Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-03-24

TUESDAY, MARCH "a, 1896
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.


G. Way, fled her petition for divorce
from her husband, Charles E. Wigton,
on the ground of gross neglect of duty
Neal Johnston was fined SIS and
costs Monday for fast driving
Deputy United States Marshal
| w. E. Mason was in the city Monday, |
having been subpoenaed as a witness
in the case of Ohio VS.. Harry Thomp-
son.
i The interest, taken in the Com
mittee injecting, Monday is shown by
the fact that severaf members of the
Central Committee walked from Elem
ing station to this city, a distance OF
nine miles, in a binding snow storm.
The action of such men should not be
esteemed lightly.
j. A. Plumer G. Son sold the house
and lot of Mrs. Carrie BakerSon Fourth
St to Miss Maggie Hawkins yesterday.
Consideration $500.
Hon. A. B. White, of Parkersburg
was in the city Monday.
/ --ITeS. dHu MTS. oltupooh VIII ShSCi
tain the Congregational social this
evening.
j. A. Plumer & Son sold so ft off
the rear end of the Ward property on
Second street to Strecker Bros. for
$4,000.
On account of the absence of G. a.
Cook. the prosecuting witness. who is
now in the Sandusky Soldiers Home,
the case of Ohio VS.. Harry Thompson,
indicted for pocket picking, was not
tried Monday, but had to be continued,
over to the next term of court Many
witnesses had been subpoenaed from
: long distances and the continuance is
costly to the county.
Mr.. W. r. Koerner, of the Marietta
Transfer & Storage Company, has been
transferred to Waverly and will take
charge of the Company's interests in
that town.
Teachers certificates were granted
on March 14th to the following persons:
for two years, Jessie B. Ross, Eliza
Barnhart, George Bowers, s. G. Brown,
JAS H. Oliver; for one year, Alice NJ
Algeo, Lenora Campbell, Rilla NJ. Coult-
err, Fannie M. Drumm, 'Leora Martin,
, May S. Ollom, Lucy Pepnock, Mollie
Timmons, Mary q. West, John l., Hall.
P. p. Jackson, John II. Lawton, Frank
M'Dermott, Henry Metze, H. II. Scho-
field, Minnie Ewing.
--Bannie Spencer, of Dunham, has
returned from Mansfield, Ohio, where
he purchased complete traction outfit,
consisting Of a separator and automatic
wind-stacker and expects to be asso-
ciated with Stephen Rawson in the
threshing business the coming season.
Miss May Thompson, of Oil City, is
the guest of Miss Lucy Roush.
An oil we'll named the "Wonder," :"
recently drilled in on the farm of Rus
! sci Ogle, about one mile east of Crook
ed Tree, has set back all predecessors
> in that locality in point of phenominal
action. 1t was drilled down only 16s
feet when the bit of the drill was lost
and all efforts to regain the tool proved
futile The well suddenly began to
flow the finest quality of oil found in
that locality and has averaged forty
barrels per day. The most curious
thing about this well, aside from its
y depth, is that neither coal nor sand
was passed through and that another
we'll drilled five hundred feet deep
x | ofo Of
'e "Wonder" proved to be duster. 1t is
"a believed that crevice in rock was
"a struck in the new producer. Beverly
ri Advance.
l. j. P. Bradley, of Boston, the wei
known oil operator, is in the city
III registered at the BELLEVUE.
: The New Matamoras Baptis
Church will be dedicated Sunday, Apri
! 5th. Sermon by DR.. G. E. Leonard, o
i. Grandville, Ohio.
j. S. II. Torner, whose nomination
i petition was circulated by friends, de
clines to become a candidate for Coun
Gilman from the Fourth Ward and hi
= name will not,be printed on the bal
lots, as stated in Mondays Leader.
I'm Mayors court Monday the tria
of George Kerps, charged with fighting
was set for Friday at 1 p. m. and tina
of Lewis Pealer, for keeping open OF
Sunday, was set for p. m. Tuesday
j. III. Snodgrass, who has beel
N home the past week in the interest o
Y T. f. Davis, will return to his work a
Y Columbus today.
Sam Freedman, of the c. G. c., wa
in GAINESVILLE yesterday on business.
Special meeting Of Buell. Corp tc
e night, at 1880.
II &C. B. Gates w. R. c. Easter Sc
cialn and Budget Sale Friday evening
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