Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-14
COLUMBIA NEWS.

From Our Regular Correspondent.
The School Board held an adjourned meet
ing in the Office of J. A. Meyers, corner o
Second and Locust streets, last evening
for the adoption Of 'sschool readers fO
the coming term. Representatives from
several publishing houses have been in towl
for a few days past representing to tht
members of the School Board and a
others interested, as we'll as to any wht
may have the least spcck of influence,
merits of the books the agency Of which
rests with them. The School Board hearing
the praises of all books brought to their
notice sounded on all sides were no doubt
placed in a sort of quandary, to get out
the question for the present, which was
carried. Things now rest just where they
were six months ago and here they will
probably continue to rest until the next
school term.
The question of rc-establslling the
teachers district institute also came up,
and by the adoption Of n resolution was
made one of the facts of the next school
term, with the understanding that the i'll
stitutc is to be held semi monthly. The
teachers of the different schools arc al
lowed a specified amount for each meeting
of the institute at which they are present.
The summer vacation will be over before
the school board will have again met, un-
less, indeed, business of special import
ancc calls the members together in the i'll
tcrvcning time.
Around Town.
Stephen J. Younger, Cd sergeant of Co.
H., Of this place, has been appointed color
sergeant of the 18th Regt., N. &. Pa, by
Col. Rupert, the regiment commander, the
Appointment to date from Aug. II, 1850.
This appointment creates y vacancy in the
line of scrgcaIts of Go. Ii. Sergeant
Younger was also 10y special order appoint
ed actin. sergeant major Of the same regi-
mcnt.
The regular monthly meeting of Colum-
bia town council was held last evening in
council clamDcr of the opera house.
Fruit thieves are much complained of
about Sixth and Walnut streets aud fur
thcr up. The inhabitants of the locality
promise to make it warm for the guilty
mostly youngsters, if they succeed in cap
turing them.
J. ID. Mislllcr will bring "Jolln Jack
to Columbia on August 3lst. This is the
first opera house cnga cement Of the sea
son. Mishlcr has several others to follow.
Mr. |. c. Gitt has invited his friends
of the Columbia Social club to meet him
on Monday evening next. in the club room.
and there participate with him in the cclc-
bration of the - anniversary of his birth.
There will no doubt be n large attendance
Oh the occasion. That the members of the
club will do justice to the viands to be
spread before them is not doubted-by
those who know them.
The Rcvs. Charles Winbglcr and J. w.
DeshOng, pastor and cx-pastor of the
Church OF God. arc in attendance ut the
Cumberland county campmecting. There
will bc no services, other than the prayer
meetings, in the church tomorrow.
Osccola tribe No. II, l. o. II. NJ, OF this
place, is picnickins to-day at IIeisc's
woods.
PlOvcr are now to bc seen about here in
right good numbers. Several of the Col
rmbia sportsmcn have been banging away
ut the bird lately. Thirty-fOur were
brought into town by :, party of four 4
few days ago.
Sheriff Strinc was in town yesterday.
An excursion train to Atlantic City and
Cape May left the Reading 4 Columbia
depot this morning.
\ child of Il. S. White, the timer, l.;
now lying seriously i'll with d:phtlcria.