Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-08-05

Young, and being driven by his son,
took fright Tuesday evening and ran
down Front street at terrific pace.
Its headlong career was stopped when
it fell to the pavement and the drivei
pitched out of the buggy on top Of the
PROSTATE animal. No particular dam
age was done.
Charles Cisler has been bound over
to Court by Squire Guyton on the
charge of assault and battery, alleged
to have been committed on G. Wesley
Kaneff.
--Leidecker's Tool Works will shut
down today TO allow the employees to
attend the circus
The funeral of Mr.. Levi Jones,
who died of bowel trouble at Vincent
on Monday, will be held today. Mr..
Jones was about IS years of age and
one of the best known farmers in the
west end of the county.
Mrs. John Shrodes and Mrs. Zim-
norman, West Side; left Tuesday for
The Barlow M. E. Church circuit
social will meet at the parsonage Aug.
18th. Dinner at o'clock. All invited.
-Muskingum Farmers Club will
meet at the home of j. Newton Riley,
Saturday afternoon, August Sth.
The case of Ohio VS.. David Needs,
who was charged by Mrs. VIM. Geyer,
Jr., with attempting to commit a crimi-
nal assault, was heard by Squirrel Palmer
Tuesday and dismissed.
The stray COW on Montgomery
street, noted in Tuesdays Leader,
proved to belong to VIM Blohm, and
was recovered by that gentleman yes
terday.
--Supt. L. K. Barnes, of Belpre, will
lecture tomorrow, Thursday, evening
at the High School building at o'clock.
The subject of Professor Barnes lee
ture will be "Twelve Hours in Sun
less World, or Visit to Mammoth
Cave" The lecture is spoken of in
high terms of praise, and should be
generally attended.
| Mrs. M. j. Hurton, who has been
visiting her mother, Mrs. Hardy, for
the past month, left yesterday for Chi
cago where she and her husband will
spend two years in Moody's Institute.
Will. Lexington, of Archersfork,
| l>af he 0f T., ic "A ,of har
Mrs. Hardy. during the Institute.
Michael Schafer, who lived here ur
to year or two ago, and who was well
known in this city and county, died a.
his home on his farm near Parlersburg
Tuesday morning, the 4th, at 2 o'clock
Mr.. Schafer's ailment was rheumatism
and he had been a sufferer with thai
complaint for several years. The flu
neral will occur today, Wednesday, a
o'clock, at Parkersburg.
The Rev. Jonathan G. Smith will
burg. Summit county, to remain sey
eral days visiting friends. Twinsburs
is Mr.. Smiths native town, and famil,
reunion will be enjoyed by his folks
Mrs. M. P. Wells, Mrs. II. b. Ship
man, Mrs. Sala Bosworth and Mrs. E
c. Dawes will leave today for Ston,
Creek, Connecticut and other points, t,
be gone about two months.
Mr.. L. A. Magruder, of Colum bus
passed through Marietta a day or tw
ago, on his way to Yankeeburg, to visi
his folks. Mr. Magruder has hung ou
his sign in Columbus, and is full
fedged attorney. We predict larg
! success for him.
Charles Warren was arrested Mon
day under the shanty-boat law an,
was sentenced to ten days imprison
ment by Squire B. E. Guyton. Th
new law provides that every owner o
a shantyboat who does not pay tn
State tax of SO per year is subject to
fine of not less than s25 nor more thai
500. or to imprisonment not exceeding
80 days, or both.
Mary Prior, who was arrested TO
criminal libel on complaint of Id
Kni5ht, was discharged by 'Squir
Guyton, the evidence not being sui
ficient to warrant binding her over t
court,
"A Parkersburg special says: Mar
ager Fl. M. Rogers, of the Sistersyill
team, declares he will not play to-moi
row unless Parkersburg declares to
days game no game; and placed in tn
Register mans hands tonight cha
lenge for $500 that he can defeat Parl
ersburg with the same teams on net
), trsl grounds. The challenge stand
until Wednesday noon, and Rogers pu
up good forfeit to make it binding.
The monthly meeting of tn
Woman's Home will be held at
> o,olock this aftarnOon at Mrs ROlstou, >,