Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-02-16
COLUMBIA NEWS.


OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE
Miss Mary McGraw and mother of Ian
caster were in town last evening.
The First African Baptist church is
holding I: sel les of revival meetings.
The complimentary ball for Mr.. George
+. Rathvon, to morrcw evening, promises
to be iirc affair
Several marriages have occurred this 8
week, two last evening, that of Mr.. James
Grady to Miss Mary Jane Brady, and Mr..
Mortimer Herr to Miss Addie Eek.
\ number Of the Columbia railroad
crews are running to Harrisburg. They
have to make two trips to amount to a day
passing Regiment next Saturday
night and Tony Denier's "Humpty
Dumpty'' troupe next Tuesday evening.
The Republicans and Democratic nomi
nees are buSily engaged in canvassing the
town for votes.
Mr Ben Gilman, fireman on the 80,
while shovelng coal of the tank, slipped
and fell TO the ground, hurting his side
considerably, bit by his activity probably
saved his life.
Mr.. Alexander Rosenthal returned home
this morning from few days. visit in Phil
adelphia.
The foundation for a new drug store is
being laid at the corner of Fourth and
Perry streets.
By the first of March the Shawnee boys
hope to be able to start on their new en-
gine house, to be built on Union street.
They will have all the latest improvements
in the interior, and in the dome will be- a
bell that can be heard all over Columbia.
Aftor an unsuccessful run of a month,
Gales collection Of oil collections has
closed and been removed to parts where,
Mr.. Ball says, "paoplc can appreciat }
genius"
The +. X. X. pay car arrived in town
last evening, and after paying the men off
for last n ontil, started this morning west
ward.
Wilbur's comic opera company, in the
laughable opera of - Mascotte," sing this
evening in the opera house. The troupe
is one of the best on the road.
Robbers broke into 4 chicken coop in
kitchentown last night and stole seven
hens and two ROSTERS. They left behind
them a bag marked &C. K" This is 4
good clue for some one to work on.
One of the most novel bits of advcr-
tising was done yesterday in front of the
postoffice by Mr.. A. ID. Reese, sewing
machine agent. Many persons presume
that when an old machine is taken back
by these agents, 1t Is remOdeled ana sOlu
over again, as a new one. To deny this,
all the old machines owned by Mr.. Reese
were taken out in front of his store and
broken to pieces, then sold to dealer in
iron.
Levi Brown, who died lately in Brooklyn
was born on the 10th day of November,
1915, in Columbia. He settled in Brook
Ign when quite young man, and there
he remained the rest of his life pur
suing the occupation Of builder, in
which he was largely successful. He con
structed over one Thousand houses during
his life in Brooklyn. He continued this
business up to within short time Of his
death, although for the last five years he
suffered greatly from an incurable disease.
He leaves behind him the memory of a
man universally respected for honor and
integrity.
Lantern lSrOken.
Last evening some boys were snow
balling Oh Water street, and one of them
threw ball through the large colored
glass lantern in front Of Henry Doerr's
butcher shop, breaking it.
More Wages and no Orders