Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-21
Little Trixie Saturday night.


paying the special tax, was released
Thursday, having served out his time.
-Messrs. Harry Hoyt and Henry
Dawes left for Delaware to attend the
intercollegiate oratorical contest
The Muskingum was closed Thurs
day with thin covering of ice the en-
tire distance from this city toZanesyille.
Travelling freight agent Ruhrah, of
the b. g. o. s. W., was in the city on
business Thursday. rs
-Messrs. A. d. Follett and E. S.
Alderman were at Sistersville Thurs
day attending the institution of q
lodge of Elkse ,e.n b.
aAJohn Leeper, of Joy, is id thescity,
thesguest ofihis brother, w. III Leeper.
The .tow-boats james Moren1 and
Henry DeBus, together with number
of smaller steamers are tied up in the
Muskingum.
Bishop Boyd Vincent, of the South
ern District of Ohio, will visit St.
Luke's Episcopal church. this city,
| Tuesday evening of next week. He
will administer the rite of confma ton.
Miss Nina Scott, of the West Side,
sister of Mr.. John Scott, died at the
home of her brother last night at 7:15
o'clock, after an illness of more than a
year. The disease which caused her
death was softening of the brain.
Miss Scott was about A years of age
and was a most estimable lady.
DIR. K. B. Hart is the latest convert
to the use of the telephone. His mum.
ber is 1874. The list of subscribers
grows apace, and we are glad to see it,
for it makes each box, worth more To
the subscriber.
An unusually fast run was made on
the b. & o. between Grafton and this
city last Friday by engineer Pat Elan
merry on engine No. s73 He left Graf
ton 45 minutes late with fast train No
8, consisting of eight coaches, and ar
rived here on time, making the run in
9 hours and As minutes. Taking into
consideration the size of the train the
run was one of the quickest that has
been made on the Branch for some
time Sentinel.
Charles Stotsberry, of Perryopolis,
was arrested by Marshal Glidden OF
this place. on Monday and brought be.
fore Mayor Phillips, charged with
shooting at Conductor Pollard, of the
B. u. & c. Ry. AS we learn it young
Stotsberry got on the train at this
place. He was on the front endIof the
baggage car and was not seen until he
had passed Devollds station, Conduc
tor Pollard asked him for his fare
which he refused to pay and he was
put off After the train had stopped al
the water station, just beyond, he wa:
found on the rear platform. Conductor
Pollard again demanded his fare which
he again refused to pay, drew 'evol
yer and threatened to shoot Mr.. Pol
lard, who stopped the train and pushed
him off. Stotsberry then shot and pas
sengers on the train say that they no
only heard the report of the revolve
but heard the bullet strike. He wa
taken before Mayor Phillips Monda.
evening and preliminary hearing Sc
for Wednesday, and Stotsberry wa
put under bond in the sum of $500 TO
his appearance, which was furnished
: The preliminary hearing was held yes
terday, Wednesday, but at the time o
going to press we have not learned the
result. We suppose he was bound owe
to court He denies shooting at Mt
Pollard, but says that he shot into tn
ground.-Caldwell journal.
May Smith Robbins and cleve
i, company in Little TriXie Saturda'
, night.
Little TriXie" proved to be an av
l alanche of refined entertainment las
, evening at the Standard Theatre, be
ing succession of novelties and SUI
prising situations, combined with tn
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