Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-03-11
MARIETTA DAILY
WEDNESDAY,, MAaoA q. a,o
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through tne CITY ucS'tay Su rcute w
Beverly on visit to relatives.
-Luella Carr, mentiou Of whose case
was made in Tuesdays Leader. was ad
judged insane by Judge Rood Yesterday
and will be taken to the Athens State
Hospital.
City Solicitor Brenan and Fireman
Earl Dayis both plead guilty to the
charge of riding their BICYCLES after
dark WITHOUT lanterns and were fined
one dollar apd costs each. -" : -
7rGtc5oonndatn da afltalfGoart Hdj6urneti
Tuesday to next Monday. SSGtf{:,
4 ~. P. Ward has purchased the
Phillips property on Seventh street,
paying therefor $500
Mr.. w. Fl. Hill, merchant at Big
Plains, Ohio, is prospective newcomer
to Marietta and is looking for II house.
Walter Kirby left Tuesday on u
business trip to Columbus.
Last week Athens county, Ohio,
sold 500, 900 of bonds issued for road
making purposes, at Il premium of
ss,63l, or more than So per cent. There
were some higher bidders than the fig
ures at which the award was made,
but by reason of informality in the
bids they were rejected
Jacob C. Smith, of Doddridge coun-
ty, arrived here yesterday oyer the o.
r. R., with II head of heavy draught
horses, which he purchased at Cincin-
natl for use in the Doddridge county
oil field. The horses are all heavy
Norman stock. Mr.. Smith informs us
that he will purchase another lot when
the weather settles aud work begin,
in earnest. t.-Parkersbur Sentinel
Mrs. Crocler will remain at Mrs
Dyes until Friday morning with her
lovely Hair Goods. Ladies are delight
ed with her goods and wish her to re-
main longer than Wednesday.
Harry Stiner was fined five dollars
and costs in Mayors court Tuesday for
drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
AT the First M. e. Church next Fri
day evening will undoubtedly be THE
affair of it's kind for the yoar. An ex-
cellent Musical Program will be rem
dered in the Auditorium, A supper
| will be served in the Parlor from 5 to
1O,consisting of gushers, dry holes, Cow
Run production, good flow, headache
posts, rich bonus, etc. There will also
be Bureau of Oil Well Information" :"
where the public may obtain rare in
formation as to "How to locate Gush-
ers, The road to success, How to be-
come an oil operator, etc" This de-
partment will be in charge Of the God.
dess of Success, and the Oil Well Mas.
cot will be there TO assist timid and
bashful operators. The indications are
the oil men will be out in force, and a
cordial invitation is extended to the
families of such residing in our city.
The funeral of Elizabeth Lobdell
will occur at 1880 this morning at the
home of T.. j. Lobdell.
| ID. ~ ouH LOH anu W. II,
Henning, jr., left Tuesday morning for
Columbus to attend the Republican
State convention.
Postmaster Henry Roeser leav,
this morning on his vacation, which he
will spend in the South
j. A. Plumer & Son sold, Tuesday,
a block of lots 200 feet square on Knox
street, West Side, to Mr.. John Gerken.
Consideration private.
purchased Tuesday by Win Elston, who
will erect fine residence upon it this
summer.
w. e. Detlor left for Corning Tues
day over the II. & o. c. e.
There will be Potato Social in the
United Brethren Church on the corner
of Wooster and Mulberry streets,
Thursday evening March 18th. The
lady that presents the largest potato
will be awarded prize. Supper ter
cents, ice cream extra: Everyone in
vited to come.
John and Henry Wendelken, Of
Portsmouth, are in the city guests OF
their mother, Mrs. Martin Wendelken
who is recovering from an attack o.
illness.
-Chas. w. Jackson and Ii. E. Smiley
of Beverly, were in the city Tuesday.
Miss Klostermeier, who is engaged
in teaching at Archers Fork, was il
the city Tuesday, enroute home. While
here she was the guest of her cousin
Will Bedillion.
The concert given last night by
the Glee Club WAS greeted by tire
menduous house and the boys gave
their hearers good performance. The
programm was popular in it's makeup
there being nothing classici excepting
the numbers splendidly rendered by
Miss Emma Payne on the piano. AL
the choruses were sung in good time