Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-06-27
COLUMBIA NEWS.


QUE REGULAk CORREsPONDENcE
Events Along the Susquehanna-ltsms Of
Interest In and Around shs Boroush
flcxed Up by the Inteln-
geocer's Ksportsr.
The attempt to have tho stores closed at
7:30 p. m, il failure, owing to some fear
of the storekeepers refusing to sign tho
agreement.
Mr.. Rush Gramm, of Philadelphia, is in
town.
Haverly's Mastodon minstrele, and
Madame Rentz's female minstrels, arc al
ready booked to play here next Septem-
Der.
The Sunday school of Salem Lutheran
church will hold picnic in Heise's woods
on the Goth inst.
The residence of Mr.. Joseph Heller, on
Union street is being raised, repaiSed and
repainted.
Mr.. Christ. Wolfe, while hauling stone
this morning, had his foot badly crushed
by heavy stone from the wagon upon
it on Union street.
Mr.. c. w. Haldeman has returned from
Niagara Falls, where he was attending q
meeting of the National stove manufac-
turers' association.
Messrs. w. B. Given and w. H. Grier
left to-day for Harrisburg to attend tho
Democratic convention.
The wife of Rev. Meiley, retiring pastor
of U. =. church. left to-day to join him
in Lebanon. Mrs. Meiley is improving in
health.
Miss Maggie Glover, of Shenandoah,
Pa, returned home to day. She has been
a guest Of Gen. VIM. Patton.
A meeting of tho membership of the
Methodist church was held last evening
to take action in regard to repairing tho
church. Another meeting, with the same
object in view, will be held on Thursday
evening at Mr.. Samuel Groves on Cherry
street. A quarterly love feast of the
church will also be held in the church next
Saturday evening. Presiding Elder j. S.
j. MacCOnnell will conduct the services.
A full atteD lance is desired.
Market Was fairly attended this morn
ing. Butter jumped from 18 and 20 cents
to Is cents. Beef is selling at 25 cents per
pound. Vegetables were plenty.
Four train jumpers were arrested by tho
P. r. r. police to-day. They were dis
charged by Squire Frank on payment of
fine and costs.
A little boy got severe fall from
bicycle this morning on Sd street.
Miss Jesse Wall, Of Philadelphia, is viz
iting relatives here.
The old uHt!et has beOn dug out, and
five coal wLal vcs, to connect with Brun-
er's coal yards, have been built. Six en-
gines Of different kinds are now in opera
tion in these yards, doing away with the
labor of horses entirely. About 40 men
are employed here. The threatened quit
ting of work Of the cOlored labOrers is at
an end aud most of them went to work
again this morning.
Mr.. Cyrus Mann, OF West Hempfield
township, fell from u cherry tree yester-
day and broke his arm.
The united excursion of the Church of
God and Methodist Sunday schools of
Washington borough, next Saturday to
York furnace, promises to be large one.
Mr.. s. NJ. McCracken is in town getting
orders for sinking artesian wells.
AT the meeting Of the Presbyterians last
evening, series Of resolutions were
adopted, complimentary of the retiring
minister, Rev. John Mccoy. A copy II
these resolutions will be sent to the pres
bytery, which is now in session in Stew
artStOwn, Ia.
Swimming at Big island is the rage
among the boys now.
A hen rOost was raided last night on
Marion street.
An alarm of fire created ripple of ex.
citement here last evening about $50.
A runaway horse on the Lancaster turn
pike yesterday, broke the buggy so badly
that it hardly resembles that vehicle now.
Tho horse was also cut about the hind
legs by the broken shafts striking them.
Michael Wisler, Martinsburg, Va, is
visiting friends here.
William Delball, of York, was in town
to-day.
Two white men indulged in a rough-and-
tumble fight on Walnut street last night.
No person was badly hurt.