Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-08-07
MARIETTA DAILY LEADER
FRIDAY, AUGUST 2. 1896
Personal AND LOCAL.

day, August 9th.
The police are Investigating a dis
turbance which occurred on the West
Side Wednesday night and some arrests
will probably be made today
When the FIRE department came
down Putnam street and crossed the
bridge Thursday evening a number of
persons in vehicles on Front street
were guilty of criminal carelessness in
driving down to the bridge and turn
ing on to the approach at high rate
of speed, the street intersection being
thronged with. people. Luckily no
accidents occurred.
twenty-five hundred is not an un-
turned out last evening to enjoy the
free concert at Muskingum Park. The
money invested by council in these
concerts is certainly well spent.
The trial of William Sweeny,
charged with stealing old brass from
the T. & o. G. Elk. Railway. was held
before Mayor Meisenhelder Thursday.
A decision will be rendered this morn
ing.
The Bryan free silver club which
will be organized at Marshall Hall to-
night will be addressed by General
Warner.
So far we have heard of no pockets
being picked on circus day. This is
only remarkable because few years
ago every circus on the road carried a
full omplement of thieves and bunco
men. John Robinson evidently don't
tolerate them.
The good work OF adding names to
the roll of the Marietta republican
club still goes on and the membership
is now over two hundred. Many OF
them have been Democrats, too.
If the baseball management could
have few more audiences like that of
Thursday, the financial success of the
organization would be assured. -Four
hundred and twenty-five people paid at
the gate.
Mrs. w. S. Pattin and son Tom left
Thursday for New York city, where
they will spend two weeks visiting
friends.
Mrs. L. w. Terburgh, who has been
visiting relatives in Marietta for sey
eral weeks, returned home to Pittsbure
Thursday.
The Marietta Bone and Phosphate
Company has started up in good shape
under the new management.
Captain Oscar Webster expects t.
raise steam on his new boat Leroy
Saturday. In all probability she will
be put in the old GAINESVILLE Parkers
burg trade. The hull of the boat wa
built at Lavana and the cabin, boiler
and engines put on here. She is ex
pected to prove very fast.
The second section of the Robinson
circus train was wrecked at Hobby
Hill Thursday morning by a car o
horses jumping the track. 1t was sew
eral hours before the car could be re
placed on the rails and the show wa
delayed at Caldwell in consequence
The northbound passenger train on tn
c. & M. was also delayed several hour
by the accident
During the month of July Mayo
Meisenhelder turned into the city treas
. ury the sum of s147,25 collected fror
fines and licenses
Samuel Warren, an old soldier age
rs years, died at his home near the cit
on Thursday. He had been a suffere
from bowel trouble. Funeral Frida
at o'clock p. m. and burial in Ga
J Grove cemetery.
: Cheap excursion to Riverview Parl
Sunday August 9th, s100 round triI
5 Big base ball game, Marietta VS.. Zanel
1 vile. Excursion train will leave Unio
Depot 10 o'clock noon, Sunday, return
ing, leave Riverview Park immediatel
I after the game.
Wesleyan methodist sacred NEE
ing at the Fair Grounds Saturday at
p Ill anu COuliuuinB tWo ouhodyS
: "A party was given last evening 6
Capt. NJ +. NolPs, Fourth street
honor of Miss Maud Lankard, of Whee
ing, the guest of Miss Ida Noll.
Mr.. w. M. Dearth and family, Gi
man street, will leave today for Beye
ly to remain a few weeks.
The shanty boat must go. That i
if the river men haye their way. Pitt
burg has passed an ordinance prohibi
!. ing shanty boats from mooring with
the city limits. Nearly every PIRATES
deed on the river is traced to shant,
}, boat, and as frequent occurrent
murderers and other criminals are ali
, ed in defeating justice through thei
. shanty boatmen secreting the pursue
by floating away under cover of darl
}. ness. In times of steamboat acciden