Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-15
COLUMBIA NEWS.
ynvm OUR uEuULAK CORRESPONDENT
Bu,i aess rrsusactod at tho august mostipw u
OF the school Board ittiestown Do-
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Iosts UciumDia Ciub--rown Notes.
School board mot last evening to trans
aot its regular monthly business All
members excepting MIR. Given, who is
absent from town, were present.
The finance cDnmittOO's report, not
being in tclliuo5s, was postponed.
The text book committee handed ia
th ir report, signed by all the members of
the board, the superintendent and four Of
tho Columbia public school teachers. IL
recommended the adoption by tho board
of BaruCs' now national readers, aud
WCntwOrth's elementary algebra. The
report was made with tho unanimous ap.
proval of all those who had aligned it. IL
was received.
The repair aud supply committee, per
Mr. Slade, chairman, reported that every
thing was in readiness for the schools to
open next month.
The rpeoial building committee reported
that the new Poplar street building was
nearing completion, and would DO finished
by the end of this month, but that 1t was
Impossible to set as yet tho exact date.
John Ehmtu dug the cosspool, charging
$G3 20 Tor tie same. Tue Keystone furni
tuIe committee will furnish one Of tho new
secondary rooms. Jno. KliUsmith, for
building an Is inch wall in cesspOol, was
paid Sl.15 pOr perch Bids were solicited
for the erection Of brick water closet and
iron fence The lattar contract wasaward-
cd to John +. Bender, OF Columbia. A
York party will furnish the six gram Q
posts for thu ionce, for $3.50. G.. Giuell
received the contract for laying artiii jial
stone pavement, his bid being 80 Is.
Tho rocommcnda. of the text book
committee were accepted, and hereafter,
Barnes' new natioua! readers and Went
worth's olOGutiDuary algebra will bo used
IA tho Columbia EcbO1ls. The iutroduO-
ton Of the now books will bs worked on
tho oN3h !uEp plan, aud with their same
pupils and pltroGs
The resignation u VI ~ M,zio L. Now
len, as teacher ui &, cuudaly school No, 3,
was received aud aOJept6d, aud the
teachers Of al schools, fron NJ. IL, in.
elusive, upwards, were promoted one
school. THIS aG,iDn loft M. IL vacant,
but Miss Carrie j. Wills was elected
teacher OF that school, auj Mas Emily
NJ. ObeIlin teacher OF No. 10. Thus the
normal school became primary. SchOo
No. If remained as 1t was, a ma, with
two teachers.
Permission was granted - rho library
committee 10 have 100 v1,umes OF the
library books repaired aud rebound.
After granting orders for {. GUN Der OF
bills the board adjourned.
Persona,
Ambrose Delaney, Of Columbia, aud
Elmer Baker, Of Gordonvile, last evening
started on Western tour Oregon and
California will b. visited They expect 10
remain away three months.
>. |. Henderson, OF uputz li'e, Pa, is
In town, the guest Of Mr.. Cloyd Bartley.
t..I
Tho Littlestawu club paid an unoxpoc :
ed visit 10 Columbia yesterday and re
Quested Manager Allison, OF the Columbia
TO give them a game. After much trouble
nIne was picked up, which contained fiv,
of the Columbia players. The home team
was without battery, but kautz occupied
the pitchers box, without, however, beinl
effective. 10 was batted very bard, es
pecially in the sixth aud last inning. Or
the othor hand tho picked nine played
fair game, aId ba'ted Bowser. formerly O
the lrons.dos, very hard. Tho score is as
follows
ISSISUs, , 3 I
LiItiostSwn ...''..t 5-I
sUMNAEY.
Earned runs Picked Sine, 1; LIttlestown
J. Errors Picked Nine. . ; Litt.cstown, 5.
Hen. Culp yesterday choked tho dos
catcher and otherwise jntsriered with hi
duties. Culp was sued, but upon payin!
costs, squire Egaus re!slS'd him, az th
request OF "iIlrd Timos.'
Matt Molscm was brought befor,
Squire Fans yesterday for drnnken auC
drsorderIy couduct, bur, paying costs, Wa
released.
Yesterdays pay day ia Columbia, of +
r. X. employers, was the most ques W
have ever known.
Ball playing on the s;T0UtS continues
notwithstanding tho fact that our oOn
stables have been notified To arrest al
persons found 20 engaged.
Some rude boys or young men, on Wod
nesday night, let all but two CANNES Ou
of "Ole Hard Tines" the dog catcher
dog pond. Their names arc not known.
There not being quorum present cOun
oils did not m5ot last night tO decide upOr
the proposed opening OF SsGJud aud Chest
nut stTeetu.
While casting last night the roof Of tn,
st. Charles furnace took tire, but, withOu
raising an alarm, tho flames woTs oxtiu :,
uished by tho employees, after but It'll
damage bad been gone.
4 baoksnake was killed at Turkoy II
yesterday which measured 81 feet i
length.
The Susquehauna Bridge hotel has take
tho place OF tho RJuud House hotel, O
Front street.
Tho gutter on Front street, betwce
Walnut and Bridge, smtlled very cloud
this morning.