Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-06-09
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR EEGULAIs CGRHEsrONDEHC

OUR REGULAR CORHEsrONDEHC
Events AI"n. Tho Sn64ueI,aEna-licms al
Interest in and Around the Borough
Picked Up by the lnieiii-
gencers Reporter.
Mrs. W. Z. Given has returned home
from an extended tour.
Two new cabooses have beer placed Oh.
the Frederick division of the p. X. II.
Large quantities of the finest perch are
being caught in the river.
Prof. Albert Holland and wife, Of Balti-
more, were the guests of Mrs. J. A. S!ide
yesterday.
Mr.. George Mfliin, civil engineer, who
has been engaged On lew railroad in
New Jersey, is in town.
No clue has yet been fouId to the thief
Or thieves who stole Mr.. John Staman' S
| COW last week.
Dir. Jesse Wolie's horse vas again On
the rampage yesterday afternoon. After
running quite distance, lie was stopped
Oh 9th street.
Corpus Christi day was very generally
observed by the Episcopalians and Catho-
lies here. Quite a number OF strangers,
especially persons from the country, at
tended the services in the churches.
Last evening. ut the residence Of Mr.. Il.
F. Dean, "a. Locust street, Mr. George
Detz was united in the holy bon Is If
matrimony to Miss Martha bender.
Messrs. Bachenheimer. JcSSci an:
Cohen, amateur fishermen. went Off on
fishing excursion after black bass, yes
terday, but returned a very disappointed
party, having caught nothing but a few
catfish and ecls.
The river is falling steadily but slowly.
lta!ting is almost over, and Slad fishing
closes the middle Of the month, having
been the dulles: sEad season known !ol
years.
Mr.. Abraham Sellers, WHO was killed on
the Reading & Columbia railroad at this
place, was buried to-day in Fcrry's grave
yard. near Columbia.
The Citizens band has offered Mr..
Miller, Of the Reading opera house, to
play the Annie Pixley dramatic company.
Mr.. Miller has not yeL:;nswcred the bands
letter, refusing or accepting the terms
offered by them for playing the troupe
here.
A runaway horse belonging TO an un-
known party was caught on Sixth street
this morning. 1t was scared by some chill
lren playing near by, and ran off.
MIR. John Wcster;nan brought TO town
to day two of the finest steers that have
been seen around here fer some time past
Engineer Armstrong, o; TIE Pcrnsylva-
MIA railroad, who had his hand crushed
yesterday, is about TO day as usual. He is
determined not to he kept in tho house by
the accident.
known pilnoist, who has been attending i |
.,,,i ~
phia during the past winter, has returned |
home.
Mr. T.. w. May moved into his new !
store yesterday and is busily engaged in
putting things into proper shape. Onc /
side of the store will be devoted to GROCER
ics and the other to dry goods.
The Southern and Northern veterans ut' !
the wiT who lave bccn assisting Col. J. |
Il. Baclic!tler, the historian. in his labors |
ut Gettysburg preparing accounts Of that |
battle, passed through here yesterday.
The f.. Il. Lutheran church will hold -
strawberry festival tonight and to morrow
night i'll the lecture room adjoining the !
clurc!: AID in the yard opening of the
lecture room. The yard viii! be bcauii-
fully illuminated with the Chinese Ian
teri:s. The public arc invited to attend.
Tt@ +: :stival which the St. Johns Lut!i.
cr;.n church intended ilol;:ing next week
will be indefinitely postponed Oh account
of the festivals to be held by the rrcsbyte-
rian and Trinity Reformed churches tn; t !
week.
One of the finest and most coEspciors !
signs in town has just been placed il. frort !
Of A!liSos:'s book store It is in the form |
of Il book and the work inanship is beauti- |
fu'. The painting and lettering were ao,e !
by Mr.. John Henry, and reflect great
credit on the young artist, who is one #
the bcst sign painters in Columbia.
Meeting OF ,he School Board.
The regular monthly meeting Of the !
school board was held last evening, MIR. |,
J. 4. Sladc pesidcnt pro tenn. The new |
bhaid was organized ard Mr.. Isaac
Auwater, the new member, took his seat. !
Mr.. Alfred Myers was elected president and |
Mr.. Charles Stevenson SECRETARY. The |
regular routine business w:ls transacted, |
and the reports OF the several com. !
mittces received. Mr.. S. II. Hoffman !
was elected librarian of the Shocil library,
and MIR. John Kimbcll, .ianitor of public |
schools. \ vote Of thanks WIS given ~ !
Gen. J. 4. Beaver and W. i. Given. esq, |
for the addresses made by tLe,a y. the !
high school commencement. The board |
adjourned to meet next ihurs,a: evening. !
when teachers will be chosen Coz tie |
coming school terra and salaries fer ,
teachers fixed. The board generally has |
i very lively meeting when voting ior |
teachers