Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-27
COLUMBIA NEWS.
sUk EEoULAx CORRESPONDENCE.

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kvonts Along the Experimentation .
lnterest In and Around the borough
Picked up by the InssIn-
encer's Reporter.
The late cock fights at Wild Cat Fall,
seem to have Inspired number of young
men Of this place with desire to initiate
the brutality of their elders. A crowd OF
them went into the country just outside
of the borough limits, yesterday afternoon
and had a contest between two pairs OF
cocks, although the fowls were not .pro-
vided with steel gsfs, but fought with
their natural spurs. None of them were
killed, but the sport was none the less
inhuman for that. We wonder If there il
not an agent of the society for the pre-
vention of cruelty to animals in town?
A Terrible Accident.
This morning at 9 o'clock Dennis nc.
Carly, an old repairsman of the Peunsyl-
vania railroad, had bis right leg mangled
in terrible manner by engine No. 954
while measuring rails back of the round
house here. He was first taken to the
company's temporary hospital and then
removed to his home in Elbow lane. Am.
putation will be necessary. the limb re-
quiring to be taken off above the knee.
The victim will hardly recover on account
of his advanced age.
Tho River and tho Weather.
The Susquehanra river was covered
this morning with floating ice, giving the
stream the appearance Of winter again.
Some persons had commenced thinking
about getting out their boats for use, but
they will doubtless cease such prepara-
}. tions.
, The cutters are again filled up with ice,
which will necessitate the renewed use of
the pick and shovel, in order to afford
free passage to the drainage from the
upper parts of town.
Successfui Festival.
The festival of the e. +. Lutheran
churh closed last night. The gross re.
ceipts were over $500 and the net proceeds
are about 1925. The fan drill was not held
last night, and neither were the fans of
the drillers auctioned off. Each lady was
presented with the fan with which she
drilled as souvenir of the occasion. There
have been a number of festivals lately,
but the town will be quiet for awhile now,
at least in this respect.
A Bloody battle.
During the progress of a fight between
two young men on Union street last night
Fred. Ball, one of the combatants, received
a severe scalp wound from knife in his
antagonists hand. The blood flowed freely,
but the fight still went on until Bali
finally thrashed his enemy. None of the
spectators Of the fight attempted to put
a stop TO it, even after the cutting took
place. The knife bas played prominent
part in a number of fights in this place of
late.
The Revival Stacking OF.
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at the revival services in the Methodist
nOunced that this would be tho last
week of the meeting if there was not a
renewal of interest in it. So much good
has already been done that it is hoped
the good work will not have to close
on account of lack of interest in the
meetings.
Miss Lille Grimes, of Wilksbarre, is
visiting relatives on South Sd street.
Mr.. William Dunbar has gone to Louis
vile, KY, for couple of months.
Mr.. Thomas Beckwith returned to his
homo in Bryn Mawr, Pa, to-day. He has
!. been a guest of friends on 4th street for
the past three weeks.
\ v The Borough Budget.
! Morning prayer and litany will be held
in st. PauIS L. Z. church tomorrow at
1890 a. m. In the afternoon at 4:30
o'clock, evening prayer and short lecture
will be held.
A dog was noticed OF Cherry street this
morning. which snapped at several other
CANNES. AS the symptoms were evidently
those of hydrophobia, it was killed.
There was siimly attended market
this morning. Eggs brought 20 cents per
dozen and butter % cents per pound.
Vegetables were scarce
Public Amusements.
Tomorrow evening will witness tie
performance of another Humpty Dumpty
company, very excellent one by the
way, Tony Denier's
Another "Uncle Toms Cabin company
vii! bc here next week. The people are
tired of this play, as is evinced by the
smallness of the number of those who go
to see it.