Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-10-07
LOCAL CORRESPONDENTS.
Georgetown and Vicinity.

Georgetown and Vicinity.
On Tuesday, September %. Mr.. Aaron
Hartman, residing ON the PhGnix iron
company's farm, near Green Tree, while
picking apples, fell from a ladder dis
tance Of some eighteen feet with 4 bag Of
apples on his back. He was considerably
bruised, but no bones were broken and ut
present he is doing as we'll as could be ex-
pected.
The farmers in this ncighborhOod are
determined that their cattle shall have the
benefit Of all the pasture the fall produces
without being continually driven around
by sportsmen and dogs, and to this end
trespass notices can be seen on nearly
every tree near the line or road. From
the way some of the talk in regard to the
matter it is evident they mean to enforce
obedience to the law.
1t has been very common for few days
past to see "the man of the house y going
around with an elbow Of stovepipe under
his arm, black streak ON his nose, a
scowl on his face and maybe curse on
his tongue. Putting up the stove is ell
crossing tho attention Of the temperate
zone-this section of it at least-and the
children must shiver in corner and keep
away from their ''m:d dad'' for an hour or
two.
Jack Frost made his appearance, clothed
in white, on the morning Of Oct. ].
On Saturday, Sept. 25, Mrs. Repler, of
this township, surprised some of her visitors
by giving them treat Of raspberries and
cream. The berries were picked fresh
from the vine. Mrs. r. is one of the most
successful raisers of small fruits-grapcs,
strawberries, raspberries. currants, etc.
&c., I. Lo,. ~
these fruits quite remunerative, even in
this locality.
On Saturday, October 2, about ) O'cloc K
D. m., the Quarryville band followed by
| 12 of delegation from Eden. to attend
the Wiliiamstown Republican meeting,
entered our village to join the Bart dele
CATION. but unfortunately no delegation
from Bart was in waiting, and Edcn's II
went on to "play it alone" The Garfield
men appear to be at variance one with
another in this district, and cannot agree
upon anything. They all want to ''boss.'
The Democrats of the township met at the
public house of B. Fritz, on Saturday even
ing, Oct, 2, to take into consideration the
prOpriety Of organizing club. The meet
ing was well attended and all gave cvi-
dence of strong desire to have 4 club or
ganizatiOn. A roll was prepared and
signed by IS members, all voters, with iii,
following officers.
President, Rca Reed; Vice Presidents.
Samuel Hindman, Samuel Irwin, Daniel
McGowan, jir., Austin G,rvin Secretaries,
Joseph T. Evans. Z. +. Moore Treas
urer, Hervey Baughman.
| 1t was a good omen to sec - voters OF
Bart all anxions to take the pen to sign q
roll us Hancock and English men. And
better still, to sec these men coming from
all gradcs-the old man with honorable
gray hairs, the soldier disabled in the scr
vice of his country, men who have hereto
foro voted with the Republicans, young
men just Oh the eve Of casting theil
first vote, all with one accord COM
ing boldly forward to swell the rank.
of the new Hancock legion. The meeting
was as peaceablc meeting as this village
ever witnessed and every one seemed to b;
proud of the candidate Of "Gettysburg re
nOwn.'
The club meets on Saturday evening
October 9th, at Nine Points at which time
the roll will no doubt overreach 100.