Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-09-13
COLUMBIA NEWS ITEMS.
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no,iuess Transacted at Lsst tvsnins's mcst.
los OF borough Couucii--l nn --latest Hsp-
peniDgs Around the rown.
The regular monthly business meeting
OF council was held In the council chamber
last evening, with every member present.
Minutes read and approved.
Several citizens OF Manor stccet were
present and asked that Plano street be
opened into Mill. 1t will be done as soon
as tho repairs, etc., to Manor street are
completed.
Tho mail platform at Trout and Locust
streets Ia to be cut down on n level with
the street, and not higher than tho rail.
road tracks.
Finance committee's report was as fol.
lows:
Recelp's ........... ell, ,6SS 90
Expenditures. s............... li,2S6 03
Balance on hand. .......... ! 302 90
The property committee rented the
corner room In the opera house. posses.
sion to be taken after Dot |, 1884
The road committee reported the
repairing Of several streets. They had
enforced the citizens on Union street, be.
tween Second and Third, to remove the
cobble stone gutter and rcplac, them with
bricks.
The fire committee stated that the
| engines Of the Columbia and Vigilant oom-
pauies, aud which will be taken to York
on the 18th inst, will have to he returned
to Columbia before night.
The sanitary and police committee re
port the sanitary condition OF the town to
| be good.
The dog catcher this summer caught
! SO dogs, aud killed % Of them. Several
| Columbians have dogs, but refuse to have
! them registered or 10 pay thoir taxes.
The proposals for coal were changed from
| No. 2 pea TO No. pea, aud the property
| committee was instructed, after receiving
| them, to open them aud award tho oontr act
10 the lowest bidder. Council then ad-
| journed
The chief burgess was instructed to
notify the owner of Front street cess
pool, and from which arises terrible
stencil, to have it cleaned. Unless this be
doue within three days after receiving
notice, he will bs fined Sl0 and have it
cleaned at bis'expenso.
An ordinance prohibiting wheelbarrows,
| trucks, carts or wagons on the payements,
was read, and adopted after wheolbarrows
had been stricken out. IL was referred to
! the borough solicitor for approval,
| OHoers elected.
| Tho Agassiz association last evening
| elected the following officers President
| Wilmer Fighter vice presidsut-Mertie
| Oberlin recording secretaiy--Emily
| Bucher corresponding secretaIy-Jsmes
| &. Meyers (; treasursr-Fred. RICHTER
curator-Charles Sweeney. The meeting
| adjourned to meet September 90
| The following officers were elected by
tho Shawnee encsmpment, No. 23. |. o.
o. F., last evening G. p w. IL Shen
berger s. Vino. Kreider ]. W.-N.
| ID. Haldeman tressursr-S w. Schroe
der secretary-R. GIN. Little.
Town notes.
Tho funeral service over tho remains of
Roy. Samuel YiugiDg, in st. Johns
Lutheran church at 8 a. IN , were largely
attended. At 1920 the body was taken 20
Hanover for interment, accompanied by
many friends OF deceased.
Miss Minnie Ferguson is laying at her
home on Locust street in critical oondi =
tion, having been removed from Shenk' =
farm where she met with an accident
yesterday. She was unconscious fourteen
hours, aud at present writing is in semi
conscious state. Her recovery il doubtful
Adoph Gearing, of B5rlin, Prussia, is
the name of the man who was found
drowned N the Susquehanna last week.
| BY a description given by Squire Frank.
| h1is os AhCiohoy, - lCNpSui6od
bin as the man who had worked for him
sometime ago. Gearing was a German, a
stone mason by trade, and came to
America nine months ago.
! Condensed Nswy.
The Republicans meet iu Armory hall
this evening. MIR. ii. @. Lichty Isft for
Philadelphia this morning.-Mr ID Baum
gardner returned to his hon in Rsstiug.
| Mr.. Chas. Wilson is now the Columbia
correspondent for the Llnoasssr Ezdm
iser.-Columbia fire company members
have received their new equipments -
Mrs, Gen. Welsh gave s1ip-bubbls
party, last evening, at her CaestDut stree,
residence On complaint Of Charles ROBIN
son and Thos. Claggit, Geo. Davis, wa;
arrested for sterling three razors from
them f; 10 was discharged, the evidences
being too weak.-As soon as tho Gtii 20 for
thel transfer, freight warehouse is oom
pleted, their.building will be put in use -
This morning there stood ia the west yard
500 through cars, awaiting engines u
move them.-A Mrs. Glossor; fell down 9
fight Of stairs In her home on WalDu
street, last evening, and broke her rgh,
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