Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-12
MARIETTA DAILY LEADER
WEDNESDAY,. FEB. ~. 1905
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.

Mr.. VI. ID. MOrrlSon, OF AtnenS, is
the guest of his brother, DR.. L. B. Nor
rison.
-Groceryman Snider had an expert
ence Monday night with the muddy
roads. His delivery wagon went in
up to the hubs on the road just beyond
Glendale, Monday evening, and being
heavily loaded, could not be extricated.
Mr.. Snider unhitcbed and left the
vehicle with it's load in the road all
night. Tuesday morning he secured
an extra team to pull the wagon out,
but the mud had frozen during the
night and the vehicle was extricated
with great difficulty, being somewhat
damaged.
Mrs d. w. Davies, of Mansfield, is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. C. Best
Andrews Terrace. Her son Arthur is
here in College.
Thomas Sugden, for the Harmar
Congregational Church, sold the Par.
sonage to Walter Kirby yesterday
morning. The church will build par
sonage at once, on Gilman Avenue.
John II. Becker is the contractor, and
is to have the building finished in sixty
days.
Captain George Lauer, of Lower
Salem, was in the city Tuesday.
Il NJ. Green. of Wellsburg, w. Va,
was a business visitor in the city Tues
day, guest at the St Cloud Hotel.
George Rolston, of Malta was in
the city Tuesday.
Attorney Jabez Belford was ap-
pointed by the Court Tuesday to defend
Minnie Baker, who is charged with
grand larceny.
On Thursday evening the teachers
of Willard School will give a banquet
to their co-worlers in all the schools
of the city and to the Board of Educa-
tion. The banquet will be held in the
new building on Greene street.
II. d. Dale returned Tuesday from
business trip to New York.
An interesting program has been
arranged for the opening of Willard
School next Friday. In the forenoon
receptions to the pupils will oe held at
all the school houses in the city, the
exercises proper beginning at / D. m.
The opening prayer will be delivered
by Rev. George r. Gear, followed by
the presentation of the flag by Rey.
Mr. Maple, on behalf of the Jr. O. U. A.
M. The presentation will be respond
ed to by W. H. Leeper, president of
the Board of Education. After. the
song "The Star Spangled Banner" the
building will be thrown open for the
inspection of the public. In the even
ing, from to o'clock, a reception
will be rendered to the parents and
friends of the pupils in the lower dis
trict
Born, Feb. Sth, daughter, to Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur d. Baker. Gran1-
daughter to Mr.. j. L. A Baker and
Mr.. Daniel Reynolds, all of Constitu-
tion, o. Name, Esther Elizabeth.
The Ladies of the Watertown Gem
etery Society will give an oyster sup
per at the Town House Saturday even
ing Feb. 22nd. They will serve oysters
during tine afternoon to those who can
not conveniently attend in the even
ing.
Mr.. John w. Porter, of st. Marys
Clerk of Courts of Peasants County
W. Va, died of heart disease at four
o'clock Tuesday morning after an i'll
ness of only a few hours duration
Mr.. Porter was well known and pop
ular gentleman and had many friends
in Marietta He was 3S years of age
and leaves wife and three children.
The funeral will take place Thursday,
conducted by the |. O. o. r.
"A Parkersburg item says: Saturday
evening we'll known resident of Bel
pre- came oyer to this city and when he
started home about $3.50 o'clock had
pretty good jag on board He crossed
the river with several companions in a
skiH and when getting out on the
ferry boat landing on the Ohio side,
tumbled into the river below the float,
and came near drowning before his
companions could get him out. There
was not much current where he fell in
or it is more than likely that he would
have been carried down the river and
drowned.
The literary meeting of the Ep-
worth League, West Side, will be held
Thursday evening at the church. All
members are earnestly requested to be
present All are invited, whether
members of the League or not. An
interesting program is prepared
Marcus Rowland was arrested
Tuesday on the charge of disorderly
conduct His offense consisted of rails
ing a disturbance in Caskey's saloon
and striking CaslSey on the ear.