Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-20
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE

COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE
Excursion tickets will be sold to Lancas
ter and return on Whit Monday, June g
at the regular excursion QwO-thirds) rate,
forty eight cents.
MI. II. C. Mackenzie, Of Philadelphia, and
| Mr.. J. w. Rhinehart, of Baltimore, are
visiting in town.
John S. Clarke, appears here on Wednes
day, May 25. Play not named
Mrs. DR.. jenkins, of Curwensvillc, Clear
field county, is on a visit here to heI
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. BENJAMIN Herr.
Patrick Moriarity and Josephine Baukert
| were united in marriage yesterday.
baggage Master George Crawford, OF
trains Nos. 90 and 90 of the Columbia &
Port Deposit railroad, had his right hand
caught this morning while coupling cars
at McCall's Ferry. The index finger was
mashed and broken and the big finger
crushed.
The store of Mrs. Gordon, widow of the
late William Gordon, situated on High
street near the St. Charles furnace, was
entered last night by burglars, who So.
cured but littlc booty. They were prob
ably scared away before completing their
work.
There were three sections to the way
passenger train west this morning, all
heavily loaded with immigrants.
Three well-knOwn citizens, WHO ycstcr-
day went to the high point in the dam,
between the old and new fish ways, to try
their luck at fishing, saved themselves and
their boat from going through the old fish
way only by jumping into the river, where
tho water was up to their necks. Then,
too, the day was decidedly cool for bath
even had it been voluntary.
Postmaster Henry Mullen will go to
Lancaster this evening to inspect post No.
1S4 e. A. II. He will be accompanied by
Commander Hayes Grier, J. W. Yocum,
f. A. Becker, w. II. Pfahler. J. l.. Wright
and A. II. HOuscndObler. officers of Cen
eral Welsh post No. 11S, q. A. r., of this
place.
A meeting of tho Young Peoples society
of st. Johns English Lutheran church
was held last evening at the residence of
Mr.. John Shenberger, where very pleas.
ant evening was experienced. The eXer-
cises consisted Of music, readings, etc,
At a congregational meeting of the 4.
f. Lutheran church, held on Wednesday
evening, existing vacancies were filled by
clccting John Il. Richards 4 deacon and
Samuel Gravor q trustee.
Would -besProthonotary Sam. Matt.
Fridy was in town yesterday.
John Null, who resides at Chickies, tread
on a hot cinder at one Of the furnaces Il
couple Of weeks ago and had his foot Sc
verely burned. His sulfcrings since then
have been intense and yesterday ho died
of lock jaw, which had set in. Null, We
,e N,,Ol
who was killed by passenger train on the
Pennsylvania railroad 1T point 4 short
distance west of the St. Charles furnace,
1T this place. about one year ago.
A special meeting Of the Columbia
law Office of w. Il. Given, esq. Several
committees made unimp6rtant reports and
discussions took place on i couple of sub
jecus of interest now before the board
tho commencement exercises Of the
high school and the erection of
4 new building for tho cOlored
school. Designs for such building
were presented and received due notice,
but none of the plans submitted have yet
been adopted and consequently contract
for the erection of the building has not
been entered into. Information was con-
veyed to the board, by tho committee IN
whose hands the selection WAS entrusted,
that DIR. Brooks, of the state normal
school, would deliver the address 1T the
commencement. The board decided
to attend tho commencement in a
body, and also the exercises of the
graduating class Of the high school, in the
school room on the morning Of commence
ment day. These exercises will include
the reading Of the graduates essays which
will not be read ut tho commencement.
The following preamble and resolution,
offered by William B. Given, were unan;-
mOusly adopted:
"WHEREAs, The council of the borough
Of Columbia has kindly conceded to this
school board the use Of the borough cOun-
Gil chamber for their regular meetings.
Therefore
Resoloed, That the school board. appre-
ciatins tho courtesy so rendered, instruct
their secretary 70 convey to the council
the thanks Of this bOard.''
The board adjourned to meet in Mr..
Given s Office on next Thursday evening.