Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-07-16
COLUMBIA NEWS.
GGR ;fi:1CLAE COKRE3foNDENo
Events Along tho susquehanna-ltems
In.srest In and Around the BOrOugh
Picked up by tho intoiii-
rencer Reporter.


Annie Parker, coioIei woman, was
n2da iic object Ct an attempted murder
81, Saturday night about o'clock. She
Was walking Gn 9Th street with several
other colorcd women, when a person
sanding il = crowd of colored men near
4. iiabeIstrOh's s shoe store fired revolver
a. her. The bullet struck stay Of her
corset and glanced off, merely inflicting a
slight scratch On her body. The wretch
who fired the shot is unknown, and there
seems to be no prospect that he will be
ferreted out.
Mr.. John Woifer:, the top man at the
st. Charles furnace, was overcome with
gas from the furnace On Saturday about
/ n. III. He was discovered in an insen-
sible condition by orc of the furnace men.
DIR. Lincaweaycr's services were secured,
and restoratives were applied to the un-
conscious man. He soon recovered from
his prCstratioD, and was then removed to
his home in Wrghtsyille. He is now on a
fair road to recovery altogether.
Mr.. Edwin A. Snyder, Of Pernsy ivania
railroad crew No. Al, was stI uck On the
head by piece of lum Der which protruded
from a lumber car OF 4 passing train,
while he was in the skylight Of the ca
booS of his own train, Oh Saturday night,
in the railroad yards a5 Philadelphia.
He received ugly cuts on the head behind
and in front of the ear. His escape from
being killed outright was only prevented
by his hand having been turned sideways
at the time'he was struck.
Mr. Harry Gilbert was struck by two
stones thrown by same unknown person,
while walking on end street last night
Personal.
Mr.. Will Shuman, former Columbian
but now of Philadelphia, was in town on
Saturday.-The Misses hIyra and Malta
Conard, of Philadelphia are the guest OF
their sister, Mrs. James Perrottet, on Third
strcet.-Mr. James ID. Slade, late Colum
bia reporter of the Examiner, left to-day
for Phenixyille, Pa, where he
will fill a position in the oil ;e
of the HDairOAe Messenger -
Tho "Gutter 'Snipcs," thirty strong. IN
cluding five Lancaster gentlemen, left this
morning on their annual trip to Kehobeth,
n. J.-iIiss Emily Tracy, Of Glypden,
Md, is the guest of Miss Matte Given, on
Chestnut street.-A party of Columbians
picn;cked at Wild Cat Falls, to day.
Eotes Around Towa.
The 3! brigade, N. G. p, to wh;ct!
company G. is attached, will cncamp at
Wiliamsport between August 90 and 27,
leaving this place on the morning of the
Goth
A steer had it's back broken on Saturday
evening, by falling over tlio steep side Of
the hill in iroat OF the toll gate On the
Marietta turnpike.
The United Brethren picnic will be held
at Lititz On IutS,.ay, July II, ihe Trinity
Reformed aud SG Johns; o., WodnDrha%,
July 1S and the f. E. Lutheran on ThUiS
day, July 10.
Tho Riverside baseball club and a ic.
ed nine from the Sus quchan::.s rolling ill
employees had 4 match Tarn" "n Saturday
afternoon. The sC0IC HtUJd II iu 8 IA
favor Of the picked nine.
Riverside lodge No q. L ldiy,' ti",nc
Communion, meets to night. The lode
will hold & dancing picnic in Elciso's wGcfs
Ecxt Saturday.
A little son oi Mr. VIM. Ccnnors VA
rcarly run over by . double team ol.
Front street on Saturday evening. \
bystander rescued the child flom It's dan
ger
Frank Mitchell was sent to the county
Ill by Squire Frank this mornin% 20
await his trial At court for stealing . PAR
OF shoes from John McFadden. lie is also
accused of other Irregularities.
The Pennsylvania railroad pay car Was
EFrc to day.