Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-04
COLUMBIA NEWS.

OUR KEGULAR CORRESPONDENCE
United States Consul Fygelmesey. wife,
child and nurse, and Miss Fannie Halde-
man left here yesterday for Demarara,
where Col. F. is stationed.
The Boston Ideal musical company ar
rived here at one o'clock to-day. They
appear in the opera house this evening.
Mr.. Harry Fisher left here to-day on a
visit to Philadelphia and New York.
Mr.. Frank Ziegler, clerk in F. A. Ben
nett's drygoods store, who has been. Sc
verely i'll for the past month, put in an
appearance at the store yesterday after
noon.
A programme Of exercise consisting of
vocal music, answering of referred ques-
tiOns, cOnundrums, etc., has been prepared
for the meeting Tomorrow evening, at the
residence of Mr.. George Hains, on Locust
street. below Sixth. of the Young Peoples
social and working association of st.
Johns English Lutheran church.
By order Of Chief Engineer John Sheu-
berger. of the fire department., the ma
chinery of the Vigilant engine will be
given trial on next Saturday.
The new orchestra which was formed
here few weeks ago is practicing fire.
quently aud getting along finely.
The exterior of Mr.. H. F. Burners res
idence, at Walnut and Commerce streets,
is being renovated.
Last evening at w. F. Wilson's carpet
weaving shop, on Locust street, above
Fourth, jOist supporting the second
floor of the building caught fire from the
hca, of lamp which was hung too close
lelOw it. The fire was discovered shortly
after breaking out and extinguished before
doing any harm.
Tho fourth and fifth primary schools
were examined on Monday and Tuesday
and the sixth is being examined to-day.
The examinations of the rest of the
schools will take place in the order given
below !: Thursday, May s., seventh pri'
mary Friday, May G, eighth primary !;
May 10, tenth primary "Wednesday, May
colored secondary Monday, May 1G, col
Ored primary.
Mr.. C. S. Shadd, principal of the col
Ored school, will deliver lecture in Mt.
Zion A. NJ. +. church on Friday evening,
May 6. Subject Diseasc-its origin.
The suit of George Wike VS.. Sylvester
Miller came UP before Justice Frank yes
terday ait .rnOon. Wike charged the de-
fendant with having thrown water on him
with the hose of the Vigilant engine,
which was on trial about y week ago.
1t appeared that Wike had walked under
the stream, and it was explained to the
squire that nothing was more natural than
that Miller should havc allowed it to fall
on him. The laws executive was evidently
convinced that this was a fact-at any rate
the defendant got of.
At the regular monthly meeting of the
Vigilant fire company last evening, fifteen
new members were elected. 1t was de-
cided to accept the invitation to partici-
pate in the parade of the volunteer fire
men of the state at Reading at the time
Of the holding of the state convention in
September next. The use of the company's s
meeting room was extended, free of charge,
to the Baptist congregation recently
formed here, for church services OH Sum
day.
The Herald in speaking of Miss Ellen S.
PrestOn's intention of severing her con-
nection with the high school, as its prin
cipal says; "TO take her place We sup
pose there will he any number Of appli-
cants, but VIC have in our midst one whe
can fill the bill, and one who as a pupil
and teacher went through every grade of
our schools. We refer to Miss Lillian
II. Welsh. She is now teacher
at Millersville, and, We understand will be
an applicant to succeed Miss Preston.
There is no question as to her ability, and
VIC have no doubt there will he no objec-
-tion to her election" The above will re-
ceivc the hearty endorsement Of the ma
jority of our citizens. The school board
may 20 farther and fare worse.