Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-26
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR nEeuLAR CORRESPONDENCE


There were more people at the Pennsyl-
vania railroad depot at 6:2O o'clock last
evening than at any time for the past
couple OF years, the crovd consisting for
the most part Of raftmen who had run
their RATS to Port Deposit or other des.
tinatiOns and were on their way back to
bringd own others. Not few of them were
so pleased with the excellent state of the
river for rafting purposes and the wind
less weather-eqmly conducive with the
rivers state to successful running-that
they relieved themselves Of an over-ex-
uberance in spirits by getting outside Of
spirits Of another sort, which had the
effect of quieting some, but acting to the
contrary with others.
Miss Ellen s. Preston, principal Of the
Columbia high SohOol, has positively de-
Clined to be the successor of herself when
the election Of teachers comes of in the
school board That Miss PrestOn's reasons
for the course she Is about to take are
sufficient, there is no doubt. Her re-elec-
tion would very probably have been unan-
imOus. .-E, H..
Following is the programme mapped out
for Thursday, the last day of the Harris
burg cOnvocation Of the Protestant Epis-
cOpal church, now in session at this place:
Morning prayer at 9 O'clock; business
meeting at 10 O'Clock !; services for deaf
mutes at 1 30 O'Clock p. m, to be conduct
ed by Rev. Henry Winter Syle, Of Phila-
delphia !; clerical discussions at 3 O'Clock
evening services at 7:9O o'clock, sermon by
Rev. Allen s. WOodle. of Altoona.
The bottom of the southwest corner Of
the reservoir, in the lot adjoining the high
school grounds, in one respect, il not un-
like the reservoir OF a couple Of years ago
at COnshohocken, from the fact that like
that one this ono is often ''lost, strayed or
stolen.' Just what is the matter the Col
umbia water committee has been unable
to find out-at least if they have they have
been unable to remedy it, and now, to put
a stop to its frequent canticOes, they are
engaged in filling it in. This will do what
all these years fixing has been unsuccess-
tul in doing.
Mr.. Henry Copenheffer, of West Hemp
field township, whose residence was en-
tered by burglars a few nights ago thinks
that tho burglars were no strangers in
leaving they took a little by-road, running
through some timber land near. which Is
not generally known.
The fifth school of the secondary de-
partment was examined yesterday. To-day
the sixth secondary school will pass
through the ordeal, and, in the order
named, the first, second and third schools
of the primary department. will be exam
ined on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
The examinations will end on Monday,
May 16, when the colored primary, taught
by Miss Annie NJ. Williams, will be heard
| ON what it knows.
Borough Brovities.
High school commencement, May 27.-
Buffalo Bill to nisht.-Burr and Megar
gee, of the Press, in town.-ileavy run Of
RATS tO-day.-JOhn s. Given, of Dover,
Del, visiting MIR. Henry Suydam.
catches of shad below the dam 100 at Mud
island last night.-Dr. p. Gress and wife
of Atchison, Kansas, visiting Mr..
Geo. Gress.-Rain, thunder and lightning
lastlnighi.-Mr. F. W. Klink, Of Middle
town, lately the guest Of Mr.. G. L. MUIR
ray, has returned hOme.-The school board
asks proposals, to close May 10, for new
building on South Fifth street.-Three
sections, with some SO Or 40 cars on the
emigrant train this morning and over I, 200
passengers.