Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-09

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Marys, w. Va, was in the city Mon
day on business.
Elder, j. E. Arts left Monday for
Xenia to attend tho Sunday School In
stitute.
The Mosaic published by the
young ladies of the Womans College is
out and is very interesting number
-Alf. Carpenter left Monday for
Huntington, w. Va, to spend his an
nual vacation with friends in that
city.
A " DeRousse and George H.
Morrison, of Butler, Pa, will remove
with their families to this city in few
days and occupy the Mccoy houses on
| Whites road.
Il. B. Townsend and daughter ar-
rived last night from GAINESVILLE and
are guests of the family of w. H."
| Leeper. Ureae
The Alumni Association of the
High School will picnic Thursday at
Blennerhassett.
John Smith and Adam Kepler
were fined 81 and costs each by Mayor
Meisenhelder Monday, having been
arrested Saturday night for drunken
ness and disorderly conduct
-Ex-Sheriff Roses residence at Coal
Run, was struck by lightning Satur-
day morning last, about o'clock. Lit
tie or no damage was done and nobody
was hurt, though the lightning played
about the premises in very frisky
manner.
Mrs. Alice Goodwin, of Boston, is
in the city, calling on the citizens with
view to interesting them in the work
of saving waits who have no homes,
and who if allowed to grow up wild
frequently lead lives of criminals
There is a home for these urchins in
Chicago, which is an entire success,
and it is hoped that a similar home
may be established in every State in
the Union. Mrs. Goodwins visit to
this city is to create sentiment for a
home in Ohio.
The trial of Harry Thompson,
5 charged with highway robbery, began
in Common Pleas Court Monday. The
: alleged offense occurred in 1894, on
Scanned street, this city, and the
victim was Charles A. Cook, of the
: Sandusky Soldiers Home. Since his
. arrest Thompson has given the officers
| of the law great deal of trouble
E After his preliminary hearing he wa:
!. released on bond, but skipped the
country, and when the bond was de
: clared forfeited it was found to bt
e worthless. About year ago he wa.
i arrested at Columbus by Deputy Sher
f iff McCallister and brought back H'
( was again released on bond, and agai1
). skipped the country, the bond turnins
out to be worthless, as before, the per
a selves as to the amount of propert,
:, they owned. Three months ago h.
was rearrested at Columbus and ha
a been in the Washington County jai
:, awaiting trial since that time. TIL
e case was given to the jury Monda.
q evening.
# The new electric light plant a
o Beverly is in working order and Pre-
e nounced success. Both arc and IN
s. candescent lights are supplied am
n power is furnished by large turbin
e wheel in sawmill. A. w. Humphrey
r the well known lumber dealer, is tn
It owner of the enterprise, which is ea
" pected to prove profitable though tn
a town has less than one thousand popr
v lation. Incandescent lights are fu,
Ie nished in residences for 25 cents pc
d month each and in stores and bushes
n houses for 40 cents per month. Gu
r little neighbor up the Muskingum
ID truly getting hustle on herself.
Chairman l. R. Rose, of the Repul
:, lican Executive Committee, was in tn
a. city Monday. The Republicans of tn
County are anxiously awaiting tn
=. Chairman's call for the meeting of til
7 Central Committee to select the Exec'
1t is suggested, as precautio
i. against the loss of bicycles by thief
v that the local dealers keep record {
a. the numbers and persons to whom a
n wheels are sold, so that it may be r
"a ferred to on short notice.
in Miss Mary Sharpe, of Sistersyill
W. Va, is the guest of Miss Luc
Roush.
s Col. II. w. Moore, who has bee
h confined to his room for several week
a was in the city Monday, having reco
cred sufficiently to be able to be o'
drying,
- =, George Barker, the young ma
- who stole Fred Muellers wheel fro
the sidewalk in front of Hasty's res
on dance last Thursday evening, was ca