Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-13
COLUMBIA NEWS.

Mr.. Samuel Eberlin has gone to Mason
vile, Pa, where he will reside for some
months.
Mr.. Charles F. Stevenson has returned
from Duncannon, Pa.
MIR. 3. B. Brommell, late Of Danville,
Pa., has returned to Columbia, the iron
works, of which he was boOkkeeper, having
closed.
Services at St. Paurs p. f. church will
be held to morrow, Ember Day. us fol-
lows informing prayer and Iitany at 1O:30
a. m evening prayer and short lectures
at 4:3O p. m.
A revival meeting was held at the
Bethel church, corner 7th and Walnut
streets, last evening. The prospects of a
great work being done arc good. The Rev.
DR.. Jackson, tho coming pastor of the
church, will preach to. night.
w. II. and B. D. Bottle have started an
American tea cOmpany's store Ill the
building formerly occupied by A. NJ.
Reese's dining rooms.
VIM. F. Lockard and other Philadel-
phiaus returned to that city in special
Car yesterday, after attending the funeral
of Mrs. Martin Irwin.
Messrs. William Scott aud L. Bert Eys-
ter, of Chambersburg, are spending a few
days in this place. The latter is he pri-
vate secretary of the late Independent Re
publican candidate for governor, Senator
John Stewart.
Mr.. Thomas Edwards. who was settled
On the Republican ticket for council Oh
Saturday night last, has withdrawn. Mr..
J.rome Boyer, the superintendent of the
Shawnee furnace, has been nominated in
his place.
A lot of potatoes and a peck measure
rewarded the efforts of thief at market,
this morning. The farmer from whom he
stole tho things hopes he will return the
measure when he has determined the
quantity of the potatoes stolen.
While sliding on an ice covered pave
ment az the Cherry street school, yester-
day, John, young son of Mir. Michael
Shuman, ellagainst an iron fence that is
in front of the building and received a
severe cash above the forehead.
A meeting Of the Independent Repub-
licans was held last evening. 1t was gen
enerally believed that they would nomi-
nate ticket of their own, but it was
deemed best by the meeting not to do SO.
Il number of names of candidates of the
other two parties were proposed for en-
dOrSement, but after some discussion it
was decided to recommend that the Inde-
pendents vote as they please, selecting ths
best candidates as their choice. Both
the Democrats and Republicans have
strong men in the field for chief burgess,
the former having Jacob Sheath, and tue
latter John Shenberger, but the Indepen-
dent candidate, Richard Gore, is likely to
make the contest a very sharp one all
around
A Cuban Arrested.
James Jacoom, a colored Cuban, gave
an illustration of hospitality poorly re-
Quilted, on Sunday morning. Charles
Cleggitt, a colored barber residing on Sd
street, was applied to on Saturday night
for assistance and gave the stranger a
warm welcome and a warm bed. The next
he left taking with him a bundle
of clothing. The loss was discovered, i
warrant issued and Officer Fisher soon
had the thief in custody He appeared
before Squire Grier yesterday who COM
mited him to the county Jail TO stand the
charge of larceny.
The Ice Gorge.
The ice gorge between Washington bor-
Ough and Turkey Hill is still continuing
to increase in size. The wagon road at
Blue Rock is now covered by the back
water of the river. A solid mass of ice
now extends across tho river at McCalls
Ferry and no ice whatever can pass that
point. Should there be a general breakup
of the ice up the river, and this gorge still
continue, the results of the flood which
would follow wonld be disastrous in the
extreme. The water is eighteen feet
above low water mark at the foot of the
Five Mile Level and is still rising.
Tow Hill In Bad Condition.
The ladies of the relief association report
such a condition of filth existing in many
Of the shanties of the colored population
Of Tow hill, that the sanitary committee
of council should attend to the matter,
est disease of some kind be hatched there
ind spread to other parts of the town.
There is no occasion for such wrerched-
ness and filth to exist in such small place
Is Columbia.
Installation of Officers.
At a meeting of Lancaster Lodge of
Perfection 10 A, and A, s. r.. held on