Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-11-13
COLUMBIA NEWS.
oUl: REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE

| D. F. Shure, of the Susquehanna canal,
was in town yesterday.
| Joseph H. McFadden, of Philadelphia,
dropped on his Columbia friends Yesterday.
Of course he went to the hop.
The Frederick accommodation train
west came in yesterday afternoon twenty.
five minutes late.
The first Of the seasons snow is now fall
ing and is coming down with vengeance
too. 1t commenced dropping little after
O'Clock and is still going ahead, appar-
emily with no let UP. Well, it is drawing
near the time.
The Pennsylvania railroad pay car paid
us i:a regular monthly visit yesterday af-
ternOon. It is always welcome.
The class Of book keeping, of which We
spoke few days ago, will take lessons,
beginning next week, in the room of S. S.
Detwiler's building, opposite A. ID. Reese S
billiard hall.
The teachers OF tho Columbia public
schools have concluded that they have
seen enough institutes for one week, in the
week closing with to-day, and by virtue of
this decision to-day's district institute was
not held. A meeting will take place on
next Saturday.
A public sale of real estate at the
Franklin house tonight.
We are inclined to believe the present
Snow will turn into rain before the day is
over.
A fail -sized audience assembled in the
opera house, last evening. to witness the
dramatic exhibition, for the benefit of St.
Peters Catholic church, as rendered by
the pupils and young ladies Of the church
congregation which rendition is COM
mendcd, the participants in the exercises
complimented, and the entertainment pro-
nounccd a success. The Citizens band
discoursed some airs.
Messrs. c. c. Hogentogler, W. Ii. Herr,
|. G. Git and Orrick Richards, the special
committee under whose auspices last even-
ing's hop in company H's armory was
given, are congratulatins themselves this
morning on the success OF their enterprise,
and the happy termination of their labor
in navigating, SO unsweryingly, from its
embryOtic state, the first dance oi the
season. The music as furnished by Tay-
lor's orchestra was superb and the
boys and girls present had a delightful
time.
Borough Councils.
At the meeting Of councils last evening
all the members were present except s!r.
Filbert. The finance committee reported
receipts since last meeting, 81, 492.02, ex-
penditures, s31S7.3O, balance on hand,
81, ,769.1S. The insurance of city property
has been replaced at 3 per cent. rate for
three years. The work of extending the
opera house store room was estimated at
$1,000, and the tenants will each pay 500
additional rent per annum: not agreed to.
J. c. Stoner proposes that if the
borough will vacate Stricklcr's lane from
Grubb's road to where Manor street ex-
tended would strike the borough line and
open Manor street to Twelfth, he would
release all damages from the opening, ex-
tend Manor street to the borough line,
putting it is passab!e condition and con-
tinue Grubb's lane to Manor street. Several
business men were heard in favor of later
market hours during the wiuter months,
and there will be i conference on the sub
ject on Monday evening at an adjourned
council meeting. The Thanksgiving mar
ket will be held On Wednesday,, the 23d
inst, at 3 p. m. Permission to erect tele-
phone poles in the streets and alleys was
granted. The finance committee was au-
thorizcd to borrow $500 temporarily.
Sundry bills were ordered to be paid.