Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-08-15
SCHOOL BOARD IN SESSION.
FIXING THE TINE OF OPENING THE
UOLUMBIA SCHOOLS.
Matters of General Routine Disposed of-A
Number of Police Cases occupy the Atten-
uon of the Local Magistrates--A Horse
Kiiicd-Recent Borough Briefs.

Regular correspondence of the lNTELLiGENCER. |
COLUMBIA, Pa, August ia special
meeting of the Columbia school board was
held at the office of DR.. w. G.. Taylor presi
dent, last evening. Mossrs. Strine and Markell
were the only absentees. The object of the |
meeting was stated by the president to con
slider the question of when the school term of |
the year 1856 would commence. Under |
the new law enacted 10y the last legislature |
school month will consist of twenty days and |
If the public school will commence at the |
time usually set for the opening, the first |
Monday In September, the schools would
close before the first Of next May, the school
term being eight and one-half months. This
would have the schools close too early, and
to obviate the trouble resolution was passed
that the school term commence on tho 18th of
September, being the third Monday i'm the
month.
The committee on repairs and supplies
reported that the furniture for the new rooms
in the Poplar street building has arrived and
has been put in place in the rooms ; that the
white-washing of the rooms in the Cherry
street building is being done aud that they
would recommend that new slate black
boards be procured for the grammar schools
The committee was given the power to act in
the matter of procuring blackbuards.
Henry Wolfe, son of Jacob Wolfe, made an
application to the board for admittance to the
orphan school at Mount JOY. The board
acted tavorably upon the matter and the
president and secretary signed the applica-
ton for the boys admittance to The school.
The finance committee reported that they
received the state appropriation amounting
to 81, l5l.37.
Board then adjourned.
In Police Circles
Officer WIttick arrested Andrew and Mary
Meads, colored, for being drunk and disor-
An oil t,,it oh ,,lt
on Mary his wife. Squire Evans gave each
five days in the Lancaster jail
Last evening Officer WittGk arrested a
stranger named J. Ii. Jones for being drunk
and disorderly. Squire Evans gave him five
days in Lancaster Jail.
Squire Evans also gave Lofty Trusty, a
colored damsel of Tow Hill, a hearing,
charged with an assault upon Mary Meads.
The case was settled by the costs of the suit
being paid by the accused.
Mr.. John H. Wright entered complaint
against Michael Harkert, at the office OF
Squire Evans, charging him with trespass.
The accused was arrested. Mr.. Wright tes
titled that Iarkert had been seen upon his
property stonlng some pear trees. The costs
were paid by the accused and then Harkert
was discharged.
Squire Young had Sarah Kahley before
him on the fifth OF last July to answer the
charge of larceny of n ten dollar gold piece
from George r. Bennett, in whose employ
she was. Bail was given by Sarah for he
appearance at court on Tuesday, August Is
Last Monday the girl left town aud walkeC
to Watts station and there took the train TO
Labauon, whe re some of her friends reside
This fact becoming known to the parties
who were her bail, the proper authorize
were put upon her track and on last Thurs
day the girl was arrested in Lebanon an,
taken to Lancaster Jail, where she will remail
for trial.
Personal Intelligence.
Mrs G. Ii. Rice, of Pottsvilo and Mis-
Lizzie Dunlap, of Mannheim, who have beer
visiting Miss Halle Sourbeer, have roturneC
TO their homes.
Mrs NJ. G. Kock who has been spending
three weeks in Jerseyville, Illinois, has re
turned to her home in Columbia.
Mr.. VIM. Ii. Fendrich has returned hOm
from trip to Asbury Park, \. j.
Horse Killed to End Its SuIerlngs.
The horse driven by Sturgis, the Lift
pretzcl baker, on his visit to Columbia, fel
on pile of stones last Tuesday and injureo
his foroleg in such manner that the 0wne
was unable to drive the animal home. Yes
terday afternoon Mr.. Sturgis made visit t
town and found his horse still suffering yer,
much from the injuries 1t had received ant
had tho animal killed TO end its misery.
Borough Briefs.
<-'ro-dav and evening the Shawnee fire com
- S.ei,s II pIcnlC III Hcise's woods. Tn,
Ironville orchestra will furnish the mus
for the occasion.
The sclEaccusod colorcd named John Bcal
was released by Squire Frank, as no wore
had been received from the authorities il
Connellsville, where the alleged crime haC
been committed, to hold the prisoner. Tn,
story told by the man was most likely
canard.
The borough supervisor is having new
gutter crossing laid at the corner OF Thirt
and Cherry streets.
Yesterday afternoon "A number of Column
bans spent pleasant time at ChiCkies Rock
prayer and experience meeting will b,
held at 1870 a. M, to morrow, in the ChurCl
OF God. The church will be closed in tn
evening.
In the Methodist church, at both mornin,
and evening services, Rev. John d. Fox, o
Reading, will occupy the pulpit. lie ha
the reputation of being an eloquent speaker