Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-11-29
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CoLUMBIA, Nov. 2o.-Oa last Saturday
Might m attempt was made 20 rob the store
~ Gam'l Croft 4 Co, at Cordelia station. The
r1oompt was made by two men who had pro-
u0Cod n iron bar for the purpose Of forcing
&pm - door Of the store. They had just
o6mDeuOed at the work when the watch
mAn ~ the Cordelia furnaces put In an ap.
Hqnsunce. and their plans were frustrated
Tho Shen left In Q hurried manner at the ap-
pgooch OF the watchman.
a Number Of Police Cases.
DAVID Rcnk, employed on a canal boat OF
~ Pennsylvania canal company, had suit
bntseud against him at the office OF Squire
En. By Robert Fry driver ssnt Sf aas.1sr %s.
roatod by Officer Wittck and hearing took
ptnCo on last Saturday evening. Fry, who
y : boy about thirteen years old, had bot
elo Of whisky which was taken from him by
Ronk. and in the scuffle to regain 1t the
Wkisky was spilled on Fry. The boy ap-
balod an ugly word TO Ronk, who then
fn6oked him down. The matter was settled
~ Ronk paying the costs. During the heat
ing the fact was learned that considerable
bibe literally. Fry, young boy OF thirteen
yearA was under the influence OF liquor at
the time Of the scuffle.
Oficer Hoffman OF the railroad police, ar
rented Joseph Myers tramp, for raising 3
fuss at Marietta junction. He had hearing
before Squire Evans where he paid his costs
Franklin Castner, claiming bloomsbury as
his homo, was arrested by Officer Wittick for
creating distur bance at the railroad station.
He bad hearing before Squire Evans and
wss discharged by the pay ment OF costs
thu Colum bia borough will come of al the
office Of Squire Hershey.
Around the RaIlroat
The pay car of the Reading & Columbia
railroad arrived in town this morning, when
the employees were paid for the month OF
October.
The Frederick accommodation train due in
Columbia, ct 1880 a. m, was about fifteen
minutes late this morning, caused by broken
rail at Wrightsville.
Engine c. S. Maltby, of the Reading s
Columbia railroad, was pushing some
coal cars on the coal chutes this morning
when broken guard rail caused sligb
wreck. The cars were run of diferen
tracks, but were stopped before much dam
age was done. The road bed was torn up.
Town Notes.
Hi Henry's minstrel company will appes
In the opera house this evening, when very
good performance will be given.
The funeral OF the late Lewis Donschel
took place on Sunday afternoon and wa:
very largely attended. Services were held
In the Second Street Lutheran church.
The dairy maids reception held In the
armory for the benefit OF the Ladies' Aid
society, of the St Johns Lutheran church
closed on Saturday and was a success in
every way.
Fred and Wilmer RICHTER, of Philadelphia
are visiting friends in Columbia
Work was begun this morning In dig
ging the foundations for large ice house, tC
be built along the river shore for Samuel FIJI,
bert The house will be $50 feet long and 81
feet In width, and will be 80 feet high, bav
ing capacity of 6 900 tons of ice. The house
will be erected by Bachman & Forty, who
expect to have it completed in about three
weeks.
General Welsh Post, No. lis q. A. r.
will have q cam p fire in the rink, on Friday
December 10, which will be big affair
Thos. j. Stewart, Gen. Goblin and othe1
prominent men will be present on this occa
sion,