Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-04-08
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OPEN AB0Ur MAY TTRsf.
Lilly Hinton Rscsivss IN Ovation ~ ths Opera
Houss-Ths Report Of the Failure of
Business Man without Foundation.
Building Operations.

Regular Correspondence Of 1rrHLLIeErcER
COLUMBIA, April s.--The Pennsylvania
4 Susquehanna and Tide Water canals
will be open to navigation on or about May
lst The recent flood has caused some dam
age TO the canals and tow-path in different
places, but the damages are such as TO be
easily repaired. Coal shipments promise 70
be unusual ly heavy, much more 30 than last
year. Boatmen are making extensive prepa-
rations for the coming season.
Lrly Hinton's Large Audience.
The largest audience that has assembled in
the Columbia opera house for long time,
was that which greeted Miss Lilly Hinton,
last evening, In "Little Barefoot" II WAS
an enthusiastic audience too, the little favor.
iteheing compelled to respond to numerous
encores. Her acting cannot be criticised--it
was superb, but the play is very light one;
take Miss Hinton from II and its attraction
would he gone. The charming little lady
and actress won many friends during her
short stay in Columbia, and her return in
about two weeks, will be greeted with pleas
ure and large audiences.
A False Report.
A report telegraphed TO and published In
the Philadelphia Press, Record and possibly
other papers ofto-day, to the effect that II. H.
Heise, hardware merchant had failed, Is
false ana MT. felS6 Will tak6 StepS 10 u1S-
cover the malicious author Of It. He has
retained II. M. North, esq, to sue the pub
fishers for libel
building Operations In the Borough.
Numerous repairs are being made TO
private residences and business places in
Columbia, dozens of which are being re-
painted and otherwise beautified. A score
or more Of new buildings are being or will
be erected, and the happiest men in the
borough are contractors, painters and paper
hangers. The season, however, will not be
as brisk as last year, but this Is to be expected;
business of no kind is rs good as last year.
Town Notes.
The Shawnee engine and hose house on
| Fourth street, is being torn down.
Our new chief burgess, Newton Jackson,
| has taken the oath of office.
Chas Saurbeer, of Fifth street, Is confined
| to his house through illness.
| A meeting of the ladies who are to assist al
| the Vigilant fair, will be held in ArInory
hall, this evening at 6:45 A full attendan, {
is requested, also tomorrow when the hall
| The by-roads throughout Lancaster county
ate A. fnr im a9si fhe pixies however, are in q,
fil.. a condition as the by-roads are poor.
The old Reading & Columbia depot Is
having new hoard platform put around 1t
1t was needed.
The Howorth's Comedy company, which
appear in the opera house this evening, give
an excellent performance, and spoken highly
of by the press throughout the United
States and Canada. The prices are low.
Henry Rinehart, of Steelton, while drunk
yesterday afternoon, stoned a number o
young boys who had been teasing him wa
arrested by Officers Wittck and Gilbert, ant
committed to Jail by Squire Evans for 5 days
He was taken down this morning.
Tie Shad fishing season Is very late tbi
year, owing 70 the batteries being submerged
AT the rate the river Is now falling-4 inche
per day-they will hardly be fit for use befor
two weeks TIL fishermen are making al
| preparations, however and expect the seasoi
| TO be much more profitable than last year.