Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-07-12
COLUMBIA NEWS.


"UK REaULAk CORRESPONDENTS
Events along the experimentation
Interest In and Around tho borough
Picked up BY tho lnteii-
gencer Reporter.
John ThOml SOD, a color, d barber, who
has been employed at Barton's tarber
shop, on Locust street, got drunk and
went into his employers shop in the even-
ing. From this he Was elected by the
proprietor, and he then bee ,me very
abusive, threatening to thrash his late
employer. Officer Struck final:y appeared
on the scene and with tho assistance of
the determined chief burgess, Mr.. Sheath.
and one Or two others, finally lodged him
in the lookup for the night.
Mr.. George Flndley, the car receiver in
the east yards of the Pennsylvani rail-
road, had silver watch stolen from his
vest pocket yesterday. He had been sit
shortly after the mans disappearance
missed the watch. The supposed thief has
not been seeu since, nor the watch either.
Mr.. Miller, farmer, lost valuable COW
by death last night. The animal ate a
large quantity Of fresh grass, which
caused it to swell and burst.
DIR. Hinkle was obliged to have valu-
able hO.se killed last evening on account
of it having lockjaw. The animal had
been suffering lately from a disease which
was similar to the epizootic. The doctor
paid s4OO for the horse.
" Big George thought he had thieves
at his " Tow Hill mansion last evening,
but an investigation revealed the fact that
oaly the front yard gate had fallen from
its place.
Mr.. Will Edams, of Philadelphia was in
town to-day.-Miss Annie Gill. of Della
ware city, it the guest OF Mrs. John Shen-
berger.-Miss Eva E. Nesbitt, of Port
Deposit, is tho guest of Miss Annie Pur.
ple.-Miss Fendrich, OF Dallas, Texas. is
visiting her cousin, Miss Annie Fendrich.
MIR. Samuel Swartz aud daughter. Miss
Mammie, will celebrate their birthday
anniversaries to-day by receiving and en-
tertainiDg friends. The gentleman is so
years of age.-Miss Matte Norbsck, of
Washington, ID. g., is the guest of Miss
to-day for trip to Philadelp1ia.-Mr.
Emanuel Frey. who has bsen connected
with Bachman's planning mill here for
thirty years. wiii remove to Altoona in
few days, where he has accepted Il position
in another plun!ug mill.
LIttl. Locals.
Joseph Fisher fell into the fish schute
while polling past it in batteau yesterday,
and was saved from probable death by
drowning by Jacob Reed, . fisherman who
saw the accident as it Occurred.-The
Shawnee firemen intend holding another
picnic IN Heise's weeds Oh August 18, the
proceeds of which will 90 towards paying
the expenses OF building their new engine
hOuse.-The Columbia national bank has
declared a per cent. semi annual dividend.
The brick work OH Mr.. A. Nj. Wilson'S
new Third street residence, Wa, begun
yesterday-A frame building on Bis; Island
was destroyed by fire last night. 1t was
the work of an incendiary.-Osceolat tribe
of Red Men will hold meeting in the
lodge room to night.
Not u Member.
In regard to his late discharge from
company G, MIR. Ambrose Upp says that
Captain Case, tie commanding officer,
had no cause to discharge him, as he was
not member of that body, never having
been sworn into the service nor signed any
enlistment papers. He attended the
LewistOwn encampment, but was really
not a member of the company.
The lronsi,les Defeated by the Mantuas.
About 500 persons witnessed the game
yesterday between the Mantuas of Phila-
delphia and the IrOnsides club of this
city. The score ran high although ut the
start Of the game it looked as though it
would bo very clos" with single figures.
Game was called at $50 with the visitors
at the bat they were retired in short
order and the home nine secured two runs
by safe hits The Mantuas followed with
one run in the next inning, but the Iron
sides got none. Neither scored in the
third inning, but in the fourth tho visitors
by hard hitting and errors Of the home
| nine secured five runs. One of these was
home run by Stanley who Knocked the
ball over the feyce across centre field. In
| the fifth inning neither nine scored and in
the sixth tho Mantuas added two to their
lot while the Ironsides got three on very
bad errors. In the next three innings
| the visitors scored eight runs mostly on
| errors of the homo team, aud tho latter
got but one, leaving the score at tho end
stand 16 to Z. There were some ugly
errors on both sides. the home team max
ing the greater number. The two Philadel
phia men played well in the home team.
HOfford, at short stop stopped several
bat balls, but in one instance IN .ds a bad
throw to first Byers pitched we'll and a
large number of the Vi5ito:s struck
out. Zscher played behind tns bat
until the ninth inning, when on account
| of sore hands he went to third and put
King behind. Two runs were made by
| the visitors in this inning ON pa 'sad balls.
PETER led at the bat for the home team.
The batting OF the visitors worked very
well. The club has some good batters
and they play we'll in the field. There
was considerable complaint at the decision
| of the umpire, who came from Philadel-
phia with the Mantuas. In one inning.
ball fell outside of the foul flag where it
lay, yet he declared il fair aud allowed
| the visitors to secure two runs. He was
also in the habit Of calling strikes on the
home club when he should have called
balls. Several times be called strikes
when the batter was compelled tn jump
out of the way of the ball. The score was
as follows
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