Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-08-08
MARIETTA DAILY LEADER
SATURDAY, AUGUST 9. 1926
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.


"A. L. Gracey spent Thursday and
Friday at Parkersburg.
Sam Friedman left Friday for New
York City on business trip.
William Sweeny was sentenced by
Mayor Meisenhelder Friday to pay a
fine of IS and costs for stealing old
brass from the 7. & o. c. e. railway.
An attachment to the sentence of 30
days imprisonment was suspended dur
ing Sweeny's good behavior.
George Eells returned last night
from business trip to Pittsburg.
About one hundred persons oil
told, Democrats and curious Republi-
cans, mbled at Marshalls Hall on
Greene street last night to witness the
advertised organization of the Bryan
and Sewell Club and hear General
Warmers speech on the silver question.
On account of the excessive heat the
meeting was adjourned to the corner
of Greene and Ohio streets and the
election of the club officers postponed
to next Friday night Warner spoke
from his buggy in the street, and
counting the crowd naturally passing
that locality early in the evening, had
good sized and intelligent audience.
His speech was the usual argument for
cheap money and high prices.
Mr.. A. w. Humphrey informs The
Advance that he will begin active op-
erations next Monday putting up arc
lights for the streets. He hopes to be
ready to turn on the lights by the first
of September. Beverly Advance.
-Messrs. Ralph Bean & Co. are do
ing great business just now. From
early morning till late at night they
are hustling Washington county's
peerless melon product.
Born, in this city, Friday, Aug. Z,
to Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Ross, daugh-
ter Mr.. Ross is connected with the
Mountain State Mfg Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Devices, of
Parkersburg, came up to attend the
funeral of the late William Quinn.
Mrs. Devices and Mrs. Quinn are sisters.
There are now enrolled over three
hundred members, all voters, of the
Republican Club which was organized
Tuesday night at the Court House.
There is talk of forming uniformed
marching club, which would prove a
most effective feature of campaigning.
Miss Carol Nye is expected home
tonight from New York.
Misses Bessie and Stella Leonard,
of Marietta. are visiting Waterford
friends. Advance.
The funeral of William Quinn, who
died suddenly of apoplexy Wednesday,
was held at Layman Friday, Rev. DIR.
Dickinson accompanying the remains
to that place.
The exact amount paid to Miss
Elizabeth Reppert for injuries received
by being run over by b. & o. S. w.
train was s13, ,O29.79
Prof. M. A. Nation, who is in
charge of the astronomical department
at Park College, Kansas City, is the
guest of friends in Marietta.
Miss Lon Gillespie, of Washing ton
c. H., is the guest of her sister, Mrs. H.
E. Hennis, West Side.
Mrs. F. w. Vincent, of Vincent, is
the guest of relatives in the city.
General Warner will deliver an ad.
dress on the silver question at McCon-
nelsyille, August 22d.
The address of Hon. o. T. Corson,
State School Commissioner. delivered
before the teachers attending the Nor.
NAL Institute Friday morning, was in.
structiye and entertaining. Prsf. W.
w. Boyd will lecture on Pestalozzi
Tuesday evening.
&C. Fl. Dyar. of Council Bluffs, and
F. B. Dyar, of Creston, Iowa, are guests
at B. F. Dyer's, Rainbow.
Miss Muriel Palmer arrived home
Friday.
Mr.. James w. Babcock, one of the
oldest and best known residents of the
city, died at his home on the West Side
Friday morning, of diseases incident
to old age. He had passed four score
years and was born and raised in Mari
eta. He leaves four children, three Of
whom, Mrs. Alden Rose and Charlie,
and Jennie Babcock, reside in this city
Funeral Sunday at 10 a. m. from the
residence on Franklin street.
Philip and John Roe, of Parkers
burg, spent yesterday with their sister
Mrs. Geo. Hanna, of the West Side
They are now al, Fleming visiting theil
grandparents, who are in very pool
health.
Mr.. George Richards was painfully
injured Friday morning by falling from
a scaffold while engaged in roofing ,
building on Fifth street. He fell abou