Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-24
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS
EVENT. iinng the eusquehannS-Ite'ns o
Interest in and Around the Borough
Picked Up by the Intelli-

Events Aiong the experimentation OF
Interest in and Around the Borough
Picked Up by the Intelli-
gencer's Reporter
Mr.. Frank Pierce left this morning for
trip TO Baltimore.
MIR. Jerome Sawyer, Of Cumberland,
Md, is the guest of friends on Walnut
street.
Miss Matte Toombs. of MIlwaukee, is
visiting relatives On Front street
Three drunks were placed in the county
jal b; Officer Struck, last evening. They
were fine looking specimens of manhood.
Mr. Walter Swartz, who has been
visiting his parents here for several weeks
past, left this morning to return to his
place of business in Leavenworth, Kansas.
This evening the meeting of the
woman's working society, of St. John 8
idence OF Mr. George F!nney, on Cherry
street. The members are expected to turn
out in force.
Last evening the "Orphean " musicale
met at Mrs. General Welsh's residence, on
Locust street. The usual programme was
gone through. 1t was decided to secure a
room and fit it uD for the permanent use
of the society.
Tomorrow evening will be presented in
the opera house, by R'ce's opera company
the new and beautiful opera of 'lolanthe.
A large number OF seats have already been
sold. and if the weather is favorable the
house will bc we'll filled.
A Typographical error stated Mr.. Alex.
Rosenthal had been sold out it should
have been che had sold out to William
Rochrow" his oil rendering establish
ment.
The extensive work of laying pipes for
new water plug in the west yards OF the
Pennsylvania railroad here, has been CON
pleted, and the plug is now in position and
will soon be ready for use. 1t is great
convenience, and has long been necessity.
The freight business of the Port DEPOSIT
railroad has been exceedingly heavy this
week as much SO as at any time since the
opening of the road for business. There
IL 10 complaining among the crews now,
of duh times they are kept busily enough
employed tc suit the most energetic.
sio'ghing and Coas,ing.
Charles Geisler, aged 15. was thrown
against post while coasting on Locust
street last night and had had his left arm
dislccated at the elbow.
A merry party of sleighers came to town
last evening. They only stopped here
long enough to get warmed and then left
for parts unknown.
A large crowd was engaged in coasting
on Peart's mill last ight. A boy had one
of his legs broken by being struck by
another sled after he had been thrown
from his own upon the hill.
To see the number of broken sleds upon
the difierer. coas5ipg hills every night
causes person to wonder why the mum
ber of coasters do not decrease. Probably
they arc patched up the next day or a new
one replaces the old.
A large sleighins party went to Mount
JOY from this place last evening. All en-
ioyed themselves hugely, except one Of
the gentlemen, who had an ear frost bit
ten. He docs Lot think there is much fun
in sIeighiny,
One of CampbelPs livery teams, while
s'eing Grivrn by Michael Hook yesterday
afternoon, ;urued the corner of Second
STREET. 1T Locust, too sharply aud upset
the sleigh. This frightened the horse aud
he dashed down Locust street, where he
vas CAUGHT in front of the Franklin
house. The sleigh Was not broken by the
rough usage it had received bu" one uf
it's late occupants refused to get INTO i,
again lie was afraid the driver nigh
upset Linn again.