Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-06-30

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~ ops1sss fhemssives Wen Pleased with
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~ - ssWs Personal Paragraphs.
nscsnt Notes About Town.


= COLUMBIA, Pa, June 30
Teo schuyler system Of electric Lights, now
- operation Ia Columbia were inspected last
u1eHt BY Q committee of gentlemen, who ar
xiVed in town TOR that purpose. number
u tho Ccmmittee were from Huntingdon, Pa
whpre : svseem of this style OF illumination
w1lI shortly be put in operation. They were
nnAR the direction of Mr.. Stephen
Z 11Sabrook, OF Philadelphia, manager of
- Schuyler electric light company.
H following gentlemen were members OF
leommittee John ID. Doris, s. X. Shoe
Snaher and b. r. Isenberger, business men Of
Huntington Chief Burgess, II. d. Strickler,
and Councilmen, w. II. De Armitt John A
Paul. John Port w. H. Caldwell, Of the same
place; d. 9. Drake, manager, telephone ex-
change, Tyrone; Chas. s. Pardoe, secretary
Home Electric Light company, Tyrone ~ Il.
Tinord, manager telephone exchange OF
Of the electric lights on the borough ami
commercial circuit and were shown through
the plant of the town company. AT the latter
place there were on exhibition two incandes-
cent lights. operated on the borough circuit
which were working In an excellent manner.
6uperintendent f. B. Musser, of the Colum.
bia company, fully explained to the mem
hers of the committee the working of the
Schuyler system and extended to them every
courtesy in his power. The electric lights
mittee were very much pleased with their
visit.
A Cowardly Act.
Albert Fl. Bard, brakeman on crew No. q
Of the Pennsylvania railroad, was the victim
Of Q dastardly act, while on his train coming
to Columbia. The train was running at a
very high rate of speed and was d short dis
tance east of Eagle station when Bard no.
ticed two men sitting on coal car some dis
tance ahead of the box car where he was rid
ing. Without anything passing between Bard
and the men, he was suddenly struck near
the right eye by large piece OF coal, hurled
ct him by these men. The furce OF the blow
was 30 great that the brakeman was thrown
to the top of the car, and serious results were
prevented by taking hold of the brake wheel
The result OF this dastardly act was very
severe gash cut above the right eye. The in
jury received medical attention upon the ar
rival OF the train In Columbia
A Slight Fire.
An alarm OF FIRE was raised in town about
l2:45 o'clock, this morning, which brought
out the entire fire department. The alarm
was started by the burning of the coke shed
at the Columbia agricultural works, on Com
merce street The flames had gained very
little headway when they were they were
put out by the application of a few buckets
OF water. The cause OF the fire is not known
but is supposed 10 have been-of an incen
" u
nom loc9m0tive was the cause of the fire
b9tlthe distance is too great for a spark to dC
the damage. The roof was burned about two
feet square.
Personal.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. B. Given have returned
home from their trip to Halifax, n. 5.
Mr.. W. II. Bines, president of the Phil
adelphia & Reading lateral roads, spent to
day in town.
Mr. T. g Ramsay has returned boma from,
trip to places OF interest in the Western
states.
Town Notes.
Over four hundred people attended the
picnic for the Methodist Sunday school a
Penryn park, yesterday. The day wa:
pleasantly spent by all.
A special train will be run on next Sunday
from Columbia to Gettysburg for the accom-
modation Of all who may desire to see tn,
Grand Army encampment at that place. The
train will leave Columbia at a. IN. and re
turning leave Getty yshurg at $50 p. m.
The wife OF John Smith, living at Kehler'i
farm, short distance out Of town, was en-
gagged in preparing supper last evening
when she was attacked with a sudden faint
ness. She fell against the stove aud receiv-l
painful burns on the right arm. Medica
attention was given TO the injury.
Some persons unknown attempted to effec
an entrance into the residence of Mr.. Rober
M. Harry, corner Fifth and Cherry streets
some time during last night. The robber
were frightened away before an entrance wa
gained into the house.
Several carloads Of people passed through
town this morning on their way to Gettys
burg, where the Grand Army encampment
will be held.
series OF three games of base ball, will
be played between the Harvey Fishers, OF
Duncannon, and the Columbia club. The
first game will be played on Saturday after
noon, at o'clock one on Monday morning,
at $3.50 O'Clock, and the third game on Mon.
day afternoon, at 2:30 O'clock. The Dun.
cannon club has been the champions of Cen.
tral Pennsylvania for several years past and
exciting contests may be expected. The home
club will be materially strengthened for thes.
games