Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-07-10

The people of Cornerville will give
an ice-cream social at the Congrega-
tional Church next Tuesday afternoon
and evening. The proceeds will go to
the Moss Run and Fifteen flood suffer
ers. Everyone is earnestly requested to
attend, and bring anything in the way
of clothing, dishes, bedding, shoes,
groceries or anything useful in home.
The devastated district was visited by
committee FROM this place who found
fifteen families, 81 members in all in
destitute circumstances. There is
special need of clothing for children
from one to fifteen years of age. All
contributions will be judiciously dis
tributed by special committee.
|gts4News was received here Thursday
of the sudden DEATH at Sen Francisco,
of Harry Parker, eldest son of j. ".
Parker, formerly of this city. IS
Miss Alice Palmer, of Washington
Z. H., sister of Mrs. R. G. Dawes, this
city, will be welded on Tuesday of
next week to Mr.. W. r. Wood. of Gin
cinnati.
The Glendale Oil Company have To-
Gated their No. 9 we'll on Becker at
Eight Mile and will go to the Berea
sand.
"A train on the Ripley and Mill
Creek Valley Railway, in Jackson
county, w. Va, struck the nine-year-
old son of Charles Harpold and cut off
both his legs. The boy was riding in
a buggy when the train passed.
Through the lack of skill of the driver
the horses backed suddenly, cramping
the vehicle and throwing the little fell
low headlong under the wheels of the
train. He is fatally injured
The many friends of w. I. Stead
man, who was Sheriff of Washington
county for two terms, will be panied
and surprised to learn of that gentle
mans death at Charleston, w. Va, on
Wednesday of this week-the sth in
stant. Mr.. Steadman was confined to
his bed only about two weeks, and we
presume his death was caused by rheu-
matsm with which disease he had been
sufferer for years. The remains will
be inferred at Grandview today, Fri
day. Grandview is Mr. Steadman's old
home.
Mr.. Arthur Barker and Miss Grace
Stacey, of Marietta, rode through on
their wheels to attend the races and
visit Pomeroy friends. Miss Stacey
had an accident between Tupper's
Plain and Chester, breaking her wheel
frame, and they were compelled to stop
with Henry Kautz, this side of Chester.
The young folks speak very highly Of
their entertainment by the Kautz's
They reached Pomeroy Saturday morn
ing, and will spend few days here
and then join camping party of Pome
roy and Marietta friends at Coolville
Pomeroy Telegraph.
Prof. John M. Starting and hi
family left the city Thursday evening
on the steamer Sonoma, bound for al
outing of two weeks or more at Goa
Run, Beverly and other points in th'
north end of the county.
Word was received in this city yes
terday afternoon to the effect tina
Miss Alice Baxter, sister of Mrs. w. L
Schnaufer, this city, was drowned
presumably at her home at Wellsburg
w. Va. The young lady attended
school in this city the past year. ant
made many friends here, who will b.
panied to know Of her untimely death
She was about seventeen years of age
Mrs. Schnaufer left this city yesterda,
afternoon for Wellsburg.
The Cambridge team was com
PEELED to leave the field at Parkersbur,
Thursday on account of the bad treat
ment accorded them by the umpire.
Imam Howell, who struck Joh
Dearth on the head with club in
fight that occurred several days ago
was fined $40 and costs and sentences
to 80 days imprisonment by Mayo
Meisenhelder. The imprisonment fea,
ure of the sentence was suspended
young Howell being i'll of measels.
Another of the Lobdell Cyclin
Clubs popular smokers" will be he'll
this evening.
Mr.. Bert Mclean. of Washington
D. c., is expected to arrive today on
visit to friends in this city.
, Miss Katherine Nye will leaye tc
morrow for Chillicothe, to visit he
, cousin, Mrs. Brown.
We note with pleasure that MI
} Clarence Humes, formerly of Marietta
and graduate of the college, has beel
| elected principal of the schools a
Washington G. II.
! The County Commissioner were u
J looking at what was left of the tw
bridges across Mill Creek They de