Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-27
OOLU1GBIA NEWS.
OUR kEGulAH COkREsPONDENC

OUR KEGUlAR COkREsPONDENcE
Nr. G. E. Gsaybill, of the banking firm
Of E. K. Smith & Co., is indispOsed and
confined to his residence.
The river is now neither falling or rising
but Is about six inches higher than it was
. week ago.
Owing to the inability Of the Rev. DR..
Baum, Of Philadelphia, to Oficiate, there
will be NO services in the E. E. Lutheran
church on Sunday next.
Mr.. ]. L. Wright is about giving his
boat the finishing touches Of complete
Overhauling. It will bc launched soon.
The funeral Of the late Richard G. Emmy
took place at 10 o'clock yesterday morn.
ing, and not at two O'Clock in the after
noon - We eIroneOusly stated. Our mis-.
information was received from the under
taking establishment having tho remains
in charge, and We felt sure there could be
NO mistake. The funeral was largely at
tended and the interment was made in
Mount Bethel cemetery.
The board Of school directors, with the
members elect Of the incoming board, are
at the high school room this morning in
attendance at the exercises Of tho gradu-
ting class. Admission to the room was
obtainable to the general public only
by special invitation, the room being too
small to accommodate an unlimited num-
Der.
Col. Samuel ShOch, president of the &C.
lumbia national bank, who has been scri-
Ously i'll for the past month, paid visit
to the banking house this morning and
was then driven home. 1t was his first
appearance on the street since he was COM
PEELED to take to his bed. The colonel is
vet very weak and had to be assisted from
and to his carriage.
At the Chestnut Hill iron orc cOmpany's >
| furnaces last evening . plank upOn which
three men were standing tilted and they
were all thrown to tho ground between
two hot ovens. Mr.. Edwin Thomas, one
of the three and the superintendent Of the
furnace had both ankles sprained. Tho
others escaped with slight injuries.
At q special meeting Of tho school board
held last evening in the law Office Of w.
Il. Given, esq.,, it was decided to continue
the building committee. On tho recon
mendation of Superintendent Ames, grad
yates diplomas were granted to the A y
class of the high school, the members Of
the same-whOse names have already been
published in the MISUNDERSTANDING
passed satisfactorily the final examination.
The new school house question will now
very likely fall to the lot Of the new school
board, which comes in in early June, rs it
is not yet advanced far enough to be dis
posed Of before the expiration of the term
| Of service of the retiring members.
Mount Bethel cemetery just now pro-
sents very handsome appearance and is
we'll worth visit to those who have q
love for floral beauty. With the approach
~ ;0n S1ov tho uNOapv,Il0 II, tho cam.
etery. each of which contains the remains
of some one who has left dear friends
hero on earth, assume an appear
ance which the green grass Of spring
alone does not give, but which in height
ened by the embellishments which ma
ture's beauty, assisted by human touches
of tender hands, can 90 50 far to perfect !;
and by Monday next, the day appointed
to decorate the graves of the nations de-
tenders, the burial ground will be . sea Of
beauty.
The execises of the graduates at the
high school room this morning consisted
among other things Ofthe reading Of essays
and other deliveries. Mr.. Harry b.
Bruner had the salutatOry. Tho Class
History :" was given by Miss Maggie H.
Purple and Miss Emily 8. Richards read
an essay on "CObwebs." Miss Harriet s.
Wislar tOOk.fOr tho subject Of her essay
Mythology " and Miss Ella Ackerman
delivered a recitation "An order for q
Picture "OppOrtunity" was Miss
Laura NJ. Cases subject and Miss Maria
Rudcnstein told what she knew Of
"Scenery in the United States" Miss
Emily w. Baker made the "Class PrOph-
ecy " and Miss Sailie s. Smith, the vale
dictOrian, essayed upon g Character"