Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-09
MARIETTA DAILY LEADER
THURSDAY. JAN. Q, 1896
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.

will furnish music for "A Trip to
Chinatown"
The case of the State VS. Jacob FL. |
Dye on the charge of assault and bat
terry upon Mrs. Peter Unger, was tried
before Mayor Palmer Tuesday after
noon. Peter Unger took upon himself
to represent the plaintiff, and made
quite vigorous plea which was very
entertaining to the large number of
spectators. The Mayor will render his
decision at 0 o'clock this morning.
The $40 which was lost some time
ago by Mr.. Dudley Warren, was found
by VIM. Hill and returned to the own
er.
The Oil Well Supply Co. is enlarg-
ing the office room in their store.
Rev. Mr.. Nickish, of Harriettsville,
is spending a few days in the city.
The ladies' of the Gilman Avenue
NJ. E. Church will serve lunch and ice
cream tonight in the lecture room.
All are cordially invited.
Last Saturday night the Pioneer
City Building and Loan Co. held their
annual meeting and declared a semi
annual dividend of 31l per cent. The
following officers were elected: Direc-
tors, j. s. Simpson, II. e. Smith, b.
Everly, N. Moore, Hugo Torner, E. p.
Eddy, A. L. Gracey, E. w. Cline, c. P.
Cochran; Secretary and Attorney, Thos.
Ewart; Treasurer, d. Il. McEvov. The
Directors will meet next Saturday
night to appoint officers for the com
ing year.
Walter Walker, young fellow
claiming to be from Canal Dover, was
arrested and fined $40 and costs We'd
nesday for being a thief.
Mr.. Kahn, Il prominent architect
of Detroit, Mich, arrived in the city
Wednesday and will draw up plans
! and specifications for the new Presby-
terian Church.
The Directors of the Washington
County Building Association met Tues
day night and elected Mr.. d. r. Rood,
President; Mr.. j. w. Athey, Vice Pres
ident, and Messrs. Ed. Meisenhelder,
j. w. Athey and j. A. Plumer, Ap,
praisers.
The little child of Mr.. and Mrs W.
c. Frost, of Point Pleasant, died Thurs
day, after an illness of only two days
The child was about year old and the
parents are both well known here
The remains will be brought to thi:
city this morning, and the funeral viii
take place from the Congregations
Church. The interment will be in Oal
? Grove cemetery.
, lake trip to Chinatown Jan. 10.
Mr.. E. c. Boothby showed us 6
he found on Pair Ridge. 1t is one O
the finest petrifcations we ever saw
and is considered very valuable relic
} Mrs S. L. Smith, of the West Side
left Wednesday for Oberlin, o., where
she will reside hereafter.
: Col. Bosworth has returned from
Boston.
Miss VanVleclS. of Boston, arrived
in the city Wednesday night.
The following story of how mai
died from exposure, because no on
would tBSe him in comes from Bridge
port John Welch, a Sistersville OF
man, reached Bridgeport on his way t.
Irondale, where he was going to visi
his brother. While in Bridgeport h
, became so seriously i'll with inflamma
, tory rheumatism that he had to aban
don his trip to Irondale He made nj
plication to several boarding house
for lodging, but all refused to take hir
fearing he might have the smallpox
He laid around the 4Etna Standar
mill Thursday night and the mex
morning was unable to walk. Friday
Health Officer Heinlein was called
l. see him and he said the man had rhel
matism, but still people refused to car
for him in their houses. Finally
Catholic priest saw that he was care
for, but on Sunday morning he died.
The work of construction on tn
re- new telephone line to Waverly is pro
crossing rapidly. The poles will be u
as far as Valley Mills today.
-Messrs. Alexander II. Cunningham
!. and Robert Simpson, two very agre
= able gentlemen, called in at this otii'
last evening and left load of stoN
wood for subscription to our GROWN
weekly.
Judge Sibley, who has been in c
lumbus and Gallipolis for few day
- returned Wednesday night.
While riding his bicycle on Was
ington street Wednesday Mr.. Hem
Peters accidentally collided with Hem
st Styer, who was afoot on the sidewal
Mr.. Styer was knocked down and qui
severely bruised.
An enjoyable social dance W
uiyen last nipht in the Mills buildil