Trolley Lines Columbia By JOHN D. DENNEY, JR. The First Trolley Car Line FOR MANY years before the coming of the automobiles and good highways, the electric trolley car was the most popular means of local and suburban transportation. Practically all the larger towns in Pennsylvania had trolley

enable them to avoid paying Interest, a considerable portion of which will ultimately come out of the State Treasury, in conse- quence of the expense of the Bridge being augmented by the payment of said interest." 6 Rates of Toll The rates of toll for the Columbia Bridge Company were as follows: "For

women to make into garments, for which sewing they are paid, and the garments clothe the poor of the 'Dorcas' or the children of the `Children's Aid.' A pathetic scene occurred the day before last Christmas, when a woman was paid seventy-five cents for some sewing she had done at nights, after hard days

section of England from which he came, He built �his dwelling on a lovely spot overlooking the Susquehanna River, on what is now Second Street, in the Borough of Columbia, It was built of logs, hickory, white and Spanish oak, and black walnut, For many years, the house was one of the landmarks of old

oldest son withdrew from the firm, and George, Jr., Charles, Henry and Edward Goodwin formed a partnership under the name of Goodwin and Company. Mr. Boswell continued to work for this firm until June, 1830, when he came to Lancaster County, and started the Spy in Columbia. At this time he was twenty