Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-30
MARIETTA MATTERS.

Monday mOrnsOg, Aprlt 4.
MARIETTA MATTERS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE
To morrow evening there will be re-
ception at the new Methodist minister's
house.
George Barrett was in town yesterday.
For ''shdd'. in the paragraph concern
ing petty theft from Ed. Stahl's house,
read shdwl. Shad are not very plenty yet.
Mrs. Sue Cummings, from Lancaster,
is visiting the family OF Mr.. George Rud-
isill.
Council met on Tuesday cvenin. but no
important business was transacted
On Monday the funeral of Il child of
John Peters took place from the Episcopal
church. II was AGED about five years
and had died on Saturday OF paralysis.
resulting from i previous attack Of
measles.
VIM. Montgomery has opened Il small
store OIL Front street above Gay and will
keep confectionery and some articles in
the grocery line.
There were some blaekbir about yes
terday morning.
The sOciable met on las: Monday even
ing at the house of Mrs. Sarah Stahl.
They had the usual enjOyments and spent
. very pleasant time. Orchestra music
was one Of the chief features.
Samuel Miller, an old man working for
Horace Gladtelter in East Donegal, met
with an accident OH Monday which will
doubtless result in the ampu:atiOn Of ono
finger and a slight shortening Of another.
He was helping to unload threshins
machine from wagon and had his fingers
caught between two revolving cog wheels
that were in motion while the machine
was being run off the wagon On its own
wheels.
The tobacco box shocks advertised for
public sale yesterday were 9 knocked
down to Mr. Abram Collins for 81 cents
apiece.
John Roth from Fairfield, Iowa, son Of
Jacob Roth, is in town on Il visit to his
home folks.
Two mere large Fittings passed up
through the town yesterday morning.
They seem to be trying to Outdo each other
in length Of procession. and carry an air
about them Of pixies Peak, or bust"
Fittings show the "true inwardness " Of
housekeeping.
Stun & Wilson are fittin. up the room
formerly occupied by John Stun as con
fectiOncry store. They will use it for re-
tail tobacco and cigar store.
Mr.. Roberts from Columbia, las taken
the stand formerly occupied by Stun Il
Wilson, and will open a fruit and cOnfec-
tiOnery store. On Saturday afternoon and
evening they will have grand opening
and make evcrybOdy's mouth water.
The band was out serenading last even
ing.
Clearing the 1saft Channel.
At last the obstruction rock that shut up
the raft course in the river at Turkey Hill
has been removed. Some of the timber
merchants agreed that if the pilots would
undertake the removal without cOmpen-
satiOn, they would pay all expenses, in
Guiding the hands employed. Yesterday
four Of our pilots went down to Washing
ton, and meetin. four others from below,
together with about twenty hands. pro
cceded to the scene of action. They took
with them flat boat loaded with block
and tackle, chains, and all the necessary
appliances. The rock was lying ut Il place
called I" the point" just below the /" big
pitch" and at the present stage Of water,
was covered about six inches. and lying
about fifteen feet from the shore in very
strong current.
They made an attachment by means Of
a "grab,' and chains to which u two inch
rope in q block was fastened, tho block
being tied to u tree on the hill. Instead
of pulling directly Oh the rope they tied
the end and put 4 yankee windlass" OH
it, thus giving 4 very great power SD
great, that when the boulder would catch
in the shelves of the rocks, the rope would
break, which it di! several times. Even
this amount of force would have been in
sufficient had the current not been with
them, ,ov the size OF the rock at q rough
estimate was five or six feet square, and
twelve to fifrccn feet long.
After a half day or more Of hard work,
they finished moving it a distance Of about
so feet down the river, and in toward the
shore, where it lies entirely clear Of the
course.
The weather has been more favorable
for raftin. ana a Jew fleets came in. The
river continues to fall slowly, but is yet in
running condition, although 1t il not at a
very high stage.
The greater part of the timber that will
come this far is about three days running
above us yet, but some that has got rs far
as "Green's dam" is expected to arrive ut
any time to day.
Yesterday q board raft belonging to
Mr.. Pollard "stove" in ConawagO falls
just above here, but is not badly torn up.