Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-08-12

sold for 25 cents. now Is cents per pair
at Jones, 172 Front street 2t.
| M. A. O. Jones, of GAINESVILLE. is in
the city on business.
The second game between Parkers-
burg and Portsmouth was played Tues
day and resulted in score of 10 to 8 in
favor Of Parkersburg.
AN aid advocate of free silver re-
ceiyed an invitation to golden we'd
ding. "Well," he said, after reading
the invitation the second or third time,
| you don't ketch me goin' to no sich
frolic as that Them dern gold bugs
can tend their own weddin's. l don't
propose to pay tribute to Wall street
| by emmy sich consarned nonsense as
that Silver weddin's is good enough
| for me-"
MIR. FIJI. Smythe, of Pittsburg, Pa,
is in the city and doing a ahustling busi-.
ness in the way of publishing church,
directories, state laws, rules and regu-
lations for hotels and general advertis-
ihS hoNciIcs' Auy PciSou ueSirluB HIS
services may secure the same at the
Leader Office.
Prof d. A. Leake, of LOWELL was
in the city on business Tuesday and in
course of conversation with the
Leader stated that Adams township
Republicans are solidly in line for Nc
Kinley and honest money and that
many Democrats in Lowell were openly
advocating that cause.
Camp Tupper was the scene of some
unlawful shooting Tuesday evening,
but the guilty parties were not known
up to late hour that night A party
of men attempted to chase young
couple out of the park, when the male
member of the pair turned on them
and opened fire with revolver. The
shooting created a sensation in the
neig borhood, but the couple escaped
before their identity could be estab-
lished.
1. r. Rose, of the Board of Mana
gers of the penitentiary, was in the
cisy on business Tuesday.
Charles Strawder, who was arrested
at the ball park Tuesday, was released
the management declining to prosecute
him.
Alex Malloy, a we'll known figure,
was adjudged insane in Probate Court
Tuesday and unless guardian can be
secured to care for him application will
be made for his admission to the State
Hospital at Athens.
Constable j. H. Dye returned Tues
day from Fort Wayne, Ind, having in
custody w. H. Brister, who was
charged by his wife with non-support
of two minor children. The case was
set for two o'clock before Squire Guy
} ton, at which hour Mrs. Brister APP
Brister being released upon payment
of the costs.
-Duncan's Falls, on the upper Mus
kingum, was visited by disastrous
fire Tuesday afternoon, the Touring
mill owned by Mr.. Miller and several
residences being burned.
The Entertainment Committee OF
the Republican Club met Tuesday eve
ming at the Office of T. B. Bosworth,
Front street. The meeting was open
to all and was attended by many per-
sons outside the Committee who had
suggestions to offer. 1t was decided
to organize glee club and fife and
drum corps and provide speeches by
local orators on each Monday evening.
"A marriage license was granted
Tuesday to Grant Curtis and Lizzie
| Woodin, of this city, both colored.
Twelve couples of the young friends
} of Miss Sadie Morris, gave her an en-
joyable surprise Tuesday evening at
her home on Front street.
Charles Carpenter was taken to
GAINESVILLE by Marshall Parlin Tuesday
to serve out sixty-day sentence in the
workhouse in that city for drunkenness
, and disorderly conduct.