Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-23

AT the corner Of Front and Mont |
gonery streets Tuesday night buggy
being driven by Chick Wilson was
overturned and badly smashed. Wilson
was thrown out and one of his ears
badly lacerated by coming in contact
with the bricks of the street paving
The buggy was the property of Lee
Williams.
-Telegraphic dispatches relate the
arrest Of the Mayor and Council at
Nelsonville, o., because they did not
appoint an old soldier on the police
March 3rd. We have not seen the law
in full yet, but as we remember the ex-
tract it provides that preference be
given the soldier where fitness and all
things else are equal if there be an APP
plication. 1t applies to appointive Of
fees and violation is claimed in the
above case.
Mrs. James Creelman will return
home from New York tomorrow.
Miss Nettie Eichmiller left the
home of her mother in Watertown
township Tuesday night and walked
to this city, distance of 10 miles.
Early Wednesday morning she pur-
chased ticket to Cincinnati and left
on the o'clock b. & o. S. w. train.
Miss Eichmiller is mentally unbal-
anced, which explains her actions.
She was committed to Longview Hos
pital in 1898 and again on, January of
this year. Her mother went to Car
thage last month and brought her
home. Wednesday morning as soon as
her disappearance was discovered her
brother came to Marietta and wired
the authorities at Chillicothe, who
took her in charge. She will be
brought back here to await process by
whiclpshe may be admitted to the Hos
pital at Athens.
Mrs. II. II. Lauck, of Newells Run,
has been very i'll for the past few days.
5. B. Kirby, the well-known egg
dealer and commission merchant of
Marietta, was in the city Yesterday.
GAINESVILLE Times Recorder.
Master Roy Miller celebrated his
fifth birthday by giving party to a
number of his little friends. Those
present were little Miss Corine Bohl,
Mary Hutchman, Cora Ledy, Mable
Boyle, Mildred Putnam, Florence
Storck. Winifred jackson, Lucy Pat
terson, Mammie McCune, Hazel Crooks,
Zella Parlin, Mable and Margaret
Moore, May Bosworth, Persie Rowe,
Clifford Grass, Royal Remley, Marie
Haddox, Raymond Moore, Roy Hennis,
and Mable Kelley. Maste: Roy receiv-
ed number of handsome presents.
Miss Dollie Cooper acted as governoss
for the little ones.
The County Convention of the w.
G. r. U. will convene this afternoon at
1870 p. m. in the First NJ. e. church.
An interesting program has beon pre-
pared. Mrs. Law will deliver an ad-
dress on Thursday and Friday even
ings. The public are cordially invited
to all the meetings.
The young men of the German NJ
e, Church, corner Third and Wooster
streets, will give social this Thurs
day evening, at the church. Every
body cordially invited.
Frank Rowland, of Bells Run,
says that he don't care if you do
-"Hello, Pap!" at him now, for it is a
bouncing big girl and weighs ten
pounds.
Wallace Richie, who lives west of
the city about mile and a half back
of the residence of Col T.. W., Moore,
was arrested by Marshal Parlin We'd
nesday afternoon on the charge of
stealing chickens. He was brought to
this city and lodged in Jail to await a
hearing which will probably occur Sat
urday. During the last few weeks a
large number of fowls have mysteri-
ously disappeared from that neighbor-
hood and Ritchie's arrest results from
suspicion fastening upon him. When
the arrest was made the officer discov-
cred a barrel and large basket full OF
freshly picked feathers at Ritchies
house. The suspected man was re.
leased only last December from the
penitentiary at Moundsville, W. Va,
where he was serving time for robbing
store at Lebanon.
Hon. M. d. Fol1ett left Wednesday
night for Washington city to meet with
the Committee of international Law of
the American Bar Association, of
which he is member, to formulate a
report upon the question of the estab
lishment of an international court
James M. Hughes returned from
Butler, Pa, Wednesday evening. He
was accompanied by Mrs. Hughes and
their son, who will make their home
here permanently in future.
Charles Fulkerson was arrested by