Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-07-11
COLUMBIA NEWS.


Meeting OF the scnuot Bosrd--Int' reetiug
Items In gnd Around the borough
an Accident ON the Rsii.
The Columbia school board held its
regular monthly busiuoes meeting in
council chamber last evening, with
Chairman pro TEN. john A. Slado, ia the
chair. All tho members were present.
The minutes Of regular aud spcosl meet.
ipgs were road aud approved, after whioh
tho iiuauco committee reported MS fol.
lows:
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Receipts tssinco..'' ..''''''..'.'''.'''''''''' ais VI
orders maid since last trepurt............I I7ii 10
balance now on hand. i,Ois bO
Tho repairs and improvements to tho
school buildings aud grounds aro either
completed or undor way.
Tho new Poplar street school building
10 nearing completion, IL 10 ready for tho
roof. The workmanship aud material as
far az used, gives entire satisfaction. Tho
paving to tue con rtctor Of 81 800 per
agreement, OF the special building com
mittoe, was approved of by tho boaid, an
were also their recommendation to put
slate black DO ards In said building and to
erect brick out houses. Tho board de-
Oided to put wrought iron fonce around
the Poplar street lot. TGo special build
ing opmmittoO was instructed 10 lind tho
probable cost for erecting tho same. The
repair aud supply committee read the bids
for furnishing GOAL to tho district for tho
season Of 1894 So, which had beon received
from IL +. Btunor aud Joseph Heubort
Tho committee was instructed to aSacd
the contract to the lowest bidder.
Tho Washington Institute will In all
probability DO painted, tho COMMITTEES
-. lafa
ed favorable. This evening they will meet
"A similar committee of tho old Columbia
public ground company, when aud whore
the matter will be decided for or against.
After tho g. 900 bond OF the TAX collector
was reported favorably by tho finance
committee, tho bOatd adopted tho same, at
tho Same time instructing the committee
to furnish the collector with blank receipts.
After reading and granting order for q
number Of bills the board adjourned.
Missing.
Geo. Cristy, uictnam,d Cock Robin, :"
a colored employee in II. +. Burners coal
yard, has bpeu missing siuo1 yesterday at
10 a. IN. When last sonu Ia WAS standing
near tho canal basin, In Bruucr's coal
yards. 1t is supposed that ho has been
drowned, but up To this writing his body
has not been found, although the canal has
boon thoroughly dragged.
Hurt on tue Itoad,
w. II. Hasson, Of Harrisburg, i. Il.
X, brake man, while sitt,vg on the trucks
in the east yard, about this 1880 a. III
awaiting for draft of oars, fell asleep.
The draft coming down tho tracks, ho was
caught by tho brake rigging aud dragged
considerable distance. Ills lett leg WAS
broke near the thigh, bo'iies being other
wise bruised and scrapod. lis was taken
to tho Lancaster hospital this morning.
Town Jottings.
Sheriff High is solling out tho contents
Of ]. NJ Fosters store a. shorid's sale.
L. Il. X detective James Kennedy, last
night arrested three train jumpers u:
Shoch's mills, and this morning they were
taken to Jail Tor ten days each.
a mat h peddlor was arrested yesterday
for selling without liConcc. Paying costs
aud promising to leave town Immediately,
he was released.
Another party of Columbians arc spond.
ing to-day aJ Wild Cat.
Daniel Miller, of Lsnca aStor, will ia all
probability be engaged as ono of tho catch
ers of tho Columbia clG5. He will b.
given trial to morrow.
Tho State Capitals, Of Harrisburg, will
not DO here To morrow.