Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-13
COLUMBIA NEWS.
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~ AyOOB mo o0oQu00aOHa-tVcusS
Hterert In nnd Around the thorough
Picked Up ~ tho IOtsl''-
Eencer's KepOrt~r
NJ. John Moore has returned from hil
ITO New York.
Mr.. John MOhn, a former Columbian
but now Of Philadelphia, is in town on /;
visit.
NJ. S0owdsn Moderweil is; visiting Mr..
William Fasig, Locust street.
Four crews from this place took Bar
NUNS show to Wilmington, Delaware
last night.
Another valuable cow belonging to Mr..
John B. Stamau, died last night. Three
have died within q week.
Next Monday evening At 1880 O'Clock
the congregation Of tho Presby teriaI
church will hold meetius for the pu--
pose Of filling tho vacant pulpit Of the
church.
Yesterday an old lady n ,Ined Mrs Mary
Keller, residing on Front street, had 4 SO
we're cash cut iu her head by hatchet
falling upon it from tho tOpof step lad
der which she was in the act Of removing.
a Runaway Horse.
A runaway Lorse was caught yesterday
morning on Dr. BOckius pavement, on
Locust street. The occupant Of the team
was little girl, and it was pit;ful to hear
her terrified screams. Fortunately she
escaped uuhurt.
Opera House -Amwssnositt.
The box sheet for " The Chimes OF Nor
mandy" which will be presented hero on
October 18th, is now open. ....
"Fun in Boarding School, will appear
here October IL. The business manager,
Claude Williams, was in town to-day,
attending to the billing arrangements.
= T~o LattIo Girl Hsvo = Narrow Escape.
While being driven across the Pennsyl-
vania railroad at Locust street, on Wed-
ncsday, little girl was nearly run over by
the vehicle. The wheels caught in tho
track and the sudden jolt threw two little
under the wheels. Had they moved little
her throat. Both wero moro frightened
than hurt.
The Public school
Tho attendance at the public schools for
the month ending October 81, was as
follows: Whole number attending during
the month, males, $50; females. 7O8.
Average attendance during the month,
males, SIT females, Gl3. Percentage of
8yt6uuduC0 JlO IbsSiCSS OCl ,
females. 9Jt. Percentage Of attendance
males, 955. Number Of pupils present
every session, 573. During the month
ending as above stated the schools had
142 visitors. 81
Meeting Of the school Board.
Tho regular meeting of tho Columbia
school board was LeId iu the council
chamber last evening, ut p. IN. All
members were present except Messrs Wike
chair. The finance committee reported as
follows
From T. s. Dunbar, collector "fI.sI... 81 %
). ". siesc,, tuition. ~ 90
George Young 1ines........... go
Total receipts. .....................$.,l2 ,l2s 10
EYPENDITUEES.
Orders paid l.53' IS
I,al. on hand this date. te................ $3.50 9
The finance committee made i state
ment of tho condition of the duplicates OF
1881. ExOneratiOnS were made on dupli-
Gates Of 1881. Tho committee were i'll
structed to have the duplicates collected
as close as possible, and report at tho next
meeting.
Supt. An:es stated that . number of the
teachers desired to spend Bi.Centennj;
week in Philadelphia, and requested that
tho schools be closed during that week. On
motion the matter WAS laid upon the
table.
Mr.. Given made tho following motion
That the president bs authorized to ask
through the press for the names of
all persons desirOus OF attending a
night school, and have such persons reg
stcr their names on or b,foro November
LIST 1882, at tho store of j. A. Meyers,
president Of tho board.
Mr.. Slade, of the committee Of supplies
aud repairs, reported as follows: That
they have furnished number of books to
children whose parents or friends were I'M
able to buy them. Also that additional
blackboard surface has been made at the
Fifth and Second streets school and self
feeding stove and coal crowded for the
latter school; also, that they have Sfs
pointed Mrs. Wolfe janitor Of the SecOnd
street school. Tho report was received
and recommendations approved by the
board.
Bills amounting to $27S.H were read,
approved and ordered to be paid. Inter
ests on bonds reported at $3.50. The
secretary reported teachers salaries paid
for September.
Adjournment.