Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-09-28
MARIETTA DAILY LEADER
MONDAY. SEPT. az. 1909
PERSONAL AND LOCAL

Arthur Young is critically i'll at his
home on Fourth street
&C. c. Laning has been visiting his
parents at Rushville, Ind, for few
days.
Phil Bachman returned Sunday
evening with his family from Cincin-
natl, where they spent the past week
with friends and relatives. r ~ \
Tom Mcdonald and a. man named
Buck were locked up in the city prison
Saturday night on the charge of drunk
enness and disorderly conduct
John Muggridge and boiler
maker whose name we could not learn
engaged in an alteration in Withum's
saloon Saturday night, which wound
up in fight Both men will answer
to Mayor Meisenhelder this morning
Mrs. R. j. M. Danley arrived from
Columbus Saturday.
q Miss Dorothy Pennell is spending
the week at her home in Belpre.
The residences of Frank Bookert
and Hod. Knowles, at Hockingport,
were burglarized last week and
small amount of money secured.
"A quantity of rails far the new
electric street railway are strung along
the route ready to be spiked down.
Laurence Dana spent Sunday at his
home in Belpre.
Carl 81. Lund left Saturday for
Ann Arbor, Mich, to begin his studies
in medicine.
In Probate Court Saturday mar
| riage license was issued to Hugh E.
Bradfield and Fora B. Ellis, both of
New Matamoras
Saturday night Carl Smith, aged
about IS, son of Lou Smith, of Scott's
Landing, attempted to steal ride
home on the B. & o. S. W. train leaving
here at 11:25. He hid on the rear plat
form and the train was almost to
Moores Junction when Conductor
Campbell came through the rear coach
collecting fares. When he came out
on the platform young Smith jumped
off, though the train was running at
full speed. 1t was seen that he was
hurt and when the train backed up he
was found to be insensible. He was
taken to Parkersburg and received
surgical attention, but did not recover
consciousness until Sunday morning
His injuries consist chiefly of bruises
and small cuts and it is thought he
will recover without serious conse-
quences.
Rain prevented the Parkersburg-
Maysville game at Blennerhassett Sun
day.
Miss M. Lavelle, of Belpre, and
Miss W. Acton, Miss Laxel, Mr.. M. j.
Hughes, M. Mcnamara, and w. c.
Lockwood, of Parkersburg, were in the
city Sunday and took dinner at the
Bellevue.
Miss Anglia Smith, of Fifteen, who
is attending business college in this
city, had narrow escape from deatf
Saturday evening. While riding hel
bicycle on Front street near the rail
road crossing she was struck by vehi
Gle being rapidly driven and was
thrown to the pavement. One of the
horses hoofs grazed the top of hel
head and inflicted slight scalp wound
The young lady was taken into the st
Cloud Hotel, where she received medi
cal attention. She suffered consider
ably from the shock of the accident
but fortunately was not seriously hurt
Miss Name Merydith was called t.
, Pittsburg Saturday afternoon by tn
illness of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Ed
Merydith.
Mr.. Harry Merydith left at 11:2
last night for Tygart Valley.
, j. f. Mock, of Rochester, Pa, for
merly of Parkersburg, has brough
> suit against the Ohio RIVER railroad TO
$50, 900 damages for injuries received il
wreck near Wheeling several year
ago. Mock claims that his skull wa
2 fractured and his mind affected.
Negotiations are pending for tn
sale of the>Marietta Oil Company's bi
lease on which Berea we'll was re
3 Gently struck to Eastern capitalists.
Y final decision in the matter will
reached today.
Mr.. Paul Hotaling, of Knox, Pa
has returned home after pleasant visi
here with Mr.. N. H. Booth.
Sig Marcus is securing the countr
: in the endeavor to get together tear
that can beat Marietta. The season
games now stand s to 8 in favor {
Marietta and Parkersburg will have
take four out of five of the comm
series to be ahead. Will they do it p
| Nit
Mrs. Harriet Reese who recentl