Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-04-20


IA 70 the lSrnLresxcns.
s bGuMBIA, April 2N-The shad fishing
~ has opened at Fort Deposit Ninety
we're caught last night bought by Theo.
Urban, brought 70 Columbia, and were
osed Of In an hours time Not q single
~ has a. yet been caught in the vicinity of
- Columbia dam, this season, despite the
U1u1orous attempts II In said those deli
@Ioeo Ash have not sscended the river farther
0on Post Deposit a not one has been caught
Fl1er north than that point II Is expected,
oWpver, by old fisherman, they will reach
X>lumbia this week. All In in readiness
AGA batteries having been repaired, ETC.,
- The water sufficiently low for good fish,
Branch Herring In shoals.
Dtanch herring are being caught near Port
Deposit In such numbers by both the gillers
md the haulers on the Susquehanna that
Aers is difficulty in finding market for
Ghom while fresh. They are not suitable for
caring At Spencer 4 Sons float, lust
below Lapidam, on. Saturday an aggrc-
nc OF $4,000 were taken, and the gillers
- getting several hundred each drift
4ns few shsd are being caught and prices are
Nh, q good pair bringing readily from 80
gou0 tOS There are not enough TO quote
" the hundred. Branch herring bring from
q 70 80 cents per hundred. At Havre de
0race shad are quoted from S25 to $50 per
hundred, and herring 30 cents to so cents per
hundred. II is thought the regular common
herftng will soon make their appearance.
Until they do fishingocannot fairly be consid-
"a = having begun.
Real Estate Market.
-Four properties, situated in the lower end
o. Manor street. were offered at public sale on
9eturday evening, at the franklin house, by
q. q Kaufman, auctioneer. No. 1, sold for
.Sy No 2 TOR N50, and Nos and were
Wlthdrawn at $725 apiece.
On Saturday, Lewis Hartman purchased
nom George De HUFF, for 81 400, a brick house
91fuated on Bethel street.
y - lot Of ground situated on North Third
Saturday from the Hsise estate, by Mrs. Jane
WAliams, OF Union street. She will erect
two brick buildings thereon this summer
Tho building lots on Eighth street, owned
~ John Hartman, are being filed up pre-
pexatory to the erection OF buildings thereon.
On Lungs Marrow Escape.
On Lung, the Chinese laundryman, met
with another narrow escape this morning.
He alighted from the News express train
while it was In motion, near the p. r. r.
depot backwards, and after turning numerous
eomorsaults, brought up with his head within
ono foot Of the railroad track. As soon as he
could regain his feet, he ran w Vain ut
IL.
Ho escaped injury.
The vigiIant Fair.
Upwards OF 600 persons attended the Vigi.
liant fair on Saturday evening. The receipts
amounted to over $780, The following
articles were chanced off barrel of -four won
by Jacob Fisher; Laurel keg cake, won by
Cnaries Brown silk umbrella, won by
Maggie Bangert The fair closes this even.
ing when all voting and CHANGING will end.
Auction will also be held.
Town Notes,
That charming little lady actress, NJ
1ilie Hinton, withheld Ny, arrive,
Columbia, yesterday. She will appear in the
opera house Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
evening she renders Martin, the Pride Of the
Market" fine play, excellently played.
81. NJ Meisky fills the position until re-
cently occupied by Smith Hollingsworth, in
Frederick Bucher's store.
=. +. Barr has recently placed In his stor re-
on Locust street, the latest make and m osi
beautiful soda water fountain found in Col
umbia
Up to the 18th ult, the movement of car,
a. Columbia by Pennsylvania employees, was was
cars being handled. Should it continue, even
though April only has thirty days, the move
ment for the month will exceed any other by
over LOCO cars
oOvoial CdhnA Uoues ~ tcduIHH
4 Columbia coal shutes, this morning, and
the season of canal shipment although late
has commenced.
Twenty-Five cars, in two sections, and
loaded with emigrants, passed westward
through Columbia this morning.
The Chicago limited, east and west, passed
through Columbia yesterday, owing to
slide at the Elizabethtown tunnel, on the
main line.
Our young sportsmen are talking of form
ing boat club.
The Columbia bicycle club, has given uI
the idea Of holding a tournament in the rinE
next month. Scarcity offunds was the draw.
back.
A sneak thief stole box of cigars from the
Vigil fair on Saturday night