Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-04-17
ARBGR DAF IN COLUWBIA.
A General Observance of the Occasion In
the Borough Schools-Names Of the Trees
That Were Planted.

the Borough SChools-Namos Of the Trees
That Were Planted.
Regular Correspondence of lNTELLIGENcKR
COLUMBIA, April II.
"Arbor Day" was well celebrated in
Columbia, and the credit is due to the officers
of the school board, pupils, teachers and su-
perintendent of the public schools OF this
borough. The schools took their designated
places promptly, and precisely at p. m, the
high and grammar schools, headed by the
Columbia cornet band moved down
Cherry street to Third. On Cherry street
The Fifth street, Cherry street and Pop
lar streets schools fell into the line
OF procession, which marched over Third to
Locust, up Locust to tho institute grounds,
which were entered and encircled, each
school gathering around a hole, into which
was placed sycamore tree. In and around
the grounds had collected a crowd of people,
which numbered fully 5000; the scholars
numbered about l,40O. At the sound of the
bugle the following programme was enacted
Selection by the Band.
Singing by Schools" Woodman, spare That
selection by the Band, during the rendition OF
Singing OF Schools-"America."
Selection by Band.
The high and grammar schools each
planted two trees and the Fifth street school
only one The names follow
High School-Boys, B. A. w. Tourgee (;
girls Louisa M. Alcott
Grammar School-Boys J. NJ. Motley
girls, Washington Irving.
Fifth Street tSchools-Whittier
Poplar Street Schools-U. S. Grant, Geo.
p Morris and Noah Webster.
Cherry Street Schools--W. G. Bryant, III.
w. Longfellow, ]. b. Read, Daniel Webster,
J. Russell Lowell, George Bancroft, Phoebe
Cary, o. w. Holmes, ]. c. Holland, Bayard
1. NJ. Child, Edward Everett, and Alice
Cary.
Snpt Ames--" Benj Franklin
School Board" Geo. Washington"
Agassz Association = "Lewis ). X.
Agassiz."
Graduating Class of 'SO-Jennie g. Bach
man.
A history is connected with the latter,
Miss Jennie G. Bachman, daughter OF J. b.
Bachman, in 1876 planted the seed for tree
in her fathers yard, on South Second street.
In 1880 she graduated from the Columbia
high school a year ago she died. The seed
planted nine years ago sprouted and became
tree. 1t was taken from her fathers yard,
and yesterday planted in the institute
grounds by her classmates.
From 2to p IN. appropriate and interest
ing exercises were held in the different
schools.
Notes About Town.
william Wittick may be soon appointed a
constable OF the Second Ward.
Manager SIlas Krom left for his home near
Binghampton this morning.
Smith Hollingsworth, who, for several
wears past has clerked for Frederick Bucher,
has accepted an offer to learn bridge build
ing, in Trenton, N. j. t.H. .4 2 ....
James Freeland, sand-dlgger, has the honor
of taking the first sand from the river at Co
lumbia this year. lie "scooped" boat load
yesterday.
The largest number of persons that ever
assembled in Armory hall, was that of last
night when fully 800 were present The
Vigilant fair was in full blast, but, probably,
one-half of these in attendance were attracted
thither to witness the beautiful drill Of L.. X.
Fondersmith's company Of young ladies'
Six RATS passed Columbia down the river
this morning The river is said to be in ex-
cellent rafting condition.
Instead of using the scaffold scheme 10
haul sand from the river to his sand pens,
Il. j. Clepper has had railroad tracks laid
between these two places, and will haul sand
on small cars expressly for the purpose.
The Metropolitan rink will reopen June
lst, instead of September.
A daughter OF Mrs. Mary A. Wagner was
the recipient Of birthday party last even
ing, at her home, at Wagner's hotel. 1t was
pleasant and enjoyable affair.