Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-16
COLUMBIA NEWS.
UR REGULAR CORREsPONDESCE

.ftti lent ifi;tIktL ->..
:;tcrc NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1890
Hes secretary Bead OF hcalth....... 5.l7
Rent OF Diano ...... IGOJ
!l~rsAcy' collector OF taxes OF ls.7....... ;9e
EOckius lssy...... G2.GO
Total. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ....:4,sl7co
Expenditures.
Dr:cr5 plid since last report. rt.......... s'2'5.6s
Balance On hand Observation-Disclosures. se,57l. .3s
The property committee reported the
purchase of 4 Schonaker piano, $40 rent
obtained for it, Col. II. W. Gray's gener-
ous donationS and the fixing of s. per
night rental; recommended the par
chase Of eum cloth cover which was
O:sleIc,i Lad examined the drains at the
market house and find the trouble arising
rom tis broken terra Gotta drAins and
ordered cast iron ones to replace them,
which will be placed in position as socn
rs the weather permits The leases Of
tnrc rooms expiring April ist have all
tc:.. renewed and are herewith presented
fer approval. They were approved.
The roast committee reported that tie
supervisor lad finished repairing Fourth
street, from Union to the Supplee engine
works; have repaired Barber street
;;,:vCr:l times daring the month, but
owing t, the heavy hauling Oh it it is hard
70 keep ia repair have done some little
i,.,.airiug Oh the alleys in Kitchentown,
and are at present repairing Front street,
!ror above Stgicklcr's lane towards
:jte"ry's mill. AS soon as Front street is
finished we propose stopping repairs for
the winter.
The Suhjcc; of tax duplicates was then
discussed aud motions heretofore made
4
council WAS ordered t, inform the borough
solicitor of said facts and present paper
of records t. him, with reference to the
80 ,G1J loan. Mr.. Hershey reported pro-
;;rc>S. cite.
The question Of gas lease contract was
thci Giacus:;cu ilr. Pfahler moved that
the ras committee be instructed TO ask for
bi, iur lighting tii" borough, to take effect
she! t!c present contract with the Col
Hmbit gas company expires. so ordered.
Tiir tax duplicate OF the borough FOR
1850 was then considered, and council
ordered tie collector of borough tax for
1880 i, c,;,' his duplicates Immediately
;,.,l proceed by law in all cases not paying
promptly. The following notice will be
seat Ia each taxpayer in arrears for taxes
"f $780, which will he we'll for those in
;crcsted to take note Of 8: " | have been
n,,icted to close my borough tax duplicate
for The year 1880 at once. Iou will there
fare take notice that unless your tax,
amounting to s. is plid Or satisfaction
rendered on or before Feb. IS, 1882, | will
1t "rco proceed to collect the same by
Iauccss of law. Hereof fail not
Bills amounting to $1,GS6S0 were read
..ri ordered to be paid. The Lycoming
.U>urancc notice Of assessment o: 1922 was
read. Mr.. Piahier moved the bill be re-
.ciIei TO the chairman of the finance COM
mli!cr with instructions to draw on the
borough ii any time L. may deem it ad-
v;sHbe. SO ordered. Council then ad
irIrncd.
Church items.
i large Number of persons took COM
nNniom ut the f. T.. Lutheran and Trinity
reformed churches yesterday. Rev
- icnry Wheeler preached to a large and
deeply interested congregation last even
.nI The festival anl supper for the benc
tit of the Presbyterian Sunday school opens
VA tl.e 18Th. Revival meetings have begun
in the Bethel church: The Workers asso
ciatinn Of the Trinity Reformed church
i've an,ttier OF their fine entertainments
tiiis evening. The membership cf the st.
john Lutheran church is on the increase
We did not favor the "split - Of this
cluch with the Z. +. Lutheran, but
#;Hcr the wrong has been done, VIC arc
lad 10 l.ctH Of tic prosperity Of the st.
,iohm's.
EOIlin.cr's Tannery.
Mr.. Henry Hoilingcr, proprietor Of the
tioiluncr tannery, has had his extensive
work: rcmlodelcd. The whole of the
builin" is now heated with steam, 4 new
tan burner put in, and it is now in fact one
of TIE most complete tannerics in the
state. The steam pipes were put in for the
comfort of the workmcn, thus showing
that creed for himself is not a predomi-
rant spirit
Miss Maggie Lee of Lancaster is the
guest Of Miss Name iIippey.
Nj. Thomas. formerly of this place,
now OF Cincinnati, Ohio, is visiting his
many old friends here.
Mrs. Jacob Oberlain died at her resi-
,i.ncc at Norwood, Oh Saturday night OF
old age Her funeral will take place tc-
morrow afternoon at O'Clock.
Don't forget to see Frederick Wardc in
"Nirginins," to morrow evening. He is
immense, and it is for the benefit Of the
q. 4. Il. post.
Mrs T'iilie Mahl, nee Rethaire, will be
buried this afternoon at : O'Clock. The
lady has only been married recently and
!.er death is moGirned by her sOrrOw-
stricken husband and a large number OF
friends anti relatives.
Three more subscribers have been added
10 The Columbia telephone exchange, max
inc total of 81. \ number of others
= Ny i'll be connected in few days.
Mr.. Kccler, of Spring City, Pa, who was
killed in the recent wreck Oh the New
York Central railroad, is the gentleman
who :: few months ago was in Columbia
prospecting in view of placing stove
foundry in this borough.
In connection with the interesting ser
vices held yesterday in Trinity Reformed
c!urll six persons, ali heads of families
were admitted rs members. Rev. DR.
hp;.ir, of Franklin and Marshall college
preached two most excellent sermons tha'
were thoroughly appreciated by all hi
hearers.
Daring Robbery.
Without exception one of the most dar'
ing robberies ever known in the history O.
columbia was perpetrated yesterda!
afternoon between and 8 o'clock, at tn
dry goods store of Mr.. F. S. Bletz. II
was done by two men who certainly mus
have been well acquainted in that neigh
boihcod. They entered the back yard
tore two boards off of the warehouse
took :. ladder cut and placed it agains
the store house and attempted to enter b!
the second story window. They broke
4! nS UtnSc hut pOutt