Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-09
COLUMBIA NEWS,
rro., our Regular Correspondent,

Er0ssi our Regular Correspondent.
Minnie F"Ster's Unclc Toms Cabin
company will perform here on the 10th q
February.
Mr.. VIII Fcndrich left to-day for Balt
molc. where l.e will visit friends.
At -. PaurS Z. T.. church, tomorrow
evening, !,r:l~er will be held at 4:30 p. II.
*. Johns Lutheran church womar j
working society was largely attended last
evening.
a little child Of Mr.. John Rogers, Oh
p'raut street, died last night Of a disease
peculiar 10 infants.
-Four engines arc now ON tie stocks in
the /. X. X. roundhcuse being over
hauled.
Mr.. i. X. Becker intends to sell his car
rage ia..t""y and remove to Lancaster.
The high water at Marietta has carried
of $l.UI)0 worth of lumber which belonged
to Nj J.. = iIicstand, and which was
plea Oh the river shore
! t"aE1 ran away Oh ith street this
rnornin:,. The wagon was badly broken
and th. driver was cut ABOUT the head uy
;scilig brown from the vehicle.
Dr. Frank Hirklc left this morning for
Buif.!o, \. Y, wh"le lac intends to pur-
sue the Practise Cf his profession.
|. w. SNYDER fell last night On a slip
pery pavement md disiocated his wrist.
Why dom people clean their pavements
:row nat the weather is favorable ?
A notice has been posted UP in tho p.
Il. +. oil house, prohibiting tramps from
loafing il there. 1t has been Il nice warm
quarLe.'inT placs ior them, but is now =
shing oi tke past. Everything has an end
sometime.
Last evening at 1880 o'clock, i'll the Lu-
ther:.n church 1T Bainblidse, Pa, by the
pastor, Mr. Harry W. Leaman, of London,
o., formerly OF this pllce, Was married to
Miss Ella Miller OF cambridge.
Yesterday another lot of new books
were secured Cor the Shoch library The
number Of subscribers to the library has
G,eatly decreased. This should not be,
especially when the fact is considered that
SO much benefit can be derived by such a
slight outlay, the subscription per year
beng only one dollar.
The Presbyterian Tea Party.
Socially and financially the Presbyterian
japanese tea party was a success last
night. The hall presented Il beautiful ap-
pcalancc with its decorations of Japanese
work. Over 3120 was taken in last cveE-
ing. a large will no doubt be present this
evening. The admission is 10 cents, and
a ticket given in exchange entities the
holder TO that amount of refreshments.
School Board Proceedings
Tho school board held it's regular
monthly meeting last evening. Members
present: : Messrs. Zeamar, Given, 2ruuer,
and Stevenson. Minutes read and ap.
proved. Treasurer's report shows balance
on hand OF s1.044S7. Collector Dunbar's
completed account ordered to be closed
aud bond cancelled. An order subject to
approval of the committee of repairs and
supplies. was granted to VIM. johnson
for repairs to blackboards.
Tho following bills were then ordered to
be paid
Jacob Sheath, lumber, s4.9l; Ii. F.
Bruncr, coal, So +. .Bucher, supplies. $40.
SO First national bank, interest on bonds,
$50. The high school teachers were
granted permission to use pamphlet to
facilitate the study of English literature
in tho school. 4 case OF malicious mis-.
chief to the Fifth street school building
having been reported, the janitor was in
structa,i TO Investigate the matter and re.
port &C. the committee on repairs AMI sup
plies.
Mr.. Given, chairman OF the Shoch
library committee, made an interesting
report Of the affairs of that institution,
and the meeting then adjourned.
Progress of the Pipe Line.
iiitz Record.
At the Midway oil station, now i'll course
Of erection great deal of work has been
accomplished within the past two months
while much remains undonc. The boiler,
engine and pump houses are finished, rs is
also the telegraph office. all of brick with
the exception of the latter. The brick
buildings arc almost fire proof, the roof
ing and its support being entirely of iron.
Five huge bDile,s are now being placed
in position. which require consider
able inanagirg and heavy lifting to
get them IN place. Along these buildings
runs The railroad siding high up on trestle
work. From the pump house are deep
bitches distance of perhaps 500 feet to
where the big tanks will be put up. Forty
men are engaged in excavating for the
pipes, and they are obliged to wade into
mud and water knee deep. But they
apparently work cheerfully, and seem to
be orderly and quiet. Very soon pipe
laying northward from the station will
begin and at the same time poles and tele-
graph wires will be put up. About
seventy Gyo men are at present at work
about the station, some of whom are
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