Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-13
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAk OORRESPONDENCE

OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT
Events Along tho experimentation o
Interest In and Around tho Borough
Picked up by tho IntelM-
gencor Reporter.
The school board held its regular
monthly meeting last evening, all Of tn,
members being present but Mr.. Wike
The finance committee reported $495. n
balance on hand 81, 313. 90 of the genera
fund due the building fund on duplicate
of 1881, when the valuation was mill
and advised that that sum be paid over tc
the proper fund. by resolution of the
board the public schools will be closed
May Goth, instead of on the 31st, as al
first ordered. The change was made be-
cause of Decoration day. May 30tb, inter
vening, that being legal holiday.
The board decided that the high school
commencement exercises shall be held on
Friday evening, May 31st, in the opera
house. The experimenting committee ad-
vised tho engagement of COrdelia orchestra
for the occasion. Bills amounting to
$193.57 were presented and ordered to be
paid. A resolution to declare vacant the
scat of Mr.. Wike in the school board was
unanimously carried, because of his con
tinued and lengthy absence without giving
valid reasons for so doing, although mott
fled by the secretary to do SO. DR.. w. G.
Taylor was elected to fill! the vac mt seat
by unanimous vote Of the board. Some
business of minor Importance was then
attended to and tho meeting adjourned.
w. L. Hensel, esq, of Lancaster, has
accepted an invitation to deliver an ad
dress at the commencement OF the high
schools.
The schools of this place were visited
yesterday and to-day by the county super
Intcndent of public schools, Prof. B. +.
Shau5, of Lancaster. lie was much
pleased with their condition and praised
the teachers for the efficiency of the work
done.
Popular Amusements.
On April Goth. 2lst and 23d dutch
PinafOre will be performed at the Grand
opera house in Reading. For the purpose
Of giving such as desire to see it an oppor-
tunity to do SO, the Reading & Columbia
railroad will have an excursion on the 2ist
inst. Round trip tickets, good for three
days, will be s1.41. The trains will leave
the depot here at 7:30 a. m. aud $40 p. m.
The engagement of the opera house for
April Goth, by the Philadelphia Arch
street Ministries, has been cancelled. The
troupe will postpone it's appearance here
until next September.
Personal and Social.
Mr.. James Perrottet gave large and
delightful birthday party to his little
daughter Marian last evening at his resi-
dencs ON 81 street. The most elegant re-
freshments were served to the young
folks. all of whom were in ocstacies over
the evenings amusement and pleasures.
Several Of the guests, Mr.. Zach. Hardy,
wife and daughters, furnished very excel
lent vocal and instrumental music for the
children.
Mr.. Reuben Fiels is entertaining Mr..
A. G. Hippey and family at his Sd street
residence.
The Borough Budget.
OsceOia tribe, No. II, /. o. OF X. NJ,
held meeting last evening, at which
preparations were made for receiving and
entertaining the delegates to the grea:
conncil of the order, which will convene
here next month.
Four hemlock RATS arrived here last
evening, the first which have moored at
Columbia this season. MIR. Clifford Smith,
IN old North Branch pilot, conducted the
fleet.
On Wednesday Joseph r. Shultz, res
iChU WI w OoAouSAS nesN 49,
hands severely burned while extinguish-
ing i fire which occurred at his resi-
dence.
The monthly meeting of council will be
held this morning in the council chamber.
The constitution and bylaws were
adopted at 4 meeting which was held by
the Lotus club last evening.
Railroad Notes.
The Huntingdon & Broad Top railroad
company must be largely increasing its
supply of coal cars, if the numbers which
have lately passed through this place may
he used for supposing that such is the
case. The last shipment went through to
day large strongly built coal cars.
David Mowry, Pennsylvania railroad
brakeman, hal his left arm damned
between two cars while compiling them
yesterday, at Parkesburg. He resides in
this place.
The Pennsylvania railroads pay car is
expected here this evening. Tomorrow
will then bc pay day in town. A big day
here.
obituary.
Michael Bovtner, Il resident o! this plat Q
died yesterday, of consumption. He had
been an invalid for i long time.
On Wednesday evening Mrs. Annie
Harry, lately residing near Mountville,
was discovered dead in her bed. Death
was the result of heart disease.