Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-16
MARIETTA MATrEES.
Political and Other Matters.


The election yesterday started with no
indications of i great or unuSua! interest.
Notwithstanding the pleasant morning.
rather scarce. But the Republicans sud
denly shifted all irvegularity, and fnund
their ranks somewhat disor,!cred. 1t
seems that the friends of Theo. lIiestana,
representing besides other interests. the
Exchange bank, were disappointed at HES
tands defeat in the nomination. of
school directors, and by way of rebound,
cut G. A. Shaifner and took in
his stead Mr.. Brant, cashier of the Ex-
change bank, one of the regular Demo-
cratic nominees. The greatest part of the
fight was then centered on the candidates
for school directors, and 4 regular cr't and
slash ensued. All kinds of tickets We're
in the field, suiting the most peculiar taste
and the close of the polls found some of
the Republicans very much out of humor
and threatening to vote the Democratic
ticket next time. The vote is as follows
Chief Burgess-Dr. II. S. Trout, r., $50;
A. Collins, d.. a39.
Assistant Burgcss-E. Rusing, r.,
2S9 II. Hegener, d., 21O.
Town COuncimen-S. +. Fry, r., 20t;
Orestes Nipple, r., 2G1 &; +. IIipp!e, D.,
222 John ShillOw, d.. 22S.
Borough Constable-Isaiah IIippIc. X
2229 A. Ruby, d., 270.
AUDITORS. II. Stibgen. H.. a9l G.
Stombaugh, d.. 1877.
Judge-A. Kolp, r., ssi; Israel Han
en-, D., 210.
inspector-C. f. Naglc, r., 2S3 f. W.
McElroy, d., 210.
Register Assessor-R. Carroll, r., 2S3 :;
Otto Zucll. D., 1872.
School DirectOrs-C. A. Scllatfne.. H.,
245 A. D. Wikc, r., 900; F. r. Cnrran.
D.. 273; J. Brant, d., 2O7.
Assistant Constable-Harry Child, r..
e09 John Stahl, d., 2S1.
The River.
The river is now a very unilEportant
object of interest. 1t has been falling con-
stantly, but not at all rapidly, which indi-
Gates that an unusually high food was
averted by the cold snap that nipped it iii
the bud. The shore looks rather rugged.
being covered by cakes Of ice and drift
wood. In front of the town it can remain
without causing any Inconvenience, but
on the river road above Musser & Miller
mill It has been an impediment to travel,
and men have been at work cutting way
through the ice and rolling the logs aside.
On Saturday lady drove horse and
conveyance over this seemingly impassa-
BILE road. If her horse had not been a
perfectly reliable one, the trip would have
been less of 4 SUCCESS. AS it was sl.c
managed it nicely without an upset.
G. G.. Cameron, editor Of the Marietta
Times left for his fathers home in Will
mington, on Monday. having received
telegram to the effect that his sister, Mrs.
Christina Jenkins, was dying. Shortly
after his departure another telegram came
announcing her death. Mrs. jenkins was
we'll known here and had many friends and
former associates in our community, whom
she acquired at the time of the residence
of her fathers family in Marietta some
years ago. She died Of consumption
A rag wagon might have been torn to
tatters had not the driver been stronger
than the horse. 1t was moving along
Front street and the horse became frightcn,
ed at passing train OF cars.
Mis- Anna Mussleman, from York, Il
been in town for several days.
Valentine day was busy one for the
postmaster, a larger number of its mis-
Sives than usual was sent.
Everybody complains of the bad con;ii-
tion of the country roads. They are ui,-
suitable for either sleigh or a carriage.
John Bell caught a boom log yesterday
that had attached to it a very heavy boom
chain about Is feet long. 1t w0nli wei.i,
or hundred pounds.