Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-15
COLUMEIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS

| OUR REGULAR COhkSESFONDE->SA.
Raptismal services will be held to- NOR
row morning in st. Paurs Episcopal
church.
T.. jefferson CIepper's new fiat boat,
which he has just built on the wharf be-
low Fendrich's warehouse, will be launch.
ed to morrow morning.
Miss Clara Richards returned home last
evening after weeks visit to Lancaster
among her many friends.
Miss Flora Crothew, of Wilson college,
Chambersburg,i is the guest of Miss Caddie
Bruner
Miss Jennie c. Mccullough, of Wilson
college, Chambsrsburg, is the guest Of
| Miss Maize Fendrich.
Miss Flora Sprecher, Of Lancaster, was
visiting Miss Maize Fendrich yesterday.
Graulich. of opera house disturbance
notoriety, has been acquitted.
Mr.. +. c. Snyder is about erecting a
confectionery stand at the corner of Third
and Locust streets.
Messrs. W. B. Given and Alfred C..
| Bruner are sporting handsome and brand
new buggy. They gave it its trial trip
yesterday.
Rev. Er. Wolfe, Of Gettysburg theolog.
ical seminary, was yesterday the guest of
F. A. Bennett.
A large party Of persons Of both sexes
surprised Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob r. Wilmer
at their residence, on Walnut street above
the birthday anniversary Of Mrs. Wilmer.
A very enjoyable time was had.
Mr.. Aaron Gable, respected, aged and
well-known citizen, died last evening at
his residence ON Locust street just above
Third, aged - years and EOnths. Mr..
Gable had for some years been connected
with his son. Taylor Gable, in the business
OF a confectioner The funeral will take
place from his late residence Oh Sunday
afternoon at cue o'clock. The remains
will be taken to Marietta for interment.
A heavily loaded canal boat broke from
its moorin.s near the bridge yesterday
afternoon and drifted down the river. 1t
was only saved from going over the dam
by number Of row boats going to its as
sistance and towing it to shore.
Miss Nella +. Brown will have pianist
with her at the opera house Tomorrow
evening.
To-day is Good Friday. 1t is !. legal
holiday. No business is doing at the banks,
and the public schools are closed but the
pOstofiice is open and the usual life is found
at the stores.
The officers Of OsceOla tribe No. IL, l.
.. r. NJ were installed in the opera house
last evening i'll the presence Of a large au-
dience.
\ party was given last evening at the
residence of Mr.. John Fentlricll. at tae
corner of Third and Chestnut streets, in
honor of his daughter, Miss Maize, who
is home for the Easter holidays from Will
son college, Chambersburg. There was
quite Il large attendance. and the evening
was pleasantly spent. Several OF Miss
Fentiricll's classmates were of those pre-
sent.
The meeting cf the f. f. Lutheran mite
society last evening 1T the residence of
Mr.. II. F. Yergey, was a pleasant and
highly successful affair. Into the church
treasury was netteG quite nice little sum
of money, the outcome of refreshments
| bountifully served and partaken Of until
they were all consumed.
Mr.. Frank Nesbitt, OF Port Deposit,
Md, was in Columbia yesterday.
Cornelius Lanegan, was arrested this
morning on the charge of woman beating.
| He will be heard from futhcr in the Lar
| caster county courts.
Miss Annie Bitner, of Lancasser, was
visiting in Columbia yesterday, the guest
of Miss Annie Bruner.
The School Board.
At last evenings meeting OF the
school board the finance committee
presented a report showing the ex-
| penditures since last report to he
s2,3l1 81 and the receipts including
IA balance OF 81, 259 Gi to be 50, 060 "a and
a balance. April ii, Of S749.20. The meet
ing hour of the board was changed from
.:3O to 8 o'clock p. IN. a committee of
three was appointed to confer with Super
intendent B. G. Ames in reference to the
commencement exercises of 1881, such
committee to have power to act. Com:
mittee-Mcssrs. Meyers, Stevenson and
resolution. which was adopted
WHEREAS, The building now used by
the board for the accommodation of the
colored schools of Columbia, is unfit for
use in it's present condition. Therefore
be it
ResOlrsd, That 4 committee be appointed
to report to this board at it's next regular
meeting, first, as to whether it is expedi-
ent to repair the old building now stand
ing, and what would be tho cost of the
same second, whaC would be the cost of
erecting a suitable new building third, as
to the best means of raising the funds for
either the repair of the old building or the
erection of a new one.
Committee-Messrs.M Mey ers, Wike and
Balm. MeSsrs. Zeamer. Stair and Given
were appointed a committe to apply to
council for the use Of the council chamber
for the purpose of holding the meetings
Of the school board.
Adjourned.
Gave lSail