Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-09-17
COLUMBIA NEWS.


The regular meeting Of council was held
on Friday evening. Members all present
but Mr.. lIardman. Minutes Of last stated
meeting and of special meeting read and
approved Finance committee reported a
balance oi s., 03j II IN the treasury. The
property committee recommended the
immediate appointment Of an assistant
stage carpenter for the opera house. Tho
fire committee WAS instructed To meet
committees from tho several fire
companies AMI elect chief dircc-
tor Of tho iirn department for the
following year. Tho road committee
reported considerable repair work having
been done to various streets. The sanitary
committee reported Complaints still being
mado about tho cobblo stone cutters on
Union street. II. Clay Matthews and III.
IT, hoidlcr were elected assistant stage
carpentcrs. TIE borough solicitor re-
ported the payment of 1901 So in settle.
mcnL of tho suits Of tho doctors against
the borough. An ordinance was preseni ed
by Mr. FiIbert, which will be acted upon
ono month hence, providing for the open
ing at Second street from Bridge street
To Walnut Chestnut street from Third
"a Second. aud alley q from Third to
Secuud. Council ordered that proposal :
for coal for the opera house 10 advertised
for. Tho property committee reported
that the opera house tower needed Ie-
painting and asked TO instructions re-
garding having tho work done. The
committee was ordered To ascertain cost
for having the same done. a bill for brick
furnished the borough by \. ii. Purple
was presented, which was referred to the
secretary, with instruct ions 10 confer with
Mcssrs. Ephraim Hershey aud ). \.
ia, hn AIInnInpI
Arm Cut On.
A tramp named John Smith, from New
York, lad his left arm crushed beneath
the u llu of engine No. III, i. X. r., yes.
terday afternoon, while attempting To
Jump on car near Reading. The manglcd
limb was amputatod at the shoulder
iOiut, tho unfortunate man was sont to
the Lancaster county hospital The victim
came to this country from Lanchiestt l
England, in 1868. HIS latter occupation
was that of = lOngshoreman.
Personal.
Miss King, of Harrisburg, is visiting
Miss Glare Myers, at Norwood.
Mrs. J. A. Meyers aud wife, aud the
Misses Salio Meyers and Miss \. +.
Cowden have returned from trip tO
Washington, y. &.
Mrs. J.. A. Slado and son James, and
Mr.. George Allison, have returned from
their Baltimore OrlulO trip.
Mcssrs James Currio and Robert
Mcdonnell, of New York, are the guests
of MIR. Samuel Welsh.
The Miss Lotto and Sallio BOsslcr have
returned from three months trip u
friends in various parts of the state.
Condensed Notcs.
The river rose four inches in > hours.
Practice meeting of tho Citizens ban,
to night.
Harry Straw bridge, of Washington
borough, died in that place yesterday
morning ot typhoid fever, aged ~ years
His funeral takes place to morrow.
love feast will be held in the Metho
dist church on Thursday evening, quar-
terly meeting on Friday evening and {
fruit festival in tho church parlors OF
Saturday evening.
young man named Henry Ruth hac
his jaw broken by a stone thrown acci
deutally at tho stove mouldors' picnic.
Columbia wreckors yesterday raised tn
engine which run over All ombankmcnt O
the Port Deposit railroad on Thursday.