Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-08


down TO Marietta Saturday, just for
fun, and made Saturday night verit.
able gala night with their great music
They came down on the Eliza II. and
upon their arrival here at once pro-
ceeded to give each one of the news
papers a musical treat, for the Leaders
portion of which we hereby return our
sincere thanks. After playing down
town the band repaired to the home oil
Mr.. j. III. Grafton, who formerly lived
in Bellaire, and gave delightful sere.
made more nearly concert. 1t hap.
pened to be Miss Edna Grafton's birth.
day and a number of young people
We're present. Dancing was enjoyed,
and the band was served refreshments.
The Heatherington band is SO years OF
age. and is now conducted by Howard
Heatherington.
-Bicycle-owner, have you the mum.
Der of your wheel written on a card
and safely put away where you can re.
fer to it quickly in case your machine
should be stolen? If not, attend to il
at once, for there are bicycle thieves
abroad, and yours may be the first
wheel taken.
. The picnic to be given by the EN-.
ployes of the Buckeye Pipe Line Co. on
Wednesday, the 10th day of June,
promises to be a great success, and nc
pains will be spared to make it the best
time of the season. The steamer 4. N.
Barnsdall will make one trip to the
scene of the c-Blennerhasset tt
lsland-and will leave Marietta wharf.
boat at $50 a. M, standard time
DR.. c. E. Dickinson, who has been
pastor of the First Congregational
church, this city, for the past thirteen
years, rendered his resignatson as
pastor Sunday morning, to take effect
Augustus.
The bicycle stolen from Fred Muel-
Ter Thursday evening was located by
Marshal Parlin Friday at Belpre, where
it had been left about daylight with a
man named Williams by young fellow
about Is years of age. The wheel was
fully identified by Mr.. Mueller and re-
covered, though the thief could not be
found.
The statement that diphtheria, or
any other disease, is epidemic in Mari
eta is an error. There is but one case
of diphtheria in the city, that at the
home of Rev. M. w. Acton. The
quarantining of his house was note d
in the Leader several days ago.
The new Marietta baseball team
will probably play it's FIRST game with
the Buckshoes of GAINESVILLE, one of the
strongest mines in this section of
country.
Mr.. Dudley r. Rood, who has been
in the city for week, left Saturday
afternoon for his home in Chicago.
Deputy United States Marshal
Mason arrived from Cincinnati Sunday.
1t has been suggested by friends of
Mr.. c. N. Adams that benefit per-
formance of Pinafore be given for Mr..
Adams, who was loser by the produc-
tions OF the opera last week. Pinafore
was great success from an artistic
standpoint if it did not pay the pro-
jector and director, Mr.. Adams, who
gave months hard work to the pro-
duction, to the neglect of his other
work 1t is thought that Saturday
night of this week will be the best
night, and it is proposed to charge
prices. A paper of guarantee
will probably be circulated early this
week and we hope it will be readily
signed.
Mr. w. B. Brooks, of Columbus,
father of w. Il. and b. H. Brooks, who
were in College in the 7O's, died at his
home in Columbus, Friday, the 5th in
slant. Mr.. Brooks was one of the
greatest movers in the projection of
the Hooking Valley railroad, and was
one of Columbus most prominent and
honored men. At one time he was a