Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-23
COLUMBIA NEWS.
Events Along the Susquehsnna-Items
Interest In and Around tho borough
Picked mp BY the IntolM-

Events Along the susquehsnns-Items
Interest In and Around tho borough
Picked mp ~ the lnteln-
gencer Reporter.
Osceola tribe, No. II, l. O. of R. NJ.
viii hold meeting to night.
Tho track leading into the new r. s. c.
railroad depot has been finished.
Officer Kennedy, of the p. r. r. police
force, escorted to the ou0ty Jail three
train Jumpers this morning.
A heavy rain prevailed south of Mt. Joy
at an early hour this morning.
Mr.. Joshua Sourbeer, residing neal
town, is cutting a five acre field of to-
basco, the leaves of which will average 3e
inchol
The little daughter of Mr.. Vernon Eli
who was recently injured by falling 81 ats
has been pronounced out of danger.
Tue Marietta ladies held their fourth
annual dance in Duffy's park, near Ma
Iietta, last night. 1t was grand sue
cess.
Al excursion to Atlantic City will be
Iun over the Reading g. Columbia railroad
on September 1. The round trip fare will
be $3. The train will leave the Columbia
station at $40 a. m.
The "stag" party at Chickies Point
yesterday held by Columbians was a fine
affair and was hugely enjoyed by all pre-
sent. The party numbered over a score
Of persons and the members of it enjoyed
themselves royalty.
On Thursday, August 80, harvest
home will be held at Lititz. The round
trip tickets from this place over the Read
ing d Columbia railroad will be so cents
The train lsaves the station here at 7:3O
Q. m.
The discharge papers from Co. II, Third
United States infantry, recently lost, arc
the property Of j. Wesley Cooper.
A party from this place is holding a
Ia,ket picnic at Wild Cat Falls to day.
Ibis resort, it is said, has been better
patronized by parties and picnics this year
than ever before.
Mr.. William Hartman, who lately
finished the repainting of Young's
brewery, is now engaged in doing a SINH.
lar service to the front of the building oc
cupied by Miiler's grocery store, on Third
street.
Charles Elmer states that he accepts the
challenge of Elmer G. Myers, of Chickief,
t0a harmonica contest. He names the
time when n tho contest will take place
some day next week, for $40 side.
A meeting of the teachers-elect of the
public schools will be held Saturday, Eep.
tembcr !, at O'Clock, p. m, in the high
school, to complete contracts with the
school board, and perfect arrangements
for reOrganizing their respective schools.
On Tuesday night Mr.. Andrew Harrison
boarding on Fourth street, had stolen
from his bed room a watch, purse contain
ing small sum of money. several articles
of jswelry and coat. No clue has yet
been obtained to the thief or thieves.
Owners Of boats are complaining that
some rascal, or party of them, steal the
chains aud locks from their property,
getting the chains by pulling he securing
staples from tho woodwork of the boat.
1t caught severe example should be made
of these sneak thieves.
=. M. Myers, the sharper from York
county, who attempted to sell the Columbia
dealers the cigars he had obtained from
Messrs Kahn and KOhler, of Manchester,
York county. under false pretenses, has
been arrested i'm York. He is said to be an
old hand at this business.
A thirteen year old colOred girl swindled
Mr.. John Yeager's clerk out of large
piece of meat, last evening, saying she had
been sent after it by Mr.. Maulich, drug
gist. The cheat was detected. but too late
to ena bio the little darkey to bo caught Or
the meat to be recovered.
Personal.
Mr.. Harry Smith, of Scranton, is in
town.
Miss Margie Gundaker, of Lancaster is
the guest of friends in the borough
Mr.. Daniel Hoffman. of Washington
borough, has recovered from his late
seril us illness.
Mr.. p. S. Haeffner, late of Lancaster,
but now residing in Marietta, will leave on
September 1st for Florida, where he will
fill a lucrative position.