Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-03
MARIETTA DAILY LEADER
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.

Cards were issued Friday for the
wedding of Miss Jessie Nye Davis
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore F.
Davis, to Mr.. John w. Lindsay, OF
Pittsburg. The ceremony will occur
at st. Luke's church Wednesday, Oct
14th, after which a reception will be
given at the BRIDES home on Fourth
street, The wedding will be one of the
most elaborate and elegant ever held
in the city.
The suit for $4,000 by Philip M.
Roe, as administrator of the estate oi
Wm. A. Perdue, deceased, who was
killed in the Roxa bel wreck versus the
D. & o. S. w. R. r. has been sqompfp.
missed by the parties involved, and. the
widow of tn" DECEASED will receive
$4,000 from the, company. The papers
were filed in Probate Court today
Chillicothe News.
The corner stone of the new Pres.
byterian church at the corner of
Wooster and Fourth streets will be
AeAN1 "ioh CCiClhOhicS dl
$3.50 o'clock p. m., October Sth.
The Marietta Parkersburg game
was not played here Friday as adver-
tised on account of the bad condition
of the grounds. A double header will
be played at Parkersburg this after
noon.
Rev. c. e. Dickinson will preach at
the Congregational church on Sunday.
Miss Mamie Trier, the popular
clerk at Braun's confectionery, is visit
ing friends at Pittsburg.
Jacob Lauer contemplates starting
blacksmith shop on Church street.
William Frank returned home Fri
day from trip to Wheeling.
Fall opening. of millinery goods
Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this
week at Bee Hive Store.
DIR. ]. L. Mason is removing this
week from Stafford to Marietta, where
he will hereafter practice his pro-
fession. DIR. Mason is regarded as one
of the leading physicians of Monroe
county, and he had a splendid practice
in Stafford and for miles around, but
for one ofhis ability the field was too
limited, hence his departure to a
larger place. We are sorry to lose DR..
Mason from Monroe county, but wish
him success in his, new fieid.-Woods-
field Spirit.
The c. & M. had freight wreck on
Hobby's Hill, near Caywood, Friday
night. Four cars were turned over on
their sides-they were loaded with
household goods, -four and beer.
Word was sent to Cambridge for a
wrecking train, and it was thought
last night that no trains would get by
the wreck until this Saturday after
noon.
&C. M. Collins, an oil leaser from
Waverly, swore out warrant before
Justice Beckwith this morning, for r.
Fl. McRue, who he claims robbed him
of s45 last night. According to Col
Inns story he and McRue occupied the
same room at the Perry House last
night and when Collins woke up this
morning he found McRue gone and
also the money which had been in bis
(Collins) pants pocket. McRue has
not been arrested yet.-Parkersburg
Journal
When a newspaper is returned to
the publisher marked refused" it is al
ways interesting to note the address
label. Usually it shows the subscriber
to be about six years in arrears.
The electric light plant at Beverly
has been sold by A. w. Humphrey to
j. A. Frost, of Athens county.
e. Y. Jefferson, of Pittsburg, form
erly of this county, is in the city on
business.
Born, Thursday, Oct. 1st. to Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Gates daughter.
DR.. John w. Simpson left Friday
for Cincinnati on business.
The Pittsburg Times says "The
blockade that has existed for some time
against boats from the Ohio River by
reason of the low stage of water, was
broken yesterday by the arrival of the
light-draught packet Kanawha, having
on board number of passengers and
fair cargo of freight. Her master, Cap
tain Ira B. Huntington, says she ex-
perienced no difficulty in passing Davis
Island Dam, although he does not think
there is another packet on the rivers
that could have made the trip. With
"a hours supply of coal in her bunkers
and good freight cargo and full cabin
list Ca plain Huntington says his boat
draws not oyer 90 inches. The boat
has been tied up at Ironton, but here
after will leave Pittsburg every Tues
day on down the river trips. Today
she leaves, with Portsmouth as her
with possibility of con-
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