Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-28
COLUMBIA NEWS.
0CE REGULAR OORRESPONDENOE
Events Along the Susquehanna-Items
Interest In and Around tho Borough
PICKED mp BY the Intelli-

Events along the experimentation
Interest In and Around tho Borough
Picked mp BY the Intelu-
Eencer Reporter.
Two theories are assigned to account fol
yesterdays fires. One is that the straw
lying about tho steam engine attached t(
the threshing machine became ignited by
coming in contact with part cf the
engine which had become heated by
friction, and the other is that sparks from
the engine set fire to the straw. Although
the fire department promptly replied to
the alarm, it could only exert itself te
saving adjacent property, the barns con-
tanning the wheat and hay being a
mass of flames before they arrived
The wind blow towards Walnut street
for awhile, and the houses on the north
side of that street, below Second and
Third street, were momentariIy expected
to become flaming mass. 1t finally
changed to southerly direction, and it
was then that Fl. F. Bruner's residence,
corner of Walnut and Commerce streets,
McClIre's slate works on COMMERCE, and
house owned by B. F. Stoner, on Front
street, took fire. These were extinguished
before much damage was done. DR.. s. Ar
mor's and ]. VOLTS stables, and the rear of
cumpanyC c armory, were all badly scorch-
ed by the flames from the burning build
ings on Mt. Bethel, during the time tho
wind blew toward Walnut street. The
losses are heavier than at first supposed,
great damage being sustained by out
buildings, fences and gardens. The loss
to the Samuel Heise estate is about 81, 900
on which there is an insurance of So, 600 in
the North American insurance company.
Thomas Martin will lose about SO, 600, the
value of the hay ard grain lost by him.
He is least able of those who suffer ID
loss to bear it, being tenant farmer of
small means. The barns and other build
ings burned on Mt. Bethel are all old
structures. Water was kept on the ruins
all night by the Columbia fire company.
Condensed Notes.
This week tho public school teachers
will be back to town getting ready to open
school uext nday.-Watermelons flood
the town. They range in price from 30 to
40 cents apiece.-To night a meeting of
Putnam circle, No. 113, B. .. (H. F
c. A., will be- aheld.-Tobacco in this neigh
borhood nearly all put away.-Fishing of
all kinds has been poor this season worst
for many years.-Funeral of Mrs. Sam'l
Shultz takes place to morrow at 4 p. H.
Mr.. Chas. Myers, who received serious
injuries at Bruner's coal yards, is
better to-day. - Gen. VIM. Patton,
wife and. daughter, Miss Josie,
have returned from Ocean Grove
$50 persons from Columbia and II from
Marietta went: n the Gettsyburg excursion
to-day the 800 persons from Marietta
ard adjoining towns was fizzle. A. j.
Musser was thrown from wagon yUster-
doy afternoon at 4th and Walnut streets,
falling upon his head shoulders. He was
considerably bruised; horse became
frightened at noise made by tho Shaw
nee furnace and ran Off-Large
and pleasant party was given by Miss
Annie Miersbach at her home on 4th street
last cvaning.-Clothing of little child Of
Mr.. VIM. Harm Oh Union street was badly
burned on Sunday; tho child made a
narrow escape.-A PARTY of young felix's
from this place picniced at the grove at
Wrightsville yesterday; another picnic
Was held at Shirk's Horseshoe grove to-
day, and still another will be held to-
morrow at Wild Cat falls.
Appointment Rcceivsd.
MIR. Walter Swartz, formerly of this
place, but now 4 resident of Leavenworth,
Kansas, is reported by the Leavenworth
Times to have received the appointment of
first sergeant of the drum and fife corps of
the Leavenworth Light Infantry battalion.
Walter vas a member of &c. c, and is
also q good musician. These two facts
will cradle him to III his new position in
!, thorough manner.