Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-06-16
COLUMBIA NEWS.
QUA uEuu.Au CORRESPONDENCE
Recent Occurrences In tho Iiproogh-psr-
sonai ana Social Poipts-A Bsse Hall
Consolidation.

Recent Occurrences In tho Uoroogn-Per.
sonai ana Social PoiDts-A Bnse Hall
Consolidation.
Sometime during last Saturday night,
thiof or thieves, entered tho cabin OF
'old man" Sheetz's, n fisherman at the
raft shuto, aud stole $50 OF his hard earned
money, which he had hidden beneath his
bunk in his cabin. The money is supposed
to have been taken by ono or more of the
loafors who congrcgate around his cabin.
The United Brethren assembly, a society
formed by Rev. j. Is. Funk, pastor OF ,be
u. H. church, OF Columbia, will organize
tomorrow evening. IL In for the religious,
social and literary benefit Of the young
ladies and gentlemen Of this place.
About s75 was cleared at the Il. Il
Lutheran festival.
MIR. John Wilson, Of westmoreland
county, Pa, brother Of Mr.. Hiram Wilson,
Of Columbia, died on Saturday last. Mr.
and Mrs. II. Wilson left for his late home
last evening
A slight frost foi med this morning.
A freight car jumped tho river road
tracks about S:30a. III.
Personal aud social
WIN. Feudrch returned to his home il
Evansville, Ind, TO day.
and Cincinnati this morning, To remain
until the remainder Of this week.
A union picnic, consisting Of tho Trinity
Reformed and st. Johns Lutheran Sunday
schools, will DO held at Lititz springs on
June 23i.
Mr.. l.. w. Mays l.. Il, Lutheran Bible
class will hold its FIRST picuio at Wild Cat
Falls on Wednesday, June Goth.
Tho Sunday schools Of Goodman chapel
and the Methodist church will hold union
picnic at LititS springs on the 2jth inst.
Special Mootings.
An important business meeting Of Go.
will be held this evening In Armory hall,
after drill.
The Citizons band will meet this even
ing, and considerable business of import
ance will DO transacted.
A Joint convention of the school board
and the tcaohoIs Uf tho public schools. ot
Columbia, will bo held this evening. The
adoption of now textbooks will DO cou
sidered.
Two Accidents.
A baud car was cut In two on Saturday
night by being run against by two cars
which were shifted against IL.
MIR. ForDwalt. tho lieutenant vi thu
Columbia bicycle club, while riding ol
tue Tow pain, at tno 'Cpiu "NtfI, 100
his balance, and was prCc'p,atcd 70 ia,
river bank, twenty feet below. lle wal
oply slightly shaken up but his bicycle
Was damaged considerably
uaso Hsii MATTERS.
The Columbia aud Vigil base ball club
have consolidated, making now one o
IL not the strongest amateur nineS in tn
county. The club is now ~ follows Cap
tain, Marian Dewitt, Vigil; pitcher, Benz
Rhoades, Vigil; short stop, John HAIL
Columbia; lst base, David Koutz, Col
umbia /; End base. - Ssips, Columbia
Sd base, Harry Hartman, Vigil left field
=. Swipglcr, Columbia centre field. Ed
niteshue, Columbia right field, liarr,
Mitchell, Columbia. Their new ground,
will be initiated To morrow by game
with the Marietta association club. Ad
mission 10 cents.
The colored men of Columbia au,
Wrightsvillo played an eight inning mattel
on Saturday afternoon. in Wrightsvile
resulting in the Columbia 'coons" beinI
defeated by to ..