Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-11-14
COLUMBIA NEWS.
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Renccr Reporter.
The residence of Mrs. WIN. McCankey
and David Detwiler, aud tho store Of
Moore Brothers, in Wrightsvillc, were
robbed on Monday night. A considerable
quantity Of silver plate and other valuables
were taken from the residences aud a
large amount of goods from the store.
Entrance to these places was effected
by means OF tools which had been
stolen from blacksmith aud cabi
net shop in tho town. Tho bur
glars are believed to be gang Of
tramps, and tho polco in various parts OF
Lancaster aud York counties arc on tho
lookout for suspicious characters. Officers
Struck aud Wittick, Of the Columbia
police, arrested six tramps yesterday who
were known tohave been la Wrightsyille
on the night Of the robbery. They have
been kept In custody since to await any
developments which may DO made In the
casc. The people Of Wrightsvllle aud the
surrounding country arc much exci5ed
over the affair, as they fear tho existence
OF band ofrobbcrs ia their midst.
Some light IL thrown on thor burglaries
10y the following from tho York Dispatch /:
At an early hour Tuesday morning about
3 O'Clock, Mr.. George Gable, who sleeps
in the store building Of his brother, John
w. Gable, at Hrllam, heard some one
ON the front porch at the window and
going to the balcony aud looking out
discovered two men on the pike,
aud two more on the porch In front of the
store. He called TO them 10 know what
they wanted. but they made no reply.
The two meu on the pike, however, as
soon AS they heard Mr.. Gable coming,
IN At . hn f.th luz ha
aud they moved of down tho pike towards
York. Mr.. Gable is Of the opinion that
these were the WrightsvilIe burglars aud
that they intended robbing his store also.
They were men Of about medium height,
dr, s,cd ia dark clothing and two OF them
carried bundles.
a PsriIous Feat Accomplished,
A feat seldom performed was success
fully accomplished yesterday by Samuel
Read aud Edward Skeen-being the ascent
of the shutGs of the dam across the river
ia ClUue The trip was periIOus one,
twenty minutes being required To traverse
a distance OF Ouly hundred yards. II
was performed without a single accident
occurring The descent Of tho shutcs is
sufficiently pcrilous, but tho ascent is
much more so.
fsrsonaL
Mrs Eliza TIirkle is again dangerously
i'll.
Mr. Russell supploe is visiting friends
in York.
Taylor Gable il entertaining her niece
Miss Edith Brady, ol Lancaster.
On Sunday last Mr., Thornton Metz was
very sick Of throat fiction. Yesterday
he was s,rolliug about town.
Mr II race Boyd left town yesterday
for Philadelphia, where he has secured a
position in the United States navy yard
AZ League Island. He leaves behind him
host of friouds to regret his departure
from their midst.
Boiough Mattera.
A meeting of Orion lodge No. SO, l. o
OF -. F., will be held to night.
Two tramps were taken To tho county jail
by Officer Struck this morning, and one
by Officer Gilbert.
Thursday November 2glh being Thanks
giviUg Day no market will be held.
luStead IT. will be held the day previous
"Wednesday at , p. m.
IL was expected that tho row X. X Z q,
depot would be occupied by November /,
but December lSt will probably see the
change from tho old To the new building.
Only tho most veuturesome have dared
the waves OF the stormy Susquchauna
during tho past few days, and those per-
SONS only liskcd tho peril through neces'
sity.
Now is the timo for property owners to
put their pavements in good condition. Do
not wait, or the snow aud ice will prevent
such work being done.
Ernest Writer'S lost q child by the Group
last night, as did also George Grove. A
number OF other cases Of this fatal disease
to the little ones are reported in town.
Pennsylvania railroad engine No. 4l0,
made trial yesterday, and proved satrs
factory in every respect. This engine has
been entirely rebuilt in the Columbia
shops, and the work reflects much ccrAit
on those who had charge of II. The kind
II worl; done here is of a superiDr class.
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