Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-07-26
COLUMBIA NEWS.
.tUk REGULAR OOkkESPONDENe
Ssvents Along the eusquehsnna-ltoms
lpteres. In and Around tho Borough
Picked up by the lnteim-
Sencer kSDOrter

ssvents Along tho susquehsnna-Itoms
Interes. In and Around tho borough
Picked up by the lntelM-
Gencer Reporter.
The new sheet iron smoke stack at Nc
Bride & Maufair's -four mill has been
placed in position. The work was super
intended by Mr.. Joseph Swoyer, yard boss
and rigger at the Shawnee furnaces. He
is the person who raised the wrought iron
smoke stack of Auror furnace in Wrights
vile. That stack is 10 feet high and the
raising was done by means Of tackle rigged
by him, and operated by a small hoisting
engine. He is cons dered one of the most
expert mechanics at this sort Of work IN
this section.
Narrow Fscspe.
The tressel work of siding in Filbert
& Sons coal yards gave way yesterday
while two loaded coal cars were being run
on it. Christian Weimer was standing on
one of the cars at the time Of the occur
rance, but jumped in time to save his life.
His only injuries are few bruises, but he
made a very narrow escape from being
crushed to death beneath the cars and de-
molished tressle work.
wrestling With q rlsh Bono.
Charlie, little son of Mr.. Amos Hou-
gendobler, almost chOked to death on a
fishboue at tho breakfast table to-day.
Emetics were given, and after the child g
life had almost been despaired Of the bone
was cast up.
Mysterious Pistol Shots.
Several pistol shots were heard by those
residing in the vicinity of Seventh and
Walnut streets, late last night. but it is
not known who fired them, nor Why they
were fired. 1t was probably done by
drunken carousers.
Mrs. George Loutz, of Lancaster, is
visiting Mrs. Joseph Davish.
Miss Lille Clark returned last evening
from a lengthy visit to friends in Clear.
field, Pa.
Miss Lille Pfahler left this morning for
visit to friends at Bordentown, N. u.
Miss Patty Watson, late the guest of
Mr.. Henry Pfahier's daughter returned
home to Philadelphia yesterday.
Borough Budget.
Oscoia tribe of Red Men will meet to-
night.
Six train Jumpers were taken to the
county Jail thfs morning by Pennsylvania
railroad police. All were boys and young
men.
A match game of baseball will be played
in a field at the upper end of town, to
morrow afternoon, between the Riversides
and a picked nine.
The columbia delegates to the late
county convention seem we'll pleased with
the ticket settled upon by that body.
Forty carloads of watermelous passed
through here this morning for New York.
They came from the South, via Louisville
and Cincinnati.
Otto ILL., and Queen Emma. the royal
English Gypsies who have been in town
for a week past. left to-day for Sunbury.
Fortune telling busin1 SIS was getting dull
here.
Several houses on Walnut street were
attempted by burglargy last night. At
the residence of family named Brown
they were heard and frightened off. 1t is
not known that they effected an entrance
anywhere.
Mr. Albert EShleman died of cOnsump
ton at the residence of his father, Mr..
Henry EshlemaD, at IrOnville yesterday.
Three deaths have occurred i'll this family
within the past week.
The woodwork about the exterior of
the First national bank is being repainted.
1t would do the opera house good to re-
ceive the same kind of treatment.
An escaped canary bird caused some ex
citement ON Locust street this morning by
the attempts which were made by Colum
bia firemen to capture it. At last &C
counts it was still a free sonsster.