Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-14
GEOi:GETOWN AND VICINITY.

The News From that NcighborLoo,i.
Our Regular Correspondence.
Some inward prOmptinss have induced
our landlord, Mr.. Fritz, to eject tobacco
house OH his farm in salisbury township :;
and he and MIR. Mat. Ault are in constant
consultation over the project.
Carpenters arc in demand Just ut pres
ent and arc kept very busy on account of
the tartiiness Of those who wished to
build, i'll getting ready for the work. To-
baccO houses, half finished, can b. seen in
this neighbOrhood, with quite quantity
of tobacco hung inside, and more to come
in.
ID. G. Stcacy has ventilated his large
barn from comb to base, and it now looks
like some of tho buildings in tho Shenall-
doal valley looked in 1864 after three
days bombarlmcnt. Mr.. Stcacy lost con-
siderable tobacco last year from want of
proper ventilation, and he thinks ii it
spoils this year it must spoil from some
other cause.
Among those who have erected extra
buildings for this years crop Of tobacco,
arc Henry Girvin, John Keen, Jesse Scott
and Joseph Mcclure.
The hum of COopcr's cider mill c,n be
heard from carly morning until late in the
night. Wagon after wagon can be seen
passing through our village to and from
the press. The crop OF apples is an un-
usua! one, and III anusual amount of hard
cider will have TO be drunk during the
winter. The generality OF our community
none Of the cider will be wasted.
The late rains arc rs welcome to our
community as ice in July. Considerable
NO hoe boon nynarsnnoC1 IVr
many families Oh the account of the fail
urc of wells Of water. and some have to
carry all their water from their neighbOrs
at no small distance. That old saying is
appreciated by many families here I've
never miss the water till the well runs
dry
Dir. George Starrctt, lately Il resident OF
Salisbury township, and fOrmcrly-and
many ycars-a resident of Bart, died on
Tuesday, September Z, inferred in the
Georgetown Nj. +. burying ground on
Sunday, 12th inst. Mr.. Starrett was the
father of Mrs. McGibcny, of the McGibcny
family. During the campaign of 1914
Mr.. Starrctt was Wing. An old justice
of tho peace, Caldwell, u strong Demo-
crat, burned u barrel of tar in this village
in honor Of Polk. To Mr.. Starrctt was at
tributed the authorship of poem that
went the rounds, commencing:
''Old E:trt had Il squire,
bachelor WAS he;
lie spared no expense to get mp spree.
Five dollars he gave for u barrel of tar
IN hOnOrOf Polk and the lone Texas star, etc.
In the course of this poem many of the
then prominent men of Bart were made to
appear in name or by occupation. esquire
has long since ceased to take part in poll
tics, and Mr.. Starrett has followed their
political differences arc huslcd in their
grave.
By the last issue OF the Examiner it ap-
pears that the Republican press have coil
clu,lcd that Butler did steal the Spoons
The owners Of those spoons have at least
one consolation in Buffers reformation
They may, in case tho articles have
not been pawncd to keep up the
Republican organization in - ''OhiO and
intliana,' get them back again.
AS VIC always were in doubt as to whether
Butlerdid actually steal the spoons Or not,
VIC will look closely ut the Er0mincr in
impartial Journal will give to its readers
the evidence that has SD suddenly changed
its mind. We have been reading the Err
aminer for some time, and have come to
the conclusion thai it's editor has forgot
ten that Hancock wrote Il letter to Shcr-
man,
A Hancock and English meeting and
polc-rasins will he held Mt London Grove,
in Paradise township, OH Saturday. Sep
tcmber IS. The pole will be raised ut 3
o'clock p. III. it is about 12O feet long
and of good hickory. Good speaking is
expected in the evening.
Daniel Rice, jr., has put up a pole OH the
Mine EIill-a Hancock and English pole.
Mr.. Rice is legged soldier, and one
who did good service in the Union army,
ana says he was ready to accept the sur
render of the rebels in 1865, and call them
brothers when they, by accepting the
terms of surrender, and taking the oath
given them by their conqucrcrs, came
again into the Union. He thinks the war
is over, and We have 10 rebels to fight
either North Or South, and SO he has raised
4 Democratic polc.'