Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-11-20
a LITERARY EXERCISE.
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n~v.rar spondence Of ISrHLLIeEsoRR
C0ruSprA. NOV. 2o.--Ths high school has
auu.in horun holding literary exercises on al
1900 Friday afternoons The programmes
- arrangsd with great care and are Of great
looerept 10 the pupila The exercises yester-
6ay were The following inaugural address,
BslIs Mccullough referred question,
. what can the high school boys do
70 discourage the use OF tobacco
ana improper language among the boys
81 town ~ Edgar Hotter chorus by
sshool re.erred question, Whist were %
Bucher instrumental duet, Edith Sourpeer
and Annie Detz; debate, "Thxt Chinese i'm
migration should be prohibited" affirmative,
Al. McManus and Alfred Meyers; negative,
Lizzie Hnkle and Elsie Phenegar. AFTER me
arguments were concluded a vote OF the
ecbool wss taken and the question decided
IN the m rmative by q vote of 33 to l6 Read
ing, "The Little Stow-a-way," John Miller
speiling match, participated in by the pupils;
ards vocal quartette; oration, "The Survi-
yors OF Bunker HILL" Lizzie Sloat; reading
Of tho High School Bell, editress, Edith Pat
ton.
Among the Churches
St Paul's p. Z. church, services will he
held on Sunday at 1890 a. H. and T:30 p m,
with special offertories in behalf of ruined
churches In the city Of Charleston. The col.
lection Is made i'm accordance with a special
pastoral by the bishops of the church. TIE
rector's Bible class will be held in the church
at 6: n. IN. The rectory has been removed tc
the second fioo1 of l6l Locust street, where
Rev. +. J. Clay Moran will be pleased to see
his friends on Monday next
A series of mission services will be com
inenced by Rev q. u. Rishel in the Church
Of God, ON Sunday evening, to continue all
week.
Union Thanksgiving services will be held
in the Presby terian church on next Thurs
day morning at 1890 o'clock. The sermon
will be preached by Rev. Wm. p. Evans
The other clergymen will participate.
On Thanksgiving Day there wili be holy
communion In the ST. Paurs p. +. church a.
9a m.
The River Very High.
During yesterday and last night the Sus
quehanna river here has been rising very raj
idly and the water Is now about five fee
above low water mark. The wharves slon
the shore are almost completely submerged
although very little damage has been don't
The high water has put a stop TO the shippn
of coal at the Rsading & Columbia coz
chutes. lot of wood was lying along th
shore, near the chutes, and the water begu
rising so fast that the owners were compelle
to work from twelve to three O'Clock thi
morning to get the wood out OF danger.
number of row boats were swept from thei
fasteniDgs but were caught before they wen
down the river. Plenty OF drlit wood !
floating past the town.
Town Notes.
The " Michael Strogoti +" minuet and cal
nival company will appear in the oper
house on next Thursday evening.
The festival in the srmory by the Unite
Brethren church is meeting with good sue
cess. The festival will close tonight
The young folks society of the Secon
street Lutheran church, held very pleasan
meeting last night at the residence OF Mr.
A. Il. Welsh, on Chestnut street
Two kegs were found by MIR. II. f. Iergey
and the owner can have them by calling 1
his store on Locust street
pleasant time was bad last night at tn
Young Folks Cleaners society OF the Churc
ot God at their sociable at the residence G
Mr.. George +. Steinheiser, on Walnut stree
The Agnes Villa Wallace combination wi
appear in the opera house on Wednesday an
Thursday evenings of next week.