Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-25
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COLUMBIA NEWS.
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Events Along the Susquehenna-Atems
Interest In and Around the Borough
Picked up by the InteIi-
genccr Reporter.
II has been generally supposed that
Miss Dunbar, the victim of smallpox here
came to town direct from the Carr family
in Lancaster. This is mistake. She
left their house as soon as young Carr was
brought there with the disease, and be-
came an inmate of Mr.. Deans residence
at No. 20 Dorwart street. After remair-
ing there between two and three weeks,
she was taken i'll, and then brought to
Columbia. DR.. w. G. Taylor was sum
moned and found symptoms of measles,
and this disease developed fully in q couple
of days, and at the same time several
smallpox putules appeared on oDe of her
arms. Last Wednesday the smallpox az
peared and Councilman George Tile was
Immediately notified of the fact by
the doctor. 1t was mistake that
tho neighbors first revealed its
existence. As already stated, all possible
precautions to prevent it spreading were
then Immediately taken. DR.. Taylor SAID
in an interview, that he had taken every
precaution with himself since his first at
tendance upon the girl to prevent spread
ing any disease which she might have, as
Le knew she had been the inmate of q
family where the smallpox existed. No
person but her mother is allowed to see
her, and when he began to suspect small.
pox, had her removed to an upper room of
the house. He believes she contracted the
disease from the mourning apparel sent
her from the Carr residence, to enable her
to attend the funeral of her grandfather,
the late Thomas B. Dunbar. At this
time she was still residing with MIR. Dean,
in Lancaster.
Among tho Churches.
The Presbyterians will picnic at Lititz,
next Thursday, June %. Round trip
faro 40 cents for adults, and 20 cents for
children under IL years. All are invited
to attend.
Rev. w. P. Evans of the E. E. Luth-
sran church, will preach his second ami
versary sermon next Sunday morning. No
services will be held at the church in the
evening, as pastor and choir will attend
tie Lutheran church of Wrightsville,
where Mr.. Evans will occupy the pull
pit.
Fourth of July services will he held in
St. Johns Lutheran church on the morn
ing of that day. They will be Of nature
appropriate to the day.
The quarterly conference of the Metho-
dist church will be held next Saturday
evening, Rev. J. s. J. Mcconnell of
Philadelphia, presiding. The ladies of
the church will meet at the parsonage
that same evening to make arrangements
for hold raspberry festival.
The Trinity Reformed church cleared
$32J by tho late fair and festival. MIR.
John Musser drew the bicycle and Mr.. A.
J. Reech the silver watch, they having q
larger number cf votes than other cOr-
petitors.
Miss Tissie Heincr, of Harrisburg, is
visiting Miss Mary Shanebrook Miss
Anna Bockius has gone to Chewsville Md.
Mrs E II. Teomas, neo Vache, of Chase
Mich, is visiting her father, Mr.. L. B.
Eache.-The champion of the two mile
race in the late bicycle tournament, Mr..
Will Youngman, of Lancaster was in town
yesterday Mr.. S. II. Lockard has gone
to Atlantic City, where he will fill q re-
sponsibla position at the Congress hall
hotel-Miss Hull, of Strasburg, Pa, late
guest of Miss Ida Kramer, has returned
home.
Borough Brief.
Officer Wittig intends arrestiDg any per
son caught swimming within the pre-
scribed limits. LoOl: out now, boys -
Lewis Loring caught All eight pound sal.
mon below tho dam. in a dip et.-The
ladies' home communion meets 10 night
The shad fishing season clGses to-day,
June %, the last day permitted by the
state laws.-The Shawnee picnic in Heise's 8
woods on Saturday, was a complete sue
cess. Everything passed off quietly and
pleasantly.
The New station
The frame work on the second story of
the now r. s. e. railroad depot is now in
progress and tho frame of the train cover
is being raised. The foundations for the
freight depot are almost finished, and ,ha
brick masOns will soon begin work there.
The latter building will bs located south
of Cherry street and the tracks will pass
in it's rear to tho passenger depot.
Dlsorderiy Darkies.
Lizzie johnson and Emma Archie, both
colored, were each sent to the county
workhouse for 10 days by Squire Young,
this morning, for being disorderly yester-
day evening. Officer Gilbert made the
arrests and escorted tho dusky females to
their now quarters. Emma is we'll
known Lancaster offender.
SaIo of City Properties.