Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-10-25
COLUMBIA NEWS.


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"N"nt- Along the suSpuehsnna--tt.,n.o ot
'nter"e' ~ aud Around the Vo,ougb
P'okoo ny 10y tho ,n,.iu.
Kcncor Reporter.
pleasant social gathering assembled
Mt the residence of Mr.. Thomas Z. I,undv
on North Locust street, last evening. Tia
occasion being the celebration OF the an
niversary OF his wifo's birthday. The party
was an entire surprise to tho lady herself.
and was mono the less thoroughly enioved
by hcr. The pleased faces OF tho pnests
altested their own pleasure at the success
oi their surprise. About tiny guests
pattooN oil tho elegant iefroskmeuts which
bad bcen repaired for the occasion, The
evening" was one OF uualloysd pleasure to
all present.
betore tho 'suu,rca.
Samuel Smith, oolored, was hold 4,
bonds by Squire Frank for assnuJt and
battery aud surety OF the peace, the plain
tin pcing his wife, Annie smith, Tho
trst case Will be returned to court. A
secohu quarrol ensued between the two ON
! their return home from the iu,tice's Office
aud tho husband then sued bis wica ~,
! Squire Patton's for assault and bcipg
disorderly. The latter case was tlismissed
out on the first charge Annie was
placed under 5000 bail to appear at
court, ". .... l..
'Squires Young aud Patton each had n
drunk and disorderly case before then last
evening. Both were discharged on pay
mcnt OF costs.
James Trout, Elmer Youngers and VIM.
Hickey, three small boys, wers before
squire Patton, last evening charged, by
Ernest Writers, bill poster, with defaoing
posted bills, Hickey was discharged for
] want pf ayilanpN
others were sentenced 10 pay tiue and
tho costs Of suit.
Joke Played on Councilman
Councilman George Tills was yictimizod
Yesterday with pair OF devu divers, or
fisher ducks. which his Joking friends sent
MN, telling him they were canvas backs.
| lie had one OF them roasted for his dinner
10 day, aud now he declares that he won't
accept ducks as u present again. The
KIND sent him are totally unfit for eating.
aud his friends knowing this, nov have
tho joke on the popular young council
man.
SOCIAL and rer.onai
On Saturday, Nov. 0, wolfs's Columbia
orchestra Will hold " public bali AT Mount
vile. '...
Mrs. Henry Kaufman and son. residing
| near llerr's mills, aud Mrs. George la.
maker, are all seriously III of typhoid
fever. .4
Mr.. Nicholas Gilman aud daughter,
Minnie, have returned from trip to
| Bagestown. Nd, ~E =
Mr.. A. NJ. Rambo " the C5,rdnt is
home from q trip to Fan River and Boston,
Mass.
Lieutenant B. Z. Welsh, OF the L. S. A
left for Fort Smelling, Dakota territory,
after brief visit 10 hts old homo here.
Borough Budget.
John Broom aud Joseph Fisher bagged
together II wild ducks yesterday ana the
day previous.
Slight accidents 20 freight cars in tho
east aud west yards OF tho l.. Il. r., at an
early hour, this morning, caused some
detention of frei sht trains
The Gutter Snipesr will hold ban
quet on November S,h, about thirty will
be present.
Mr.. Benjamin d. Beitel has purchased
the billiard hall fixtures and good will of
Mr.. A. ID. Reese, aud will carry on the
business at the old place "a usual.
a - por cent reduction in the wages Of
the Susquehanna rolling mill oompany's
employees will go into efiecs ON next Mou
day q week.
A special train took superintendent J.
r. Hutchinson. OF the Frederick railroad,
over the Port Deposit railroad this morn
ing. He is inspecting the road, prelim-
nary TO the approaching general inspection.
Business is booming az Burners coal
yards. Nine canal boats had their car
goes transferred To cars yesterday aud
seven were treated in like manner TO
day. Thirty two boats were reserved and
had their contents transferred last week.
Mr.. William Morrison a WTightsyille
painter. will begin repaiutiug the interior
and exterior of tho Wrightsyille depot of
the Frederick railroad on Monday week
After completing that work he will repaint
the company's stations u, Frederick aud
Littlestown, Nd.
Mr.. Paxton Ottey, who is regarded by
tho Democrats as strong candidate for
council, If nominated IA February on their
ticket, stated "a the lNTELLIGEECER re-
porter this morning, that he would decline
the nomination II toudcred, as he does not
desire to become mixed up in politics. lie
is generally believed to he the strongest
man the First ward could turn out for the
candidacy.