Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-07-31
COLUMBIA NEWS.

COLUMBIA NEWS.
"H REGULAR OOKKEsFONDENCs
EveDta Along the susquehao Items 81
Interest I'm and Around the Borough
Picked Up BY tho Intelli-
geDCer's Reporter.
There is much complaint regarding the
intOlerable dirty condition o: Front street,
and particularly that part Of it between
WALNUT aud Chestnut streets. The dus,
or mud, if the weather is clear or raining,
is about thee inches deep. When it is
windy clouds of dust are swept into the
houses, even covering tho food on the table
with coating grit and sand. The road
committee of councils has been complained
to, aud the street may he cleared now. II
it is not petition to council may remedy
matters.
Sufferers from Violence.
The horse which was killed at the St.
Charles furnace, last week, was replaced
this morning by finc new animal.
A fight occurred on Saturday night, at
COrney Bitner's beer saloon, between Ben
Duck and Jake Heiselman. No one was
hurt, and no arrests made.
OV1u ShAttu, q ldA lCNkukuH III tuIo EjstCS,
was struck during the storm of Saturday
afternoon by Lightning. The flash hit bis
head, aud ran along his arm to the hand
A knife which be held had the blade torn
out of the handle, aud stuck into tree
which was near. The lad was very slight
ly injured by the lightning, strange as it
may seem.
Railroad Wreck.
At 2 O'Clock this morning wreck of
car Of q freight train was caused by
broken rail. A cabin Car Was Knocked off
the track and considerably broken this
morning by shifting train running into
1t.
The third Of the series Of this mornings
accidents occurred about S:45 at the cross.
ings of the Reading and Columbia, anil
Port Deposit railroads. A passenger train
of the latter road came along at the same
time that an Il. & G. coal train was about
going out to tho coal shutes. The flag
man at the crossing says he tagged the
passenger train, but no heed Was taken Of
it. One of the coaches of this tain was
struck and badly broken at one end. The
coal car was also broken. There were
but four passengers on board at the time
of the collision, fortunately no ono was in
jured. The engineer of the Port train
denies that he was tagged. There will
be An investigation Of the matter by Il Q
Pennsylvania railroad officers here
Personal Points.
The Misses Nora Salmon, of Scotland
Ella Bernard, of York, Pa. +; Lizzie
Kuehn, of Chester ; Gertie Gillcn, of Bal
timOre, and Maria Koch, Of Brooklyn,
have been the guests to-day Of Miss
sIamie Bucher.
Mr.. VIM. Green, formerly of Columbia,
but now of Philadelphia, is visiting Mrs.
Mary HOerncr On Union street.
Miss Lottie Hoffman, of Lancaster. is
visiting relatives on 9Th street.
Mr.. S. S. Detwiler gave tho employees
Of tho stove works a spread ON Saturday
evening.
Bruner Kaufman has returned to town
from visit to MOrgantown, Pa.
Miss Nettie HOstetter, of Mauheim,
is visiting Miss Halle Sourbeer near Col
bia.
Harry NOlte, jr., has SO far recovered
from his late illness as to leave tho
house.
Mr.. A. Jessel has gone to Atlantic City.
Concerning Taxes.
The time for registering tho canine
population expires tomorrow. After that
the owners will be obliged to pay fine in
addition to tho tax. It is understood
that one half OF this part of Columbia's s
population have no insurance on their
lives aud are in danger of the dog catcheIs
aud the pound.
After to morrow there will be no 5 per
cent. discount on borough taxes for 1882.
Better pay quickly aud save this abate
ment.
Church News.
The Methodist church is now being rc-
paired. The interior and exterior will be
repainted, and the former handsomely
frcscoed. Now seats, Of the most ap-
proved kind, will replace the present un-
comfortable ones. The fence around the
front and side of the church will also be
put in order.
A campmeeting of the Church of God
will be held in the Landisville campmeet-
ing grounds. commencing August 10Th.
Obituary.
Mr.. BENJAMIN F. Betz, residing lately on
Union street, died on Saturday morning,
in the 25th year of his age, of heart dis
ease. The funeral services will be held at
COokman's Methodist chapel on Tuesday
Afternoon at two o'clock. The friends are
invited to be present.
CheckmaIed.
An intruder was discovered in Mi. Al.
Keeche's residence, on Walnut street, on
Saturday night. Before the alarm could
be given he had made his escape. 1t is
supposed that he sccreted himself in tho
house during the day, intending to rob the
place at night. The fortunate discovery
~ him frustrated his attempt.
Little Locals.
The water plugs of the Pennsylvania
railroad at Glen Loch and below the latter
place some distance, which have not
been serviceable for somo time, are again
in order.
A picked nine from Columbia will play
q Mount Joy baseball club a game OF
ball on Wednesday afternoon at the latter
place.
STkASBCKSi NEWS.
Items from tho East End OF tho County.
Mrs. Geo. L. Seymour is sick abed with
typhoid-malaria.
Chas. B. Keller is with US again after
an absence OF many weeks.
Mrs. Andes, widow. late of the Lancas
ter county hospital was inferred in the
Lutheran cemetery on Saturday forenoon,
July 20.
A wonderful yield of wheat was raised
this summer by G. Bacbman, of this place.
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