Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-17
COLUMBIA NEWS.
what Is Going on la tho river os,orougb-
rorsunsI ana sooiai--A Chapter OF
Accidents


what Is Going on la tho River es,orougb-
Personal ana soClai--A Chapter OF
Accidents
Paul Read yesterday caught lii shad.
Rafting on tho Susquchauna has become
40 dull as hardly to deserve the name.
Tho Easter decorations in tho Second
strcet Lutheran church have beon photo
gfaphed
A largo number ofpeTsons have attended
the art exhibition now being held iu Yin
gers office, at the opera house.
To day woTkmon broke ground Tor tho
new First ward school building.
A water snake nearly four feet long was
killed in the creek at tho Shawnee furnace
yesterday.
A uumberof Columbiaus went to Hollam
To day To attend tho funeral of tho late
Mrs. Lydia Sult2bach,
Mr.. Simon B. Cameron is sad to raise
the finest stock IN the county on his Done
gal farms.
In A short time Mr.. John Forty will
commence building residence for himself
on Chestnut street, between Atm and 9th
streets,
Another dull market this morning.
Butter sold ut 80 cents per pound and eggs
at 20 cents u dozen, and both were scarce
at those prices.
Yesterday dvo canal boats discharged
their CaIgucs ut BruuGr's coal whafves.
The coal Was immediately transferred TO
cars and shipped away.
Yesterday was the semi centennial
of tho running Of the first cars between
Columbia and Philadelphia. Tho event
was tot observed here III any manner.
New movable smoke receivers have been
placed on the F. X X. roundhouse. The
,,t I,,t thnan 90 ha
lowered down over tho smOkcstacks Of
engines as tho latter stand IN the round
house.
Street Ilosning
Trout street is being scraped aud the
mud hauled away. seventh street, be-
tween Walput and Chestnut streets, is
being maCadamiZCd. A number of the
alleys Of town require cleaning, as much
refuse and dirt have collected there since
last fall cleaning.
Tho UolumUi. Fair.
The fair of the Columbia fire company
WAS not we'll attended last evening. A
drum corps paIaded the streets but could
not drum up II crowd for their fair. IL is
tO be hoped that the citizens will not
allow the fair to lauguiSh for want of pat.
ronagc. This evening tho supper will be
held, lasting from TO O'Clock.
social Matters.
A meeting OF Osceola Tribe Of Red Men
will bo held this evening in its wigwam.
Orion Lodge Of Odd Fellows used its
new Bugdott organ last evening for the
first time. II was placed IN position yes
terdsy.
Heal Ertato Purchases.
NJ. Bacncnhcimcr has purchased lot OF
ground on Chestnut street from John
Fendrich on which he will erect a resi-
dence.
A house lately belonging to William
ROchow, located on Locust street above
Fifth has been purchased by John Swartz
at private sale.
Personal auu Social
To night Rev. +. J. Clay Moran, b. D.,
lectures in the opera house on Wander
iugs in Germany"
Mrs. Thomas Groom, OF Lewes, Del, is
visiting Columbia.
Mrs. john Patterson, Of Baltimol G
county, Md, is the guest OF Miss Annie
Brown, Cherry street.
On the evening Of April 22i, large
surprise party will be held. The place ID
known only to those having the affair in
charge.
The Kuights Of Py thiab lodge, Of Mari
eta, held large ball IN Central Lall last
night IL was attended by mauy knights
from Columbia aud Lancaster.
A Chapter OF Accidents
Owen Clark was injured on tho heaC
yesterday while playing base ball.
This morning George Shertaer an en-
ploye at Pcuor's Cigar factory, had the
end of one OF his Hugers taken OFF by a
tobacco cutting machine.
Llst evenings wreck Of threo freight
cars GA tho Pennsylvania railroad at Mill
l.. L. II hly nd
Mr.. Frank Ruby, p. II Il freight
Conductor, spralucd both logs - badly
last night during trip down the road
that he has entirely lost their use for th'
present.
A four year old son OF William Conner
was severely injured yesterday by fallin
from the counter in his fathers store
The child was at first believed TO be dead
but was finally restored 10 Consciousness