Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-09
COLUMBIA NEWS.
levents Alopg' tho SusquehaAns-1toms
Ineerest In and Around the Borough
Picked mp by the Intsln-


and she was struck before approaching her
danger.
a new Enterprise.
1t is reported that . company has been
formed here for making fire bricks, fine
bed of suitable clay being available for the
purpose on Mr.. John Mo0re's farm, mile
and half distant from town. Mr.. d. q:
Young seems to be th6 soul and body of
the enterprise. Its proprietor seems to
think " there's millions in it,"
Personal.
Mrs. A. Jessel is home from the seaside.
Mrs. H. c. Young and daughter are Wis.
iting in Philadelphia.
Miss Annie Fasig is visiting at Carlisle,
Pa.
Rev. r. C. Humphriss, of tho Methodist
church, is recruiting at Ocean Grove.
the Chestnut Hill iron ore company, spent
part of yesterday in town attending to
business matters.
The Borough IN Brief
Osceola tribe of Red Men will hold a
meeting this evening.
Mr. John Mayton is the proud possessor
Of 3SA pound ham. Who has larger
one?
A large picnic was held by Columbians
at Wild Cat falls yesterday and another is
being held there to day.
About 30 persons from this place will
spend tomorrow in Schenck's Horseshoe
grove, driving to that places in wagons.
The Knights of Pythias will hold their
dancing picnic ut Heise's woods on Aug.
16. It will be big affair.
A large and pleasant evening sociable
was held at Mr.. George Allison g last
evening. About twenty-five couple We re-
present.
The machine shop employees at the
Shawnee furnaces are busy now turning
out work for Harrisburg rolling mill
The carpenters finished work on the
Columbia hose tower last evening. The
painters will soon put the Flushing touches
to the structure.
Two runaway steers belonging to Mr..
John Yeager, butcher, created q stampede
on Locust street yesterday. The animals
were finally occurred near MIR. John Sta
mans farm.
A large family reunion is being held at
Mr.. George Cranes residence to- day in
honor of the 10th birthday anniversary of
Mrs. Crane's mother. Mrs Major Daniel
Wasabaugh.
The excursion train over thu Reading
s. Columbia railroad, for Atlantic City,
on Saturday, August II, leaves here at
$40 q. N. Round trip tickets, good for
three days, will be SO.
Mr.. H. A. Fondersmith has been award.
ed the contract for papering and Mr.. Noah
Shanebrook that for paining ths Presby
terian church. Next Monday will see the
painters at work.
Thieves entered the house Of Mr.. Thos
Young, residing on Walnut street through
an unfas,ened door last night, but was
off before they could get much booty.
Keep your doors locked.
Cholera morbus caused the death of an
infant son of James McBrady, residing
noon. Several deaths have recently occurl Cd
~ this disease.
Two artesian wells are to be bored in
Lockard's Hollow, for the purpose of sup
plying the reservoir situated there with q
larger quantity of water than the springs
of that place yield. One of the wells was
commenced yesterday.
A runaway team belonging to coun-
tryrnan came to grief at the corner of 5.h
and Cherry streets yesterday. In at
tempting to turn from 4th street to
Cherry one wheel Of the wagon was
snapped off. The animal was then Sc
cured.
Half a dozen Columbia men went over
to see the circus in Wrightsville yesterday,
but became SO blind drunk that it is mar
velous that they ever managed to sec
their way home over the bridge. 1t i.
needless to say that they saw no circus.
Trains will be run over the new Read
ing, Marietta & Hanover railroad on Sun
day rs follows, to accommodate persons
who may wish to visit the Landisville ant
Shirk's Grove campmeetings Trains leave
Chickies at 8:45 a. m, aud 1:45 p. m.
returning leave Lancisville at 10 m. and
7:45 p. m.