Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-27
COLUMBIA NEWS.


Eyentz Along the susquehanns-Items
Interest In and Around the Borough
Pscked mp ~ the Inteln-
eencer Reporter.
Riverside Lodge No. q, Ladies Home
communion will meet to-nipht.
The Mountville band fair and festival
was we'll attended on Saturday evening.
A big crowd attended the colored camp
meeting which va, held near Mt. Joy
yesterday.
Officer Rodenhouser placed the Vigilant
goat in the lookup this morning, for safe
keeping. 1t will probably soon be de-
funct goat.
A stranger who was drunk and disor-
derly in town on Saturday. night, was
taken to the county Jail for 5 days this
morning.
Putnam circle No lis, B. U. (H. L. c.
A., will chance off tomorrow evening
handsome badge pin of the order.
A meeting of tho consistory and board
trustees of Trinity Reformed church will
be held in the parsonage at 7:3O o'clock
this evening.
Charles Lsring was swept through the
fish shute of the dam on Saturday, but
escaped injury as the boat made the pas
sage in safety.
The Maytow WI band gave short street
parade here on Saturday Ell route for
Hellam. It left for that place on the
Frederick railroad at 2:3O p. m.
Messrs. Erb & Mamma cattle dealers,
will probably lose by death valuable
steer which fell into Detweiler's quarries.
The animal was terribly injured by its
fall.
About 500 were cleared by the late
picnic in Heise's woods by the Knights of
Pythias.
Members of company c are requested to
attend the drill tonight. Those who have
not yet turned in their camp equipage are
asked to do SO.
A Keely stove works employe was
arrested for attempting to kick in tho
door Of Jennie Kane's 5th street ranch, on
Saturday night. He vas discharged on
payment of costs.
tho Methodist church yesterday, having
come hero from Reading on Saturday
evening.
The butchers of town affirm that much
of the bad smell which at times prevails, is
caused by filthy pig styes and COW
stables, and not by their slaughter houses
alone.
Mrs. Samuel Welsh, aged 80 years, died
last night at her late residence on Walnut
street. of. consumption. The time at
which the funeral will be held is not yet
decided upon.
Attempts wero made last night to roo
the residences of James kiscaddep, on
Second street. and John Hirnisey's, on
Union street, but the thieves were dlscov
cred in time to be frustrated in their at.
tempts.
Business is unusually heavy on the Col
umbia and Port Deposit, and Frederick
railroads. Three heavy freight trains, one
a double header, passed down tho former
road this morning, and two went over the
latter road from this place.
To-mOrrow's excursion TO the Gettys
burg battlefield will ba attended by
TIE faro from Columbia, round trip, will
be $1.75. and ths train will leave here al
6:15 a. m. The round trip fare from Mari
eta will be $19O. The train will leave
there at 6 3. m.
Mrs. Ed. KilkeifeT, of Lancaster. is Wis
iting Lere.
Miss Name E. Keenc, of Lancaster, is
visiting friends on Manor street.
Mrs. Thomas Mcclure aud daughter,
now Of Harrisburg, but formerly of Co
imbia, are the guests of Mrs. VIM. Nc
Divett.
Mrs. Joseph Brown. late guest of her
sister, Mrs. Frank Zeigler, on Wnlnut
street, returned to her home in Altoona on
Saturday.
Baseball Notes.
The Red Stockings, of this place, we're
defeated by tho NIgils. of Newtown, at the
latter place, by score Of 81 to 13. The
Mileravine club played the Riverside here
on the same day. defeating them in seven
innings by score Of 1G to 3. The Our
Boys were beaten in Wrightsville by a
club OF that place by q score of II to 9. 1t
was a hard day for the Columbians. 1t is
time for them to disband or else practice
more.
Turbulent COlored Citizens.
Amos Randall and Ida Shorter, both
co!ored, were arrested on Saturday night
by Officer Wittig, the former for being
drunk and disorderly ard the latter for in
terlpriug with an officer while in the dis
charge of his duty. The woman attempted
to hit Officer Wittig with a stone while he
was arrestiug Randall but was prevented
from doing so by Squire Frank. Both Of
the culpri's were placed under bail to
await a final hearing next Saturday.
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