Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-09-09

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The Jap Oil Co IS well No. z came |
ip Thursday, and shows for producer
Of 40 barrels. The depth Is 500 feet,
and there are 81 feet of producing sand. |
after shooting, the we'll
filed with oil. Pumping will begin at
once.
ALA Winsor's Fair pony ran away
Tuesday and was stopped on the Front
street sidewalk by the heroic work of
Lawrence Dana.
Miss Ella Meister, who has been
visiting friends at Wheeling, returned
home Tuesday afternoon. 69!fT
Rev. Mr., Henry lend left for New
pors Ky.e Monday eeyening to attend
the German M. e. General Conference
Which begins Wednesday.
Miss Anna Theis is Visiting her !
cousin Miss Blanche Shafer at Wheel
ing, w. Va.
The bicycle race meet at GAINESVILLE
on Labor Day was great success. The
Lobdell cycling club got second prize
for the number of wheelmen in line in
the grand parade. Harry Ogle made
splendid showing, considering the very
fast company he was in. He took
third in the mile open, the fastest race
of the day, and second in the mile
handicap. Briant, the supposed crack
rider of Parkersburg, was not in it at
any stage. his only place being third
in the half-mile open and in that race
he was hard pushed by VIM. j. Bay, of
this city, who finished fourth. In the
mile handicap Briant had 80 yards more
than Ogle but was passed and distanced
easily by the Marietta lad.
1t is County Surveyor" Bartlett
now, Levi having assumed the duties
of the Office yesterday.
AT the annual meeting of the Ger
man M. E. Sunday School Association
Monday evening all of the former Off
GERS were reelected by acclamation.
Miss Minnie Leeper returned Tues
day evening from Beverly, where she
had been to assist in an artistic con-
cert conceived and promoted by Miss
Virginia Dodge, for the purpose of
raising funds to improve the park in
the center of town.
&C. b. Sunderland sold the A. G..
Brown property on Gilman street to
Geo. B. Dunsmoor. Consideration,
81, 800. &l
Mrs. Cora Wilson, who has been at
Baltimore fitting herself to become a
trained nurse, is visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Mason, Second
street. 1t is Mrs. Wilson's intention to
return to Baltimore.
There will be a meeting of the
Knights of Pythias Thursday evening.
The degree of Knight will be conferred
on one candidate. 1t is desired that
there be a generous attendance, as
there will be business of Importance
Married. in Marietta, Sept. 9th, by
the Rev. A. D. Mccormick, Mr.. Frank
A. Thornley, and Miss Ida Hudkins.
ALL members of the w. c. II. u. are
requested to be present at their annual
meeting on Thursday, Sept. 10, at 2:3o
o'clock. Election of officers and pay
ment of dues
Mrs. Raymond Rayley, who has
been the guest of relatives here, left
Tuesday for her home at Cleveland.
Mrs. o. E. Payne left Monday for
Wheeling to attend the West Virginia
State Fair.
j. II. Grafton returned Tuesday
from a two weeks trip through the
East
Miss Kate Gibson left Tuesday tc
visit friends at Wheeling.
Mrs Chas. Nickerson, of Waukesha,
Wis, is visiting friends in the city
"A grand picnic for the benefit oi
the Vincent M. E. church will be held
at Fountain Park, on T. & o. G. E. R
| H., SATURDAY, OCpt. l@' DfihB wei
filled baskets and 10 cents and you will
go away feeling amply repaid and a
peace with yourself and everybody
else. Rev. F. R. Crooks and Others
will make addresses. Good music, dec
lamations and other amusements. One
fare for the round trip.
w. G. Barthalow was down from
Columbus spending Labor Day with
friends here.
The big ice harbor lock in thu
mouth of the Muskingum was great!
damaged Monday afternoon and will
probably be utterly useless for many
months. Through leak under th'
foundation at the upper end the waite
worked its way under the floor and th'
great pressure bursted the heavy tim
ber and cqncretes formation in severa
\ lplaces The accident is very serious
land will cause the expenditure of
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