Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-17
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR COkRESPONDENCE

AnaiFs Along rhe G,ssnin
in and Around .he Borongh Pjskec mp
by the Inte!.:sercer's Reporter.
The disagreeable weather OF last even
ing did not prevent a large crowd from at
tending the spelling bee at Drytown. 81
far as We can learn, it was success in ever,
way.
mother, are in Bethlehem, Pa, attending
the celebration of Mr.. Ms brothers. 5Otf
birthday. They will return to o-morrow
evening.
To-day is certainly one of the mos,
beautiful St. Patrick's days We have seen
for a number Of years. There was no pub
| lie demonstration in Columbia, excepting
| service in the Catholic churches.
The P. r. r. depot presented lively
appearance this morning about 10 o'clock.
There were present Hague's British min.
strels, who left for Harrisburg Abbey 5
Uncle Toms Cabin combination going to
| Maryland, and over a hundred raftsmen
waiting On the train to take them west
| ward.
Mrs. McCTea aad Miss Carrie Wageman,
Of Cleveland, Ohio, are the guests of Miss
Ray Better. -
Yesterday in friendly wrestling match
between J. r. Henry, of the Nsw Era,
and Harry McCauley, formerly of the Er.
aminers rcportOrial staff, both received Sc
we're injuries. Henry had his head hurt
in the first fall and McCauley his leg
sprained in the second, causing confine.
ment to bed.
Mrs. HOugentogIer was yesterday bitten
through her right hand by a strange cat
that had entered the house, and upon an
a tempt to put her out, she turned on the
lady. She finally commenced to leave, and
did so, breaking two panes of glass in her
exit.
Mir. Aaron Il. Fry, a brakeman on tho
at Parksburg, had his right hand caught
and mashed. He was brought to Colum-
bia and taken to Hckey's boarding house,
where DR.. Craig amputatcd the thumb
and dressed the other part OF the hand.
a well-known citizen Of Columbia sat in
the parquct last evening anil cody smoked
cigar. There was no attempt made to
stop his smoking Or eject him from the
hall. It is the first time this thing has
ever occurred and we think it should be
the last.
The COlumbia's lSali.
AAC Osi, SNCA Suo
Columbia fire company in the armory, last
evening, proved to be 4 very excellent
affair. There was one or two attempts to
raise a disturbance, but they were quickly
que!Ied by the committee, assisted by other
members. Mr.. John Markley with Miss
Agnes Clark led the grand march, and in
truth it was q grand one. A neat sum of
money was cleared for Mr.. Ferd. Reis-
singer, for whom the benefit wa given.
The B1tnstreIs.
Sam Hagues British minstrels made
their first appearance IN Columbia last
evening. A fair sized audience greeted
them. Without exception it was the
finest minstrel performance ever given in
Columbia Even the "gallcry gods "
We're delighted, and this is saying great
deal when we take into consideration the
refined performance. If Hague comes to
our borough again he will receive warm
welcome and a crowded house.
Kicking Small Boy.
The bravery of our borough policemen
docs not admit of doubt-when the small
boy or tramp is concerned. Ralph Sweeney,
a young lad IA years old, asked o com.
panion to give him pass to the perform
ance last evening. This was in front of
the opera house. John Brown, a special
policeman, overheard the remark, and
with daring that has never been equalled,
needless OF consequences, took hop, skip
and jump, and kicked Sweeney into the
gutter. His action did not bring the ex-
pected amount Of applause from the by.
ISLANDERS, but it should bring him to the
Lancaster..countyj Jail for 80 days, whore
he could kick himself n solitary confine-
ment.
Fog: 5lask5a.
A. V. Rodgers. brakeman. on tbs P. K.
r. shifting ergi:2. No. $40, net With an
other accident yesterday. He was stand
ing on the bumper Of q car, holding a
coupling pin preparatory to make coup
ling. On the engine there are no dead
woods, SO that when the engine went
back against the car Rodgers foot was
caught aud mashed. The injury is very
painful, but not serious.
THE SHAW MURDER.