Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-07-16
IA CANAL BOAT SINKS.
- nessnsa QaarreI and Rsndie Each O.her
= nsueAly-Aibsss Peser'. One Of the Pns,.
Hns. mas Beth Eyes Closed = wrecks
- o. the Yennsyivania Railroad,

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COLuMarA, July &c Shortly after ii |
D'e1ook on Saturday evening the canal boa,
AndsOw Garnett commanded by Captain
0surge Campbell, sunk at Brunef's coal
Rhasl The beat was loaded at Napticoke
- cousigued to Jsa. Boyd Go. s
Hruuets whAfveA Assistant Engineer
4sohan ana Canal Foreman Ficksts aI
1voa here this morning 70 invsstigste uns
- The boat was In sound condition sno
- accident 10 supposed to have peen .ne
Uoek Of some evil disposed person VINO
1oo1lng Q personal spite sgainst the cap
on10, took this method Of obtaining revenge
= great dsal of labor will be required 10
soiDs the boat
On Saturday afternoon prize Eight took
place at the locks Of the Penneylvania cana
company between two canal boatmen,
Albert Peters and Joseph Oracle. The
quarrel originated Of some passing poin'
Along the canal, and was renewed on the
arrival of both men at Oolu nbia, where u
was decided 70 settle the dispute In . fa''
hight Daring the melee which epsuec
b0eh men were badly punished, and Peter
cE1ed for mercy only after having ooth
eyes closed. Oracle, the victor, was badly
ussd up.
4 week occurred at Ronk's this morn
Ing. caused by the breaking OF the eccen-
tfio stop on engine No. 62o. The train wss
backed on aiding and the engine returned
=, Columbia for repair.
On Saturday afternoon, owing to mis-
placed switch, engine No. LIE, OF the
Pennsylvanis railroad, backed q train o.
cars into q large class !" X engine. 1
was Intended to run the train on asidink
In the west yard, but the switch wa
turned for the engine track. The damage,
which consisted Of badly broken pilot
shattered bumper and track, was repaired
by the wreck crew OF this place.
A base ball game was played on satur-
day afternoon, between q club formed o.
smployes OF the Kelley stove works snd
Q club styling themselves the " American
Sp inters" The features OF the game wer.
the heavy batting OF both sides, and tb.
large number OF runs scored. Oberholzsi
and Hull WAS the battery for the STOW.
works, while Tracey and Fry occupied the
points for the Splintera The Keeley club
won the game, scoring Al runs to 20 OF
their opponents
Another game was played on Saturday
betWeon the Defiance club Of Wrightsviile,
and the "Our Boys" Game was called .,
at2 p m on the Y. NJ. q. A. grounds Oh
Eishth street The Defiance club was vic.
torious by score OF 20 to Is,
At the time OF the disbanding OF the Cltl-
Gems band, Of this place, q majority OF the
members decided to keep their uniforms
and quipments The minority taking thu
ground that AZ the oitizsns had contributed
the money to buy the suits and instruments
they should be given In the hands Of tn,
borough council for disposal. A few day.
Z ego the suits were disposed Of to band IN
Qusrryville for Is Q suit. The money Wa.
distributed among the remaining member
Of the organ ization, as wore aiso the instru
ments.
4 few days ago Jno. Watkins, q resident
Of York county, brought home with hin,
from Wyoming Territory . bronchO pony
with which TO give exhibitions In "b buck
Ing" Watkins brought the animal Il
town on Saturday, and gave an exhibition
e Hershey's stable on Fourth street. Aftel
sticking to the pony for one.hslf hour
watkins was thrown heavily In the quite,
by 9 sudden side jump Of the pony.
The Sslome United Brethren Sunday
sohool will hold Its annual picnic at Lltr2
Syringe ON Wednesday next. The church
orchestra will accompany the picnickors,
and pleasant time Ia anticipated.
Toe Columbia Literary socieiy will
spend tomorrow at York Furnace.
This morning party OF seventeen isdle,
and gentlemen lett town In the stesme,
Midget tor York Furnace, where they viii,
spend the day.
The Columbia Mn1perebor will bold it,
first picnic at Penryn Park on ss day,
July els.
The yiligant Fire company will hold 0
meeting this evening for the purpose o.
mixing arrapg ments fer their part In Ii,
centennial.
A party OF thieves entered the cabin Of
Wilson Eliot under the bridge and secured
some clothing, q razor, cav and hatche'
bslonsing to the owner.
A. Z q. m. on Tuesday morning the
Forest and Stream camping club will lcav,
town for their camping ground on III,
JunlatM
The East End camping club OF Lancaster
passed through town this morning OF
route for Wsiss's island. Bowery"
Erisman, OF Columbia, accompanied tn.
club on Its trip.
John Shep berger & Son received the con.
tSsct for csrpeting the psrlors Of the Column
bIa engine house.
The Columbia A Agricultural works srte3
work this morning, after having been shu'
down two weeks. The Kelley Stove com
pany also resumed op sraiions after similar
period Of idleness.
Aim Gussis Hook left town on Saturday
on visit 10 Baltimore.
Rev. Thomas Harrison, Of the NJ. Z.
church, left with bis family this morning,
on trip to Ocesn Grove.
Benjamin 2mcher and family have re
moved to Harrisburg, where they will 70.
aide In future.