Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-12-04
MARIETTA DAILY LEADER
FRIDAY. DEG. q, 1896
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.

PERSUNAL AND LUCAL.
Some ugly rumors are afloat in con-
nection with the death of Miss Matilda |
He,verding, which occurred last week
at her home in Liberty township. Re-
Gently she left Marietta in apparent
good health, but was soon taken i'll and
died in great agony. The case was in
yestigated by Squire Mossburg, who
caused post mortem examination to
be made by two physicians. While no
formal report of the inquest has been
made to the Court, it is known that
poison was found in the young
woman's stomach and that there; were
discovered evidence of criminal oper-
alton. The investigation should be
pursued to the end in order that the
guilty may be brought to justice if a
crime was committed, or that the
rumors may be quitei
The total amount paid to the
Treasurer of the Armenian Relief Fund
is s27S.77 A few subscriptions made at
the Rev. b. Fay Mills mcsting have
not yet been paid. 1t is important that
these be handed w. w. Mills. at the
First National Bank, by Saturday, as
the funds will be RENTED to Brown
Brothers g. Co., on that day.
The isle of Cuba, Auditorium.
Saturday.
Mrs. Eliza Putnam and Mrs. Fran
els Putnam left on the steamer Ka-
nawha for Charleston.
Mr.. w. p. English, Special Deputy
Surveyor of the Port of Wheeling, was
in the city Thursday inspecting the
new Mississippi river towboat which is
being equipped with machinery by the
Marietta Manufacturing Company.
Mrs. Lucy Broughton, of Madison,
Ga, died Thursday morning at the
residence of Mr.. John O'Neal at Belpre,
at the age of 5S years. She was taken
i'll at Belpre few days since while on
her way to this city to visit her sister,
Mrs. Joseph O'Neal. Her death was
caused by heart trouble. The remains
were embalmed by Undertaken Fuller
Thursday and will be shipped to Madi-
son for interment.
"A case of pitiful destitution came to
light today, through the death of a
child. The death occurred on house
boat floating down from Waverly.
Dightheria claimed as its victim the
little daughter of the proprietor of the
house boat. HIS name could not be
learned. Because of their destitute
circumstances the parents were unable
to procure medical aid or to properly
feed the child. The whole family
seemed half starved, and are in poor
condition to fight off the dread disease
to which they have been exposed
They floated on down to Letart to get
cheap coffin for their little one
Parkersburg journal.
Mrs. C. w. Holz has just received
an elegant and well selected stock o
cut glass for Christmas trade. See it
Mr.. L. r. Alderman leaves today
on business trip to Philadelphia ant
Washington.
The regular semi-annual election
of officers of Raynald Lodge, No. 81
X. of P, was held Thursday evening
with the following result; @. c., e. p
Eddy; " c., Edw. Jones; p, c. S. Hart
M. of w., j. NJ. Gerken; NJ. of A., Ii
G.. Glines; K. of r. and s., j. w. Nc
Cloy; NJ. of E., c. W. Jenvey; M. of L.
G.. A. Bahlman; Trustee, j. c. Smith
Rep. to Grand Lodge, W. A. Bunch
Alternate, e. Z. Dye. The solid yot
of the Lodge was cast for Mr.. L. W
Ellenwood, who is candidate fo
Grand Inner Guard of the Grand Lodg
of Ohio.
The City Council will meet in ad
journed session at the usual hour thi
evening for the purpose of acceptin
the Third street paving job from tn
contractor, Captain Berry, The wor
has been done in a first-class manne
and is one of the best jobs ever don
in the city.
The bicycle thief in Ohio is havin
hard time to make an honest livin
without being interfered with by tn
authorities. When Sheriff Dye place
Evert Barker in the penitentiary fe'
days ago he was followed inside tn
walls by a Sheriff from another count
with colored prisoner in custody
The colored man had been sent up fc
the same offense as Misunderstanding
wheel. That two prisoners from di
= ferent counties should enter the grea
reformatory institution at the sam
time TO serve out sentences for eXactl
the same offense was certainly an III
usual occurrence. ~
7 The play of "The Smugglers''' give
y last evening by the Holmes and Wo
ford Company, was very good, and we
received by an immense audienc
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