Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-03-07
MARIETTA DAILY LEADER
SATURDAY. MARCH ?. 1898
PERSONAL AND LOCAL
ashore Acres" March tsth.

by w. A. Sniffen, are getting ready for
their grand opening, which is to occur
Wednesday of next week, the 18th.
Monday nights performance at the
Auditorium bears the promise of being
one of the most popular entertainments
ever given in Marietta. The vocalists
and instrumentalists are all in excell-
ent trim for fine public performance
The young men of the Mandolin and
Guitar branch of the Club will surprise
our citizens by their work. Don't fail
to attend. Popular prices will reign.
We are pleased to find this refresh
ing bit of frankness in the Parkers-
burg Journal strangers do not stop
with ms. At the three principal hotels
of the city not oyer six. strangers were
registered for over Sunday, and two of
them were arrested. The neighboring
town and villages are enjoying the pat
ronage which has been driven from
here. and our business men are right
eously complaining"
Mrs, Crocker is at Mrs. Dyes with
something entirely new in hair goods.
Switches without stems or cords,
bangs without lace, net or wire, and
will be pleased to see all of her former
customers or friends at her room until
Wednesday of next week. She will
also teach manicuring
The City Council held a special
meeting Friday to consider the
amended ordinance granting an extern
sion of right of way to the Terminal
Company. The matter was discussed
informally, several members express
ing their objections to that part of the
ordinance granting right of way for
switch running out Hart street. Upon
motion, it was agreed that Council,
acting as Committee of the Whole,
meet at the union depot at p. m. next
Monday and go over the ground per-
sonally.
M. d. Travis has returned from a
business trip to Pittsburg.
Will Schlaubach agent for the H.
&, FL. Special bicycle, sold two ladies
wheels Friday.
"A unmber of hobos and city pris-
oners were put to work Yesterday
scraping the mud off the paved streets
It's a good scheme and should be fol-
lowed in future whenever practicable.
The prices for "Shore Acres" are:
Parquet and two rows of circle, 81; bal
ance of circle, 20 cents: balcony, 80 and
35 cents.
-Dud McHugh, driver for the Mari
eta Steam Laundry, struck himself in
the right eye with whip lash Thurs
day afternoon and injured the optic
seriously. DR.. Gallagher dressed the
hurt. 1t is possible that he may lose
the eye entirely.
The practice of jumping on and off
moving trains, which has been fol-
lowed with exasperating pertinacitv
by the boys and young men of the city,
has been so frequently complained of by
railroad officials and the parents of the
boys that the police have orders to ar
rest everyone caught committing the
otfense in future. Kelly Judd is the
first victim of the law, which makes
the practice a misdemeanor. He was
taken before Mayor Palmer Friday and
was assessed a nominal fine of one dol
lar and costs.
w. j. Nelson was fined SO and
costs by Mayor Palmer Friday night
for fast driving on Front street.
The young ladies of the Ben Hur
Club, with their gentlemen friends,
gave ii delightful surprise party on Mr..
Frank Ketter at the home of Miss Til
lie Wittlig, Friday evening.
Invitations have been issued for a
grand ball to be given by the "Dinky
Club" at the 1. o. o. Il. Hall, West
Side, on Tuesday evening, March nth.
I'm the past few days number of
boys under 21, but over 1S years of age,
have been before the Mayor on the
charge of being found in saloons con-
trary to law. 1t may be stated that
the boys were not accused of drinking,
but were playing pool in rooms con-
nected with saloons, being under the
impression that as they were oyer IS
they could not be arrested. The law
does not reach the saloonist for allow
ing boys over Is in his place of busi-
ness, but is very plain as to the boys,
who are liable for every offense.
Miss Lestie Davis returned Friday
from visit of several weeks duration
in Caldwell and GAINESVILLE
The will of Mary Ann Pickett, de-
ceased, was filed for Probate Friday.
Civil Engineer Edmund Moeser, in
charge of the Muskingum River I'M
provement, was in the city Friday.
The visit of the Rivers and Harbors
Committee, announced for the 18th, has
been postponed for one week.
II. w. Harvey, Jr., left Friday on a
business trip to Chicago.