Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-25

tend.
The heavy storm that passed south |
of Marietta Friday afternoon is re- |
ported to have struck Sistersville in all |
its fury. We are informed that light
ming struck several derricks, which |
were burned.
The members of Augusta Lodge |
No. 272 Daughters of Rebecca, are re-
quested to meet at the lodge room on
Front street, at 10 a M, sun time, next
Sunday, for the purpose of attending
services at the First M. e. church. 81
w. j. Burkhart left Friday for
Huntington to build rigs for couple
of wildcat wells that will be put down
at once.
The latest report Friday evening
from the bedside of Ed Best was to the
effect that he was considerably i'm
proved.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. N. I. Burlihart, who died Thurs
day night. was buried Friday, the fun
eral taking place from the house.
&C. n. Jackson, a travelling photo
grapher is wanted in this city for OBJ
taing money by false pretcnses While
waiting for train in the union depot
he left with Mr.. Hennis. the agent of
the U. S. Express Co.. a number of pic
lures Of the house of Baggage Master
j. L. Toller, representing to Mr.. Hen
mis- that Toller had ordered them.
Hennis gave him the $l50 he claimed
to be due for the pictures, but discov-
cred when Mr. Toller came from his
run that the scheme was fraud.
Toller had not ordered the pictures.
he paid Mr.. Hennis the S1.50 he was
out and Immediately swore out war.
rant for Jackson's arrest The chief
of police at Zanesvill, wither jackson
went. has been telegraphed to arrest
him.
Jerome Mccormick, of Indepen-
dence township, whose arrest on the
charge of breaking into the house of
James Fox in the day time has been
chronicled in the Leader, had hear
ing before Squire Richards Friday
afternoon and was bound over to
court. His bond was fixed at $500, and
being unable to give it was sent to Jail.
Wallace Ritchie, who was arrested
on the charge of stealing chickens, will
have a hearing at the Court House to-
day before Justice Palmer. Attorney
B. E. Guyton will appear for the prose-
cution. Apart of the evidence to be
offered by the State is large number
of chicken heads found buried in the
ground at Ritchie's home.
In Probate Court Friday an inquest
of lunacy was held upon Miss Nettie
Eichmiller, of Watertown township,
whose disappearance from the home of
her mother was noted in the Leader
several days ago. Having recently
been an intimate of Longview Asylum
it was necessary that she be read
=. judged insane in order to be com
mitted to the hospital at Athens. She
will be taken to that institution today.
There are several passenger
coaches now in the Chillicothe shops,
undergoing repairs, among them
train for the Marietta branch 1t will
be finished in about a month, and put
into service, giving genial conductor
Lord the opportunity of displaying his
buttons to the best advantage. .-Senti-
mel.
Sheldon Dye, of the West Side, was
arrested by Marshal Parlin Friday on
an old charge of disorderly conduct.
1t will be remembered that young Dye
was to have been tried before ex-Mayor
Palmer recently, and the jury demand
ed had been secured, when the defend
ant failed to show up at the hour set.
He will be tried before Mayor Nielsen
helder today.
The citizens of Parkersburg were
shocked Thursday night by the death
of Camden Rathbone, which occurred
about O'clock. He was stricken with
heart disease and fell on the street
wife and one child "
AT last the misty and foggy atmos-
phere surrounding the disappearance
of Arthur Dickerson on the evening
preceding the day of his marriage is
clearing up, leaving nothing to his
credit. We are reliably informed that
his sister, Mrs. Curry, OF near Water
town, received letter the first of the
week from his brother living in Zanes-
vile, stating that upon his returning
to his home after being called here on
account of the supposed murder of his
brother, he found him at his house and
that he was there April 18th and the
letter also stated not to worry further
, concerning his safety. This informa-
tion comes to us. from such reliable
source that there can be little doubt of