Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-11-16
COLUMBIA NEWS.
EVeOir Along the SusQuehanna-IteH's o
Interest In and Around the borough
Picked Up by tho InteAi-

E.v.uir Along the susquehanns--Iten.s OF
Interest In and Around the thorough
Picked Up BY the InteiAi-
Eencer's Reporter
The water pipe on Walnut stres; at ID
has burst again.
A party Of ladies and gentlemen from
this place and Marietta rode on horseback
to Lancaster this afternoon.
Two men were sent to the county prison
this morning by Squire Young for being
drunk and disOrderly.
The employees of the Shawnee furnace
had their photographs taken in body
yesterday afternoon.
The Thursday evening musicale will
be held this evening At the residence uf
Mr. Nicholas Gilman on Walnut st Get
above I'd.
The Harry G.. Richmond specially COM
pahy played to slim audience last night.
The performance was of an ordinary char
acter.
Pheasants were sold this morning for %
cen,s apiece. This is big come down
from Is cents. the usual price paid. kab-
bits brought u cents piece.
There will doubtless Le large attend
ance at tie missionary meeting IN
the Methodist church to night. Eminent
speaker viii! address the meeting. Every
person is cordially invited to be present
and participate in tho services.
Miss Ida Becker drew the barrel "s flour
ut the G.. A. X. fair, last night. Although
last evening was the opening evonlng OF
the fair,a fair number of persons were pre-
sent The attendance henceforth is ex-
pectcd to be large. Every person who
goes is sure to enjoy themselves.
Borough Personals.
Mr.. i. =. Brugh has gore to Now York.
Mr.. Geo. H. Richards is making a bust
ness trip to Philadelphia.
Mcssrs. Horace Boyd and James Wilson
have gone to Philadelphia.
Mrs. II. +. Rankin, o: Delta. Pc, is
visiting her father, Mr.. T. S. Bletz.
MIR. f. A. Collins. of New York, is the
guest of Mr.. Frederick Bucker on Locust
street.
Mr.. John Yeager's residence on Locust
street was the scene of pleasant surprise
patty last evening.
Rejoicing Democrats.
A large number Of Columbians attended
tie Democratic parade in Washington
borough last evening. The Invincibles of
this place presented a fine appearance.
Their marching was splendid. The WASH
ingtOn delegation will participate in the
grand jubilee in Columbia Tomorrow eve
ming. A general turnout of the Democrats
of this neighborhood is expected.
Events OF the Rail.
About o'clock this morning tho i. X.
Il. wreckers Of this place were ordered TO
the scene Of a wreck which had occurred
at Dillerville. A broken axle had thrown
two freight cars from the track.
Last night engine No. 592 jumped en-
tirely off the track in the East yards. Ono
Of the rails Of the track was broken into
six pieces. The engine was repaired on
the track in three hours
Engine No. 12. of tho Z. X. t., which
has just been completely repaired and
"verhauled in the company's shops here,
made tho trial trip this morning to Diller
vile.
Jacob Fisher. the Pennsylvania railroad
car inspector here, was under car in
spectipg it yesterday afternoon. when tho
train started. In crawling from beneath
the car hc was struck by the axle box on
the back, and slightly injured. His escape
from being killed by the car passing over
him was an exceedingly narrow one.