Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-12-19
MARIETTA DAILY LEADER
SATURDAY, DEC. 10. 1896
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.

most successful wheat buyers in the
west, is stopping at the Auditorium
Annex, Chicago. He is enroute to
visit Mr. Dodge and his sister, Miss
Virginia. who had been in Utah, hav
ing been sent there by the Republican
National Committee to look after inn
portant matters in the campaign last
fall. arrived home last Friday
Mrs c. w. Holz has just received
an elegant and we'll selected stock of
cut glass for Christmas trade. See it.
Treasurer Lund has extended the
time for the payment of taxes to Jan
nary 1st. This rule does not apply to
delinquents or the Dow tax.
For fresh meats, groceries and pro-
duce call on j. w. Wells & Co., Greene
street,
Music for the Masonic banquet and
dance at Belpre Thursday evening was
furnished by Mason Brothers orches-
stra, this city.
-Four hundred punches of ripe ba-
nanas to be sold at 10 cents per dozen.
Mugnani g. Lippi.
i'm Common Pleas court Friday
Frank Brown pleaded guilty to an in
dictment for non-support of minor
children and was locked up to await
sentence.
-Mariettians will remember Madame
Lillian Blauvelt the singer who was
with us two seasons ago. An Exchange
says of her. Mime. Blauvelt has exer-
cised her womanly prerogative and has
changed her mind again. For the
present she has decided to give up the
artist for the woman, and instead of full
filling her engagement in the Dakota
courts, remains Mrs. Royal Smith.
Clean, fresh meats and groceries at
]. w. Wells & Co.'s, Greene street
Owing to disappointment in
money matters, am compelled to sell
my elegant new upright grand piano,
at big bargain, for cash only Ad-
dress H. II. S., General Delivery, Mari
eta.
Miss Myrtle Kirby, who has been
studying music in Chicago, will return
home, today, for the holiday vacation.
We want to place some money in
Marietta on good improved property in
sums to suit the borrower.
$. A. MARTIN, Agent.
St Cloud Hotel.
| Mr.. w. 0. Tomson, dentist from
Newark, o., has purchased property on
the West Side and has located here per.
manently.
Mr.. Howard M. Dickinson is ex,
pected home today from Massachusetts,
to spendsthe holidays.
-Patronize the Leaders advertisers.
You will be properly treated, as all OF
them are reliable merchants.
/ inc lot of mixed candies at FIVE
cents per pound. Magnani & Lipp
The wreck which occurred on the
| b.. ~ o. S. w. at Hamden Junction
Friday afternoon was one of the most
remarkable ever known. Train No. 3,
westbound, was running at high rate
of speed, when the engine struck a
COW. Ordinarily an accident like this
receives little attention, but fate was
against No. 8. The body of the COW
was thrown in the air and alighted
upon switch stand on which it was
impaled. The switch stand was
broken, the switch released and thrown
while the locomotive was passing it,
The train was knocked. into an uneX.
tricable mass. The engine went over
on it's side ina ditch, the postal-car
shot out the sidetrack against loaded
box.car and demolished. The loose
rail of the switch went up through the
floor of a coach and struck Conductor
Brown in the groin, dangerously in
juring him. One postal clerk was
killed and another hurt The en-
gipeer of the train was George Cutter
brother of Judge Cutter, of this city.
but he was not hurt. The fireman was
badly bruised.
! "A marvel of choice goods for Christ
mas at Mrs. c. w. Holz's, ESQ Front st.
"A burning coal mine at Straitsville,
Ohio owned by Henry Elliott, of Zanes.
vile, has been on fire since 1884 II
is to be eXtinguisL ed within the next
few days through the efforts of Gov
Bushnell, Attorney General Monnet
and State Mine Inspector Hazeltine
The people of Straitsville have appealed
to those officials for relief. The mine
was fired during the great strike OF
1884, and Elliott has stubborn
ly refused to do anything toward
putting out the flames. The
earth on which Straitsville stands is
involved in the burning mine beneath.
The situation at Straitsville is aggra.
waited by the fact that an epidemic OF
scarlet fever is raging. Miners in the
vicinity are to contribute the work