Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-05-05
The grand iIrv conVenes TODAY.

Mrs. Caleb Vincent, Saturday, May 0.
Picnic supper in the afternoon. Ice
cream and cake in the evening
"A letter received from II. L. Weis,
who recently left Marietta to go into
the drug business at Dayton, brings
the unwelcome intelligence that Mrs.
Weis is confined to her bed with rheu-
matism and not likely to recover. Her
many friends in Marietta will regret
exceedingly to hear of her critical i'll
ness.
Richard Corson was fined 81 and
costs by Mayor Meisenhefder Monday
on the charge of drunkenness and dis
orderly conduct. The total amount
was s9.25. e-.t ,. !.
The. latest attachment suit fled
against Post &;Calhoun lis that of the
Marietta Chair Company, to recover
s422.24. withiinterest. ,{P,,1a ,p5
We are obligated to John o, Day
for copies of Phoenix (Arizona) Daily
Herald, containing full report of the
territorial convention which selected
delegates to the National Republican
Convention. The delegates were not
instructed, but a marginal note by Mr..
Day says: Nevertheless, Arizona is
for Mckinley"
20. III. Delong, of Macksburg, was
in the city on business Monday. Mr.
Delong, whose reelection as Mayor of
Macksburg was recently declared null
and void, states that he will continue
to hold the office on his old certificate
until his successor is duly elected and
and qualified, which event he does not
think will occur soon.
Dennis Slagle, an epileptic, was
taken to the State Hospital at Gallipo-
lis by Sheriff Dye Monday.
Mr.. Frank Daniels, the we'll known
young colored barber of Athens, ar
rived in this city Monday and met Miss
Carrie Vaughn, of Cutler, to whom,
after procuring license in Probate
court, he was united in marriage. The
young couple left for Athens Monday
evening, where they will reside.
Mary A. Gilpin, wife of VIM. R.
Gilpin, filed petition in Common
Pleas Court Monday praying that dam
ages to the amount of $4,000 be award
ed her from John Weiser and Mary
Tulius. She alleges that after being
notified that her husband was addicted
to drunkenness the defen6ents sold
him liquor upon which he became in.
toxicated, and while in that condition
called her vile names and threatened
to take her life. Ellenwood, Smith
& Leeper are her attorneys.
Mrs. Martin Wendelken. Fourth
and Washington streets, is seriously
FILL
] Mr.. George Harrison, Jr.. colored,
died at eight o'clock Monday morning
at the home of his father, George Har-
rison, Sr,, West Side. He had been ill
for about a year of stomach trouble
complicated with pulmonary disease.
Three weeks ago he was brought home
from st. Paul, Mimi, by his brother
Charles, of Washington City, and grew
worse gradually until his death. The
deceased was S5 years of age and un-
married. He was born, reared and re-
ceived his education in Marietta, and
was one of FIVE sons all of whom have
been successful in life and men of keen
intelligence. He left Marietta about
Is years ago, teaching school at Pome-
roy for several years and then emigrat-
ing to the West. At the time of his
last illness he was trusted employe
in the service of large Wholesale and
retail hardware store at St Paul. He
leaves host of sorrowing friends
Rev. w. E. Roe left Monday for
Cincinnati to attend the Commence.
ment exercises Of Lane Seminary.
Mr.. 1. R. Rose was in the city Mon.
day and left for Columbus to attend
the meeting of the Board of Peniten-
tiary managers
The Auditors of the several count,
les through which passes the B. & O.
). w. Ry, will meet at Cincinnati May
18th to appraise that road.
i. R. Rose informs us that Jacob
Youse, recently appointed guard in
the Penitentiary, and accredited tc
Washington county, is from Williams
county, and that the Washington
county appointment has not yet been
made.
The New Matamoras Baptist
Church will be dedicated May 10th
1896. The dedicatory sermon will bs
preached by DIR. Leonard, of Granville
-On Saturday A. D. Alderman re
ceived two of the very popular Cleye
land bicycles. One was the Ladies
Swell Special No, 90 with pure whit,