Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-11-10
COLUMBIA NEWS.
Events Along tho Susquohanna-ltens Of
Interest in and Around the Borough
Picked Up by tho Intelii-

Events Along tho approximations q
Interest In and Around the Borough
Picked Up by tho Intelii-
gencer's Reporter.
Mr.. James Skeen, of Harrisburg, who
has been visiting friends on Cherry stree,
returned home to-day.
Mrs. Henry T. Waters, of Clearfield,
Pa, is the guest Of friends on Fifth
street.
sir. A, II. Reese's dancing school in the
armory will be open to spectators to-
morrow afternoon at 1:30 O'Clock.
| Tonight the ladies mite society Of the
E. E. Lutheran church will hold their
sociable and oyster supper in the base
ment Of the church. on Second street,
between Locust and Walnut street
Rev. J. @. Smith, of the United !:reth-
ren church, will preach sermon on Sun.
day to the railroad men. His church will
hold festival in the armory, Saturday
evening.
Tho Democratic committee of arrange
ments have chosen tho officers for Mon.
days parade.
The old officers of the Hancock Invinci-
bies have been reelected.
The Musicale held it's regular meeting
last night at Miss Lille Pfahler's.
Madam Janauschei tomorrow evening
in " Mother ard Son.
Henry GOble, small boy, was severely
burned last night by being pushed into a
bonfire.
Daniel Warfel and Henry Steuck, en-
plOyees at Kauffman's quarries, fell yes
terday from an elevated rock, on which
they were working, ard were severely in-
jurec.
Meeting Of tho School Board.
Columbia school board met in the cour-
Gil chamber last evening. All the lnc,n-
bers We're present except Mr.. Wike. The
minutes OF the regular and special meet
ings of October 12 and 20 were read and
approved.
The finance committee reported as fol-
lows, viz:
Balance on Land as per last report....$ 523 3j
Received from L. Dunbar duplicate OF
Received from S. ii. Boyd. duplicate OF
s,.,t. ti2 -
TOtal.... ...................$3N 3NS ~
Orders paid since last report. l,50S Is
Balance on hand. $3.50 81
Tho finance committee also reported
that tho collector of the duplicates of
1881 asked further continuance of
settlement of his duplicate, aud stated
that he would be ready to report at the
next meeting. The president stated that
but one person had spoken to him in refer
ence to night school. Mr.. Riddle asked
the consideration of the board in the mat
ter of chart styled tho Complete School
Chart" Mr. Riddle was invited to cx-
plain the merits of tho chart. After this
consideration by the board, on motion Of
Mr.. Slade, the supply committee was in
structed to purchase six sets of Complete
Charts" One for the high school, one
for the grammar school, three for the
secondary schools and one for the
Fifth street grammar school, at tho price
of $40 per set, including three extra
brackets. Leave of absence was granted
to Superintendent Amcs and Miss Lillian
Welsh, principals of the high school, for
the purpose of visiting other schools dur
ing part of institute week. Mr.. Zsamer
moved that whereas, complaint of inffici-
ency and neglect on the part of the pre-
sent .ianitress of the I'd street school has
been made by the superintendent and the
teacher. Miss Mcdowell, DO it resolved
that the present janitress be discharged,
and the board proceed to elect another.
On motion, Miss Mcdowell was nomi-
mated and elected rs such. The supcrin-
tcndent reported the whole number in at
tendance during the month of October to
bc SIC males and I'll females. A number
Of bills were presented and ordered tn DO
paid. The board then adjourned.