Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-03
COLUMBIA NEWS.
.t,, REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE

tia REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE
kyepi. Along the Susquehanna-Items OF
Interest In and Around tho Borough
Picked mp by the Inteli-
gonoer Reporter.
The father of Con. William Patton, Mr..
James Patton, died at his sons residence
on Second street, this morning at 12:45
o'clock. The pastor of the NJ. e. church
Rev. II. w. Humphriss, will conduct the
funeral service, which will be held on Sat
day at o'clock, p. M, at his late home on
Second street. Deceased was born in
county Tyrone, Ireland, in, 1888, making
his age 95 years. He came to America
in 1917 and settled in Chester county, re.
moving to Columbia in 1876. With the
exception of three years he has since re-
sided here. He leaves two sons, William
and Scott Patton, both residents OF this
place, and daughter, Mrs. Harriet Bur-
ton, of Erie, Pa.
A Furnace Accident.
A twier burst at the St. Charles fur.
mace about o'clock this morning and
opened a rent in the cupola through
which the molten iron escaped. The root
of the casting house was fired and totally
destroyed. Several adjoining buildings
horse was tied in tho casting house at the
time of the explosion and was surrounded
and burned to death by the hot metal be =
fore assistance could be rendered. The
cart to which it was attached was also
burned. Tho Columbia fire department
promptly appeared on the scene and saved
the furnace from total destruction. The
bows did we'll, and deserve something more
substantial than thanks from the owner
of the structure.
The FiddIers struck.
The colored residents of the chill"
started dance in Williams hall last even
ing, but before much dancing had been
done the fiddlers struck for their pay.
This not being forthcoming they packed
up their instruments and left in disgust.
One of them remarked dat it war a fiat
crowd what couldn't skeer up a quarter
apiece" The dance will be continued at
some future time-whcn the boys can
"skeer up quarter.
Prejec,ed improvements.
The frame building which lately occn-
pied the ground where Henry Westerman' 8
iine. new residence is to Ge Quilt, on 4th
street, nearly opposite the Shawnee fire
engine house, is now being removed on
rollers to tho tleshng house Of Hollinger's s
tannery, which is located on tho south
side of 4tl street, near the Shawnee run.
A steep hill makes the work of removal q
very difficult one
Ea,nO,d News.
The work of erecting danger signals
along the Pennsylvania railroad, at all
over head bridges. has been commenced
and will be pushed rapidly forward.
Pennsylvania railroad engine No. 5S6,
~. lac N
the west yards, yesterday afternoon.
Social RecrestiOns.
The Odd Fellows Of Marietta are hold
. ing fair in Centre hall. 1t has been
.uing Oh for . week and win not be ended
untl next Saturday evening. Large
crowds attend every evening, and the
present prospects are tpat neat Siin Will
lie uetted by the lodge.
A ball VIII ch will be held in the Masonic
temple, York, on the evening OF May 4th,
sill bo attended by 4 number of Col
umbians.
\ large cr0"i WAS present at last even
ng's May dance in the armory. Every
person was we'll pleased with tho manage
inent of affairs. Ladies manage better
than gentlemen, anyhow.
Personal.
1t was VIM. LutZ, not Schultz. who was
accused %; assaultiII2s young Wolf at the
Snxguelanna rolling mill.-Mr. Il. B.
E.oomel, Of phila,iaii'hia. is now the
ruest OF his father nn Walnut street
Looks we'll.
1Ee Police Gsnrts.
Officer Wi,tis arrested Robert Stevens,
cuinrcG, Yesterday, for being drunk ant
,lisortlerly. Squire Young sentenced him
to pay the costs or go to i. ison for fiv'
days He Was placed in the lookup fo
i few hours, when s3Ino Of his friends
raised The money and secured Hob's free
dom. Happy mig
Borough Briefs
The Shawnee furnace machine shop ant
foundry were closed TO day Ascension
Day being the cause.-Osceoia Tribe No
II, /. O. of r NJ, will meet to night
Exceedingly ioggy here this morning.
Mr Horace Boyd spent the day III thu
Quaker city.