Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-12-07
MARIETTA DAILY LEADER
MONDAY, DEC. ?. 1895
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.
Business Locals ou fourth page.

arrangements for installing new
switch boards in the cen trail Office here.
With the new apparatus the work of
the Office will be greatly facilitated and
the service much improved.
The discontinuance of the running
of street cars will work considerable
hardship in the case of persons living
in the upper part of town, especially
at this time. 1t is suggested, as the
electric line will probably not be in
running order for several weeks, that a
bus line on Third street would be
paying investment in the interim, es-
pecially at the times when working
people are passing to and from their
places of occupation.
China for decorating. All sorts of
pretty things. See them at Mrs. c. w.
Holz's, 2s6 Front st.
The Melville company, who will
appear at the Auditorium at popular
prices this week, arrived in the city
last night and are quartered at the
BELLEVUE.
The cars of the Marietta street
railway were hauled over the Third
street paving Sunday and placed in the
stables, making an end of operations
on the horse-car line which has been
running for four years. The work of
tearing up the track for the Fourth
street paving will begin today.
The new fast freights on the b. &c
o. S. w., which were put on the road
some time ago, have been playing
havoc with the express companies op-
Grating over the road and may cause
trouble, owing to the fact that the lat
ter corporations haye close contract
agreement with the railroad company.
Merchants and all shippers find that
goods shipped by the special fast
freights arrive at their destination al
most as soon as when shipped by
express, while the charges are less than
one-half of the express charges.
The property of the Mckinney coal
company which was burned last week
was insured for 81, 900 and valued at
S15. 0C0.
Arrangements are being made for
the display of weather signals from the
Marietta wharfboat, which innovation
will be gladly welcomed by river men.
Mr. and Mrs. G.. S. Mitchell, of
Cresson, Pa, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs
w. II. Lord.
The Junior classes of the two col
leges were delightfully."- entertained
Friday evening by Prof. and Mrs e. L.
Phillips. Among those present were:
Misses Eddy, Palmetto, Chamberlain,
Schwesinger. Cadwallader Elston,
Roeser and Cotton and Messrs. Bowie,
Maury, Lawton, Henking, Mergler,
White, Mckinney, Williamson, l. j.
Jones, j. Z. Jones, Mcclure, Sugden,
Sloan, Judd and Payne.
New England supper served at the
Bazaar of Nations at the Unitarian.
church both Thursday and Friday eve
nings of this week. Watch the papers
Wednesday for the menu.
Rev. and Mrs. Thomas D. Henshaw,
of Spring Creek, Pa, are in the city,
having been called here by the serious
illness of the latters mother, Mrs. j.
Worster.
Prof. Chas A. Bulsey, of Parkers.
burg, was business visitor i'll the city
Saturday.
Mrs. G. p. Devol, of Beverly, was
the guest o5 friends in the city Satur
day.
AT meeting of the College Ath
letic Association Saturday Mr.. w. E.
Sykes was elected manager of the foot
ball team for 1897. The work of ar,
ranging games for next season will be-
gin at once.
The Virginia arrived down from
Pittsburg Sunday evening with an mn
usually heavy trip of freight. The
Lorena arrived Sunday afternoon ant
left for GAINESVILLE, also with a heavy
trip.
"A lively alteration took place OF
Front and Putnam streets Saturday
evening between A. ID. Alderman, O.
the Register and the manager of the
Holmes & Woolford company, the lat
ter refusing to pay bill for the print
ing of tickets for the company. The
matter was finally settled by the man
ager paying the amount of the bill.
Greene street, between Front ant
Second, was the scene Saturday nigh
of lively fight between number Of
boiler workers and others. The
trouble was probably the result O.
drunkenness. No arrests have ye
been made.
Rudolph Urschel, coat maker il
the employ of Hamilton 81 Heidrick
has resigned his position.
Mrs c. w. Holz has just received
an elegant and we'll selected stock o
cut glass for Christmas trade. See it