Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-19
COLUMBIA NEWS.
Events Along tho Experimentation Of
Interest In and Around tho borough
Picked up by tho Intolli- ~

Events Along the susqushanna-Itsms Of
Interest In and Around tho borough
Picked mp by tho Intell- .~
sencsr's Exporter.
Mr.. John Read, late independent candi-
date for the constableship of the Second
ward, has withdrawn from the contest.
The borough election will be held to-
morrow, and if the Democrats expect to
win they must turn out in force and Doll q
solid vote. Messrs. VIM. e. Given and
Jacob Sheath are the only candidates for
re election on the ticket, and should re
ceive the unanimous support Of the party.
Under the former, as school director, the
ShOch library has fourished and the
schools been we'll provided for with the
latter for chief burgess order and cleanli.
ness has prevailed in Columbia. What
more can be asked Of men filling such
positions? The whole ticket, with one or
two exceptions, is q good Que and deserves
to be supported.
The leo Flood.
The Port Deposit railroad on Saturday
at 5 p. m, was flooded by the backed ice
of gorge between the Star rock and
Conlv'sa distance of two and half miles.
The ice covered the track to an average
depth Of four feet, and in places it was
seven feet deep. The gorge broke during
the night, aud yesterday morning at 6
O'Clock Supervisor John Nichols took
down force of sixty wOrkmen, who had
the road opened for travel by 4 o'clock in
the evening the entire force returned to
Columbia an hour later. The ice began
moving along the York county shore, Op-
pOs:te here. on Saturday afternoon. Early
on Sunday morning it commenced moving
from the Lancaster county shore, and the
stream is now open at this place, only an
occasional ice foe passing.
Borough Briefs.
A pair of fine fur gauntlets. were lost
yesterday in the alley back of his store, by
Mr.. Harry Heise Goo. Reisinger was
slightly injured on Saturday night by
being thrown from John Forry's team
Chestnut Hill iron company makes a re-
ductiOn Of 10 cent per day in the work.
mems wages to morrow..-Mr. II. l.. Cara
late guest OF Mr.: VIM. Clark, has
returned to Philadelphia. M. 2.
Root, of Pottstown, spent yesterday with
his sister, Mrs. III. F. YeIgey.-Miss Mat
tie Given is home on brief vacation from
school in Philadelphia.
Religious News.
st. Johns Lutheran fair closes to night.
day and Saturday Notwithstanding pr aver
at St. Paurs p. f. church 4:30 p. m. to
morrow.-The "middle division of the
Lords Prayer Was the subject of the E. E.
Lutheran illuminated lecture last evening.
The Presbyterians raised 81, 900 to clear
their church of debt yesterday morning 4;
they will either build or repair.-The
MethOdists took in 1G probationists yes
terday, making 100 in all as the result of
the revival.-Next Sunday Rev. DR.. Il. T.
Everett will preach here.
Railroad Changes.
Considerable changes have lately trans
pired amongst the p. L. Il. telegraph oper-
ators here. Mr.. Benz. Lichty has taken
a position in Hagerstown, Nd, ON the
Shenandoah Valley railroad his late sub
stitute, Mr.. jeff Babb, has returned to the
Philadelphia offices, and Mr.. Thomas Con-
nelly has taken the position permanently.
The latter's place in the east yards has
been filled by Mr.. Jacob Sampler,