Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-08-24


over Court in the sum of s400. He
failed to give the bond and was COM
mitted to Jail.
Residents in the lower part of the
city were startled Sunday morning
about II o'clock by terrific explosion.
whichsTattled the windows for several
squares. The noise came from Lei
decker's Works. where an experiment
was being made with a patent torpedo
to burn out oil wells.
The Ben Hur will go on the dock
at Parkersbuag for thorough over
hauling and repairing.
| "A Mckinley Club with 400 mem
bers has been organized in McConnels-
vile and old Morgan will be the scene
OF one of the. hottest campaigns in
southeastern Ohio.
| The eclipse of the moon Saturday
night was accompanied by heavy
windstorm.
Mr.. L. M. Luchs and family have
returned from an outing in Pennsyl-
vania.
w. E. Roney, of Chicago, is visiting
friends and relatives In this city.
Misses Jennie Bosworth and Jean
nette Willison returned Saturday to
their home in Belpre, after pleasant
visit here with Miss Jessie Lund.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Turner will
leave this morning for GAINESVILLE for
a short visit Misses Dora Turner, May
Mckinney and Louise Hathaway will
keep house during Mr.. and Mrs. Turn
er's absence.
Married, Wednesday, August 10th,
at the residence of the BRIDES parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cotfman, near
Tunnel by the Rev. Mr.. Teeters, Mr.
Richard j. Hart and Miss Ida b. Coff-
man. None but the near relatives of
the contracting parties were present.
The bride and groom were neatly and
tastefully attired. The presents were
many, useful and good. Altogether
the affair was a quiet home wedding.
The Paris-Marietta game at the
ball park Saturday was loosely played
on the part of the Kentucky champions,
: which together with the good batting
of Marietta, accounts for the score oi
10 to in favor of the local nine. Pur
cell pitched fine game for Marietta
only FIVE hits being made off of his de-
livery. Best started the game for the
visitors, but was relieved by Glenn ir
the the fifth inning. 1t was hoped thai
the third game would be played today
but the rains of Sunday spoiled the
grounds.
The Cambridge Marietta series
, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday will
: draw good crowds. Thus far Cam
;. bridge is the only team that has bestet
the local nine and Marietta must VIII
three straight to put the balance OF
the right side. The home team ha
won the last Is games played and ha
not suffered defeat since they were
. at Cambridge.
John II. Snodgrass was down from
" Columbus Sunday, the guest of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Snodgrass.
Fort Wayne defeated Cambridge il
e a ten inning game Saturday by scor'
of to 0, and Washington, Pa, wol
> from Parkersburg in fourteen inning
. game by score of I to s. Paris de
feated Parkersburg Sunday 8 to 2
- Gastright pitched and the Kanawha
vile boys were unable to touch him
|. Mr.. Charles Slack returned hom
:, Sunday from Europe where he spen
- the summer.
l. Several members of the Lobdel
Cycling Club enjoyed run to Parkers
!. burg on their wheels Sunday.
Is Mrs. H. P. Cone and daughter c
e Athens, are visiting friends in the city
e "A meeting of the Protected HON
'e Circle will be held at the G. A. R. Ha,
If this evening.
B. Mr.. Fred Finch arrived home fror
l. Atlantic City Sunday with his hant
some features beautifully Drowned
IS his two weeks outing.
D. The B. & o. S. w. Ry. has bee
handling an unusually heavy freigh
y business the past few days. Sunda
Of over 80 loads were brought up frol
e Belpre in two extra runs. Eighteen {
j. the cars were loaded with new eros
e ties for the G. & NJ.
'e The Paris, KY, team left for HON
at 1928 last night.
n Bids for the construction of sewers
* miles of new sewers will be opened t.
day at the Office of City Clerk Becke
ID Saturday, while j. ii. Dye was col
r. ducting an auction sale near the c. & n
D Depot, his horse began kicking and ra
e away. The animal took strs i yht cour:
e for the Union Depot passing through tn
" train shed and brought up in the ia
r. ward, with the buggy almost demo