Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-17
A RATHER CURT REPLY
IN EXPLANATION OF A CHILDS Al
SENCE FROM SCHOOL.
The Answer That q Teacher Received whei
She Inquired the Reasons for Childs
Failure 10 Attend school - Latest
Happenings Around Town.

Regular correspondence OF iSIflLiokNokh
COLUMBIA, March T.-When scholar In
the public schools absonts him or herself,
and upon not bringing a written excuse from
her parents the teacher is required to ill out
a blank and send II Ia the parents stating the
- rL, Ma. plo. L.s ha5 .,
o'se. ,nis MisS - % n'nou "a ""s ,."u ~.
casioh 10 uo, anu ioiioWinS ~ 'ho answer s',e
received to the query "Keasons oi Apsence:
III IS none oi your business. Ha9 you
a',t y. y & n, ''o ,.,'' 'and ,n, o,
sunnose This system Of inouisition into
family matters originated with YOU and am
not willing that either directors, SUI
perintendeni. nor any other person
shall sit i'm Judgment and decide
what I shall have nv children do when they
are at home. When 1 need them at home
thew will be kept there, and no one connected
with the schools need trouble themselves
about it. do not suppose you sent this of
your own accord, andI do not care how soon
or VINO originated IL KNOW my VIEWS
oisneu, ,. -.
IL Is certainty most iinpuoeht iet'er, anu
we withhold the writer $ name until we learn
The writer has been requested to meet the
,,rn,or oo,,,,it,oo this ovoning In President
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"iNeh oince
heipins Coihra"e III Dissraoe'
At business meeting of Co. C., last even
ing, Capt Case and Leutenants Bennett and
Eckpan were appointed a committee of three
&C. at.ona 60 tho naso Of pr;,,to Jobn Ir,,,ev
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anu anu uu an r IN .n1i; III ~, si,; -; ,ho
Iease MN hoiIi nio oii ~ t .,,o
4 Graninv is olso a ,9omha, Of tho Shawnee fire
company. and from this source he will also
receive assistance in the shape of a petition
to the Baltimore authorities.
Under Bail for Assault.
George Frame was placed under 800 bail,
anoo a. AnriI court for oss,,lt;,o n Roads
pau, 80, 90 a,,'rio,,ao ~ tha &, Charlos
o..i hi0n a0 ,, i,riy5 uo a.. w. az. ,'t;Io
,urnace' anu iaS. i. s''ay ayS n,Su. ,,,n'3
~ u a;snnto whiab ended in Erame,s dash
ing n lantern into Roads face terribly cash
= ing him, and rendering him insensible from
the blow.
In Behalf oi the Unfortunate.
harry >. Stumnel,a "a moulder III the heeieS
stove works, but whose home is in Reading
by burned foot lost six weeks work before
Christmas. sore finger lost him four weeks
after the HOLIDAYS and now he Is again of
duty by the death of one of his children. II,
is certainIy most unfortunate A brother
moulder at the works appreciating his situa
tion. Yesterday collected s35 for him, anon,
the EN- ployes at the works
Columbia citizens YESTERDAY, generousl,
responded to the subscription in behalf 0
the afflicted families of Frederick and Samue
Sarbaupb who lost their ali by sundays fire
Mr.. Samuel Filbert alone. and i'm one hou
collected $40 for them. and the relief com
mittee and private individuals, did much (
aid them,
An Inoorricible Boy
,souira Eyons tbis ,,orri,,, commi,,e
iai ,"iis' ,''i, ',o' 80 's 81 a. al
~aniaei hosey' aSeu aoo Ut - years, W J"i
lie VIII undoubtedly DE sent 10 the house
correction and as his parents have not tn
least control of him He will not go to scho,
neither will he assist his parents when NJ
riding on freight trains he is in the compan
of tramps. Once before he was sent to ia
but promising to do better in the future h
was released.
Notes About Town.
To-d,vis tho last for weighing United Stat,
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