Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-21
MARIETTA MATTERS


Lebanon.
Miss Grace Mckee, from Philadelphia.
is visiting Mrs. Malone.
Frederick Maulick's horse that was ill.,
.iured SO badly about a month ago, will
not be q loss to him, as the horse is about.
Quite number of muskrats are being
shot along the shores. John Bell has kill
ed about 10 during the past few weeks.
\ flock of geese flew up the river yes
tcrday. Wild ducks are also making their
appearance Some have been shot.
Mr.. VIM. Child is home from Washing
ton on a visit. Mr.. and Mrs. William 4.
Ripley also arrived on Saturday evening
On March 2G Miss Tiliie Hacfncr will
offer for sale the household furniture of
her mothers residence also a lot Of hogs
heads. .
Yesterday the chapel built by the
Methodist church and disposed of to the
United Brethren congregation was consc-
Grated.
This lecture was the last of the course,
which has been financial success. cover
ing the expenses, which was all that was
desired.
One OF our druggist has got in a half
barrel of insect powder for spring cleaning.
Surely if there is not 50 4 skeleton in every
W
Last night Mr.. B. F. Hiastand, while
walking over some logs on the river, tried
to promenade on place where there was
nothing but water, and received pretty
cold bath.
To-day at 2 o'clock the funeral of NJ /
Catherine Cochran took place from tn
residence of her brother Mr.. Abraham
Cassel OF this place. Mrs. Cochran was
IS years old, and she died ut her homo in
Middletown.
On Saturday Mr.. David N. Fry, of Gen.
trcvile, narrowly escaped 4 serious acci-
dent to 4 four horse team he was driving.
He had brought 4 load of tobacco to Col
lins & Groves warehouse, and the team
started off, running on to the railroad just
as a train was approaching. Fortunately
the leaders in their fright turned about
and cleared the track just in time.
Several weeks ago stranger came to
John Hlottcnberger, carpet weaver, and
made an offer for his house that he could
not resist. He also stated that he had
bought 4 carriage from f. Rusing. After
procuring Is pounds Of honey from Blot.
tcnbercer he started off, saying tla: he
would be back soon to fix upthc papers, etc.
At the same time the honey was to be
paid for, but the stranger was evidently
one whose ways are dark, for nc has not
put in an appearance, and Mr.. Z. is Is lbs.
0: honey out.
Yesterday was the first spring day and
the weather was fair, considering the rainy
season just before it. The river has been
gradually coming up and is now within
\ few feet Of being bank full. Word from
above was received here that the ice is
broken above Curwensville and the rafting
is being pushed vigorously, SO that VIC
may expect timber inside of 4 week.
Four large boats, built ut LewistOwn, by
Billmyer & Dill. landed here yesterday on
their way to New York to take pilots
Henry Siplc and Warren Brown took
them down. They came from the White
House in three and a-,alf hours, and ut
the present high stage of water will have
| 10 trouble with the obstruction rock, as it
| is six feet under water.
The Tobacco Market.
Collins 4 Grove bought $4,000
pounds Of tobacco last week. The
| following arc some of the sales
John II. Rissscr, G,4G7 pounds at 1s, 1G,
| 1and :, check amounting to $1O2. Is. Geo.
ID. Louer, 1,G2S pounds at If. 6 and s.
Susan Blouch, Milton Grove, 617 pounds
at Is, s, 6 and ;. John II. Lands, Middle
town, 1923 pounds 1T Is, 5 and 3. Samuc!
Grubcr, ,ElizabethtOwn. 3, 4OS pounds at ii,
! sand :. j. X. Hoffman, ,Elzabethtown, 4, 93::,
| pounds in two lots. ut 16, 8 and 4, and II.
and ). Henry lIouson, Milton Grove,
2,::Si pounds ut Is, ) and B. Levi Uct-
rich, Milton Grove, ., ,45S pounds ut Il, 10,
and 3. Jacob Baker, Milton Grove.
1,221 pounds ut 12I round, David N.
Fry, Centrcville, 1909 pounds ut Is, 4
| and ).
Several stray tobacco sales are re-
ported as follows: J. Zieglcr. 12 acres ut
Is. 6 and ;. .!no. Musser, same quantity,
90, 10 and G. John IIaldcman, / acres ut
pa, s and ).
n Pio,,s Fraud.
On Saturday morning little girl who
attends in Jacob Liblart's cabinet making
establishment ran up the lot to shop
where Mr.. l.. was working and complained
that i man had come in and made himself
disagrccabc to her by E,miliarties and
unsccmly conduct. Jacob rushed down
with a club in his hand and meeting the
man, struck at him, but the fellow
escaped unhurt. Constable Stahl was
sent in search Of him and
found u man ut Bowers who
seemed to answer the description, but
when brought before Squire Baker he was
not identified. Evidently he was tho ono
wanted though, for he used an expression
to the little girl there which he had used
in the shop. He was discharged, how
ever. but before leaving was giving the
squire Il few points on the liability TO err
in Judging men. His time in the Office
had been spent in reading from pocket
Bible and his micI was sanct iinoniOuS.
lie wound up his discourse By saying he
was II preacher, but the s,luirc informed
him he thought that 4 very hot place
mentioned i'll his Bible was thick with Just
such fellows rs him.
Mrs. Livcrnsoro Lecture.
The audience attending Mrs Mary
Livcrmorc's lecture on Friday night was
large. intelligent and capable of :.pprcci.
;ting tho good common sense that was dis
played in her discourse, rs well rs the clio.
quencc of her delivery. The subject of
womau's rights - has been harped upon
for years, in Il manner and BY
persons who have done little
credit to the cause. Sarcasm, irony and
radicalism have been used to stir. up and
startl.., more for rhetorical display than to
make any change in the social condition of
woman while upon her opposite sex the
weight of blame has been unjustIy placed.
Mrs. LivermOre descended to none of these,
but with 4 dignity that becomes 4 woman
of her rcfincI nature and cultured mind,
she placed the subject before her hear
crs in it's true light. "What shall
we do with our daughters
appealed ut once to the mother whose
nature and character fashion and mould
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