Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-12-28

ceased came over from Germany AZ
years ago, and was for years resident
of Lowell. He moved to MAJ ietta
about ten years ago. He leaves three
sons-Jacob, Adam and Louis, and two
daughters, Mrs. Peter Moser and Miss
Christian Landsittel. The funeral will |
occur Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock |
sun time, at St Puuls German church. |
Miss Mary Turner left Saturday
for McConnelsville, to visit her grand
mother, Mrs +. a. Ramsey
Clean, fresh meats and groceries at
]. w. Wells & Co.'s, Greene street
Mr.. and Mrs. f. C Jordan, Second
street, are spending the holidays at
Bremen, o., the guests of Mrs. Jordan's
mother, M~s. Ross
On Chrbtmas eve Mr.. A. L. Curtis
started home from Sunday School en-
tertainment at the Universalist church
at Little Hooking with his family in an
express wagon, when some boys sent
up racket close TO the road which
caused the team to run away. Mr..
Curtis was thrown over the front of
the vehicle and run over. His daugh-
ter, Lizzie, was thrown out and sus-
tanned a compound fracture at the left
ankle. Lottie Randolph jumped and
received a bad cut in the head Mrs.
Curtis, daughter Anna and son Harry
staid in the wagon until the horses
broke loose and were not hurt.
MIR. l. Rosenthal the gentleman
who purchased the clothing and fur
nishing goods stock of Samuel Sulz-
bacher, has packed the stock and will
ship the same to Athens, where he has
store.
E-"Actors' Holiday" matinee and
night, Jan. 1st.
-Messrs. Sig. Marcus, A. Il. Lawen-
stein. Henry Kellar and Z. Barrett. of
Parkersburg, were in Marietta Sunday.
The Wolf Creek Oil Co. reached the
Berea sand in their well on the C. c.
Smith farm in Waterford township
Friday night and came in dry. The
/
| the sand.
Mr.. d. L. Carothers, of Cutler, was
taken alarmingly i'll Friday and was
unconscious for several hours. Private
car 100 came up over the b. & o. S. W..
having on board his three sons. d. ID.
Carothers, of Cincinnati, j d. Car
others, of Flora. HIS. and B. +. Car
others, of Chillicothc. The car went
out to Cutler Saturday evening, return
ing Sunday evening, At last report
Mr.. Carothers' condition was very
much improved.
-Hennessy Leroyle, in "Other Peo-
pies Money" made a good impression
on a fine audience at the Auditorium
Christmas night The piece is clean,
straight comedy from start to finish,
with the usual cheap specialties
omitted.
Chicken thieves have been getting
in their work in various parts of the
city almost every night during the past
week.
The new cars far the electric rail
way are at Belpre and are reported by
those who have seen them to be both
elegant and comfortable. They will
be brought up over the Il. & 0. S. W.
this afternoon. Mr. George Wieser, OF
this city, claims the distinction of hav'
ing been the first Marietta man tc
| tar Ia i,1, tr, hf
a mascot for the Electric Company,
The local Commandery knight:
Templar attended services in a body a
the M. L. church Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Preston, Wes
Side, spent Christmas at Little Hooking
as guests of Hon. A. L. Curtis
Doc. Green, character we'll knowr
in this city, was badly cut in the breas
on Christmas Day at Parkersburg BY
, the explosion of piece of gas-pip,
fashioned into a rude cannon. He wa
STOPPING over the improvised gun wher
it burst with great force. His wound
are not thought to be serious.
Nearly all the Ohio river boats ar
hunting safe harbors as it appears al
most certain that the river will b
= closed by ice. The Virginia is tied VI
at East Liverpool, the Hudson at Gin
cinnati. The Keystone passed up Sat
I urday evening to go as far as possible
and when compelled to lay up will re
. ship her cargo by rail. The wharf
S boat has pulled into the mouth of tn
Muslingum on account of ice, as hay,
= also the IL. X. Bedford, Valley Belle
0 Venus, Barnsdall, Leroy, Catherine
Davis, Rob Roy and Bob Ballard.
| The splendid skating on the Wes
q Virginia side of the island has beel
=, hugely enjoyed by large crowds during
! the past few days. Tie ice is good anC
$ present indications are that it will re
: main so for some time to come.
Mrs. Maud Harden, of WATERFORD
E township, has been granted divorce
=. from her husband, George Harden.