Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-07-18
COLUMBIA NEWS.
budget of Recent thorough Happenings a
series OF Accidsnts-A Boy'a Long Fx
posurs In tho water.

Eudaet OF Recent borough Happentngs-A A
series OF Aocidsn,s-A Boy's Long Ex.
posurs In the water.
A garden party will bo held In tho yards
Of Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Richards, on
South Second street, this evening, by the
Ladies' sociable committee Of st. Paul'sP.
Il, church.
Several families are already on tho camp
meeting grounds at Landisvillo, one or two
OF them from Columbia. The meetings
commence next Tuesday.
The Mt. Zion A. Nj. T. oampmoeting
begins to. day, in Sherk's Grove. A special
train leaving Columbia at o a. IN, will
return at 0.I5 p. IN. over tho Reading ~
Columbia railroad.
The largest number that ever attend tho
Il. 4. Lutheran Sunday school picnics was
that of yesterday, q rough estimate putting
tho attendance at nearly six hundred
Several Columbians arc visiting tho
Lancaster gentleman to day, who have
been encamping aud arc yet at Tucquan
along tho Susquchanua river.
Tho flsh aud raft shutes NJ tho dam have
been temporarily closed, 80 rs Ia allow
more water TO b1 taken in Ivy tho tide
water canal.
Ninety canal boats were handled yestor
day at the upper wharvCs Eighty
out Of tho basin.
The fire. plugs were tested and cleaned
last night. The streets in front Of the
plugs have been considerably damaged by
tho rushing waters
Some thief stole Steve Iounger's lunch
bucket out OF the oil house last night,
John Struck was placed under bail foI
appearance at court yesterday by Squire
Young for drunken aud disorderly con
duct and beating his wife.
Personal
Mr.. VILLAIN Whitley, Of Erie. is the
guest of his upoo Gen. WilliLm Patton.
Mr.. Andrew Zahm, of Philadelphia, il
whiting his II any friends aud relatives in
this vicinity.
Miss Lucy Green, of Bainbrilgo, is at
Mrs. Simon Mays.
Mrs. Joha w. Swartz, who has been
visiting trends in Temple Pa, hat
returned homo.
n Nuisance That Seods Ab. .tiaV.
When picnics arc returning homo to
Columbia from I.ititz the passengers are
greatly annoyed and sometimes injured by
the crowd of men and boys who assemble
at BIuckhart's station and the Fourth
street crossing, in Columbia, and who
throw sticks. stones, dirt, etc., at the train
as it passes by. An accident resulting in
this manner will bo found below. II the
company placed ono or moro policemen at
these points, arrest several OF these
offenders and make severe examples o
thom, these nuisances would bo abated.
Base BaiI D1iuGs
Tho Columbia club will play the Snyder
nine, of Lancaster, in Columbia, n'x'
Tuesday.
On Wednesday of next weol, lhc
Columbia will attend til, Union Sunday
school picnic at LititI An attempt il
being made 10 arrange game az that plaS
with the Lititz nine.
Tho Columbia will uJmpot, with the
State Capitols, of Harrisburg, to morrow
Game to bo called a. 2:3O p. IN. Tho visitor;
are said to DO a strong team.
Accidents.
A little Columbil girl fell into the
springs at Lititz, yes orday, and would
have drowned but for tho timely assistance
of several gentlemen who witnessed the
accident.
Mr.. Geo. Fisher, wh,lo passing Bruck
harts station in the picnic train, on Wod-
ncsday evening, was struck on tho head
with stone, and had a large cash cut
above his right eye.
A Lititz lad, named Penuebecker, while
assisting in taking down hammocks, fel
from trco by a limb breaking. and wa,
seriously injured. Tho bone In his right
wrist was split, while his back was slightly
fprained.
In tho wstor Ssvsn Hours
Harry Clark, young man, residing ~
tie vicinity Of st. Charles furnace, had a
long SWim yesterday, but IL nov suffering
from his folly. He entered the water a.
n. NJ, and whom be- left it at 4 p. m, he
was unable to do SO without assistauco, rs
he was too weak Mother could he walk
home, but was CIrricd His l5sh i
shriVclled in a terrible minuer, tho cAuS,