Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-28
MARIETTA MATTERS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS.

OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE.
Prof Haldeman's CollecttOns-The Budget
Of Borough News.
The valuable and interesting collections
ofthe late Prof. S. S. Haldeman, of Chick
les, have. after several months labor, been
divided, arranged and shipped to their sew
eral destinations. They were packed in
60 or more boxes, and the total weight was
about 5000 pounds. The books alone
filled one car. OF thase. box of the most
valuable works were sent to the Philadel-
phia library company, one of the Oldest if
not the Oldest library in that city, and
with the exception of some private dona-
tions the remainder were sent to Leavitt
& Co., New York city, to be sold at auc-
ton. The professor had some time ago sold
the most valuable part of his library to a
college, but that institution. being unable
to make payment for them, will give them
up, and they also will be disposed of in
New York.
For number of years past the profess
sor had been intensely interested in Amer
ican Archaeology, and science is indebted
to him for his valuable services in throw
ing light upon the customs and condition
of the prehistoric natives of our country.
By his untiring zeal, deep penetration and
correct judgment, he succeeded in collect
ing and selecting large cabinet of Indian
re les.
The most interesting and valuable Of
these are those 10 und in Chickies Rock
Retreat. This is small ovcn-like cave
at the base of Chickies Rock which at
fnI Ii,
lie examined it about five years ago
pr0ducin. about 400 arrow heads and 4
number OF other implements which his pre-
viOus research enabled him to classify as
knives, chisels, scrapers, borers, spear
heads, hoes and diggcrs, sinkers for nets,
hammers and tomahawks, also he discover
ed a pipe and some pottery. Had this all
fallen into the hands of one less capable of
turning it to the best advantage, it had
better been left undisturbed, but he en-
hanccd the value of the discovery by Il care
full examination Of all the surroundings,
and prepared a paper on the subject, which
was read before the American PhilOSOphi-
cal society in 1878. Previous to this a
preliminary sketch was sent to the Societie
des Americanistes. Luxembug, which was
published in the Compte- -rcndu.
This collection has been presented to
the American Philosophical society, and
they have gone to considerable expense to
publish the paper read before them, in
pamphlet form, with fine illustrations. On
account Of this accompanying paper and
the completeness Of the collection, it is
considered the most valuable one extant,
for it tells OF an arrow manufactOry that
from its formation of 30 inches of vcge
table mold, has been in existence 1000
years.
The Linnisan society of Lancaster, of
which Prof. Haldeman was an honorary
member, received two boxes of the re-
mainder of the collection. The American
Museum of Natural History in Central
park, New York city, were presented with
10 boxes and u boxes were sent to the
tho Academy of Natural Sciences, of Phil
;.dclphia, of which the professor had been
an active member for about forty years.
ID F. Smith, from Clearfield county,
was in town on Saturday. He says the
river is not broken above Curwensville.
A child of Casper Eader's died Oh Sat-
urdav. 1t had just recovered from an at
tack of diptheria. when it took a relapse
and died suddenly.
On Saturday and Sunday it tried harl
to rain and finally succeeded Oh Sunday
evening to perfection.
Misses Lille and Katie Kunkcl, from
Shippensburg, are visiting Miss Dora
Stevick.
Mr.. Kceler, Of MaytOwn, will be COM
plimented this evening by little social
gathering in that place in honor of him.
him. He is we'll known in our social and
literary circles.
We have had one fitting in town, not
withstanding that the 1st of April is yet
some distance of.
The river is in good running order from
here. but there no rafts to run.
Miss Bella Schaffner is visiting in Leb
anon, Pa.
A two horse team that was hauling to-
bacco started away from COllins's ware
house on Friday and ran up the alley pell
nell, but one of the horses fell and they
were captured without doing any dam
age.
People are complaining uf the high
ter %, and lard 12 cents. Hay is bringing
sa5 and straw is not to be had. Last
week great deal of hay was brought to
town.
1t is fault of the Lancaster water and
not of the Marietta jurylnen that they
can't use that beverage.
Wha: is the Register putting and blow
ing about? 1t is famous for untraDslatcd
sentences.
Fred. Houseal's tobacco sale was re-
ported incorrectly. He got 10, and in
stead of 1G all round. Jno. Strickley, also
from Maytown, sold one acre for %. and
j, and John Hayes, p acres, for 10, z
and3
There is some talk Of starting Sab
bath-school again at Donegal church.
The appeal for liquidation of the Ma
rictta Presbyterian church debt has not
been effective thus far.
CONTRACTS AWARDED.
Posta. Routes In Lancaster County That
Have Been Given Out.