Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-11
COLUMBIA NEWS.
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Events along the susquehanna-Items Gf
Interest In and Around tho Borough
Picked up by the IntelIi-
gencer Reporter.
Patrick Gaican was committed by Squire
Grier to the county Jail, this morning, for
80 days, charged On complaint OF F. E.
Kraus, proprietor of the Roundhouse
hotel, with throwing stones at and break
ing several large windows Of his saloon.
The trouble occurred last evening about 5
o'clock, when Pat was elected from the
saloon for creating disturbance He will
now have time to repent his folly.
Gaican's occupation seems to be that OF a
pedestrian, or more plainly, as his prose-
curor stated, ho is a tramp.
Tow Hill Ahead.
Tow Hill is ahead of the rest Of the
town i'm ono respect 1t least 1t has
boxing school, Every Tuesday and Fri
day lessons are given by Leo Anderson.
Set.tos are natural consequence OF such
meetings, some of which are said to be
particularly lively and interesting. When
Bob Farrell was here with John Sullivan's
company he expressed wish to start a
boxing school. but supposing such mat
ter to be rather difficult on account of his
proposed high terms of instruction no at
tempt was made to start a school. Now
tie Tow Killers lead III this matter.
cars Oft tho Track.
Several freight cars were thrown from
the track of tho Reading u Columbia
railroad at COrdelia, yesterday. The ac-
cidcnJ occurred while the cars were being
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An engine and Two freight cars were
thrown from the track in the cast yards of
the p. r. r. here, to-day at 4 a. m. A
strong force Of workmen was employed in
replacing them ON the track. The cause of
the accident was misplaced switch
: Slight Fire.
A slight fire occurred at StOner's reel
works yesterday The flames were com.
pan filled with burning wood, which is
used for the purpose of heating and tenn
poring iron. The employees of the works
extinguished the fire with but little diff
Guilty.
Repairs Needed.
Repairs should at once be made to the
pavements On West Front street. Atten-
tion has several times been called to their
bat! condition. A WrightsviIle man has
jus! recovered $500 or $500 damages from
tina. borough for injuries caused by a
pavement which required repairing. Col
uAlbia does not want any such bills pre-
sentCd
t!esuit "i :. Fight.
During Stone fight between several
boys yesterday, Mr.. Christian Senft, while
passing between The constestants, was
struck in the face with a stone and severely
cut. Stone fighting, or even stone throw
ing on the streets, when the object is not
Ia hunt ally person, is a poor kind OF
amusement and should bs stopped by the
uflcers of the law whenever they sec it
being indulsea ir.
Borough kotes.
Vim. II. Given, esq, has returned from
his trip to Mansfield. Ohio.
The Tramp's Daughter did not
draw large houses to tho Monday and
Tuesday evenings performance.
Another handsome freight engine, the
- Snsqucl,anna, has just been completed
in the Rcc.,ing shops of the p. & r. rail-
rad company. for use on the Reading d
Columbia railroad.
The ground to be occupied by the new
freight depot of the II. & G. railroad was
staked Oh yesterday. Mr.. w. II. Bine,
who had charge of the work, left town
this morning with his engineer corps.
The Frederick railroad pay car paid off
the employees between York and Perry
willie on the G. and L. ID. railroad to-day.
Tie Pennsylvania railroad pay car is ex
pected here on Friday or Saturday.
Tom Thumb and party arrived here this
morning. The prices of admission to the
entertainment to night are ~ and ~ cents.
The Pennsylvania railroad engines
which arc stationed here Or pass this place.
consumed during March 10, 553, 800 pounds
of coal an increase over the precious
month, February. of 1000, 800 pounds.
a dancing picnic will ba held in Heisc S
woods on Whit Wonday, May 14tb, by
Chiquesalunga Tribe No 80, l. o. of II.
NJ. The grand council Of tho order will
then be ia session at this place, and the
dance will be held in compliment of the
delegates attending it.
A port able saw mill was shipped from
this place to Shauk'S ferry to day, near
which place it will be operated by MIR. IL.
f. Shimp. 1t was placed on board of
boat at the r. & c. railroad wharves. and
will be taken down the Tidewater canal to
its destination.
The school board will hold its regular
monthly meeting Oh next Thursday even
ing. The evening following Friday the
borough councii will meet. The new city
fathers will have Il considerable amount of
important business,to which their atten-
ton must be given.
The Marietta high school will hold the
exercises of its sixth annual commence
ment in Centre hall, on Thursday evening.
A very interesting programme has been
prepared for the occasion.
Slabder.
Benjamin Levin has commenced a sui,
in SANDER against jacob L. Hoffman,
claiming 5000 damage to his charac
and So, 900 damage to his business as a
merchant, by reason of Il report circulated
by Hoffman that Levin had solicited HOff-
mans wife to commit adultery.
Hoffman was arrested by Deputy Sheriff
Hippy, and was this afternoon taken be
fore Judge Patterson with a view to hi
discharge on common bail. After hear
ing he was held to answer in the sum o.
$500.