Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-07
COLUMBIA NEWS.
Firo Nearly Caused by hot Air Baiioon-h
Waterloo For tho Columbia Base

Firo Nearly Caused by hot Air Balioon-A
Waterloo For the Columbia Base
Bsil Oiub--Town notes.
A paper balloon was sont off last oven.
ing by some parties who arc in tho habit
OF 30 doing. largo sponge Alled with
alcohol and lighted Ia the means used for
sending them into the air. The ono last
evening ignitod when only n short distance
In tho air, aud the sponge dropped on the
carriage shed adjoining thV Franklin
housc stables. Tho boards were soon in o
blaze, and only by tho exortions of some
parties who saw tho sponge fall was fire
prevented. Tho sending off Of these bal.
looms should DO prohibited, as serious dam
age might Mt some timo result from them.
Tho Columbia CiuD Nowhere
A large crowd was present ON tho Kitch
entown grounds yesterday afternoon to
see tho Lancaster club administer an awful
defeat to tho Columbia club. The home
club played as IL they were trying to give
their opponents as many runs as possible.
Tho following is tho score
iSsSGs. 23i sO
Lancaster ........"...2 OO2 ; : 2--gb
Tho management should provide better
Accommodations for the patrons of the
stand,or II seated have their view obstIuct
cd by persons holding umbrellas on the
front seats
Personal.
Hon. Thomas V. Cooper, chairman Of
the Republican state committee, and his
wife, were in town yesterday They
remained at the Franklin house all night
Miss Annie Bower, Of Philadelphia. IL
Waiting in town, the guest Of Mrs. Dr.
RICHTER.
Police Notes.
Two German tramps were arrested last
night by tho railroad police, for riding on
freight train. They were before Squire
Flank this mornings but rs they told such
pitiful tale ol their waudcnngs in search
Of work, and have been IN tho country only
s.X months, and wero returning to Phila
delphia to meet their families, tho squire
released them and sent them on their way
rejoicing.
John n. Devau was arrested and taken
before Squire Young, charged With the
shooting OF partridge on the farm of B.
+. Heise and with trespassiug on the farm
Of John L. StameD. The complaints were
made by the different owners OF the farms.
Dovan gave bail for his further appear
ance next Saturday evening.
borough Summary.
There is on exhibition IN tho piudOw o
Mt. ThCO. l.. Ugban's store oa Locu It
street, au immense sunilower, which meas
ures forty.iiye inches in CirCuinf, renee aud
fourteen in diameter. II was grown on
the gentleman b island in the Susquehanua
river aud attracts thU attention of the
passerg-by. 1t is the largest flower OF this
species ever seen in Columbia. It's weight
is over six pounds.
The Bethel campmcetiug commerce. at
LlndisyilIe to day. Some COlumbaus aie
now tcutiuR at that place.
Two horses belonging to Oliver w.
Snydcr, became loose In their stable last
ntGrt and escaping thcrefrom roamed over
somo of streets about midnight. They
were caught on Front street, and taken to
the livery stables of Geo. 5. Rois6 cke r.,
were they were kept until this morning
whore their owner recovered them
There will be au excursion up the Hud-
son river aud to New York over the
Philadelphia u Reading railroad on August
l3 Train will leave Columbia at 3:40 a.
N.
The market of to day was very well
attended and the prices secured good.
party with performing bears passed
through town last evening. They were q
miserable lot.