Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-19

moeolaP Corfuepoudeaeo - tAe iFTELL'shNctH.
3 Co&UnpfA, MmuA m-The regular montn-
n Seeelne q soood board was held In the
1ooncsl oinmboR ~ night Members pres
MI lfGnA Nay, strine, Slade Taylor and
11Ssn Ahooots MessrA Given, Graver,
G1511l1 aad Markell President Taylor in
1R1 Snair. Mlnutss Of the last regular meeting
- reported - follows: Receipts during
- month, s3,r7L4e; expenditures during
- snane time, el,t4O.e1; balance on hand,
0kGoook MrA Reuben Ryan appeared before
~ board asking TO be exonerated from the
~ Of 1854 and 1856 On motion the tax was
oxcnsraasd. The repair and supply commit
~ reported having placed ave additional
desks In room Is OF the Cherry street build.
ings box Of crayon purchased for the use OF
different schools, and new pales placed on
the fence around the institute grounds where
others had been taken on; The supeIin.
report. Whole number iu attendance during
month -males, 73S: females, 742. Average
attendance during month-males, 655 fe-
n1ales, 66a Percentage OF attendance during
ths month--males, 9S; female, o.. Percent
ago OF attendance to date-males, "a females,
- Number Of pupils present every season,
02O; visits to schools, 142. Superintendent
Amee also reported that there are more chill
dren sick during the present time than at any
The committee appointed on the improve
ment to the walk from Locust street to the
institute building reported the work finished
and success An order was granted In
favor Of the sinking fund for e62 A num-
Der Of bills were paid, and school board ad-
journed.
sprained His Ankle.
Yesterday afternoon william Templin,
conductor on the passenger train No. 8, Of
the Reading & Columbia railroad, sprsined
bis left ankle while Jumping from a car
while coming from Reading to Columbia.
The sprsin will keep him of duty for some
few dayA
Funeral Of Mrs. Perrottet
The funeral Of Mrs. Perrottet, mother OF
Mr.. James Perrottet will take place on Sat.
urday morning at ten o'clock from the resi-.
dence OF her SOD, on Chestnut street. above
Fourth. Interment will be made at Mt
Bethel cemetery.
Work 1t the Cos, Chutes.
A gang Of carpenters have commenced
work on the coal chutes of the Reading &
Columbia railroad, preparatory to the com
mencing Of the shipping business. The ship
ping OF coal from this place to the Southern
market will be resumed in few weeks ant
oil necessary repairs to the chutes will b,
done at once. New planks will be put down
the trestling overhauled and repairs mad,
in general.
The Waite Comedy company presented
"Widow Bedott" in the opera house, las
night to an audience not as large as 1t should
have been. This evening the company will
appear in sRip Van Winkle."
While hauling sto YES, yesterday afternoon
the two-hoise wagon Of the Keeley stove
company broke down on North Second
street. The mishap resulted in the breaking
OF few stoves.
In few days the water will be put in tn,
Susquehanna canal and then drawn of again
Alter this is done all the necessary repair
will be made to the locks, levels, etc befor
the canal boating season commences
The men captured by Officer Hoffman, @
the Reading & Columbia railroad, have beel
engaged in robbing number Of countr
stores in different surrounding counties
They will have a hearing on Saturday whe
the various articles found In their possession
will be identined.
The family OF Mr.. j. r. Beetem have n
turned home after visit of some weeks Q
Carlisle.
]. Wells, Of Reading, paymaster of tn
Susquehanna Canal company, Is engaged i
paying the employees along the canal to-da
their wages for the last month.
The festival held by the members of tn
United Brethren church, in the armory, wa
very well attended last night 1t will
continued this evening.