Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-17
MARIETTA DAILY LEADER
FRIDAY, JAN. ~. 1896
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.

den, charged with non-support of niu-
or children, was heard in Mayors
court Thursday. The defendant was
bound over to Common Pleas Court in
the sum of 800, which bond he gaye
and was released.
&C. A. Campbell, of Parkersb burg,
was a guest at the st. Cloud Thursday
evening.
The funeral services of Mrs. Hen
rietta Mason Stacy will be held at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Warner
Greene, Front street, at 1850 p. m. to-
day. The burial will be at Lowell.
The subject of this evenings
special service at the NJ. e. church will
be ''Toilers for the Master"
The case of the city against the
River Gas Co., which was to have come
up at this term of Circuit Court, has
been postponed and will probably be
heard May 18th. The legal title OF the
case is Ohio ex rel j. c. Preston, Prose
cutting Attorney, VS.. the RIVER Gas Co.
"A disturbance growing out of the
settlement of the Wenzel alimony case
occurred Thursday afternoon at the
store of Mr.. John Wenzel. Carrie Dye,
witness. demanded the payment of
her fees from Lou Wenzel, who agreed
in the compromise to pay all costs.
Mr.. Weuzel refused to pay any of the
witness fees until the entire costs were
taxed up by the Clerk. Miss Dye used
some unbecoming language and was
arrested on the charge of disorderly
conduct Mayor Palmer assessed a
fine of IS and costs.
Judge Russell received a telegram
Wednesday evening announcing the
serious illness of his brother and left
for home Thursday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Oliver, who has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. j. T..
Toller, returned to her home at Sayres-
vile Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McGee, of Eliz-
abeth, w. Va, are in the city, guests
of L. j, McGee.
Work of erecting scaffolding prep
aratory to putting up the superstruc-
ture of the new draw span in the b. &
s. w. bridge began Thursday. The
large force employed is certain indi-
cation that the work is to be pushed
rapidly.
"A milk house belonging to James
s. Deyol, the dairyman, was burned
Wednesday afternoon, entailing loss
of about $500. There was no insur-
ance.
Mrs. Mary Ramp, who has been i'll
for several weeks with rheumatism, is,
we are pleased to state, improving.
Mrs. John Barnes, of Parkersburg,
wife of Conductor Barnes of the B. &
o. S. W., was the guest of friends in
the city Thursday.
John Kaiser, manager of the Nat
ional Supply Co.'S store, was in Macks.
burg on business Thursday.
Mrs. w. w. Mason, who has been
the guest of the family of james Boggs
left Thursday for her home at Rock
ford, Ill.
M. F. Elliott of OIL City, Pa, at
torney for the Standard Oil Co., was in
the city Thursday on business con-
nected with the case of the city against
the Riyer Gas Co.
Born, Thursday morning, Decem-
ber 10th, to Mr.. ana Mrs. w. A. Hall, a
daughter.
The steamer Sunshine will take
the run of the sunken steamer Congo
in the Cincinnati and Madison trade,
and the BoRanza will be brought up in
the Pomeroy trade.
"A Parkersbug special says: Sher-
man Arbour, who was arrested and
brought here from Tacoma, Washing
ton, charged with robbing the Vienna
and Davisville postoffices in this
county, was tried at the United States
Court and found guilty of both charges.
When he was first brought back here
he confessed to the officers and told
them he proposed to go into court and
plead guilty. He attempted to impli-
cate his father-in-law who resides on
the Ohio side, few miles up the river.
Mrs. Chris, Schletzer, of Glendale,
is seriously ill.
Colonel Harry d. Knox returned
Wednesday night from Columbus,
where he attended the Inaugural cere-
monies
Born, January 18th, son to Mr..
and Mrs. G. Il. Finch, of Fleming, o.
i John II. Becker was yesterday
4 awarded the contract for building the
cabin of the new Bay line steamer,
reference tot which was made day or
SO ago.
AT Cambridge Wednesday James
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