Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-04
MAYTOWN AND MARIETTA.
TALES FROM TWO TOWNS.

The News From tho Northwestern section
of the County.
The Maytown s Marietta turnpike pays
about twenty per cent.
Percy Schoch's Marietta Register is de-
cidedly and forcibly "agin'" the new Re-
publican rules.
The march of improvement in Maytown
is toward Marietta. Telephone connec-
ton ought to be established between the
two places.
Christian CARRIER, a we'll known and
middle aged farmer, residing near May
town, has died rather suddenly Of pneu-
monia.
The tobacco buyers are rather careful in
purchases and are looking for top lots.
Grove & Collins still have their large and
valuable packing of last year.
The Democrats of Maytown and East
Donegal are rather proud of having elected
a judge, supervisor aud school director at
the late township election, and but for the
8. .shrieks of locality would have elected
the assessor.
Travelling Statesman James B. Hen
derson was indicted In Washington yester-
day together with James w. Donahue.
William W. jackson, Albert E. Boone ard
Samuel G.. Cabell for conspiracy to de-.
fraud the United States. 1t is alleged that
at the mail letting in October, 1880, these
gentlemen conspired to have James 8.
Henderson to bid on 913 post mail routes,
and Jackson and Donahue were his sure
ties in the SUN Of S4O9, $50, and claimed
that they owned real estate double that
amount, all Of which is untrue.
Burglars About.
On Tuesday night some thief or thieves,
not having the fear of moonlight, the law
nor the devil before them, visited and
raided the cellar Of Major Jere. Shatfner,
Maytown. They took his butter and eggs,
his bread and meat, and stock Of can
ned fruit. They doubtless knew that peo-
pie with good consciences arc sound sleep
ers and got away with their plumber with
out having to carry the ounce Of lead that
would have been added to the weight Of il
had they been discovered.
The River and Rafting.
Thesriver ut Marietta has been steadily
rising during the past week and the water
got to such high mark that pilots could
not steer safely down the timber that was
floated hither from the upper waters
About p. nj. yesterday tho water came
to stand and the chances are that rafting
will begin unusually early. The very
slight snowfall Of the past winter has not
enabled the lumber men to sled theil tim
ber to the river and it is expected that it
will be scarce and high. The prices at
Wi!liamsport have ruled from /; to q fol
pine and oak, and from 8 to 81 Cox hem
lock.
DIR. George and Ills ElopiDg Vile.
Considerable interest. not to say amuse
ment, has been created in and arOun(
Marietta by the INTELLIGENCER' accoun
of the elorcment of DR.. Georges wifi
with his man of-all-work, and by the &C
counts given by her sister of the higl
social position which the erring wOmal
hold in Eastern Pennsylvania. The partie
are all known here. The Liphart girls al
distant relatives Of the highly respectabl
family of that name in this section. Thei
father was ne'er.dc.wel', whose feebl
candidacy for the sheritfalty nomination
once excited derision here. DIR. Georg
was good deal of a humbug he iuacke'
around Marietta and married the littl'
Liphart girl when she WAS about IA ; h
kept tavern for awhile with the famous
DR.. Hover, and ran saw mill. He wa
failure, as those who We're victimizet
still know to their cost. He left here il
his honeymoon and Mariettians had los
sight of him. The I" Miss COrinne Lip
hart" sroken Of in the Pittsburgh paper
as Georges sister-in. .law,is supposed to b
the wife of one Christian Geiuei, who wa
once arrested in Lancaster for series O
Petty larcenies from market baskets