Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-08
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CoRREsroNDxNcr

OUH HE6CLAR CORRESPONDENCk.
The Presbyterians will hold their Christ
mas cantata on the Friday before Christ
mas.
The Columbiars who attended the Pro-
fessOr" in Lancaster last evening ex
pressed themselves as being highly de-
lighted. The G. 4. r. should bring i to
Columbia.
A small row boat was caught at tie
bridge this morning and held in the outlet.
The owner has not called for it as yet.
A water pipe burst on Front street yes
terday and half filed . cellar with water.
Important school board meeting to-
night-Cold, wind and ice last might
Christmas draws nearer.-Streets in good
condition and number of payements
being repaired piers finished
Game in season.-Slim market Shop
windows look handsome.-Tent tramps ar
rested yesterday.-Squire Frank is out Of
town. Officer Struck now works for Squire
Grier.
The McGibenys.
The McGibeuy family played in the
opera house last evening to q large and
select audience. The school children
turned out en- masse to see the per-
formance of the young musicians. The
performance was complete and gave uni
versal satisfaction, as was proven by the
frequent bursts Of applause. They play
in Lancaster this evening, and We would
advise our neig ghbOrs, if they wish to spend
q pleasant evening, to go see the little
ones.
Marrow Escape.
4 travelling agent wishing to cross the
l.. L..
boat. About o'clock he started and when
about the middle Of the river he got
mixed and did not know which way he
was going, as the night was very dark.
He saw light and thought it was tho
Wrightsville furnace. 1t proved to be the
Susquehanna rolling mill ard the man had
all he could do to pull into shore, as the
wind was blowing the boat directly to-
wards the dam. 1t was q narrow escape
from drowning.
G. A. IL. Election.
At an election of officers of G. A. X.
post 11S on Tuesday evening, the follow
ing gentlemen were elected Post Com
mander, J. w. Yocum Senior Vice Con-
mander, c. A. Becker Junior Vice Com
mander, Jno. L. Becker Quartermaster,
Jas. L. Pinkerton Officer of the Day,
Simon G. Camp: Officer of the Guard,
Edw. Caswell; Surgeon, DR.. F. Hinkle !;
Chaplain, Rev. H. Wheeler; Delegates to
the Department Encampment at Wilkes.
barre. W. Hayes Grier, II. Mullen and j.
W. Yocum. Alternates, Washington l..
Hershey and Cyrus BIuner The post is
in good financial standing. and is one of
the strongest in the state, ard is steadily
on the increase.
Our School SUPPLEMENTARY.
Considerable complaint is made about the
schools in our neighboring town, especially
the smaller ones. They say the rooms in
cold weather are so cold that they are un-
pleasant to sit in, and that in summer they
are SO poorly ventilated that they are
nearly suffocating. We would advise such
persons to visit the Columbia schools,
which, since Prof. B. g. Ames has been
superintendent here, reached high de
gree Of perfection. The professor can
always be found around the schools, and
if approached upon the subject nearest his
heart-the Columbia public schoOls-he
will gladly tell you how he has worked and
pushed the school directors to have this
and that done, sand how after con-
siderable labor he succeeded. Since the
opening of 1881, q number Of necessary
additions have been made. 4 new school
house for the colored children, which was
undoubtedly necessary, as their old one
was in a very poor condition; fire escapes
in tho Cherry street building repairs on
the institution, and everything conceivable
to the comfort of the school children. The
professor, aided by the present efficient
school board has done all this, and our
citizens can feel proud Of their public
schools, as no better can be found outside
of our large cities When contagious dis
eases were prevalent the professor ad-
vised the school board to close the schools,
and when the smallpox scare was here all
children had to be vaccinated or were not
allowed to 60 to school.
Little Locals
"Doves - dissolved.-Mr. and Mrs. D..
street.-Shawnee furnace stopped for an
Coal Dealer Filbert repairing railroad sid
ing.-Library committee ordering new
books. -" Boccaccio troupe passed
through from Reading to YOrk.-S. 8.
Detwiler has bought 16O acre farm at
Shank's Ferry, York county.-By
tho breaking of derrick tackling
at Shawnee furnace five men thrown
into q pit and severely hurt !; an
other had index finger Of left hand cut
off while loading car wheels.-Railroad
wreckers off to Washington to raise the
wrecked cars.-Shawnee rolling mill
stopped some dissatisfaction of en-
ployees.-On Sunday Rev. F. p. Mayser
will preach in st. Paups German Lutheran
church, after which the congregation will
attend the corner stone laying Of the now
st. Johns Lutheran church, Locust aud
9Th.