Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-12
COLUMBIA NEWS ITEMS.
SRvM ouR REGULAR ooRxEsPONDENI
Ths Distribution OF KsIisf 90 sbe Needy
Poor-meeting Of the school Hoard
Two sssiouscA ociasnts


Ths Disssibution OF KsIisf 60 sbs Mccoy
Poor-mssting Of the school Hoard
Two sssiouseA ociasnts.
Twerty members OF the Columbia Re-
lief association were present at tho meet
ing In the opera house yesterday at
p. m. II was very interesting. The town
has been divided into five districts, as
follows:
list. South side Of Locust street, and all
south from the upper side OF Third street
Mrs. w. K. Nowlen, Mrs. Shertzcr, Mrs.
Gen. Welsh and Mrs. Steinheiser.
I'd. South side Of Locust aud south from
lower side of Third-Mrs. J. W. Yooum,
Mrs. DR.. w. Fighter, Miss A. M. Red
seeker, Miss Lizzie Chamberlin, Mrs.
James Weiser.
Sd. North sido OF Locust from Th ird
aud above--Mrs. 8. g. Detwiler, Mrs. Rev.
J. H. Pennebeoker, Mrs. w. q. Patt on
and Mrs. Maxton.
4th. North side Of LOCUST. between Sd
Mrs. d. Mowery, Mrs. ID. G. Wann and
Mrs. Fred. Bucher.
9th. Manor street--Mrs. Z. X. Smith
and Mrs. Sterling Smith.
These committees will attend to the
wants Of the needy in their districts, and
report the same to President Mrs. 8. ii.
Purple, whose orders for donations will be
konored.
The following contributions were re.
oeived:
Col. Samuel Shock, s2O /; stationery from
Mrs. Butler overcOat from Mrs. DR..
Mcbride, eto.
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
But Ave members of tho Columbia
school boayd, Messrs. Given, Graybill,
Markell, Stevenson aud Miller, attended
the regular monthly business meeting
last evening.
The night school committee stated that
the school had been moved to the gram
mar school room, at small expense, and
was In q first GLASS condition. The session
will be continued. The board accepted
the report and approved Of the commit
tees action.
The tri ennial report of Superintendent
Ames and President Given, had been
carefully considered by the special oom.
mittee appointed for that purpose. and
recommended the following that mould
ing boards 30 placed in the schools that
special tax notices be issued and to enforce
the law regarding their collection. The other
recommendations were not acted upon,
nor will they be until full meeting of the
board can be had However, the reoom-
mendatiors named above were accepted
and will be opted. The full report was
orders d to be pi.nted, with the superin-
tendent's and presidents.
Through President Given, Col. Samuel
Shock ags- cd to donats - the Colum bia
soho d district Salem Chapel, providing it
is properly taken care Of, etc. Messrs.
Graybill, Stevenson and Markell were ap
pointed committee to consider the prop
osition and report at a future meeting OF
the board.
The janitor of the night school will re
oeive for his duties fifty cents per night.
The schools close on Friday, Dec. 10,
1884, and reopen on Monday, Jan. s, 1885.
The teachers will have to make up four
days at the end of the term Adjourned.
ALMOST SHOT
While setting a snare during canning
trip in York county on Wednesday. Ed.
ward Casewell came near being accident
ally shot. His son Edward was with and
near him, double. .barreled shot gun in
his hand. In attempting to lower the
hammer Of the empty barrel, only one
side / ,ing loe led, he forgot which was the
right one. OF courso the wrong trigger
was pulled, and the gun went off with
loud report, the charge tore the clothing
of Edward senior, from near his heart, at
the side, but strange to say not shot
touched his person.