Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-07-18
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REauLAk CORRESPONDENT

CUB REGuLAk OORREsPONDEHCE
Events Along the susquehsnns-ltems
Interest In and Around the Borough
Picked up by the lnteli-
gencer Reporter.
About 800 persons attended the United
Brethren sunday school picnic at Lititz,
yesterday The affair was a grand success,
though the rain spoiled the excursionists'
pleasure somewhat. picnic which ia
being held at Lititz to-day by the St.
Johns Lutheran and Trinity Reformed
Sunday schools is also being attended by
great number of persons, the crowd
probably being as largo as that of the
United Brethren schoOl.-The last Sunday
school picnic will be that of the Z. E.
Lutherans at Lit:tz to morrow.
The excursion over the Philadelphia Il
Reading railroad to Coney Island starts
tomorrow at $40 a. m.-$4.50. The
Pennsylvania railroad excursion to Allan
tic City will occur Thursday. July 26, at
4:35 a. m.-s27 Is. The Pennsylvania
railroad will also run AL excursion to Cape
May on Saturday, July 81.
A pleasant family picnic was held at
McCalps Ferry by patty of Columbians,
yesterday. The picnicers went down the
the Port Deposit railroad in tho 1O:4O
train and returned in the evening.
Personal.
DIR. Kline, the physician who Lately es-
tablished himself in this place, will re-
move to Reading in short time, where
he will take a large part of the practice
held by the Drs. Detwiler, who we're
drowned a short time since while bathing
MIR. John G. Beckley has been reinstated
in his old position as night operator at the
river bridge toll-gate here. Mr.. r. E.
Elliott has been transferred to the Peach
Bottom office.-Dr. William Leaman, of
Philadelphia. is the guest of his father,
MIR 4. X. Leamap, Oh Locust street.
Miss Kate Mcclure, of Middletown, Pa,
is visiting Mrs. Orrick Richards Miss
Lucy Lockard, of Philadelphia, late the
guest of Miss Lucy May, returned home
to-day.
The tramps are ranked among the best
patrons of the river bridge. They are
passed over free, ticket marked "tramp
ticket being furnished every needy ap
plicant during the day. Dsadheads are
not given such passage during the night.
-Annie Wolhaef was committed to the
county Jail by Squire Frank. yesterday,
for 90 days, charged by Mrs. Frank Rich
ards with being drunk and disorderly.
Officer Struck took the prisoner to her new
home.-FOur train Jumpers ere com nit
ted to the county Jail by Squire Grier,
yesterday, each getting ten days.
Tho River.
The muddy condition Of the river still
prevents bass fishing, but catfish and eels
are plentiful. Fishermen arc we'll reward.
ed for their tcil.-The river is now a foot
above low water mark and is still ON the
rise.-Old residents affirm this to be the
rainiest season which has prevailed for
many years.
Borough Briefs.
A beautiful specimen of psnmanship is
on exhibition in Mr.. VIM II. Herr's jew
elry store window, tho work Of MIR. W. L.
Barr. 1t is memorial of the late George
NJ Hahn, aud will be presented to his
widow by the Sunday school association Of
St. johns Lutheran church.
James Ramsey, a carpenter employed on
the repairs now being made on the bridges,
received a severe cut on the right foot
from an adze on Monday. The instrument
slipped while being used on stick of tim.
Der.
The baseball players who have been ar
rested LOT CIespdssirp Oh private property
"i, Chestnut street, will have their final
hei ring 1T Squire Young's,r Thursday
evening.
Quarantine at tho house where the late
smallpox case existed ended to day. The
patient has fully recovered form tho dis
case, and can now Lave unrestricted free
dom.
A number of tho membars of Putnam
circle No 113, B. L. Gil. + e. A., W II
attend the parade of tho Brotherhood OF
the Union in Chester, in the second week
of August.
The Shawnee fire engine will soon ba
ready for service again, the new water
lugs which are to be placed in it having
arrived.