Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-10
COLUMBIA NEWS.


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CUR REGULAR OORREsPoHDIHoA
Event, Along the susquehanns-ltems
,p,,,.at la and Around the borough
Picked up by the Intelii-
eencer Reporter.
The REGULAR monthly meeting of the school
board was held last evening all the mem
bers bsing present except Mr.. Myers. The
minutes of last regular meeting were read
ard approved.
The finance committee made the follow
ing report: Receipts for last month,
So, ,G19. 76 expenditures, e481. Al balance
in treasury, s2,13S 35. The committee
further reported that they see no reason
for exempting the Keely stove company
from taxation, and therefore recommended
that the tax, as assessed, be collected.
The bill of the borough auditors for audit-
ing district accounts was withdrawn Dy
the auditors, as they had been paid by the
borough for their services as required Dy
law. A vote of the board decided that no
exemption of taxes be allowed the heeIy
stove company.
Mr.. Slade, chairman of the repair and
supply committee. recommended the name
of Mrs. Sarah Jackson for janitress OF the
Fifth street schools. She was duly elected,
at salary of $40 per month
A new flue was ordered to be put IN the
high school at the contract price, s22 A
recommendation 10 cover tho Fifth street
school yard with gravel was laid on the
table. The repair Of blackbcards by order
of the committee on repairs and supplies
was approved by the board. The bill for
coal supplied to the district schools,
amounting to $384.57, was ordered to De
paid. The action of the committee IN
selling grass from the institute grounds
for So was also approved. The interest," on
the bonds was ordered to be pald. Inc
board granted an order for $50 in favor OF
the library committee, the appropriation
for 1883.
Harman Keller applied for permission
to attend the high or grammar school as q
non resident pupil. The application was
granted. Power to act in the matter of
entering Judgment for the collection OF
delinquent taxes from persons were given
to the finauce committee. 1t was also
ordered that all bills presented for cleaning
the schools be paid On their approval by
tho chairman of the repair and supply
committee. Adjourned.
Personal.
NltooIb OOoCph DloSHs ooSoo AAAAAASS sss>S
John Madden left to day for hunting ex
cursion in the vicinity OF Leaman Place.
Chief Burgess Jacob Sheath, wife and
daughter returned last evening from a
visit to tho formers son, Rev. Elias
Sheath, in Weston, Vermont.
borough i;riefs
Councils will meet to hight.
Pennsylvania castle, No. 70. a. -. n.
of M. G.. meet tn night.
The Frederick railroad pay Car will ar
rive here to morrow.
The p. r. RS will play Marietta club
in the latter place to morrow afternoon
A new road to the Pennsylvania cana
locks is being constructed through Blu
ner's coal yards.
At the Ironville Sunday, school picnic ir
Heise's woods yesterday, young lady re
ceived painful blow on the eye from tht
foot of clumsy person who fell ovel
her while she was sitting on the grass.
young man also received an ugly cash or
the head by falling over stump in a.
tempting to catch 4 young lady during
game.
The fruit trees in the yard OF the resi-
dcnce of Mr. II. N. Stevens were relieved
of their fruit on Wednesday night.
Miss Mary Snyder, who resides on Third
street with her sister, Mrs. Jessie Moore,
bad a stroke of apoplexy last evening. Sh'
is slightly improved to day.
The Mt. Zion A. M. E church an
n0unces that the campmeeting service
will be continued at Shirk's horseshoe
grove, next Sunday, and that special at
tention will be given to prayer-meetine
and vivallservices. A cordial invitatio,
for the public to attend is given.
A broken car axle caused the wreck o
one car of the east bound freight train o
engine No. SIG near Collins station, las
night at II O'clock. The Columbia wreck
ers had tie track clear in short tim
after their arrival at the wreck. A whee
which was left lying on the track nearl
caused the wreck Of Engineer Wm
Keech's train at a later hour of the night