Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-06-10
COLUMBIA NEWS.

OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE.
The teachers examination is being con
tinued to-day.
The Westminster presbytery meets here
to-day.
Council meets this evening.
Miss Warren, of Cincinnati, O., is the
guest Of her uncle, Mr.. w. G.. Pinker-
ton.
A raft which escaped from Marietta last
night or this morning at an early hour is
lodged on a bridge pier near the iron
span.
A strawberry festival was given last
evening in the E. 4. Lutheran church lec-
turc room.
Messrs, Elias II. and Isaiah w. Sheath
are home from Lebanon Valley college.
a Port Deposit railroad engine and a
Reading coal car collided near Locust
street this morning. The engine was not
hurt, but the car was pushed to one side
and the track with it.
Just now the chief point of interest is
the river which has been steadily rising
since yesterday and which at this writing,
marks three or four feet above low water
mark. The wllarves from the Goa! chutes
down to Brilner's are submerged or partly
80, and the indications point to a rise
which will put them wholly out of sight.
The floods reported from the upper waters
have not yet reached here, but when they
identify themselves with the swollen
waters which tho late heavy rains
in this immediate locality have
OccasiOned, there will be de-
cidedly wild torrent. Report from up the
river state that the North and West
branches, the Juniata and all the smaller
tributaries are emptyiDg immense volumes
of water into our noble river and that
with an irresistible force it is fast ap-
preaching us. The boom at Williamsport
was broken yesterday afternoon, and mil
lions of feet Of timber are floating toward
the bay. Columbia rivermen will make it
point to intercept as many as possible, as
it is believed fifty cents may be recovered
for each one hauled in.
TheSchool Board.
At last evening" meeting of the school
board the finance committee presented q;
report which showed the receipts, includ-
ing balance of s273.5S, to be s1,277.99,
and the expenditures to bc 81, 131 .33, lcav
ing balance Of S14G.6G. The committee
further reported that they had examined
the account of the treasurer and found it
correct, and submitted a statement, to-
gcthcr with Il statement of unsettled tax
duplicates fol the past three years, and of
the resources and liabilities Of the school
district as by law required. An order was
granted in favor OF S. Ii. Hoffman, libra
rian, for SIS salary. Its chairman re-
ported that the commencement commit
tee had incurred IS expense for speaker,
SIS for rent of the opera house, and $19.35
for music. An order for $780, .35 was granted
to pay the costs of commencement and
another order for S14.30 was drawn up in
favor Of A. Bruner & Bro, for lumber. A
motion WAS adopted requiring the annual
report Of tho finance committee to he pub
lislled one time in each of tho borough
papers and five hundred slips to be printed
for distribution. The library committee
presented 4 lengthy report reviewing the
running Of tho school library for the past
year. There are but twelve paying sub
scribcrs and this the committee think a
most discrcditable showing. They recon-
two dollars to one dollar per year that
the annual appropriation be raised from
fifty to seventy-five dollars for the ensuing
term, aud the removal of the library to
some central convenient room, as the one
now in use will soon be needed for educa-
tional PURPOSES. UnOfficlally the commit
tee were offered room in the opera
house, but believe tho second story Of Odd
Fellows hall is the proper place for the
library, and that the rent Of the same
would be more than made up by increased
income from new subscribers. The report
was received aud ordered to be entered on
the minutes.
By direction of the president the finance
committee audited the account of the IL
brary committee and reported having
found it correct. A balance OF 5000 re-
mains::in the committees S hands. Mr.. Given,
of the building committee, reported pro-
gress, and Mr.. Meyers, of the committee on
high school commencement, reported that
every thing had passed successfully. Both
reports were received and the former COM
mittee was continued. The following
resolution Of thanks was unanimously
adoped RcsOlccd, That the thanks of
this school board are duo to Edwards
Brooks, PHI. d., principal of the state nor
NAL school of Millersville, for his able and
eloquent address before the graduating
class of 81 on the evening of May
eth, 1SS1.'' A resolution was
offered, and unanimously adopted.
commencing the zeal of Miss Ellen S.
Preston, principal of the high school, and
expressing the regret of the board that
she is about to sever her connection with
the public schools Of Columbia. Superin
tendent Ames presented his report for tie
month, which ended with the close of the
school term. There were SIG pupils pres
cnt every scssisn and 50 Wits to the
schools. On motion the board adjourned
sine die.
The New Boards Organization.
Messrs. A. Bruner, j. A. Meyers and
John A. Slade. mcmbers-elect, being pre-
sent, presented their certificates of election
and took their seats. A call of the roll
disclosed the fact that the members were
all present. Mr.. Balm was elected tenn
porary chairman and Mr.. Stevenson tenn
porary secretary. In the nominations for
permanent organization, Mr.. Meyers for
president and Mr.. Stevenson for secretary
were the only nominees and their
elections were made unanimous. On
motion of Mr.. Wike the salaries
of the secretary, solicitor, janitor and IL
brarian were fixed the same as last year.
The election of officers then took place as
janitor, J. G. Klinsbeil treasurer, First
national bank librarian, S. II. Hoffman.
the librarians term to date from June 1,
1881. The board adjourned to meet on
next Monday evening at 7:3O O'Clock, in
council chamber.
Trouble In the Family.
Last night about 10 o'clock the wife of
Jacob Eberly, who keeps the Union hotel
schooner house, on East Chestnut street,
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