Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-10-30
DEATH or PETER A. RIMBURG.
An Aged Resident or Columbia Dies.
wv l.roccedlnRn OF school Ronrd.


COLUMBIA, Oct. 30.--,School board mot In
regular session last evening with NIL pres
cnt excepting Mr.. Urban. The finance
committee reported IA follows: Receipts
during the month, SJ,85s.22; paid out,
e2,099. Is balance on hand, S',559.O9 bal
ance In sinking fund, 81, ,63g.53.
The superinfending committee reported
q meeting of the committee 10 consider GER
) tain rules in use at the high school, but had
adjourned without any action. The prop
erty committee were granted an order for
us for apparatus for the high school. Mr..
Allison offered the following resolution:
That neither the superintendent nor
the teachers have the right to enact
or enforce any rule compelling any,
BY permission OF the parsnt or guardian, "
make up lost time by forfeiting necessary
time or remaining after school. The mat
tor was referred to the superintendent TO
investigate and report In writing at the
next meeting as to what rules Of punish
schools and how long they had been en-
forced as TO absence from school. Superin
tendent Hoffman made report of the at
tendance and condition OF schools.
Peter A: Kimburg, an old and well
known resident of town, died this morn
ing at Q o'clock at his home on South Third
ulreet, near Locust, aged S2 years. He had
been AU invalid for four years and was
STRICKEN with paralysis about two weeks
ego. He has been speechless since tho
attack. He was born in Newburgh, New
York, on October 10th, 1907, and came 70
town In 1882. He worked for tho Smedleys
a. blacksmith for ten years, and then
entered the employ of the state in the old
rOundhouse. He was machnis. for the
Pennsylvania railroad in 1857 and re-
mained In their employ until December
lst, 1856, when he was pensioned. He put
the first engine on the tracks for the Perm
sylvania railroad, and was foreman of the
motive power. He was pensioned for old
age and i'll health. A wife and two sons
survive. His sons are Milton, of Column
bus, Ohio, end Peter A. Kimburg ir., of
Steelt0n, Pa. The funeral will be held on
Saturday afternoon at o'clock, from his
home.
road race was held yesterday afternoon
b3tween local bcyclers for the champion
ship of Columbia. The race was from the
top Of Ragtown hill to Mountviile and re-
turn and the contestants were Samuel
Arnold, w. l.. Oberlein, Dawson Fornwalt,
Henry Fissel, John Mclaughlin and John
Bruhaker. The race was won by Arnold
in "a minutes. 0rherleia o. - ...f,
Ffssel @!, Mclaughlin 32t, Brubaker dis
tanced. The prizes were silver medal for
hrst, clock for second and handle bars for
the third.
Officer Wittick arrested Samuel Richard
Bon, colored, for felonious assault and bat
jail for trial at court.
O6icer Morrison arrested John Lppold
Tor being drunk and disorderly and John
was discharged upon paying the costs.
Hertie Gable gave pleasant party last
night at his home.
Will Courtney was sued before Squire
bolly for assault and battery on Chas.
Meyers, lc-years-old son ofWm. Meyers.
The case was amicably settled.
Rev. George Wells Ely will deliver the
fourth lecture on Sunday schools this eve
ming.
A special train of r. II. r. officials,
among them being General Manager Chas.
e Pugh, and s. NJ. Provost, passed through
t0wn this morning for Baltimore, via
York.
A surprise party was held last evening
at the house Of Michael Flanagan, which
was largely attended and n good time had.
A surprise party was held last night at
the house Of Joshua Sourbeer, jr., in honor |
Of his 22d birthday. The evening was
pleasantly spent.
The funeral of Henry Sholl will be held
on Friday afternoon at o'clock, from his
late home. Columbia Lodge, No. 2S8, +.
and A. NJ. will have charge of the funeral.
The othei organizations of which he was a 1
member will attend the funeral in body.
The room of Chiquesalunga Tribe of Red
Men VIII be open ON Friday afternoon for
the accommodation OF the visiting men,
bers of that lodge.
MIA b. j. Rice has moved to Philadel-
phla where she will open boarding house,
Burke Filbert struck his right foot |
against an iron post last evening, receiving
: painful bruise which keeps him confined |
90 his home
8. T. Dickinson has resigned his position
% manager Of the Kelley Stove company.