Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-09
COLUMBIA NEWS.
QUE REGULAR CoREEsrONDEN,

Council meets this evening.
Five tramps in the lookup last night.
A horse employed at the "cut' fell
dead this morning.
The Citizens band will have no practice
until after the holidays
Miss Lille HintOn's parents were from
Columbia.
The G. A. r. post is complete in equip =.
ments except drum, and this will soon
be purchased.
Railroad traffic is Stacking up.
Seventeen different men were hurt in
Columbia during the past week.
One Of the cars at ittle Washington, tho
most demolished one, was sold by the
Pennsylvania railroad company to Mr..
Brush, of that borough, for kindling
wood.
a mail box has been placed ON the
opera house lamp post. Thanks to Post
master Mullen.
Mr.. Geo. Sample, who has been scri
ously i'll for the past six or ci ,ht weeks. il
out again. Mr.. Scott Snyder is very dan
gerously i'll.
The boat that was caught at the bridge,
on "Wednesday evening, belonged 10 Amos
Shutter, of Collins station. 1t was sent
home yesterday.
Miss Lille Hinton Tuesday ard "Pa-
ticncc," comic opera, Saturday evening Of
next week.
Tobacco business increasing; new
store recently opened on Locust near Third
street.
\ young married couple, just rnturned
from their wedding tour, were treated last
evening to a serenade.
The COlumbi, wrcckers, after working
oh .1,,A ~ iSi, fnss
three cars ut Washington. The remains
Of the late wreck have now ali been clear
ed away.
n drunken man for indecent exposure
had hearing before Squire Young at noon
to day, but missed being taken to Lancas-
ter in the 1 20 p. NJ, train. He will he sent
there this evening.
The members Of The Goodman chapel
practiced last evening for their Christmas
entertainment. A number of our young
men, those who participated in Inst years
entertainment for the benefit of the poor,
were requested yesterday have another of
the same kind during the holidays.
Tne Shawnee Mill Strike.
The strike at the Shawnee rolling mill
has brought out tho follOwin. facts {: Tho
men have different turns one week they
work at night and the next week ut day.
When the " day turn" goes off the ''night
turn" goes on. On Wednesday as the
night turn were about quitting work they
were informed that they would be com
PEELED to work another week during the
night. This they refused pcint blank to
do, and as there was only one alternative.
they struck. Neither the manager nor the
men have rs yet come to definite conclr-
sion, but the mill will not start again for !,
week Or two.
The school E:oard.
All OF the members Of the SCHOOL board
were present at the meeting last evening
except MIR. Wike. The finance committee
reported as follows
Balance on hand III
Tuition-stoner s., Meiiingcr 81; ...... IL 90
TreSpass fines per Grier. ....-. ........ Z 10
For old building on Fifth s;rcct....... 81 10
T. L. Dunbar, collector 1881 l,Ol6 ~
Total. .sl.Il7 $,
Orders paid. ..Si@a ~
Balance on hand. 81, ,s9s o.
Under this head the financial statement
| of the new building on Fifth street was
lead
Balance credited to building account
orers pee sass naid on building tS
Balance on hand.... 80 IL
Several questions on taxes were referred
| to the finance committee.
The text book committee and repair aud
| supply committee were given orders for
purchases made. Miss Paine's school was
granted more desks and 4 thermometer
| was ordered for each room. The library
committee was awarded an order for its
| appropriation for 1881. Mr. Given made
an eloquent speech in gard to tho library.
and said that if the bod would pay the
librarian, room rent, heat. light and other
incidental expenses, he ALL the rest Of the
committee would make it personal mat
ter to canvass the town and vicinity for
subscribers and to work il up. On motion
| the rate of subscription was lowered from
two dollars to one dollar.
| The auctiOneer was ordered to be paid
for selling off the Fifth street building.
Building committee reported progress and
approved bills for s2l4 G5, which were
ordered paid. It was resolved to close the
schools for holidays from Dec. 23 to Jan.
o. J. A. Slade, J. A. Meyer and A. Bruner
were appointed 3 committee Ou next com
mencement, to report occasionally to the
board and to confer with the supsrintend
ent.
| Superintendent Il. G. Amcs made his
second annual report which gave immense
satisfaction to the board In 4 lengthy
address he spoke Of the improvement of
| the schools how Il great amount Of money
was saved by the economical way in which
the schools were conducted, yet at tho
same time everything was first class !;
about the morals of the scholars compared
to what thy were two years ago, the change
| for the better was indeed wonderful. ''The
improvements in scholarship" has been
gradually on the increase, both III the
white and colorcd schools The local
institutes he thinks Of great ben
eft to the teachers, as was proven
by two letters from teac crs. He
spoke Of the high school With feelings Of
pride, and was positive the system as it is
now worked cannot DC improved. lie
complincnted the school board upon tleir
efficient services and thanked them for As
sisting him in raising the grade Of the
colored school, and also for givin, them
comfortable quarters. Tie offered several
recommendations and they will he acted
upon. The report was accepted and u
committee of three appointed to take int"
consideration the recommendations con
taincd therein and to report to the .bOard
at subsequent meetings. President Meyer
will act as chairman of the committee.
Michigan ReiieI.
Tho Detroit Free Press Of the 7th inst.
contains the following letter from Mayor
MacGOnigle to the chairman of tho relief
committee Of Detroit, Michigan. We re-
produce the lettt r, as ii pays Cesei vCs