Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-03
COLUMBIA NEWS.
vUK kksuLAn CORRESPONDENCE
Events Along the susquehanna-ltsms ef
Interest In and Around the Borough
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Interest In and Around the Borough
Picked up BY the Inealn-
senoer's Reporter.
At the bsginnin. Of last mouth the
Pennsylvania railrai company had on
hand here 1s9o4, 200 pounds Of . osal. s.ss
Engines supplying hero consumed ., 7S9,
received here there is now on hand 9, $50.
600 pounds Of coal
Yesterday at 7:i5 p. M, while tho
freight train of engine No. 500, p. r. R.,
east bound, was crossing from the south
to the north track at Bainbridge, the
switch flew open and threw one car across
both tracks. The Columbia wrecksrs
soon cleared away the wreck.
The victim of the late railroad accident
here, Mr.. Dennis McCarty, died last even,
ing between z and 8 o'clock. Deceased
was 55 years of age and leaves a family to
mourn his untimely death.
Personal.
Miss Grace Yingling left to-day for
Hanover, Pa. Her brother. Mr.. N. Ying.
ling, of Hanover. is guest of their father
Rev. Samuel Yingling.
Mr.. Cooper Hugsntugler left the Read
ing s. Columbia railroad company's services
kelker Brothers, Harrisburg, next Tues
day.
The father of General VIM. Patton, Mr..
James Patton, was SO prostrated by illness
yesterday, that his death was hourly ex-
pected. He has improved somewhat to.
day.
Thomas NJ. Holbruner ran for mayor of
Frederick, Md, last week on the Repub-
lican ticket. He was beaten 288. So he
will come to Columbia as hotel clerk for
VIM. Brubaker.
Religions News.
The great revival in the Methodist {
church ended last night. Out of 140 con-
verts ia have connected themselves with
the church and number of others will
take the same step tomorrow morning.
The Rev. T. T. Everett, D. D., of Harris
burg, is expected to preach in the church
at the morning and evening services, To.
morrow, which will be missionary day.
The Sunday school anniversary exercises
will be held in thu church at 2 p. m, and
will be participated in by the Goodman NJ.
E. Sunday school. The holy communion
will be administered at st. Paul's p. E.
church tomorrow morning.
Popular Amusemonts.
On March 20 ths " Corsican Brothers "
will be presentrd in the opera house here.
The - Spanish Students gave o good
entertainment here last night. They had
a good house.
On the evening OF Tuesday. March 6
Josh Billings will lecture in Marietta ON
ths subject, " The Probabilities of Life. -
Political.
The borough council of Wrightsviile is
now Democratic. Two candidates de.
cided tie vote of the late election by
drawing straws, aud the Democrat drew
himself into council. There was no law
or precedent for any other way of decid
ing the matter. Some of the Democrats
think that the ne - council should replace
the present Republican treasurer and SEQ
retary by Democrat. They believe that
"to the victor belongs the spoil"
Borough Miscellany.
Messrs. Heise and Kaufman, manufac.
turers of steam heaters, have just received
beautiful silver medal, awarded for the
superiority of their machiue over all COM
petitors at tho late state fair of South
Carolina.
Harry G.. Bru1sr fell at the institute
while playing foot ball yesterday after
noon, and broke his left arm. 1t is but a.
short time since he has recovered the use
of the arm, having broken it some weeks
ago by q fall.
Philip DOGGY, colored, was before
Squire Grier last night, charged with the
theft of . canal boat fastener. As there
was no evidence against him he was
discharged.