Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-01
COLUMBIA NEWS.
,UK REGULAR ookREsFoNDEsUs
Events Along the 6usquehaAna-ltoms OF
Interest In and Around the Borough
Picked mp BY the Intelu-
Eencerso Reporters


Picked mp BY tho IntslH-
sencer's Reporter.
4 Mr.. Armor D. Bell received lettor from
Albert McGinness, last night, who was
supposed to have been killed on a western
railroad some weeks ago. The Vigilant
fire company engine house was draped in
mourning in honor to his memory, he
having been q member of that organiza-
tion when residing here, but now the boys
can replace it with flags. Mr.. McGinness
states In his letter that he is residing In
South Pueblo, Colorado, and that he is in
excellent health. As he does not say any
thing about any railroad accident that he
was in, tho probabilities arc that the
whole report was mistake.
Tho Electric Light.
It is expected that within the next 80
days many of the business places Of Col
umbia will be lighted by electric light.
Arrangements are now about being COM
pleted with an agent Of the Maxim electric
light company of Philadelphia, for the
machinery and everything necessary for
the enterprise. A company will be
organized here which will operate the new
system of lighting. and will commence the
enterprise with about 40 lights. That
number will not be great while increas-
ing.
Railroad IT. tns.
The following is tho car movement of
the Pennsylvania railroad at this place,
for the month of February: Eastward,
loaded. 81, ,025 empty, 1,715-total, &c.
TAO. Westward, loaded, IL, ,624 empty,
%, 112-total, 81, 1856. Grand total, "a, 476.
Decrease as compared with the movement
for the previous month, 759.
The P. R. K. water house at Dillerville,
is to be removed. The engines will here
after receive water supply at Lancaster.
The signal tour at Dillerv lille is also to be
removed from the old line of railroad to
the new.
Church Topics.
On the evenings of March 18th, 10th
and 18th the congregation of the Bethel
church, corner Seventh and Walnut
streets, will hold a supper. As these
church entertainments are the means Of
keeping up a state of sociability in the
community, they should be we'll patron
lied.
Morning prayer and litany at St. Paul's
p. E. church will be held tomorrow at
1890 a. m /; evening service at 7:30 p m.
The pastor of St. Paul's P. E. church, of
Harrisburg, Rev. Leroy F. Baker, will
preach at the latter service.
Public Amussmonts.
The agent of Wilbur's comic opera
troupe is in communication with the man Sc
ager of the opera house here regarding ths
securing of that hall for performance by
the company on Saturday evening. The
matter is not yet definitely settled.
The "Spanish Students will have a
large audience tomorrow evening, be-
tween two and three hundred seats having
already been disposed of. A large crowd
will be present from Marietta a speciaE
car will take home those attending from
that place after the performance. Re-
served seats are only so cents.
Tony Deniet's Humpty Dumpty ="
company gave a second performance last
night and had fair sized audience.
Personal Points.
Yesterday morning, by the Rev R. w
Humphriss, Mr.. s. A. Casey, of Para, ~,
was united in marriage to Miss Bell;
Stricken, Of this place. The happy couple
left for Washington, d. c., in the after
noon train.
Miss Annie Bruner left for Pbiladelphi;
this morning, where she will read at al
entertainment which is to be given to.
night by one OF the principal churches in
that city. This invitation to road is q
high compliment to this young Columbis
lady's powers as an elocutionist.
Miss Mary Preston, residing on North
Second street, has almost finished making
a quilt which will be composed of 3,S1s
pieces OF patchwork. How many othe
Young ladies in Columbia would persever'
in the task of completing such a laboriou
work?
The friends of Mr.. Marshall Smith
night operator at the dispatcher's Office o
the west yards of the Pennsylvania rail
road here, presented him with beautiful
token of their regard last evening.
A general scattering of pedestrians o.
Cherry street, last evening, was caused o
COW of lively habits. Fortunately
one was hurt.
The Misses Name and Maggie Ziegle
left to-day for a visit to relatives in Al
toona and Pittsburgh.
Mr.. Frederick Bucher is in Philadelphi
attending to business.
Mr.. H. F. Bruner has gone to Altoona
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