Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-07
MARIETTA MATTERS.
OUR REGULAR CoEsEsPONDENCE

The Raft ChanneI-Accidents-r Tobacco
Market-The Presbyterian .. Fight -
"A Cave FOund-PersOnaI.
The SHOW storm prevented the Alnning
OF that raft to find ont the condition OF
the course in Turkey Hill" Some par
ties are going down soon to examine it,
and steps will be taken to clear it out as
soon as possible. g-
4 young man by the name of ]. W.
Chester, supposed to be from Harrisburg,
had his hand crushed between two cars on
Saturday. He was a brakeman on an
extra freight train east, engine No. ~.
which passed here shortly after II O'Clock
in the morning. The train broke and
when it reached the signal tower he At
tempted to couple it, with the above re-
suit. His injury was so painful that he
tainted Oh one OF the tracks. Tho passen-
ger train west left the depot shortly after
and he was taken on board.
The Ner Era was not at fault for its
erroneous conclusions in regard to the
social condition OF our Presbyterian church
The Register could easily have explained
that its six sticks of filling, in reference to
broom fight, meant nothing more than
that half dozen pretty and cnterprising
young ladies', swept out the church and
Sabbath schooLroom. BY SO doing it
could have prevented disagrceable im-
preston OH the minds q the Eros readers
| OF which our churches and the community
are undeservins.
a valuable mule OF &. A. Schaffner Was
seriously injured on Friday night. He
broke out from the stable into the stable
yard. and coming i'll contact with IN iron
fork, received no less than five injuries
~,
Of the wounds are very bad.
Most of the tobacco box shucks that
| came to town are from MaskesOn, Michi-
gan. Two buyers from California will bc
| i'll this region during the present week. 4
| very large quantity Of Pennsylvania to.
bacco finds its way to that state, and i
pecuiiarity Of their trade is, that many Of
their cigars are shipped East.
| There seems to be 4 scarcity Of houses
for rent. Why does not some one build
There is plenty of room.
The river is not changing it's condition
much. 1t yet remains quite high
Yesterday was pleasant apd considerable
| of the snow melted.
John Stunts only child, about three
years old, died yesterday morning from
| diptheria.
Quite u large cave has been discovered
under the Mount Joy and Marietta turn
pike, about two or three hundred yards
I beyond the building that was once the
"halt-way tavern During the thaw,
before this last snow, it was discovered by
Il hole as large as Il barrel head appearing
on tho lower side of the road. On exami.
ration, it proved to be IN oven-shaped
cave measuring fifteen feet across and
walled up with solid rock IL is bein.
filled up by the company.
| The sOciable will meet this evening at
the house of Mr.. Patterson Sterritt.
| Tomorrow evening the Young Peoples
literary association will meet. Aninterest-
ing programme is announced.
| Mr.. A. FraDtZ, from Mildlctown, was
the guest OF Mr.. G.. A. Schaffner.
| Mrs. Emma IIublcy is visitin. Mrs.
George Ruiisill
| Miss Ella Rudisil. has returned from her
visit in Lancaster.
Mr.. George Mehaiiey's family has re-
| turned.
| On Saturday two car loads Of soldiers
passed through here on their road home
from Washington.
| Misses Anna Musscr and Lizzie Nagle
accompanied Senator Halc's party in 4
special car.
| Our townsman, Abm. Frey, received
| quite q compliment from President Gar
field at the reception. When he was in
troluced as Mr.. Frey. Mr.. Garfield asked !:
"From Maine?,' s. No, sir; from Penn
Sylyana' - was the rcSponsc