Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-03
COLUMBIA NEWS.
JUH HEuuLAn ODHREsPONDErOh

latest sews About the River Town-Ths
Death Rscord--reariy struck by
a1rain.
A very poorly attended market was
held this morning.
Archery, marble playing and hoop roll
ing are now In season for the young folks.
A shad was caught in scoop net by
Samuel Read yesterday. First caught
this spring.
More mud is formed on tho streets by
the continuous rains as fast as tho work.
men clean the road beds.
Tho 'flitting" season Is not yot ended.
A few careworn people are still TO be met
with following heavily laden wagons.
house located on Locust street, above
4th, was offered for sale Mt the Franklin
house last evening by tho agent for the
same, 9. q. kaufman, but was with
drawn at e1, 800.
Liberal donations aro being mado by our
citizens towards the fund being raised by
the Alert baseball club for uniforms. The
members of the club arc now getting into
trim for the opening games.
Personal.
Mr. Edwin Il. Cunningham, n Philadel-
phia Times canvassipg agent, was 10 town
this week.
The brother OF Deputy Sheriff Harry
Hippey, Mr.. II g. Hippey, OF Whining
tou, Del, who has been visiting him, has
returned homo.
mortuary Record.
Tho remains of tho late Frank Zsiglcr
were inferred to-day. The funeral was q
large one.
Tho lato julius Kamerer will bs buried
to morrow morning at Marietta. Funeral
services will bo held at his late residence
at 1890 d. III.
Mrs. Catherine Deary, aged 7s years,
died yeste day at Chestnut Hill, her home.
Tho funeral will be held to morrow at
p. IN. from her late residence.
The funeral Of the late Mrs. Harry s.
Allison, of Chiokies, will DO held on Sat.
urday at O'Clock p. m.
MeeIings.
The Columbia fire company meets to.
morrow evening.
To night tho Shawnee fire company will
hold its regular monthly business meeting
in tho engine house parlors.
A meeting of Columbia lodge, No. 299,
A. F. and A. NJ, will bs held this eve
ming
A council fro will be kindled in the
wigwam Of Osceola tribe, No. II, l. o. of
II, NJ, to night.
The Peach Crop IrJursd.
A Marietta fruit grower has stated to
the lSTELLIoESCER reporter that the
prospective peach crop has been injured
b. the frost. Ho excepts injury 10 trees
IN sheltered places. Tho first cry of a
damaged peach crop comes not from Jersey,
but from Lancaster county. AS our in-
iOImanl is "A reliable gentleman tho news
may be credited.
Ho Paid Ills Fine.
Charles Hoier, of Newton, appeared
before Squire Patton yesterday afternoon
to answer the charge of assault and bat
terry upon his brother in law, a man named
Bayerly. Defendant pleaded self defense
tu the charge, hu. had to shoulder tino
aud the costa Of the SUIT.
Almost struck by u Train.
Mr. + Y Ziegler was almost struck by
the Sl5 p. III. train oF the p. Il. II yester.
day, while standing Oh the track in front
of the depot. When tho train stopped the
engine was distant from him but about
four feet. II was narrow escape from
death
Proposed cigar Mandatory.
A firm of Columbia cigar manufacturers
contemplate tho erection of large brick
building on Commerce street, where their
u
larger scale than it is now. As the plans
are only jnst budding the firms name is
not given.
Religious Natters.
Last year 81. johns Lutheran church
paid all running expenses the interest on
the debt aud $500 OF tho principal of the
latter.
The foll1wiug seTvices will be held at
St. Paurs Z. l. church to morrow ::
Morning prayer aud Bible reading at 1890
a. m, ; evening services at Up IN. The
subject of the sermon at the iatter service
will be e" Everlasting life.
So many persons have expressed their
desire 10 again hear the Rev. Frauois j.
Clay Moran lecture, that he has at last
consented to crafty tho public by giving
another lecture AZ an early date. The
subject will be Germ my, and this lecture,
like his first will be illustrated by stereo
scope vicss.