Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-14
MARIETTA DAILY LEADER
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER "a. 1896
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.

night by the incapacity of the locomo-
tive for holding steam.
-Parkersburg is ahead of Marietta
in one direction If no more. A fine
36OO-pound bell has been purchased by
that city for the use of the fire depart
ment and will be mounted on the city
building. Marietta should by all
means have fire bell with sharp
distinctive tone, in the tower of the
Auditorium. -.
~. Z. B Bredhsan ds,i1l leHft HfA@ Tuesday Tor c.
lumbus on business "trip. fifIW y. :
John w. Crooks and f. j. Clemen-
ger addressed the Cutler Mckinley
Club Tuesday evening.
The Board of Deputy State Super
visors of Elections will meet tomorrow
to let the contract for printing the bal
lots and transact other business. The
official ballot this year will be larger
than eyer before, there being seven
different tickets.
H. w. Craig, leading photo
grapher of Marietta, who is we'll known
here, has acquired half interest in
the Korb gallery in this city and be-
ginning with today the firm name will
be Korb & Craig. Mr.. Korb will con-
tinue, however, to manage the estab-
lishment in the efficient manner which
has always characterized his efforts in
his chosen ne.-Parkersburg journal.
Mr.. John c. King and Miss May
Withrow were united in marriage
Tuesday evening by Squire B. E..
Guyton.
Pete Ritchie was arrested by Con-
stable Dye Tuesday on a warrant
charging larceny and will have hear
ing before Squire Guvton today.
Hon. Harlan Cleveland, of Cincin-
natl. U. s. district attorney, will ar
rive here this morning and go to Low
ell with Commissioner Guyton to take
testimony in a civil case in which the
government is Interested.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Dana are visit
ing friends at Barlow.
| Judge l.. w. Chamberlain and
wife left Tuesday for ST. Paul to visit
relatives.
Mr. Louis Gottschalk, represent
ing the Gottschalk Soap Company, of
Chicago, which desires to locate here,
appeared before the Board of Trade
Tuesday evening to explain the process
of manufacture under his invention,
which requires but one hour and ten
minutes to complete the finished pro-
duct. The Company ask that $4,000
stock be taken here, and that the cost
of moving, a site, building and ma,
chinery be paid for by the city, the
original cost of the same to be repaid
within reasonable time. with six per
cent interest. The Directors of the
Board have taken the matter under
advisement.
Among the members of Marietta
Commandery No. so, X. T., who left
Tuesday for Dayton were Chas. Hoist
S. A. Coffman, ]. w. Mccormick, H. H
Funk, d. A. Stewart and wife, G. nj
Payne and wife, T. 81, Sugden, wife
and daughter, Thomas Padden anC
wife, o. j. Fuller, J. d. Lashley ant
wife, w. M. Morse, Chas Schaal, Mrs
o. M. Willis, Curtis Preston and wife
j. X. Gregory and wife, Stepher
Dayis, wife and daughter, E. B. Morri
son and wife, w. A. Sniffen, ]. l.. Jor
dan and wife and w. P. Dye. Th
party left in two special cars unde
command of Eminent Commander J
w. Holden and will not return unit
Thursday. The occasion is the fiftietl
anniversary of the founding of tn
: Reed Commandery of Dayton. TIL
Marietta lodge will entertain in first
class style and will undoubtedly max
fine showing.
"A lynching was narrowly averte
at Cambridge, last Saturday night
while the Mckinley Club, with ban
and hundreds of citizens were O.
, Wheeling avenue to welcome Hon.
Ewing Brooks, Vice President of tn
Pennsylvania Railway System. VIII
i spoke there that evening A doubl
, team which had become frightened
ran away and dashed into the crowt
: The driver was lying down on the sea-
The team came tearing down the stree
at break-neck speed. A majority {
the crowd was unable to move. Th
team dashed into the middle of tn
crowd, and boys and men were trample
under foot till checked by the press {
people. Seven men were severely il
jured. Ross Wells, aged eleven, su
fered fracture of the skull, and is nc
expected to live. Chas. Crawford
very severely injured, and i've other
badly hurt. Node Anker, the driver {
the team, was arrested by Sheriff M
Millen. AS soon as the crowd realize
the result of the runaway, cries {
+ "lynch him." 'hang the man." wei
hood IN oil eidao the ofsaa,