Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-05-22
The ?. R r. RELIEF PLAN.
fas n1sR sonOOL DsBArERs DECIDE
4nAr xr ~ 4 GOOD sCaENk.
4 Pheasant end Proatab,s Occasion in the Pub
ne schsois-Epjoyabse Trip Of Company o to
wsIhssharre-The News Of the Chu'c ches
Recent Notes About Town.
Regular Correspondence OF IxrELLIeESoRR.

COLUMBIA, May q.
The pupIls of the Columbia high school
held very Interesting exercises In their school
room on Friday afternoon, when an admir-.
ably arranged programme was carried out
by the school, An essay by Edgar HofIer
and . recitation by John Miller were well
delivered. chorus by the female portion
Of the school was very well rendered.
The debate on the question Resolved. That
the relief association of the Pennsylvania rail-
road 10 beneficial to the employees" brought
out many arguments, pro and con. Upon a
vote Of the school being taken the question
was decided In the Affirmative by majority
OF two votes. The "High School Bell" was
q very spicy paper and the articles did credit
to the contributors. spelling bee was an
important feature of the occasion. The sides
were captained by Alfred Meyers and Percy
Wilson, and the participants In the match
proved that they we're we'll versed in orthog-
raphy. The side captained by Percy Wilson
won the match.
Religious Notes.
Rev. VIM. p. Evans, pastor of the Second
Lutheran church, intends delivering a
course of sermons on Sunday evenings On
current topics Of popular interest. The sub
ject for the sermon on Sunday evening will
be Eight Hours Day
Rev. DIR. McDougal, OF York, will occupy
the pulpit of the Presbyterian church on
Sunday morning and evening. The pastor,
Rev. Geo. Wells Ely, is a delegate to the
general assembly, now in session at Mime
apolis, and will be absent until June.
A jug breaking took place last evening in
the Bethel Church of God to raise money for
paying off the church debt. The exercises
consisted OF singing by the Sunday school of
the church and short address by the pas
tor, Rev. {. d. Rishel. Thejugs were broken
by Frank Steinheiser, assisted by Amos
Gfotf. The amount collected was $50 50.
edifice by the ST. Pauls p. +. church have
been received
A Pleasant Trip by CompanyC.
Company c., of Columbia returned home at
1925 a. m. to-day from their trip to Wilkes
barre, where the company participated in the
parade of the Ninth regiment While the
company was at Wilkesbarre they were pre-
sented with set of engrossed resolutions by
Company G, 18th Regiment, Of Scranton.
Between these two panies strong friend
ship exists and ut the different encampments
the home company has rendered valuable a..
sistance to the other company at the time
when they had several disabled members
The resolutions are very fine specimen OF
penmanshiP and are greatly appreciated by
the recipients
Town Notes.
The ST. Johns Lutheran church of Ian.
caster will run an excursion to Philadelphia,
over the Reading d Columbia railroad on
Tuesday. The train will leave Columbia at
900 a. m. Samuel NJ. Stape is agent for the
tickets in Columbia.
A base ball club composed of members of
the high school, would like to play game
with the Central nine of Lancaster.
Chippeta Castle, No. 5S, Knights Of the
Golden Eagle, will go to Philadelphia on
next Monday, to participate in the parade in
that city.
Mrs. William Hamilton, of Philadel phia,
vfSi ttr,r iv,f fNvrrV q,
John A. Hamilton, on Perry street.
Freight traffic on the Pennsylvania railroad
has greatly improved since the last few day 5.
Officers Gilbert and Kennedy, of the, rail.
road police, arrested four young men iot rid
ing on freight trains. Squire Frank sent
them to Jail for ten days each, this morning.
The young men were well dressed and car
ried valises.
The ladies of the Bethel Church of God
held a sociable at the home Of Mrs. Wright
last evening, the money realized being de
voted to church purposes.
This morning young boy was helping
1epalrman to carry heavy plank at the
river tracks and in throwing the plank to the
ground was struck in the breast and received
painful bruise. The blow rendered the
boy unconscious for few minutes.
The market OF this morning was very
largely attended.
Several Columbians went to Reading this
morning to attend the funeral OF @. A.
Nicolls, president of the lateral roads of the
Philadelphia Il Reading railroad, which
took place in that city to-day
st. Peters Catholic church fair will close
tonight after being open for the past two
weeks
The Salvation Army has secured the build
ing in Wrightsville, occupied by the pop
corn factory for the space of one month, and
will open up in that town on Sunday.
young man was arrested this morning by
Officer Pyle of the Pennsylvania railroad for
riding on freight trains. Squire Frank sent
him to jail for ten days.