Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-21
MARIETTA MATTERS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDING
Catching Timber-PerSonal-C Chick
eNs-Dbituary.


Catching Tsmber-P-rsonal- Cheap Chick
ens-Obituary.
About thirty five square sticks Of the
timber that ran out OF the creek Mt Middle
town during the last flood were caught by
| Marietta parties on Saturday. 1t had been
caught between an island and the shore,
near the Buck in the ice. and the own
ers were unable to extricate it, but were
compelled to leave it remain until the ice
moved away. Last Wednesday the ice
showed few hundred feet audi kilograms
We're sent to points along the shore to have
men in in readiness to catch the logs.
Twelve boats went up from this place, but
no timber came, as the ice had stopped.
On Saturday evenin. the Mechanics
band was out serenadinS the successful
candidates
Diphtheria has not left us yet there
| arc few cases in town and on SATURDAY. 4
death resulted from it-a child Of Mr..
Chr'n Bucher's.
Mr.. Arthur Norris, from Baldwin, was
given \ five days leave Of absence to re-
cuperatc. He spent it with his brother,
the doctor, and has returned much bene-
fitted.
Misses Miley and Peters, from Middle
town, are visiting Miss Anna Musser.
The large Hancock banner ut the Demo
| cratic headquarters was taken down on
Saturday, but the Democrats won't forget
him.
\ lot of nice chickens were sold in town
Tor & GEMS per pound. live weight. They
are bringing 8 and 10 cents.
\ car load Of Hour was sent from Watts
station on Saturday. They send car load
from there quite frequent.
The Watts furnace. that commenced OPP
| eratioEs lately. has what is called ''bell
and hopper attachment. 1t is intended
to keep the top of the furnace closed in
| order that the gas. which generally escapes
from it, may BE- confined and utilized.
The hopper is filled with charge and
| Il pair of doors in the bottom OF it being
opened, the charge falls through into tho
furnace, and the gates arc Immediately
closed. Pipes that lead from this place
| convey the gas to the boilers Of the engine
and it is used to make steam.
An east bound train ut noon is in need
on the p. r. X. 1t would be 4 great ac-
commOtlation and doubtless pay the com.
| pany if they would run one from Harris
burg to connect with the train that leaves
Columbia at o'clock.
Miss Susie Barnitz, Of York, is visiting
Miss Emily Schaifner and Miss Ella Mus
selman, from the same place is visitin.
Mrs. j. Malone.
John Il. Henderson, of Mayt0wn, board
| cd the Cniigrant train Oh Sunday morning.
He has added to his notoricty by being, as
alleged. one Of y conspiracy to defraud
W. l.. Young out oi Il nlail-carrying con
tract in Newark. ". J. His associates
have had their trial .nl We're rcmanded
for sentence. Henderson had not bcon
arrested, but requisitioD from the gov
crnOr has been obtained! and he is now in
| demand.
The river is about OH i Stand-still.
| Several more tobacco men were in town.
Beef will will be put up to Is cents in
town this week. 1t will he somewhat Of u
luxury to men ut the furnaces who get 20
cents u day.
Nights are awful dark now and lovers
carry lanterns.
| The 22d will not be celebrated in Il very
lively manner except that Isaac Rcisinger
and others will have i dancing party in
the Odd Fellows i'm Central hall.
An east wind was blowing yesterday for
| mere rain.
Miss Mary Hess died on Friday after-
noon at about 3 O'Clock. She hal been i'll
for u long time with complication Of
ailments resulting partially from dyspcp-
sin and from Il severe fall she had about 4
year ago. She WAS we'll known and highly
| respected in our community The funeral
will take place from the residence Of her
mother, Mrs. Mary Hess, on Tuesday
afternoon ut two O'Clock.
BY mistake, the " SEWN. Bee " was an
nounced for Saturday night. 1t will meet
tonight at Mrs. VIM. Eagles and an in
terestin. feature will be a "set out " by
the ladies'