Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-06-20
COLUMBIA NEWS.
From Our Regular Correspondent

NAoAA ouE 1NoSular correspondent.
Repairs are now being made on one of
the Shawnee furnaces.
A meeting of the Susquehanna lodge of
Odd Fellows was held last evening.
Sealed proposals will be received, up to
the first of July, for the collection Of tho
school tax.
Nine a. m. is the hoar for the opening
of the Trinity Reformed s. s. hereafter.
The parades and other celebrations of
the Grand Army of the Republic reunion
in Baltimore will be witnessed by number
of Columbians.
The friends of Mr.. John Shonberger
will regret to learn that he is lying quite
i'll at his residence on Second street.
A runaway horse tore out hitching
post and broke a wagon to which he was
attached yesterday on Bridge street.
A neat boat house, for his sail boat, the
"Hypatia," is being built on the river
bank by Mr.. Alfred Bruner.
1t was not until half-past o'clock, last
evening, that the opera house clock was
illuminated.
Will Fendrich's new 56-inch bicycle is
the bandsomest one that has ever been in
Columbia.
1t is reported that no Sunday school pic
mic will be held this year by the Mctho-
dists of town.
Arrangements are being made by the E.
Z. Lutheran Sunday school for the hold
ing of picnic ut Lititz.
A wagon drawn by four horses broke
down on Mill street yesterday. Quite a
time elapsed before it could be fixed tenn
porarily, enabling it to proceed to its des
tination.
After hearing last evening at Squire
Youns's, the young men arrested for
causing i disturbance at tho ball in the
armory few evenings since, We're dis
charged.
Rev. John Mccoy goes to Franklin, Pa,
to take charge of the Presbyterian churcl,
at that place.
finger by a hatchet cut, at Bletz's dry
goods store this morning while packing
goods.
Lieutenant B. c. Welsh and visitors left
to-day for Baltimore, to attend the G.
guests Of Col. Edward Young, while in
the city.
After short vacation, NJ. Benz. Lichty
has returned to duty at the Pennsylvania
railroad dispatcher's Office here. Mr..
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taking his vacation.
Yesterday morning, while assisting his
father to move log on tho river shore,
Frank Miller, lad Of ii, residing on 4th
street, had his foot crushed by tho log fall
ing on it. Several small bones arc frac-
tured.
Narrow Escapes.
Two little girls who were in buggy OH
I'd street near Union yesterday, were
much frightened by the horse becoming
unmanagable. A gentleman who was
passing ran to their assistance and prob
ably prevented the animal from running
away. 1t is 4 careless thing to do to give
the charge Of horse to i couple little
children.
A man who stepped from the York train
yesterday while it awaited tho arrival of
the Marietta accommodation, above tho
station, was only saved from boing struck
and probably killed by the latter train, by
all employee Of the road, who pulled him
to \ safe place.
A SOnSster's Suicide.
The strange spectacle of bird hanging
itself was witnessed by several persons in
Mr.. Joseph Tysou's yard yesterday.
Whether the hanging w:ss an accident or
not was the question discussed by the wit
nesses OF it, but it is 4 fact that y bee
bird hung itself by the neck, with a string
suspended from an apple tree, nevertheless.