Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-11-09

number of ladies at luncheon Tuesday.
The death of Mr.. George Hanna,
who had been suffering for several
weeks with typhoid fever. occurred
Friday night at his home on the West
Side. The deceased was about 25 years
of age and highly esteemed throughout
q large circle of friends and acquaint-
ances.
I'm Probate Court Saturday Mr..
George Best, of Lower Salem, assigned
his property for the benefit of his credi-
tors. G. G. Best is named as assignee.
Capt. Tom Williams and Catcher
Dick Collins, of Marletta's 1896 base
ball team, arrived in the city Saturday
and will go to work at the Boiler Works
today.
The funeral of little Carl Miller,
who died of Group Sunday afternoon,
will take place tomorrow.
Mrs. J. d. Cotton returned Satur-
day, from Logan, where she had been
visiting her sister.
| AT one of the factories in this city
the doubt of the existence of gold in
circulation was dispelled last Saturday
by every man being paid off in that de-
sirable metal
Carl, the 14-months-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Herman Miller, east of the
city, died Sunday afternoon of Group
| The next literary meeting of the
Epworth League of the German M. e.
church will be held Thursday evening,
November 10th.
The quail hunting season in Ohio
opens tomorrow.
AT Pittsburg Saturday the Morgan
town football team played a tie game
with Duquesne, the score standing
nothing to nothing.
| Mr.. Sam Martin, q teamster, is
suffering from mangled right hand as
a result of getting his glove caught in
the bits of a jointing machine at the
works of the Mountain State Manu-
featuring Company. His index finger
| wac puVdICu.
"A Mckinley Ball is being arranged
by number of the young society men
of Belpre to be given this week at the
Belpre Hotel. AS far as possible it is
being arranged for the guests to wear
costumes of colors symbolic of sound
money. 1t will be a largely attended
affair and no doubt very pleasant.
An Industry, Pa, special of Satur-
day says: A terrific explosion of nitro
glycerin occurred on the Ohio River
near Smiths Ferry last night. A
man from Pittsburg, with skiff load
ed with the explosive, landed at George
town Island. The glycerin was ex-
ploded in some unknown manner. No
trace of man or skiff can be found.
The glycerin was consigned to the Vic
tor Oil Company, Sistersville, w. Va.
The steamboat Ii. X. Bedford was near
the scene of the explosion and was
nearly wrecked. Every pane of glass
was broken, and furniture and loose
articles of furniture were overturned.
The passengers were panic stricken, a
number being thrown on the floor, but
no one was seriously injured. Captain
Gordon Greene's stateroom in which
he was sleeping, was splintered and
the bulkheads of the boat were dam.
aged by the shock The earth for
miles around shook as with an earth.
quake.
"A daughter was born Sunday eve
ming to Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Kellar,
Sixth Ward.
The steamer Lorena arrived from
Pittsburg Sunday afternoon and left
for GAINESVILLE.
Prof. w. E. Sykes returned Sunday
afternoon from Catlettsburg, KY,
where he was referee in the football
game Saturday. The team remained
over Sunday, guests of their Catlets,
burg opponents, and were royalty en-
tertained with taste of true Ken
lucky hospitality. Saturday evening
they were guests of Mr.. Means, class
of 's5, Marietta College, who treated
to an evening at the opera in Ashland.
Misses Addie and Bessie Brande-
berry left Saturday for Cutler, having
been called home by the death of an
aunt.
Mrs. d. B. Torpy returned Sunday
from Nashville, Tenn, where she had
been visiting friends.
II. D. Dale left Sunday for New
York City on business trip.
Among those who expect to leave
today for Pittsburg to attend the con-
vention of the Ohio Valley Improve
ment Association are r. c. Dawes,
James Nye and delegation from the
City Council consisting of Hardy, Gar
rison, Ridge, Moore, Henry, Price and
Richards.
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