Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-09
COLUMBIA NEWS.
oun NE"unam uuuunsrosurSUn
what Was Done at tue May mosiiug OF the
sUnuUI HOard-piimnry Stamina
tiuu,-tyiher thorough Items


what was Done at tue May mosiiug OF the
sUnuuI Hoard-ptimnry Stamina
tipus-Oiher thorough Itons
Tho regular meeting Of chOol bOard was
held last night, al tho members being
presen, The minutes OF tho regular meet
ing Of April 10, aud u special mcetiUg Of
May 3, were read aud approved. The
various committees submitted tho follow
ing reports
Finance Committoo.-Reccipts, 81, 30s 30;
expenditures, a.. $50 balance on hand,
~ 7i7 O6.
experimenting ommttce-Chairman
stated that iov. L. 4. Everett, ID. d.,
private secretary OF Governor PattiSop,
bad consented to be tho orator at the
coming high sobOul commencement cxer
cises. Recommendation was made that
the time for holding these exercises be
changed for reasons submitted to the
board, to tho evening Of May 23. The
recommendation was adopted by tho
board.
Rcpairs and Supply Comm ittoe-Mr
Slado, chairman, repOrtOd various repairs
to tho Institute, Cherry stTcot aud Fifth
street school buildings having been made.
The committee recommended the appoint
mcnt of a committee of three to q nlcr
with tie trustees of tho old Columbia
public ground company regarding certain
needed repairs to the institute. Commits
teo's recommendation adopted aud the
committee of three appointed.
Spr cial Building Cummittee-Tho Ie.
port requested that the board authorize
the COMMITTEE to sicn a. seal tho con-
tract made by the committee with the
contracting firm Of Bachman II Forty, for
building tho new school house. Also, that
Ia, H.. 4 Iy, D, I,nyl
u the building comm ttCe TO take the
place OF three uf tho members v hose term
OF office as school directors expires with
the present school tom. Both of the
committee requests were complied with
by the board. Mcs-rs Market and AuWer-
tor were added To tho building committee.
The board decided to attend tho high
school commouUemcut IN u body, and 10
Invite the new members elect 10 accom-
pany it.
Superintendent Amcs was granted per
mission to absent bin sell tTom tho sChoO
on May 2lst, tOnttcud the commencement
at the Soldiers orphans homo at Mount
JOY.
A number of bills were ordered to be
paid and the board adjourned
primary School EsgminRtiu"
The examination at the primary srhpol
taught by Miss Carlo liuiler were held
yesterday. number II visitors being pre-
sent. luliko tho usual dun exercises these
were pleasant aud entertaining, no less
TO pupils than visitors. The turrOTs OF
examination day seemed not ~ exist
Tor the pupils, fact witch rcN,Ots
great credit on Lhe teachers method
OF conducting IL. The ap'ue.s with which
very young pupils rphcd - really dltH
cult QucStUIs proved how thoroughly
they were drilled IN their stu lies by their
teacher Superintendent Amcs briefly ad
dressed the school ~ the conclusion of the
exercises, aud t0mplimcnted Miss lIOffcr
by saying that her exercises for tho day
had been possessed OF an individuality Of
their own.
boarding House Thieves.
Three men, known a. Thos. Anderson,
VIM. Anderson and Thomas, alias "RiCk,"
are charged with having robbed board, rs
at Krantz's hotel, York, OF clothing and
other valuables. The thieves wcro followed
to Columbia and MOuutville, where they
were lost trace pr The police Of lNnCIs
ter have boen notified OF the theft.
Personal.
Mr.. + J. Ruby ard e. milg, of Chicago,
are visiting Mr. Franz L Ruby, the
formers brother, on Cherry street.
Miss Lilio Plahlcr has returned home
from a late CN'Cudt q trip
Edward Wight is suffering from the
effects Of bite IN the leg, which was
inflicted by the Shawnee fromcu's dog.
Mr.. aud Mis-. George Dink e, who Wore
married yesterday, held a reception ut tho
residence Of the brides father, MI Charles
Cassidy, n Manor street, last eniug.
Boroush Brior..
Tobacco fees inrcst the young tobacco
plaLts of this vicinity.
About fifty ColumbIaLs went u York
this morning to see Baruum' 4 show.
The cart of the orange man " broke
down yesterday on Locust St ec;, causing
a great spill of oranges.
More members than uniforms is the
trouble under which the Columbia band
now writhes
Shawnee crcampmcnt OF Odd Fellows
and Olive branch lodge q. L. o. of o. +,
meet to night.
A resident of Tow Hill has a brood OF
chicks which have on their feet from soycn
to eleven toes instead Of the usual Ium.
Der.
To morrow evening at 1880 O'clock, tho
Columbia base bal club will hold q bnsi-
ness meeting in tho Franklin house
parlors.
For tho purposo Of allowing rel a'rs
being made on some of the machinery the
resumption of work at tie Kelley stove
works has been postponed until neat
Monday,
Numerous Improvements are row beng
made on tho sueeis by superintendent
Maxton, and Others are cOnt6 nplatcd.
Manor street is soon to hc opened out to
Stouer's lane.
Oficers DyBivEer, Gilbert and Hartman
were after a supposed notorious swndleI
and thief last night, but the supposed law
breaker turned out TO be only Reading
man on Columbia spree.
Down the RIVER.
Shad now bring a. uavre do Grace s2l
per hundred, herring % to 80 cents per
hundred. About the same prices prevail a
Lapidum and the floats. At Port Deposit
shad bring $22 TO s2j, and herring 25 to
IS cents per huudred. The catch OF shad
is light small herring are abundant
glled herring briug,trom 90 cents to IL pei
hundred.