Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-14
COLUMBIA NEWS.
,Un REaunAn oVRREsporDEror

DUR REGUIAn OORREsPOrDErOE.
Tho Regular Monthly Meeting OF tho sohooi
Board-rrosh Young Men waso Up
tho wrong Oountrymsp.
Tho regular monthly meeting OF the
school board was held last evening. All
OF the members present. Minutes OF the
regular meeting of February IA read and
approved.
The repair and supply committee 70
ported that tho institute and Fifth street
school buildings needed repairs, aud tho
board ordered that such DO made by the
proper committee. Tho yard the Fifth
street school was also ordered to DO grav-
eled.
Tho visiting committee reported tho
schools as being In excellent condition.
Some improvements wcrf suggested to the
board for several Of tho schools.
Tho special building committee advised
that tho projected new school building ut
Third aud Poplar streets be two stories
high, and large enough to contain four
schools. President Meyers reported that
tho lot on which the now school building
is 10 bc erected has already been paid for
The board instructed tho president aud
secretary to sign an application for the ad.
mission Of VIM, CLANCY to the home for
tho friendless.
Superintendent Ames reported tho fol
lowing attendance ut tho schools for the
month ending March 10th Whole number
attending, males, 043 females, total
1880. Average attendance, males, 667
females, 59l--total, | 1853. Percentage
of attendance, malcs, "a, females, 04, Per-
contagc of attendance 90 dato, male, 0i
female %. Present every session, SOL
visits to schools, 17S.
A number OF bills were ordered to DO
paid and the board adjourned.
freight Cars to DO RAJ ied.
On Sunday the wreckers from this place
will raise tho two freight cars which fell
over nu embankmcnt in tho recent wreck
near Peach Bottom, on tho Port Deposit
railroad. Tho track was damascd for n
distance Of 400 yards during the time the
wrecked cars were pulled along tho track
by tho engine, before tho latter was
stopped.
WOKE Up the wrong C0uutryman.
A country man was captured yesterday
by party Of young towusmen who at
tempted to gCta little sport out OF him,
They had plenty OF IL afforded them One
of them was 'sont to grass" in the
ilsticuf that the rustic got up for their
amusement. They will hardly trouble a
country man again, at least not soon.
Bulldog operations.
John Westermap is preparing 10 cot q
two story, double, brick dwelling house on
Cherry street.
The collar for double, two story brick
dwelling house, u bo built by Adam
Rodenhauser, is beius dug at the conner of
Bethel and Locust streets.
thorough JottinEs.
The Leuton services at 81 Paut's p L
church are well attended.
4 great deal Of drunkenness pl0yai'sl
last night ON the streets.
The bremen were called out last evoEir z
by another false alarm Of fire.
The Shawnee furnaces show no signs OF
being operated AZ q very early date at
present.
There are great many idle boys run
ming the streets. Many arc no doubt
truapts from school.
II the river is in good condition by that
time a few more weeks will see the OPEN
ing oi the rafting season.
Er. John Canard aud daughter, Mi q
Clydia, returned home to Philadelphia
to dag after an extended visit to fieuds
hero.
workmcn were employed in cleaning
Third street yesterday. To days rain will
render it necessary that tho work DO done
over again.
St. Johns Lutheran church fair oponl d
under very favorable aus pi0es last evening
Tho display of fancy articles is excellent
Tho Tefreshment tables are we'll supplied
The fair continues to night aud to morrow
night.
The river rose six inches last night aud
is still rising. But llt'o ice is to be seer
and that is principally along shore.
The Rev, Francis J Clay Moran, pastor
pro TEN. OF st. Pauls p. l.. church, will
deliver his lecture on "Wanderings on the
Rhine" in the opera house to morrow
evening.
The following meetings will DO held to
night The borough council, the Colum
bia band, Olive Branch lodge, G. U o. o.
o. +, and Shawnee Encampment, No. 90
1. o. of O. +.