Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-08-17
MARIETTA DAILY LEADER
MONDAY. AUGUST ~. 1895
Personal AND LOCAL.


GAINESVILLE, on account of the camp
meeting and ball game Sunday.
Capt. Sullivan, Engineer McGrath,
Fireman Shepard and Cook Fowler. Of
the U. s. dredgeboat Malta, went up
the Y. & o. yesterday to spend Sunday
at their homes.
The game at Riverview Park be-
tween Nelsonvills and the Buckshoes
resulted in o score of to / in favor of
the Bdckshoes. So
-rhGmanassmentof of the washinki
ton County neutrality-suspicious. ahs
traction for two days. s.What s,said to be,
the largest balloon Yin the country
measuring 81 feet in height apd 65 feet
in diameter. The monster airship will
carry two parachutes on each ascen-
sion, in one of which decent will be
made by an acrobat and in the other
pair of goats hitched to wagon.
Sixteen men on the payroll of the
Ohio River railroad in various depart
ments we're dropped Saturday on ac-
count of light business.
AT GAINESVILLE Saturday Marietta
took another game from the Buckshoes
by score of 10 to 8. Blough pitched
for Marietta and held the GAINESVILLE
team down to nine hits.
Miss Margery and Katherine Har-
ris came down from Marietta Yesterday,
and are guests at Mr.. A. B. Whites
Parkersburg Journal
Died, in this city, Sunday morning,
the 10Th instant, Miss Lizzie McGee.
daughter of Commissioner S. s. Nc
Gee, at the age of twenty-four years.
The death occurred at the home of
Mr.. Edward McGee, Fifth street, at
whosY house the deceased and father
have made their home The funeral
will be held at Moss Run church, at
o'clock this Monday afternoon
Friends desiring to attend the funeral
will leave Marietta at 10 o'clock.
Mrs. Anna O'Brien and Miss Nora
Gerken left Saturday to visit friends at
Pittsburg.
Lou Rose was fined SO and costs by
Mayor Meisenhelder Saturday for
drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
Thomas Cousins and Lucy Morris,
both of Watertown, secnred a mar
riage license in Probate Court Satur-
dav and were united in marriage by
Squire B. E. Guyton. e.
The wedding OF Miss Amelia Han
lon to Walter Scott Murray is annouced
to take place at Barnsville, the brides
home, August 29th. Mis- Hanlon has
visited in Marietta and has many
friends here who will wish her much
happiness.
| Misses Grace Davis and Jessie
Knowles left Sunday on the Virginia
for Portsmouth.
-Messrs. Monroe Shrewsbury and
Cameron Mcclure, of Parkersburg,
were guests of friends in Marietta Snn'
day.
David H. Thornton, of Parkers
burg, brakeman on the Clarksburg
branch, was killed Friday night by be-
ing struck by his own train.
Captain Oscar Webster's new
steamer Leroy was given trial trip W
the Muskiugum Sunday and behaved
handsomely.
Misses Fannie and Daisy Clark re
turned home to Cambridge Saturday
having been guests of Sheriff Dye TO
several weeks.
Miss Mary Oldham left on the Vir
ginia Sunday afternoon for Cincinnati
accompanied by her niece, Miss Fran
els Oldham, of Cincinnati, and Mis-
Curtis. of New Martinsville, who hav'
been, her guests
"A daughter was born Friday nigh
to Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Gregory, Thirt
street.
Mrs. George Gilfllan and two sons
of Parkersburg, are guests of Mr.. ant
Mrs. R. T. Moore, West Side.
AT Parkersburg Saturday morning
two Ohio River railroad engines col
lided in the fog and were badly mashet
up. No one was hurt.
-Parkersburg is in the throes of ex
element over another attempted mur
der, which occurred Friday night
Mrs. America Roberts was assaulted il
her bedroom and beaten on the hea,
with hammer in the hands of negro
|, She was seriously injured, but will re
cover. A man named Easley is unde
arrest, charged with the crime.
"A son was born Sunday to Mr.. an,
Mrs. John Andrews, West Side.
The members. Of the canal inspec
, ton committee arrived in McConnels
vile on Thursday, little after noon
! The committee, which was appointe
by the governor, consists of Hon. c. {
Richardson. of Cincinnati, president