Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-10-14
COLUMBIA NEWS.


Councils meet to night.
Mr.. Joe. McFadden, OF Philadelphia, and
who just returned from trip in Denver,
is in town visiting his relations.
A large drove OF steers passed through
here this morning.
A band of gypsies encamped last night
on the Lancaster pike, and this morning
"stuck tents' and crossed the bridge.
William e. Given, esq, returned home
last evening from his business trip to
Williamsport.
20. Z had business meeting last even
ing after drill and this is what they re-
solved i9 regard to the Yorktown trip !:
That Capt. Case be instructed to offer
500 to the Pennsylvania railroad com
pany to transport Co. c, 80 men, to Phila-
delph;a and return, and that the money be
taken from the company's treasury"
Rev. Henry Wheeler will deliver Ice
tnre entitled 8" The first Century of the
Republic" on Wednesday, October 70, in
the Methodist church. That day one CEN
tury ago, is the day Lord Cornwallis sur
rendered his troops at Yorktown, which
closed the Revolutionary war. Admission
of % cents vii! lie charged for adults and
10 cents for children. for the benefit of the
Ladies' aid society of the church.
The School Board.
At the regular meeting of the school
board last evening, all the members pres
ent, the finance committee reported as
follows
RECEIPTS.
Balance per last report. l,676 "a
}. W. Stcacy, tuition, three months.... I2 OO
L. IL. Dunbar. collector, IsSl............ 1917 81
Total e,,:5 81
Orders paid since last report. ,GSj p
An additional order for 81 04G has been
paid to Cramer & Paulis. contractors for
the new Fifth street building, leaving a
balance Oh building account Of 1854 and
So. 800 worth OF bonds not disposed Of
The building committee reported 4 mum
ber of repairs, etc, to school buildings
and handed III bills for the same also that
the Fifth street school house will be ready
to hand over to the board Oh November 1,
1881 the draft for a1,0lG was for
81 307. 80 work done less the 90 per cent
retained Pfahler s. Co. are now putting
in the heaters.
The library committee reported so books
bound at cost OF $50 Superintendent
Ames reported attendance for the month of
October 81, as follows:
Male. Fcma' c. Total.
WLo!e So In a'Irn''ancc. %. %. l,lo
Percentage OF Z" 81 81 o.,
Number OF pupils present ev .ry session. All
Bills to the amount of s2jI.19 were ap-
proved and ordered to kc' paid. The
matter of blackboard surface, color of
paint, and kind of fence 10 enclose the new
school building was referred to tie build
ing committee with power to act. Supt. |
AmcS reported the suspension of Edward |
McClanc for disordcrly and inccrrigible |
conduct and referred the case to the board. |
Supt. Amcs also reported that Miss |
Lillian Welsh, teacher of III, high
school, requested the privilege of visit |
ing eastern schools, during the period |
Of holding the county teachers institute. |
Request was unanimously granted. The |
supply committee was instructed TO pur-
chase one new dictionary for the grammar
school. The request of Miss Maize Welsh, |
assistant teacher in the high school, to be
supplied with historical chart was
referred to the text book committee,
with power to act. On motion of Mr.. |
Given the salary OF jaIitoT for the new /
school building was fixed at So per
month for the school term. On melton of
Mr.. Zeamcr the employment Of .ian;tor
was referred to the repair and supply COM
mittec with power to act. \ circular from
j. S. J. IIabick, teacher of penmanship.
was read and laid Oh tie table. Several
representatives Of different school desks
being present i'll response to an invitation
from the board, they were granted 4 hear
ing, the time OF eaci, representative having
first been limited to IL minutes an;. turns
to come in alphabctic order. After hear
ing the parties Oh the merits of their
desks bids from tho Keystone fur.
niture company. Noble furniture com
pany and Buffalo hardware company
were received. After due consideration
by the board of the merits claimed for
different desks, the building committee
was instructed to contract with tho Key
stone furniture company to supply all the
desks needed for the new school building,
30 grammar, 80 primary and 16 recitation
seats.