Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-07
MARIETTA DAILY LEADER
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER ?. 1896
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.

Thursday evening, October Sth. A
cordial invitation to all.
Evangelist Roller is expected to be
here Sunday, October 18th, to assist in
conducting q series of revival meetings
at the German NJ. E. Church.
The first foot ball game of the sea-
son will be played on the College Ath-
letic grounds next Friday between the
elevens of Marietta and. Ohio Uniyer-
sity, of Athens. The Athens boys IRE
said to have improved greatly since
last year and are expected to put up a
good game. -
| Mrs. Talbot, Wooster street, is Wis.,
iting her sister, Mrs. Caleb THORNLEY,,
at Sand Hill.
Miss Mayme Hurley, of Bradford,
Pa, is visiting friends in the city
The neatness and despatch with
which Council transacted its business
last night in time for the show at the
Auditorium opened the eyes of every
body present.
"A reception will be given at the
College Friday evening to the members
of the visiting football team. All
friends of the institution are invited.
Captain II. L. Richie, late of the
wharfboat, has taken rooms on Greene
street. He will continue to reside in
Marietta during the winter before en-
gaging in other business.
Tommy Thomas will pitch today's
game for Marietta against Pittsburg
and the contest will be for blood. 1t
will be the last of the season and
should be witnessed by large crowd.
| -Tompkins' Black Crook company
was greeted with large and fine aud
ience at the Auditorium Tuesday eve
ming. The performance gave general
satisfaction, though a song or two
might have been left out without i'm.
pairing the entertainment. The
scenery was as'magnificert and the dane
ing good.
The Parkersburg Journal says; ga
tourist from Saginaw, Mich, arrived
here yesterday in one of the prettiest
sail boats that has ever been seen on
these waters. 1t is two masted
schooner 26 feet long with an foot
beam. 1t is decked over and has a
cabin large enough for the accomoda-
tion of two men. The man in charge
of it is en- route to the Gulf of Mexico
and reached here through the lakes and
the Ohio canal connecting with the
Muskingum river and then down the
Muskingum and Ohio rivers. The
owner of the boat made an effort tc
trade or sell the boat here, but was un
able to dispose of it."
"A telephone message was received
here Saturday night by the officers
stating that Evert Burchatt, who vas
arrested and held here for the officers
at Cambridge, o., had escaped from
custody at Marietta. He was being
taken to Cambridge on the charge O.
highway robbery Jour
nal.
} --Rey. II. j. Taylor, of Puget Sound
is expected to arrive here with hi
family tomorrow and in future will re
side in Marietta.
MIR. It. j. Connor, of this county
has been commissioned by Governo
Bushnell as Associate Delegate to tn
Farmers National Congress to be hell
at Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 10th to 18th
The Tri-County Fair, which wa
postponed on account of bad weather
is being held at Beverly this week. /
3 number of Mariettians will go up t;
day to attend the exhibition.
Hon. II. c. VanVoorhis addressed
magnificent outpouring of Republican
at Lowell Tuesday evening.
The dead body of Morgan johnson
who resides on Blennerhassett Islant
was found floating in the Ohio river be
low Parkersburg Tuesday. The caus
of his drowning is unknown.
Mr. and Mrs. James w. Howartl
of Glen Riddle, Pa, are in the city, tn
y guests of Mrs. Marshall, Fairvie'
o Heights. Mrs. Howarth is Mrs. Ma
y shall's sister, and it has been twent
|. years since she was in Marietta. M
Howarth is an enthusiastic antiqua
ian.
The work of erecting poles for tt
electric railroad on Front street
progressing rapidly.
w. S. Gracey left Tuesday on
business trip through the east.
-"Smiler" Lasure left Tuesday
attend the races at Lexington, Ky.
Miss Edith spofford,s OF Washing
ton, d. c., is the guest Of Miss Graf
Rolston.
Mrs. w. B. McGAl and children al
visiting relatives at at'Lenox, IOWA.