Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-09
COLUMBIA NEWS
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Events along the Sasquehanna-ltems .
Interest In and Around the Borough
Picked mp ~ the Intslll-

sencsr's Reporter.
Howard L. Oberlin has handsome
scroll-work framed clock on exhibition in
Mr.. Il. F. Yergey's windOw.-A small
audience attended the 'sUnc!e IS Toms
Cabin" performance last night.-Samuel
Read and David Young settled their as
ssult and battery case yesterday, by
compromise. The former pays the costs.
Tho new houses on Seventh street are
to be built as rapidly as possible.-The
frame of the large new coal shute which
is to be erected for Mr.. d. T. Bruner was
raised to-day, sbute's capacity six car
loads
A 10 scr lemain and ventriloquist pcr.
formance was given in tae armory yester-
day afternoon, by stranger. de had an
audience of about two hundred children.
The Norwood literary society held its
meeting at the residence of Mr.. Henry
Wisler. The exercises were very inter-
esting.
The passenger trains which leave the
Pennsylvania railroad depot here at 7:30
a. m, were detained to-day by the nom
arrival of orders, caused by the interrupt.
ed telegraphic communication.
Foot Crushed.
Brakeman Harry Leibley, of freight
crew No. "a, Pennsylvania railroad, had
the heel Of his right foot crushed by the
wheels of a car which he was coupling
yesterday at noon in the east yards here.
He was taken to his boarding house on
Walnut street, where his injuries were
dressed by the company's physician DIR.
Craig.
Church Matters.
A largo crowd was present at the praise
and testimony meeting in the Methodist
church last night. The exercises consisted
of prayer, singing, short address by the
pastor and the. giving of testimony in
behalf of religion and Gods mercy to his
people. Seventy five persons testified.
On account of recent death in his family,
the Rev. John Graham, of Harrisburg, did
not preach in st. PauPs p. E. church here
last evening. The Rev. Aionzo Diller, of
Marietta, occupied the pulpit in his stead.
Meeting OF school Hoard.
The regular monthly meeting of the
school board was held last night. Mem
bers present Messrs. Auwerter, Bruner,
Gerhart, Given, Stevenson, Meyers and
Zeamer. Minutes Of regular meeting of
February Sth read and approved. Reports
of committees then heard.
Finance committees report was pre-
sented
From S. II. Boyd. collector 1882. ......... sos 90
From Mrs. Mellinger, tuition. ........... 6O0
To,al................ ..........sl SEQ II
EXPENDITURES.
Orders paid since last report ,25l Oh
Balance on hand. a......-..................s So 70
Committee reported tax duplicate of
1881, r. B. Dunbar, collector, as settled.
Supply and repair committee reported
that more coal was required at the insti
tute and Cherry street schools. Also that
on account of the yards of the Fifth street
school building becoming q mass of mud in
rainy weather. it is recO nmended that the
yards be spread with gravel. So ordered
by the board.
The library committee reported that tie
committee was making arrangements for
holding an entertainment on Tuesday
evening, March 18th, the proceeds to be
devoted to the purchase of more books for
the Shock library. The opera house has
been rendered by the borough council
free.
The returns of the late election for
school directors was presented by Presi-
dent Meyers AS the result was published
Immediately after the election, it is un-
necessary to repeat them here The sec
retary was ordered to insert them in the
minutes Of the meeting.
The following report Of attendance at
the schools for the month ending March 5,
was presented by Superintendent Ames
Total attendance, male, $50 female, G6S
total, 1850. Average attendance, male,
495 female, 55S total, 1,053. Percent
age of attendance, male, 92t female,
50 s. Percentage Of attendance for the
term, male, 95 female, 81. Number of
pupils present every session, 347. Num-
ber of visitors to schools. II.
The following committee was appointed
to confer with u committee from the old
Columbia pnblic ground company with
regard to improving the institute grounds,
consisting OF Messrs. Gebhart, Meyers,
Given aud Bruner.
The meeting transacted some othen
business Of no public interest and ther
adjourned.