Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-01
MARIETTA DAILY LEADER
MONDAY, JUNE I. 1896
Personal AND LOCAL.

GNLON AL fN LOOhG'
B E. Stoehr, Jr.. arrived in the
city Saturday night from Hot Springs,
Arkansas. Ben did not get here in
time for the bike races, fact which he
and his friends greatly regretted. AT
the races there was general express
ion of wonder and speculation at what
Ben might be able to do against Mund
henk.
The Lobdell Base Ball Club went
up to Sistersville Saturday morning to
pit themselves against the local club of
the "Oil CityE and our boys found the
West Virginians to be too much for
Chem Pho 1gahhe played saturday
resulted in Q score of 10 to,,s and the |
game bf yesterday finished with'a score
of IS to 8; Sistersvillee getting the big 4
figures in both games. The Sisters
vile people treated the Marietta boys
very nicely and gave them good time.
The following constituted the Marietta
contingent: Theis, Seamon, O'Neil,
Schlicher. Peters, .Theis, McCallister,
Garry, Gerhart, Klintworth, Reynolds,
Caskey. - ~ i-a 50 n
Dudley P. Rood, of Chicago, it in
the city, the guest of his brother,
Judge D. R, Rood, Putnam street.
Mr.. Harvey, the oil operator, is
back from Chicago, his home.
B. f.. Stoehr is projecting a very
fine house on his premises, corner of
Fifth. and Warren. The house is
large one and it is to be brick veneer
1t will be handsome improvement for
the upper end of town.
-Messrs. w. NJ. Morse, Frank Morse
and Charles T. McIlyar, of this city,
went over to Buckeye Park Saturday
to witness the collision of the two sup
erannuated locomotives. They say it
was thrilling sight and one worrh
seeing.
Mrs. Bird Hamilton, of st. Marys,
w. Va, was in the city Saturday, at
tending the race meet and visiting rel
atives.
-Messrs. L.,W. Ellenwood and j. A.
Skinner returned Sunday from Cincin-
natl, where they were attending the
meeting of the Grand Lodge, Knights
of Pythias,
Business increasing every day.
Our good servicable goods and the ex-
tremely low cash prices tell the story
s. R. Van Metre & Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank R. Greene, of
/, Chicago, are the guests of DR.. and Mrs.
:. James Mcclure. Mr.. and Mrs. Greene
:. have been at Newport, visiting Mr..
Greene's parents.
Frank Weber is getting on nicely
with his new houses on Second street
above Greene. One of them is enclosed
o with the sheathing and it promises tc
4 be u very handsome and ornate struc
. ture.
Born, Saturday, May SOth, to Mr.
and Mrs. Ed. Preston, West Side, {
nine pound son.
"A Sterling bicycle owned by Mr.
Lou Harris was stolen from the Lob
dell Club House Saturday night by al
unknown party. The police were no
A titled Immediately, but could NOT 10
q cate the wheel or the thief. Sunda.
Y morning Mr.. Dyson, who lives on tn
West Side, was surprised to find
strange bicycle in his front yard AM
took the machine at once to polio
headquarters, where it was identifie,
as Mr.. Harris property.
AT meeting of the Board of Edu
IN cation of New Matamoras on last Sa,
Ok uaday evening, w. E. Sykes, of tn
College, was elected Superintendent fo
~ the ensuing year.
Tx The rendition of the opera, ''Pina
II, fore" by the Marietta Glee Club mex
Thursday and Friday evenings at th
Auditorium, promises to be the even
of the season. Under the able directio
of Mr.. c. N. Adams the cast and choru
n have attained degree of excellence Sc
dom gottenby amateurs, both in singin
and acting. Mr.. Adams's entertainment
always are successful, as all testify VIII
have attended them; and this oper
will prove no exception. We predit
that the Auditorium will be crowded
Reserved seats will be placed on sal
this monday morning, at the Mariett
Book Store Prices, 25, so and IS cent
Box seats one dollar.
First, last and all the time fl
good honest goods at reliable prices.
S. R. VanMetre & Co.
On Sunday evening, May 10th, M
Frank Theis and Miss Nellie Paris
both of this city, were united in ma
riage by Rev. F.. R. Crooks at the M.
parsonage, West Side. The hapy
, ayant frst hecama known IN tho friap,