Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-09-02
MARIETTA DAILY LEADER
WEDNESDAY. SEPT. q, 1895
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Andrews are
home from Dayton, where they have
been visiting friends.
Mrs. G. r. Leland. of Seville, o., is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. d. w. Picker
ing, Fourth street.
Mrs. c. E. Bumgartner' is visiting
relatives at Malta.
Mr.. w. j. Morgaridge left Tuesday
lnightyfor his home at Birmingham,
Ala, after visit of several weeks with
friends here.
4, The Duplicate Whist Club enjoyed
a delightful outing at Pleasant Hill
Farm Tuesday and were treated to a
magnificent duck dinner. In the party
were Mrs. T. f. Davis, Mrs. Fred
Turner, Mrs. ]. b. West, Mrs. j. H.
Grafton, Mrs. I. ]. Lockwood, Mrs.
DR.. Conner, Mrs Jas. Laing, Mrs. Levi
Hill, Mrs. Will Ebinger and Mrs. e. j.
Lobdell.
Prof. Eisele and his London Bal
loon Company of eight people are in
the city, registered at the Hotel Yale.
Postmaster Henry Roeser left for
Pittsburg Tuesday on business trip.
Dan Giles has opened a barber shop
in Smiler's livery stable on Second
street.
An extensive epidemic of diphtheria
is raging on the South Side in Parkers-
burg.
"A 5O-barrel shallow we'll was re-
ported in on the Corbett farm at Wav-
erly Tuesday. 1t is owned by Wheel
ing Company.
Miss Nellie Purdy has returned
from visit to friends at Beverly.
-Dayid okey, of Cambridge, was in
the city on business Tuesday.
Miss Helen Chamberlain is spend
ing few days with friends at Barlow.
Miss Mollie Weihl, who has been
visiting Miss Maggie Bergen for the
past week, returned home to Water
town Tuesday.
Pearl Ritchey and John Jenking,
who were arrested on the affidavit OF
Greenbury Jenkins charging them with
obtaining money by false pretense,
were discharged by Squire Guyton,
there being no evidence against them
The plaintiff was later arrested on the
charge of stealing skiff from the de-
PENDANTS and bound over to court by
| Squire Palmer.
-Barnesville defeated GAINESVILLE
Tuesday by score of to 8 in 14-in
ming game. Cambridge rubbed it into
Parkersburg to 3.
"A government surveying corps has
been at work for the past week setting
water guages at intervals of ten miles
along the Ohio river from Pittsburg tc
Parkersburg. The work is preparatory
to the regular survey of the river fol
the contemplated improvement.
Don't forget the races at the county
Fair. There are horses here with
records under 2:1O.
News of shocking fatality in the
west end of the county reached the
city Tuesday. Monday evening Mrs
Malcolm Smith, of Dunham township
was driving with her three-year-olt
infant and sixteen-year-old son Jane!
on the road short distance from the
home of Hon. w. B. McGill The horse
took fright and ran away, throwing
out the three occupants. Mrs. Smitl
alighted on her head and received in
juries from which she died in abou
a half an hour. The boy James wal
dragged considerable distance ant
seriously though not dangerousl.
bruised. The baby miraculously es
capped injury and when help, summoned
by the boy, arrived on the scene, it wa
found that the little one had crawlee
to it's mothers body and was sitting
contentedly on her insensible form
Mrs. Smith was the wife of one of tn,
best known and most highly respected
citizens of the county and her terrible
death causes the sympathy of the en-
tire public to go out to him.
"A son was born Tuesday morning
to Mr.. and Mrs. William Bass, No. So
Eighth street.
Mrs. Blanche Beck, whose HUSBAND
is successful business man of Colum
bus, is visiting her parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. w. H. Ranger, 7O2 Fourth street
Mr.. Beck is proprietor of the Buckley
Electric Repair Works.
Born, Tuesday, September 1st, t.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Stoyer, this city,
son.
Mrs. VIM. Schlaubach has returne'
from trip to Cleveland and other LAX
cities. 81.
i The Wheeling packet Liberty ha
gone on the dock at Parkersburg 70
repairs and her trade is meanwhile be
ing taken care of by the j. c. Hopkin