Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-20
COLUMBIA NEWS.
oua REGULAR UuptxsroHpHrus
Recent Happenings Ia tho River Town-A
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Recent asppsnings 10 tho River Town-A
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Otbor Town Notes.
Another large market this morning.
Fresh vegetables are making their appear
ance.
To morrow evening tho pranks of
Pcck's Bad Boy" will be presented by
tho Union Square N. Y. theatre com.
pany.
The building at Third and Walnut
streets, occupied by Shcari's conf ctionery,
10 having the entire exterior repainted.
Thursday, June b, has been definitely
determined upon an the time for holding
tho examination OF applicants for teacher.
ships In the public schools.
Wertz's fishing battery, below the dam,
was visited by party Of ladies' and gen
tleman this morning, for tho purpose OF
seeing tho manner OF catching Shad.
Mao Mcknight, tho fellow charged with
stealing horse and wagon aud four kegs
Of whisky In Rohrorstown last week, is
believed by officer Wittick to have been
seen by him In Columbia yesterday.
Tho board of directors Of tho Keely
stove company elected tho following on
GERS last night President, 8. 3. Detwiler;
treasurer, J. A. Meyers manager, W. II.
Pfahler assistant manager. Frederick
Heokle secretary, j. X. Beetom.
Tho railroaders Of town arc about pre-
pairing a second petition to the borough
council praying that tho streets DO kept
lighted throughout the night. The support
Of the merchants In to DO asked In tho
matter, and II It is refused the railroadcIs
threaten to tako their trade to Philadel.
phia.
The announcement Of Henry Groom's
death was premature.
The Misses Annie and Caldio Bfuucr
are visiting Philadelphia.
MIR. G. T.. Kaufman is now in = iladel
phia, where ho went to-day to present his
first case in law before tho supreme
court.
M. $. IL. Boyd is representing Susque
hanna lodge No. so, and Mr.. +. p. ID.
Miller is representing Orion lodge No. $40
ut the grand lodge of Odd Fellows now in
session at Harrisburg.
Cut Bis Brother While DruuE
Robert Walk cut his brother George
with knife at Washington borough, on
Saturday, while tho latter was eudeavor-
ing TO take him homo from spree. The
wound was in front Of tho right ear, and
had it been littlo deeper 1t would have
resulted in death. Tho assailaut is now
on the charge Of assault aud battery.
meetiUG'.
The following meetings will DO held
this evening Gen. Welsh Post, G. A. X
Chiquesalunga Tribe Red Men and Put
nam Circle, No. ll9, u w. (H. F. G.. A.
At last nights meeting OF company G,
II was decided not To participate Ia Dsc'
Grafton Day exercises, on account Of tho
condition OF the uniforms, which are nos
tit for making display.
This afternoon the Columbia baSO ball
club, Of Columbia, and the Keys:oneI, of
Mannheim, will open the championship
season Of tho Lancaster county amateur
blso ball association by a match on the
Shawnee ball hlll, IN this pla)n. Tao
Columbus erpcc. to procure good n1ld
on Manor street, very soon, which they
will surround with icnco.
Uuro for Curouiios.
The burning Of tar beneath y fruit tree
Is pronounced an excellent mode Of ridding
u tree Of those pests called ourculics.
Sprinkling trees with solution composed
OF half a pound Of sulphur, one ounce Of
assafntida and gallon Of water, is also
another excellent remcdI. Both must be
applied after every rain. A we'll known
grower of town presents the above 70
cipes 20 the afflicted fruit growers Of town.