Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-15
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESrONDENCE

The school board met in regular session
last evening. Present, Mcssrs. Balm,
Slade, Stair, Stevenson and Zc:sncr. MIR.
Balm was elected president pro tom.
Minutes of regular aud al ljourncd meet
inss read and approved.
The finance committee submitted the
following report:
Balance on hand at last report. .......t I6 Is
| Rents on hand at last report ........... 500
Is73....... rs Il
T. B. Dunbar tax collector for 1880. 49,. 10. 50
Total recci:ts. 81. .Ii. 10
Orders paid since last report. 4O7 %
Balance on hand ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS $7Ji II
The finance committee reported the con-
ditiOn of tax duplicates for 1873, 1879 and
1880, and recommended some exlOnera-
tiOns. The recommendations wcrO ap-
proved by the board, and they will form
the basis of settlements with the collectors.
Mr.. G.. w. Stevenson reported the tax
duplicates for 1881 ready for the collector,
and the figures arc as follows:
ward. 2 warl. ) ward. Total
Real Estate $i.O726J $iIsi 81 S!5il Ji so.79s.l,
Tsnas,s 1'"Ss ns" as ts is.s: is:s: !! .4s; s; is
Totals ... I,a,s.p5 3,7aOi a.asI.4O T,slL49
Proposals were received for collecting
the tax for 1SS1-82, but they were not
opened and the collector was not elected,
owing to the small attendance OF the men,
bers of the board. The matter was de-
ferrcd until the next meeting.
A number Of bills were passed and or
ders drawn in payment thereof.
The board adjourned to meet at the call
Of the president.
Tho thorough Budget.
To. morrow will be the last day for )
per cent. discount for payment OF borough
tax Of 1881.
Mr.. Charles Mccullough left this after
noon for the Chester Heights campmeet-
ing. which began yesterday.
Mr.. Charles Wann returned home Oh
Wednesday from Virginia, where he had
been working Oh the surveying corps lie
will 20 back again in three or four weeks.
Last evening Charles Wright, g for
being wrong and attempting to carry too
much concealed whisky" was arrested
aud placed in the lookup. lie was taken
''dOwn' for u days.
II. o. Young, engineer Oh the Columbia
local No. 1O6, was suddenly taken will,
cramp. lie was taken home where he now
lies in critical condition.
On wednesday evening during the heavy
storm pudding furnace No. 12, in the
Susquehann:, rolling mill was struck by
lightning and partially destroyed. MIR.
John IIilliar. who was working ut the fur
mace ut the time, had the iron rod he was
using ierke,l out of his hands. lie was
stunned for a few moments, but nothing
serious resulted from the stroke.
Rev. w. P. Evans, on Sunday, will be
installed in the E. E. Lutheran church as
pastor. The sermon to the pastor will be
delivered by Rev. F. w. Conard, ID. d., Of
Philadelphia, in the morning, and the
charge to the congregation will BIC de-
livered by Rev. e. A. Hay, ID. d., Of
Gettysburg in the evening. Both OF the
services will be of an interesting character
and the entire community are cordially in
vited to be present.
| Mr.. Harry Il. Schweitzer, who for nearly
q year was.a a clerk in Mr.. David IIanaucr's
clothing store ON Second street, and who
left to take position in store in Salt
Lake City, Utah, was recently married.
From the Salt Lake City Tribune VIC clip
the following Son Thursday, July Z,
1881, our young friend, Mr.. Harry Il.
SchWeitzcr has taken that step in life com
mendcd by st. Paul, and in so doing he
was assisted by Miss Kate Young. OF tins
city. Our congratulations are tcndere"
the youthful couple"
ON Locust and Fifth street, last even
ing, some little boys playing in the street.
found tin can partly filled with paper,
which was taken out. Beneath the paper
the can contained some ashes and among
this was another piece Of paper, which,