Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-03
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE

The farmers about here are all more o.
less busily engaged in stripping tobacco
Very few buyers have been around as yet.
Miss Mary Bowman, of Marietta. was
visiting in town to-day, the guest of Miss
Maize E. Purple.
ENGINES 314 and 224 are in the shop at
this place for repair,-the former with a
cracked fire box, to repair which will take
about a week. The engine may possibly
be sent to Altoona for general overhaul
ing.
There is a splendid sheet Office before the
town and the dealers are only waiting for
favorable temperature to commence cut
ting.
Postmaster Harry Mullen, in his Grand
Army uniform, left heresfor Lancaster at
los to-day.
The Vigilant fire company at it's next
meeting will elect officers for the year.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Columbia fire company will b, held this
evening in the engine house parlors.
The Citizens band will partake of good
things tonight-wherc SMarc anon.
Henry Klinestecver is Building . small
tobacco warehouse on his property at
Sixth and Walnut streets.
Tho roof of shed, under which new
bricks were piled, at S. II. Purple's brick
kiln, was broken down day or two ago by
the weight Of the snow and water to-
gether.
Firemen's Election.
At the regular mauthly meeting Of the
Shawnee fire company, held last evening
in the engine house parlors, the following
officers were elected to serve during the
ensuing term Of one year {:
President-Michael Thomas.-
Vice President-Charles Cassidy.
Secrctary-JOhn p. Frank. !
Treasurcr-Danicl Gohn.
Chief Enginccr-AarOn Gilbert.
First Assistant Engineer Michael
Thomas.
Forcman-Pe:eT Book.
Trustees-Edwal Brodell, Andrew
Hardneil and Wendell Ranky:
First Assistant DirCctOr-Edwarl Ira
cey.
The officers will take their seats at the
next meeting OF the cOmpany-to be held
Oh the first Thursday evening Of January,
1881.
Diphthcria Scare.
1t is reported about town-and the re-
port has reached the ears OF several school
teachcrs-that at the next meeting Of the
school board, which will he held on next
Thursday evening, one Of our physicians
will appear before the body and ask that
the schools be closed while diphtheria re-
mains prevalent. The disease is consider
ed very contagious, and it is thought its
continued prevalence is owing to Il great
extent, to the minsling Of the school chill
drcn in the school rooms. A Columbia N.
ID. is reported as having said that q person
inhalinS the breath of sufferer with
diphtheria will either he taken with
the disease himself on carry it to
another. Whether this; be true or not
the contagiousness of the disease is uE-
doubted and the children, who are the prin-
cipal sufferers by it, have an excellent
chance of communicating it, one to the
other, in the heated schOolrOoms, where,
in some cases, as many as eighty arc to-
gether, sitting two and two to Il desk and
going by the dozens to rccitc in their
classes. 1t is further reported that the
school beard, falling to order the closing OF
the schools, will be asked to remove the |
tincups and buckets from which the chill
dren drink while in the school building. |
We can better afford to have the children
lose month schooling than have them
study where their lives are endangered. |