Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-28
MARIETTA NEWS.
FROM Our Regular Correspondent.

from Our Regular Correspondent
The river is again tishtened up at the
shores, after having been weakened by the
rise of about two feet, that was caused by
last week heavy rain. Tie ice Is very
thick, and some apprehension is felt: as
to the manner of its exit IN the spring,
for very heavy rains in the mountain, or
a sudden warm spell, may cause great
amount of damage.
The ice is in an excellent condition for
skating for several miles up and down
stream it is like the sea of glass-nOt
Eaulfelt, from Wriglltsviile, took advantage
from his place in less than half an hour.
Mr.. Kauffelt is 72 years old. How many
of the coming generation will be able to
perform the same task at his age!'
Quite novelty has been tried here in
skating. by holding Il small sail the ex-
perimcntor was taken along with great
speed and was able to move in 4 direction
that was close to the winds eye. Eoyton
should improve on this and he wouidn' t
have to be out of Il job in winter time as
he is now.
. Samuel Miller, of the Steamboat
hotel, is also looking Cor the deaf and
du:.1b vendor of pictures who prefers to
pay his board bills before tie squire. He
bought ticket for Bainbridse and left
without "sGuaring up Sam Is having
his bar room fixed up, painting, papercd.
etc.
The ice-houses are about all filled.
Over 1000 tons were put up. 1t should
have been 90, ,O00, or more, Cor the tacii-
ties we have.
A very large party from this place went
to Mannheim on Tuesday evening, in
sleighs. Th..o were between fifty and
sixty ladies' and gentlemen sartlincd in
bob slcds They had a jolly time and upon
arriving at hO,.lc next morning at 0 cloc':
they found they had between fifty ard
sixty cold hoses !ur the wind was pretty
sharp.
Some excitement was created this week
over report that small pox was paving lis
a visit, but, the report was without any
foundation whatever. In fact, there is
not great amount Of sickness of any kind
in our midst since the dipht!."retir wave
has passed over us.
Hiland p. GroSll. one OF our Eoung
tOwnsmen who is out in the gold regions.
has at last been heard from, aftcra long
silence, and cased the anxiety of his
IflcnnS. lie nau Decn out III a. nc" ltHi;ii
that has been opened up lately, and on
his return to Leadviile, fonr days "f his
journey was made Oil sEow shoes.
Miss Saliie Patchin, from Burnside, Pa,
who had been visiting Miss Mary Bowman.
left last evening.
Inquiries from Lancaster are being
made after young john Stautfer, who at
one time stood in Spangler's store. 1t
seems that this young centlcman's pro
pensity is for transactiEG business IN a
zig-zag order.
The many friends of Judge Libhart will
he sorry to learn that he had an attack
similar to one with which he was taken
some time ago and from which he had
almost recovered. 1t has affected his
sight principally, but there are hopes hat
he may again recover.
Miss Cora Green, after visiting he: re!;l-
tive, DR.. Trout, for 4 few days, has return
ed to her home in BROOKLYN.
Obituary.
Christian NJ. Bucher. aged &C, died in
Marietta this morning and will be buried
on Sunday at l p. m. lie was i rromi
nent Democrat, cX member oi town cnun-
Gil and 4 worthy citizen.
Last night Mrs. Mary Whitehall. Il we'll
known resident of Marietta, died suddenly
aged IS.