Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-17
COLUMBIA NEWS,
OUR REGULAR CORkEspOS DENr

oChS NESCL-fN COhlsESYOS Dl.SLE
The public schools will close to-day t,
remain closed until Monday January Sd
William Grculici is baker and has d
horse and wagon which he uses in the dc
livery of his bread, cakes, etc. Yesterday
afternoon the horse raE away on EIghtl
street and William was spilled out ovei
and the driver picked up. Neither Was
injured.
Captain ID. t. Case dispatched the pay
rolls of company II to Gel. Rupert day
Or two since Trey are about :, months
late.
Prof McGuiry's dancing class 'i;et III tlli:
;rmoly last night.
Il. +. Mann ard his bride have ieaci!e
Columbia.
Closing exercises will be held I;li, a!:cr-
noon in the grammar schop; room OF Il G
public school building at Fifth and Locust
streets. They will consist of readings.
Rotations, etc.
Alfred {. Bruno: left here to- day on I.
visit to Philadelphia.
Ncnturcsome boys are skating on the
river to-day. 1t is thought the ice boats
will be taken out to morrow. They are
being rugged upto-day.
Tomorrow will be the day for the meet
ing OF the teachers Institute.
The employees of the Shawnee rolling
mill will Ire paid tomorrow for two weeks
work.
Company ii, llth Itegt., y. G. L. Of
this place, has. through the courtesy Of
Co! Moore, comman,lant of the Washing
ton Light Infantry, secured quarters at
Washington, ID. C.. for its stay there
while participating in the inaugural ccrc
monies. The headquarters of the com
pany will be on seventh street near pann-
sylvania avenue. A large room To con
tain from fifty to one hundred mattresses:
with pillows, etc, is at the disposal Of The
company and is to bc paid for at the rate
of one dollar per man per day. The
company has not yet decided what music
il will take.
The Coming Christinastiie.
The celebration OF Christmas by the diff
fcrcnt churches and Sunday schools
throughout town is Just now Il matter cf
the greatest import to church people gen
orally and more particularly TO the pupils
of the schools who are Oh the programmes
to take leading parts in the entertainments
to DC given by their schools. All of The
sunday schools in the borough will give
entertainments or celebrate the day in
some way. 4: the +. l.. Lutheran church
an entertainment will be given by the
school connected Herewith on Christmas
night and the scholars of the school alc
now making the greatest preparations for
the event. They meet three times Il week
on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday even
inys for rehearsal and on the other even
nSs study their parts more thorou:r :rhly :uI
such rehearsal. Il is undcrS; oopd tie
programme is u pleasing one and a fee of
ten cents will ,c required from adults TO
enter the church on the evening in que
ton. con December 81, ahI January I.
Prof. Barnwcll vii! lecture for the benefit
of the church, his subject for the first
night being Holy Land,' and on the
second, "Onc Night liz London Scenic
views of celebrated places in the Holy
Land will bc called to the aid Of the Ice
turer as he discourscs and they vii! be
plcasin" t" his audience.
The United Brethren Sunday school will
give 4 musical entertainment Oh Christ
mas night. for which the school children
are now i'm training. For :: time tie
Methodist Episcopal Sunday school people
were in 4 quantiary as to what sort OF an
entertainment to give but they have dc
cided upon 4 programme, which, We are
Informed, is entirely different from any
given by them heretofore. 1t consists
principally Of responsive readings by the
SclOOl superintendent and the scholars
OF speaking by the latter and of singing
Christmas carols. The superintendent
and other officers of the school will prob
ably make addresses.
The Presbyterian Sunday school viii!
hold its exercises Oh Christmas afternoon
in the church. They will consist of re-
ligious songs and readings. We have not
heard OF the programme decided upon by
the other Sulday-schools, but they will
appear in good time.