Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-09-07
MARIETTA DAILY LEADER
MONDAY, sEPr. 2. 1896
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.

Mackinac Island.
The Ohio State Journal tells how a
nervy female thief walked into the Of
fee of Deputy U. S. Marshal Mason
last Friday and stole gold watch and
penholder while he was absent. The
woman was afterward arrested and the
property recovered.
Wheeling Register Mrs. George |
w. Eeeters,t twho has been the guest of
her parents the. past two weeks, dre-
turned, dome Saturday, accompanied
by fer.friend, Miss Eta e. Dye. of Ma
retta Mrs. Geo. w. Feeters, Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Schempf, Mr.. Herbert
Stoehr. of Wheeling, Mr.. and Mrs.
Kress. of Pittsburg, spent Sunday the
guests of B. e. Stoehr and family, of
Marietta.
Manager James Hughes, Of the
Boiler Works, left Saturday for Pitts
burg on business.
The postoffice will be closed today
from 9 q. m, to 8 p. m.
The Marietta -Parkersburg games
will be umpired by Thomas Vickers, Of
Martins Ferry, who is we'll known
here.
The members of the Lobdell Cyc-
ling Club bound for the race meet at
GAINESVILLE, left over the q. & o. r. this
morning in car specially decorated
for the occasion.
AT the opening of the public
schools this morning lessons will be as
signed and the pupils dismissed until
Tuesday morning.
Miss Marie Keller left Saturday to
visit friends in West Virginia.
Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Torpy will
leave today for Toledo on a visit.
Geo. H. Nesbitt, of Sistersville, was
in the city on business Sunday.
The Leader force will take holi-
day today and there will therefore be
no paper issued from this office Tues
day morning.
The Marietta Parkersburg games
will be called at 10 a. m. and three p.
m. today. The grounds are in first
class condition and two good games are
expected. Jack Taylor will pitch one
of them and Hutchins, who has been
i'll, will occupy his old position on
third.
GAINESVILLE defeated Marietta in
Saturdays game by score of 12 to 2.
of ctr for -,
the power house of the Marietta Elec-
I trio Company arrived over the T. & O.
c. E. Saturday.
n Mr.. John Mullen, who was en-
a after their property at Belpre, was
drowned in the Ohio river about eleven
= o'clock Sunday forenoon, while fishing.
He fell into the water accidentally and
d was carried under barge. The body
r was recovered half an hour later. The
X unfortunate man was about As years OF
age.
The q. & o. R. took out small
crowd of excursionists Sunday to wit
y ness the Marietta-Zanesvillc game at
Riverview Park, below GAINESVILLE.
The score was 8 to in favor Marietta,
y the local nine finally succeeding in
breaking the hoodoo spell that has
bound them for several days.
Mrs. Ella Nichols and daughter
Buenna, of New Matamoras, have beer
guests of Mrs. Fl. c. Posey, Third
\ street, for several days.
The wedding of Mr.. Jabez Belford
of this city, and Miss Winnifred Bell
n of Sharon, is announced to take place
"a Tuesday at the home of the bride
le They will make their home in Marietta
Mr.. Belford having growing practict
as an attorney here. The Leader joins
y in the universal congratulations.
OF Deputy Sheriff John McCallistel
,e was up the Muskingum Sunday on Off
y y cial business, but was compelled to re
ID turn without his man.
9s The members of the Unitarian
r, church and Sabbath School will picnic
"a "a at Blennerhassett Island this afternoon
h the steamer Catherine Davis leaving a
ID one o'clock. They will be accompanied
y; by the Mandolin and Guitar Club.
o. Two females at the Globe House
lie raised a disturbance last night and hat
es es to be quieted by the police.
y y Hon. A. d. Follett arrived hom,
b; Saturday from Europe, where he ha
Of been spending the summer.
N This evening the; German NJ. E
i'd Sunday School Association will holt
g it's annual meeting and elect officer
ne for the coming year. q sf
IS, Miss Mile Henry returned Satur
IS, day to her home in Amesville, aftels 4
"a "a pleasant visit of two weeks with friend
in this city.
Mr. n I T,obdell and family ar