Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-09-15
MARIETTA DAILY LEADER
TUESDAY, SEPT. 10, 1896
personal AND LOCAL.

The Ladies Of the West Side M. E.
church will give chicken pie supper
this evening in their church parlors,
beginning at o'clock p. m. Price Is
cents. All are invited.
Rev G. w. Burns, Presiding Elder
of the Marietta District will hold Jr.
conference at the Gilman Ave. M. e.
church this evening. This will close
the official work of the present confer.
ence year.
Miss Mary Turner returned last
night from McConnelsville after visit
with Der grsndmothers Mrs. Ramsey .
The regular meeting of Buell. W,
R. Cr-will bes held this evening at I
o'clocR, standard time. All members
are requested to be present. .ael ID
"A fair-szed crowd was at the bali
park Monday to witness the opening
game of the series between Marietta
and Barnesville. The game was alto
gether one-sided and uninteresting
after the second inning, Marietta win
ming by score of 81 to 10. The locals
jumped onto Maginness, Barnesville's
crack pitcher, and put him out of bust
ness in the third inning, Bulger being
substituted. Hits-Marietta 81, Barnes
Vile 10. Errors-Marietta IL, Barnes
Vile II. Blough, Marietta's left hand
ed twirler, put up good game until
<ba ~ varc tbar,co1uac 10ct NJ N
the contest. Pastorius will be in the
box for Barnesville this afternoon and
the locals will have to play ball to win.
The teachers of Warren Township,
and all others interested in the Teach
er's reading circle, are earnestly re-
quested to meet at the Tunnel school
house Saturday, Sept. Goth, at o'clock
for the purpose of organizing Teach
er's Reading Circle.
Peter Stewart, one of the best
known citizens of Marietta, died at his
home early Monday morning, the 14th,
after lingering illness with stomach
trouble. Mr.. Stewart was born in the
town of Bethena, N. c., in the year
1885, and came to Marietta 81 years
ago. Soon after coming to Marietta
he was married by Pardon Cook to
Maria Devol, by whom he had five
children, all of whom together with
the wife SURVIVE. The deceased united
with the M. e. church when 81 years
of age, and he was an ardent and con-
sistent Christian. He was in the Con-
federate army, having been conscript-
ed into 14sth N. G. Vol. The funeral
will be held Wednesday afternoon
from First M. E. church, at o'clock.
Auditor Patterson and mother left
last night for Atlantic City.
Hon. l. r. Rose was in the city yes
terday. He will go to milwaukee on
the Goth of this month to attend the
Prison Congress which is to be held in
that city from the Goth to the 3Oth
The first session of the convention
of the Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety will be held today, commencing
at 9 p. m. At 2 p m. this evening ar
address will be delivered by DR., Lowry
Missionary to China, and on Wednes
day the general work of the conven
tion will be taken up. All sessions
will be held at the First M. Z. church
Mr.. John w. Crooks, who has beer
attached to the Register reportoria
force, resigned Monday to return t.
} his studies in College.
Coach Manley expresses the opin
ion that the College football team thi
year will be first-class in every respect
Sig Marcus, manager of the Park
ersburg ball team. was in the cit.
Monday night. He has released thre
of his pitchers who were secured TO
the Marietta games.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. D. Carouthers, O
Cutler, will celebrate their colder
wedding today.
, Hon. l. R Rose, of Coal Run, wa
in the city on business Monday.
L. w. Skipton and Vernon Kelly
of Waterford, were in the city Monda.
Virginia on business trip.
l Mrs. Frank Lancaster left Monda
A for Dayton to visit relatives.
, In speaking of the fight on Obi
street Saturday night the Leader was b
error made to say that the man cut wa
Chapman, whereas it was c. NJ. Comp
ton. 1t seems pretty clear that he wa
cut with knife, as there is smooth cut
b in his clothing. A warrant has bee
issued for the arrest of George Abbott
who will have hearing today.
Announcement is made of the al
preaching marriage of Mr.. Frank Rot
inson, of the Buckeye Pipe Line Co
and Miss Mary Clark, one of the charm
, |ing voung ladies of Washington, Pr
? The nuptials will be celeb&hte ted earl
in November andthe younG couple wi