Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-12-21
MARIETTA DAILY LEADER
MONDAY. DEo. ~. 1895
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.

Attorney Il. A. Underwood re-
ceived word Sunday that his mother,
who resides in Wesley township, was
seriously i'll.
Mound Tent, No, 392, Knights of
the Macca bees, elected w. d. Strain as
delegate and w. c. Brooker as alter
nate to represent Mound Tent at the
district convention to be held in Zanes-
vile Dec. 3Oth and 3ist,
For fresh meats, groceries and pro-
duce call on j. w. Wells e Co., Greene
street.
Intelligence was received Sunday
of the death of Mr.. Nixon, father of E.
w. Nixon, of Marietta, at his home IL
few miles east of the city. The funeral
will occur today at $3.50 a. IN.
-Patronize the Leaders, advertisers
You will be properly treated, as all of
them are reliable merchants.
We are requested to state that if
the person who took u cane from the
rooms of the Marietta Club last Thurs
day will return the article to that place
no questions will be asked.
.-Bookkeeper Carroll, of the Oil Well
Supply Store, Wayerly, was in the
city Saturday and Sunday.
The D. U. fraternity of the College
gave delightful dance at their hail
Saturday evening in honor of Miss
Manira Simpson, of Cincinnati. About
fifteen couples were present
The vicinity of Olga, Liberty town
ship is afflicted with an unprecedented
epidemic of measles, though no fatali
ties have as yet been reported and the
disease appears to be of light charac-
ter. Both children and adults are at
tack ed indiscriminately, some persons
past sixty years of age being afflicted.
-Saloon-keeper Collins, who recent
ly purchased and has been conducting
the Detzel place on the West Side, dis
appeared Friday night and his stock
of goods were attached by creditors on
Saturday.
Mr.. Reuben Douglas, of the State
University, Champaign, Ills, is visiting
friends here,
j. w. Wells SS Co., Greene street,
have always on hand fresh. clean
stock of groceries
"A prominent wedding in the high
err circles will take place in this city
Monday, but as to who the contract
ing parties are we are not at liberty to
say One of the parties reside in Mari
eta and the other here. The cere-
mony will be performed by the Catho-
lie minister. --Sistersville Item.
rs. s. Thornley, left over the b. ~ O.
S. w. Sunday night to look after the
apple business of THORNLEY, tS Bro.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Lasure,
who died Friday night, was held Sun
day afternoon. Mrs. Lasure was 81
years of age and had lived all her life in
Marietta. She leave three children,
Mrs. Mac Ferries, Mrs. Henry Groves
and Mr.. Frank Lasure, all Of this city.
Captain j. w. Barkhurst, of McCon-
nelsville, is the guest of friends and rel
atives in Marietta.
The Hotel Yale will be re-opened
this mornig by Mr.. John w. Wells. the
Greene street grocer. as announced in
Saturdays Leader. Mr. Wells will give
his personal attention to the manage
ment of the hotel, which is sufficient
guarantee of the popularity it will at.
tain. A cordial invitation is extended
to the hotel patronizing public to give
the new house call.
China for decorating. All sorts OF
pretty things See them at Mrs. C. w.
Holz's, 2S6 Front St.
Mrs. Dudley Sharpe, Franklin
street, is suffering from the effects of 9
slight paralytic stroke.
u. S. Commissioned B. e. Guytor
returned Saturday from business trir
to Cincinnati.
In Common Pleas Court Saturday
George Price was fined $50 and costs fol
assault and battery, and will probably
he sent to the GAINESVILLE workhouse sto
work out the amount.
Two colored men brought in a couple
OF alleged chicken thieves from Cutler
Sunday and lodged them in the county
Jail to awaittrial The prisoners names
are Mayhew and Noland.
Mr.. f. X. Loomis, of Parkersburg
was the guest of friends in the city Sun
day.
Ono of the saddest deaths in recen
years was that of Mrs. William G. Graf
ton, which occurred about six o'clocl
Saturday morning, at the Hotel Yale
Mrs. Grafton was % years of age anC
was married to Mr.. Grafton about on,
year ago. Her maiden name was Maut
Agin and her home was at Vincent, t
which place the remains were taken Sat
urday afternoon for burial. The chilC
for whose existence she gave her life il
living and being cared for by friends
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