Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-07
COLUMBIA NEWS. :
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Events Along the susquehanna-Items OF
Interest In and Around tho Borough
Picked up by tho lnteIu-
seEcer Reporter.
River chronicles are scarce. No boating,
no black bass fishing stories, no person
nearly drowned and no picnics on Big or
Cooper's islands. Nothing but shad
catching aud rafting. Stop, little A
party is being organized to visit the fish
cries below the dam. The doctor may fall
overheard and get wetting. He's always
running into some trouble.
Saturday evenings inclement weather
prevented much promenading being done.
The masher -" and " dude " kept closely
housed. A little water wonld wash them
away. When they take bath they
doubtless hold mosquito net over them
and allow the water to trickle gently down
upon them. Dainty creatures
Religious News.
The churches generally were we'll at
tended yesterday. On Saturday afternoon
a service Tor deaf mutes was held In st.
Paul's Z. Z. church. The sign language
was used.-A young ladies sewing society
has been organized in connection with
Lutheran church Women Working society
will NEE. to morrow evening at Mrs. BENZ.
Hers, Second street, The Ladies Aid
society will meet on Thursday evening at
Mrs Charles Fager's, Walnus street. Pre-
paratory services at the church on Satur-
day evening.-A large crowd was present
1t tho young peoples prayer meeting in the
Nj. + church last evening.
Local Organic au.ons and Their Works.
At Saturday evenings meeting Of the
Columbia FIRE company, it was resolved to
begin the immediate erection OF hose
tower, a place where the hose can be hung
to dry after having been used. A very
commendable thing for the company to do,
As it will be the means of preserving their
hose 1t will be frame building 20 feet
high, aud will have huSg on its top tho
old town hall bell. 1t is expected that it
will be finished by the Fourth of July.
A new member of the Citizens band,
an + fiat cornet player, by the way. was
seen at his residence on Lancaster avenue
yesterday, rugged up in full uniform and
polishing away at his horn. 1t was his
first appearance in costume and 10 sslt
tall.
The Ladies' home commission (H. F.)
G. ., will hold its regular weekl y meet
ing to night
The Red Men.
To-day the delegates to the great cOun-
cal of Red Men began arriving here. The
Franxln mousse is to be headquarters for
the big chiefs. To morrow mornings
parade will doubtless stir Columbia up a
little. Don't forget to hang out the flags
and other decorations The Red Mems
picnic is the only thing of social nature
now booked. May picnics have not yet
cGmmenced.
The Italian image makers. who have
lately had their factory on Trout street,
left town this morning for ShamOkin.
Mr. Thomas Dunbar is confined to his
bed by serious illness lie is one of Col
umbia's oldest inhabitants.
Mr. Frank Mellinger was able to leave
the house yesterday, his first appearance
since the late accident to his arm.
Mr. I.amnel Eberlin has gone back to
MasGnville, Pa, for season.
The I. .Orpbeans " will meet at A. j..
Kauffman's to morrow evening.
Co. c will have full dress inspection
and dlilt to night. Go and 500 them
drill.
bIgn Priced stocks.
The following Susquehanna rolling mill
stock was sold on Saturday evening by
Auctioneer Lindsay: Christian Shank,
Lebanon, Pa, five shares at S2OG.5O per
share and ten shares nj s20J % per share !;
IIran, Wilson. five shares at $2O5 per
share Samuel SwartZ, three shares at
$2U5 per share and two shares at $2O5.25
per share The stock is par at $100. 1t
is not known to whom the stock belonged
which was sold.