization.
There was wagon load of geese offered
for sale at market this morning. 1t did
not take their owner long to dispose of
them.
Theodore HimeI, Reading & Colum bia
railroad repairman, had one of his fingers
broken yesterday by railroad tie Which
he was moving falling upon it.
Mrs. Louise Kelly. aged So yea did
yesterday morning Of general deb;.i.y. ihe
funeral will be beld on Saturday at2 p. m.
from the residence of DUNCAN op Cedar
street.
An employee OF tue SusQns shanna roll
inr mill named James Deitz had one OF his;
feet crushed last night by a whcelbarrOw
loaded with iron passing over it.
Last evening was d bad time for skating
on account az the little moonlight which
prevailed. .ilsck McManus ska'ed iutn
an air hole On The river. aud nearly passed
into another world. He saved himSei: ty
GcSpel ate tXertiOn.
Next Tuesday evenin. the Cbri,tnan
celebration of the Presbyteri n Sunday
school will be held in the church. One Cf
its features will be magic ianterl exhi5i-
tion. The Christmas presents will then
be given to the children Of tn, school.
Mr.. Philip Moore, who has been visit
ing friends IN town, returned to his home
ia Philadelphia this Incraing.
Mr. Robert Dean, Of Boston, former
resident Of this place, il visiting his
parents nn Locus street.
The MISSES Nan and Lucy Parry, at
tendaDts OF Eook Hall school, in Media,
have returned hom: sor the holidays
Looking for "a Thief.
Thieves effected an entrance into he
st,,e of Charles ID. Marquette in Wrights-
Vile last night anil rotb ID it of large
quantity Of ready-made clothing. Moth
ing else was taken. Mr.. Marquette was
in town this morning looking for til"
thieves. Why does every person who is
robbed come first to Columbia Has tue
town the name of being u harboring place
for lawless char scters?
Killed By tho Cars.
A Pennsylvania railroad brakeman
named William IL. Wilson. residing on
Union street, this place, was killed this
morning at $50 o'clock. His head was
crushed between the dead-wODd Of the
two cars whilc coupling them He
died iustantaneously. The body was
removal to Musscr'S undertaking estab.
lshmens aud prepared for burial. De
ceased was an extra brakesman and )niy
Is years of age. His parents reside in
Ercildoun, Chester county. to which place
the body will be taken for burial. A friend
went to that place this morning to break
the sad news t. the unfortunate youths
parents.
The Poets birthday.
Whitticr's birthday will be celebrated
to morrow afternoon ut the high school
The following programme will be oh
served
Music Introduction, address, ". Bruner !;
Recitation, Pipes Of Lucknow, May Briner !;
Recitation. Snow Bound, Elsie StOner; Reel.
tatiOn, Anna Hershey: Music, Our Master;
Recitation, Tauicr, Gracic Folk; Selection
from Songs Ot Labor. Ewing Mitllin !; Reading
In School Days. Anna llumphr1ess; Music;
Recitation. Skipper IretOn's ride. Alec Craig
Voices of FrccuOIu Recitation, Mary Garvm,
Mary Tile: Music Recitation Wreck OF the
KivermoutE, Jean kaufman. Recitation,