Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-06
COLUMBIA NEWS.
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Events Along tho susquehanna-Items
Interest In and Around the Borough
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eencer Reporter.
Two new p. r. R. sidings are being
laid on the ground south Of the main
tracks of the company, between tho Con.
tinental hotel and Walnut street. Ono OF
the workmen engaged there had his hand
badly hurt on Saturday by being accijen-
tally struck with Q hatchet while holding
piece of timber which was being placed
in position TO form part of :" oar bump
er," timber work brace used to prevent
cars from running off the end of sidings.
An UnruIy Goat.
The residents of the Vigilant engine
house neighborhood and Locust street
business men are complaining about the
trouble occasioned them by the goat the
company owns and which is allowed to
wander about at its own sweet will. The
animal must either be secured at the en-.
gine house or tho chief burgess will pay
the company visit.
An Employe's Negligence.
Engine Nc. II, of the news express,
was thrown from the rails by misplaced
switch this morning at O'Clock. A little
boy named Joseph Leigher turned the
switch, but did - at the request of rail.
ro.d employe who should have attended
to the matter himself. An investigation
will be held by the railroad officers here.
Personal.
II. M. North and family have returned
from their trip to Cape May.
Rev. r. G. Soaring preached his farewell
sermon at ST. Paurs P. e. church yester-
day morning.
The following visitors left to. day Miss
Ida Coblc, OF York Mr.. Ed. Eckert, of
Lancaster :. MISS Kate Root and Messrs.
Maurice Root and J. o. Lutx, of Lancas-
ter.
The following persons are visiting friends
here Mr.. VIM. Stevens and wife, of
Reading; Misses Kate Stranhorn and
Sallie Henry, of Avondale, Pa Mr.. VIM.
Boyntop, of Philadelphia.
Items About Town.
Bass fishing is good again. So the am
ateur fishermen say.
Two dancing picnics in Heise's woods are
already billed for the present month.
Practitioners meeting will bs held this
evening in the NJ E. church.
The P. X. RS were defeated by the
Vigils of NewtowD, on Saturday, do
score of 20 to 8.
Tonight a meeting of Riverside lodge,
No. 81, Ladies Home Communion, will be
held.
A great crowd imposed principally OF
white psople, attended the colored camp
meeting at Shlrk's grove yesterday.
Locust street was filed with promena-
ders and shoppers on Saturday evening
an unusually late hour.
About twenty gallons of ice cream were
sold to tho Shirk's grove campmeeting
people by Mr.. F. T. w. Shearfe, the Wal
nut street ica cream man, yesterday.
Two acres of very fine tobacco were cut
on Mr.. S. s. Dstwiler's farm Je,r town,
on Friday and Saturday last. Half an
acre of superior Havanna tobacco will be
cut this week.
The Locust street business men are
talking about a match game of ball to
morrow afternoon-the west side of Locust
against the east side. They will al! p-ob
ably back out from playing.
The calls to stop horse which ran
away on Second street yesterday afternoon
y ere mistaken for cries of fire by somo of
the iiremen. The mistake was corrected
before general alarm was sounded.
Twenty four Marietta ladies and gentle
men left that place to day for weeks
sojourn on Codorus creek. The entire
party will rendezvous at farm house
which stands near the creek not far from
where the latter cmpties into the SusQue
hanna
MIR. Daniel Hoffman, aged 10 years, an
old resident Of the vicinity Of NewtOwD,
died yesterday u: his home. The funeral
services will be held there tomorrow
morning at 9 o'clock. Deceased was we'll
known here, whore he had many friends.