Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-03-27
MARIETTA DAILY LEADER
FRIDAY, MAacH az, 1895
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.

College Olio for the coming year.
The celebration Of Decoration Day
at the College this year will be out of
the usual order. Three orators will be
selected from each of the literary So
cities who will compete for prize
The orations will deal with patriotic
subjects.
Mr.. William Blohm, the we'll
known Putnam street meat merchant,
stole a march on his friends Thursday
morning by securing a'marriage license
in Probate Court, and hieing himself to
New Matamoras was united in mar
riage to Miss Louisa Gross, one of the
handsome and popular young ladies of
that section. The happy couple will
reside in Mr.. Blohm's house on second
street, this city. They are the re-
cipients of the best wishes of host of
friends.
Clark Middleswart left Thursday
for Portland, where he will reside in
future with his family.
DR.. F. P. Ames, of Belpre was in
the city Thursday, enroute home from
Cleveland, where he recently gradu-
ated in medicine.
An old soldier named Washington
Swallow was locked up for drunken
ness by Officer Goerlitz Wednesday
night and allowed to sober up. He
was about II years ST age and a MEM
ber OF the 25th .. V. 1. The old man
is an intimate of the Dayton Soldiers
Home, to which place he was returning
vile, Monroe county. He was started
toward Dayton Thursday morning.
Work at the College will close this
forenoon and the students will be given
weeks vacation.
Mrs Ellen Hill, wife of Prescott
Hill, died at Devols Dam Thursday
morning, March goth, of consumption.
She was about 80 years of age and had
removed from this city with her hus-
band about two weeks ago. Funeral
Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Mrs. George Preston. West Side,
is expected home this evening from a
visit at Newbury with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. L. Curtis.
Judge Sibley on Thursday overrul-
ed the motion for a new trial in the
case of Ohio VS.. Greenbury Beaver,
who was found guilty of shooting with
intent to wound, and sentenced him
to one year in the penitentiary the
lightest penalty that could be imposed.
The Marietta Gas Company an
nounces reduction in price, to take
effect April 1st. After that date the
rrice will be s1.4O per thousand feet to
consumers using less than 10000 feet
per month.
Professors M. r. Andrews and w.
W. Boyd left Thursday afternoon for
Wheeling to attend a meeting of in
structors.
H. |. Protzman and Fred Gemmel
of ParlSersburg, were business visitors
in the city Thursday.
Misses Rowena Buell. and Grace
Dale left Thursday for Columbus ovel
the 4. & o. c. Extension.
- A case of scarlet fever is quaran
tined at the corner of Fifth and Wash
ington streets.
-Four tramps were given lodging il
the city prison Wednesday night ant
discharged by the Mayor Thursday
morning
: Mr.. j. w. Morris, of Fleming, wa
| in the city on buiness Thursday.
l Judge Sibley will give his decision
t next Monday in the motion for new
trial in the case of Ohio VS.. James G.
Lowe.
n extra coach last night to accommodate,
the Columbus excursionists. About Y
people are expected to. go from Mari
eta.
Receiver T. d. Dale, of the United
Terminal Company, left Thursday on
!. business trip to Columbus.
-SOOl DIX OGOCh w. picdoou oil
other large audience at the Auditorium
last night in Passing Shadows" TIC
night they will will present 9TH
Clemenceau Case" Saturday after
noon "Fanchon, The Cricket" will b
given. The price of admission reduce
to ten cents to any part of the hous
for this performance.
The cold wave announced by tn
4 weather bureau struck this section o
time last night, the thermometer dror
ping about 20 degrees early in the eve
ming.
The Frank Cafe on lower From
=? street, recently opened, is one of tn
handsomest in fittings and adornmen
IL in the city.
e Auditor II. P. Guist of the c. & N
Ry., is here from Cambridge on bus