Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-09-10
COLUMBIA NEWS ITEMS.
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Neminiaocnces ~ Ooiumbi.'s Jhoi.rs visi-
tN'oh-folicn fichiugs-ftrsobai Para
etnph'--shortcr ss.,ions Ia tho schools.
on sept. 9TH, 1851, cholera broKe out
III IoIumpia, and scene OF tho utmost
confusion and sorrow ensued. Mr.. Frank
Bradley was the first victim. diving of the
disease few days after contracting H.
Between 65 and 20 wore taken away by
this dreadful plague. A report was inmor-
cd several days before the disease actually
arrived in Columbia and it seemed to
scare away many OF tho citizens A
similar report was raised here on Monday,
but while it was not made general, 1t
caused quito a little excitement. There is
not the least truth in the report, not a
single case, or any Kind of sickness with
symptoms of cholera, being in town. The
family OF Mr.. Geo. Sheetz is recovering,
Their illness was caused by eating cauued
pressed beef. =.
Police Pickings.
L. Il. II. Detective Ed. Kennedy last
night found four framps attempting to
steal a ride on a freight train and gave
them chase, which lasted for fully hali au
hour. They succeeded in escaping, however,
with several revolver bullets to hasten
their tiseting steps.
On complaint of his vito, Audrow Hard
nell was taken before Squire Evans yes
terday, on the charge ot assault aud bat
terry. In default of bail the squire com
mitted him TO tho lookup, there To
remain until tho morning, when he was
to have been taken TO Jail, but his wife
| relented during tho night, aud the wicked
| husband was released.
rersousI.
Nj. Frank lleiser left for Chicago yes
| terday.
Mr. +. X. smith aud wife aud Mr. Jno
| uaydman aud wifo ils for philadelphia
this morning.
Mr.. Peter A. kiuburg, jr., arrived home
| fiom Iowa last evening. He brings good
news for the Democratic. saying that bots
are freely CilerCL Of - TO 20 on u
| Cleveland and Hendricks victory In Iowa.
| Peter locks az though the West agrees
| with him aud h0 will return again in a
| few week.
| shorter Ss.sIons IL tho schools.
Commencing with to-day and con-
| truing until the weather grows cooler
| our public schools will have but ono
scssion-the morning. That Quo, however.
will probably be made longer, aud Instead of
| calling at $50 q. IN. it VIII begin at 8 A.
m, and last until Il "a.
Borough nr,ois
| There were four different companies who
| intended building skating Kinks in COium-
| bia, but only one meant business--ths
| MetrupOlitau-and their rink Is now being
erected.
| Ga account OF ths banner not being
| quite finished and several Other dead
locks, the proposed Democratic banner
raising aud jollihottiou meeting, which
| was to have been held this evening, has
been indefinitely postponed. The regular
weekly business meeting, hnwever, will b.
held in Schuyler hall this s p. IN.
| Chief Burgess Irwin should put stop Ia
| tho nuisanccs committed by the resident
of Butcher alley, near Third street. Their
language and fghts are disgraceful in the
extreme, and are s)urcs Of great
annoyance to the cjLia US who reside
near that vicinity.
| The Citizens bLui has ssnt circulars To
many OF our citizens at!tlu, their financial
| condition, which is v,:g pIb", AID rsqu,s =
ing subscriptions.
At a special neetin, OF the Vigian. fire
company last evening, all arrangements
were complete for their York trip on the
18th inst.
The Columbia play tho Dauutoss, of
Mt. Joy, in that borough on Saturday. 1t
was impossible to have the latter club
visit Columbia.
The badges to be used by tho members
of the Columbia fire company during theil
trip to York arrived this morning, and ar,
very beautiful, being BiS inches In length
and made OF cream colored satin, with
gold trimmings.