Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-08-07

School Commissioner w. Il. Corson,
of Colum bus, is in the city, and will
lecture before the Normal School to-
day.
"A. B. White, editor of the Parkers-
burg Journal, is in the city.
-Messrs. +. and Charles Dunlap, of
Wheeling. are registered at the Belle
yue.
| &C. G. Harrison was business visi-
tor in the city Thursday.
w. b. Grier. of Parkers burg, was in
the city Thursday
The Marietta base ball players who
we've here Monday and Tuesday are
perfect gentlemen both on and off the
diamond. They came up here with the
expectation of carrying off the honors
of course, but took their defeat with
the best grace possible. In speaking Of
Umpire Morgan they said that he was
the best man they eyer had to umpire
a game for them. Cam bridge Jeffer
sonian.
Wednesday noon three brothers
named Title went into the Office of T.
& o. G. Agent George Vanvaley at
Broadwell and while intoxicated at
tempted to take charge of the business
Mr.. Vanvaley ordered them out and up
on their refusal to go elected the whole
trio During the struggle which fol-
lowed one of the little boys was struck
on the head by a car-sealer which the
agent picked up, and was seriously
bruised. A few hours later Mr.. Van
| valley locked up and boarded the train
for Marietta. AS the train passed one
of the Titles threw a large boulder,
which struck the brakeman, but did no
serious damage.
Miss Daisy Clark, of Cam bridge,
, who has been the guest of the family
t of Sheriff Dye for several weeks, left
Thursday for GAINESVILLE, where she
, will visit relatives.
a Miss Carrie Brown, who has been
p visiting friends here, was called home
+ on account of the death of her aunt
and left over the Ohio River road
4 Thursday.
f Miss Snodgrass came up from Park
e ersburg Thursday to be the guest of
r Miss May Riley.
t The fire department was called out
Thursday evening about o clock on an
t alarm from the hardware store OF
e Winsor & Dye, on Gilman street. The
g alarm was caused by an exploding
lamp but the blaze was extinguished
n before the department arrived
:. Miss Moore, of Clarksburg, w. Va.
g who has been the guest of Miss Myrtle
Williams, returned home Thursday.
e Frank Ketter is here from Colum
e bus visiting friends.
George Plumer and sister Jennie
@ are visiting friends and relatives a
" McConnelsville.
IL Mrs. w. P. Cutler left THURSDAY
s. for Chicago, where she will visit he
is sister for several weeks.
IS Adam Gildow and Paul McMller
y were before the Mayor Thursday TO
drunkenness and each was fined SO ant
N costs.
Mrs Philetus Alden, of this city
u died of cancer at South Olive Wednes
v day, having gone to that town recent.
e to visit relatives. She had been a pa
40 tient sufferer for a long time an
t. leaves many friends to mourn he
ie death. Funeral at South Olive Friday
John Lee, an employe at Becker
Planning Mill. got his left hand caugh
or in joiner Thursday and received ser
IS GUS lacerations. 1t was found neces
IN sary to amputate the second finger o
account OF the bone being crushed
I'D Lee lives at Central City, w. Va.
W Captain Bays new boat has bee
CT named the Kanawha. When fnishe
~ she will be one of the finest on tn
'h river. Her cabin, boilers and machir
cry were built here.
~ George Lehmer, of Cow Run. ha
= purchasee lot on Washington stree
:. near Fifth, and contemplates the eret
tion of fine residence.
ly The lecture of Prof. E. X. Barne
was delivered before the teachers i
IT. attendance at the Normal Institut
r Thursday evening on the High SchoC
campus and was an instructive effor
%. attentively listened to by all present.
in Mrs Louis Mueller and children
Ell of Admission, Ala, are visiting friend
and relatives in Marietta and will r,
II. main several months.
sr- Hayes Purcell, Of Lancaster, ha
been signed as pitcher by the Mar
is. eta management He will arrive t.
ts- day.
it The new boat Argand will ente
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