Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-31
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REaULAn oORREsposDEsor
The Rafting Season Oponing--i, 900 Rats
Expected Nc Marietta this Summer
Town Notes OF lnterest

Tho Rafting Season Oponing-i, 900 RAFT.
Expected Nc Marietta this summer
Town Notes OF Interest
There are now lying at Marietta about
100 RATS, and 1000 moro arc expected
there before tho cnd of the season. Most
OF them arc epar and timber RATS, thcro
being but few lumber RATS. Most Of the
timber sawed up tho river is shipped by
rail or canal. About forty RATS would
have landed at Marietta yesterday had tho
wind and water proved favorable. Marietta
Is dull now, although just now is when
business Of oil kinds should DO most lively
aud brisk. AS fast as tho river men arrive
they return up tho river, instead OF, as
formerly, spending ono or more days In
town. Tho fall Of water wall Mt the
Columbia shutes, has made that passage
dangerous to RATS. The workmen en-
gagged Ia clearing away the distractions
in that channel did not succeed in remov
ing all.
Several RATS have beou wrecked between
this place and Turkey Hill, most Of those
wrecked having foen spar RATS, which
draw great deal OF water.
Towns along the river which formerly
derived prosperity from the rafting bust.
ness, now look about for other sources of
profit, because this decreases year Uy year.
firo and Indians at tho Opera House.
During performance by Col Edward q
Warm Spring Indians Saturday evening,
the awning In front Of Patton's closhiDg
store, at tho opera house, caught fire, as
Is supposed, from a lighted cigar which
was thrown from window of the second
floor corridor, aud something of panic
ensued among the great crowd In the hall,
hut tho people were prevented from STAN
peding by the locking of tho auditorium
doors. When tho cause of the alarm was at
last explained tho crowd quoted down and
tho performance went on. Tho Columbia
fire engine was promptly at hand but the
flames were extinguished without its aid
On Saturday afternoon 800 people were
In the show, and in tho evening 300
Altogether during tho two weeks stay
here OF the Indians about IL 600 persons
have attended their performances. THE
Indians have gained tha universal good
will of the people by their good behavior
The company will exhibit next at Harris
burg.
sits OF peur.
The remains OF tho Rev. A b. Grosh,
son Of Judge Jacob GrOsh, deceased, were
inferred at Marietta on Saturday.
Lockton S Edmunds' combination in
tho Flying DutchmGn +" at the opera
house TO night
\ large crowd Of prrsous attend d tho
anniversary exercises of the Bethel ChuIch
of God aud - Johns Lutheran Sunday
schools yesterday afternoon. The former
is live and the latter three years old.
Nothing has been heard regarding the
wretch who attempted To wreck a Port
Deposit railroad train On Friday cvcVur.
Mrs. Frederick Johns remains were
inferred on Saturday at IrOuvilln.
Mr. Frank ZagleT diad at his IcsdcrCo
on Walnut street last night OF general
debility, aged about 90 years.
The special services held last evening al
the SoCoud Street Lutheran chulch for
Gen Welsh post q. 4. r wero attended
by GS members
Perry street seemed to DO rendezvous
for drunken men last night. Some made
considerable noise