Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-16

The trial of Charley johnson and
John McNearney, charged with COM
plicity in robbing Warren Berry of
5000 Friday night, took place at Park
ersburg Tuesday. McNearney waived
examination and gave bond, and John
son was discharged.
Judge M. D. Follett received We'd
nesday from Secretary Byers, of the
Ohio State Board Of Charities, a tele-
gram announcing that the ill for the
repeal of Section 975 had passed the
Senate by vote of 20 to 8 and had be.
come law. The effect of the bill is
to take the Outdoor Relief work from
the counties and place it in the hands
of the township trustees. 1t will oper
ate on the line of economy, as the
township trustees will be much more
careful in expenditures of this nature,
now that each township bears it's own
burden, than they were under the old
law which provided a general county
fund. .zyrSA3F q 5tA Ar ayi5}l.
An Ogdin special of April 18th says.
There was quite little sensation yes.
terday over the arrest of teamsters in
the employ of the Marietta Transfer
Co. 1t appears that the citizens will
make an effort to test the Sunday laws
of West Virginia. 1t is understood,
however, that no arrest will be made
where the work is supposed to be nee.
essary. Wayerly is following suit, and
the next grand jury will probably have
something to do.
Samuel Logan, one of the oldest
and wealthiest residents of Parkers-
burg. dropped dead on the street Tues
day night.
Word was received here that John
Kester, tooldresser, formerly with
the West Virginia Transportation Com
pany here, had been killed by boiler
explosion at an oil we'll on the Thorn
burg farm, near Mcdonald, Pa. The
Forest Company owns the lease
Parkersburg Journal.
The Ohio intercollegiate Athletic
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tenden Hotel at Columbus Saturday.
The constitution drawn up at the last
meeting was adopted. The following
colleges were represented: Delaware,
Kenyon, Dennison, Ohio State, Witten
berg, Otterbein, Miami, Marietta. The
object of the association is to establish
State supervision of college athletics
and advance their standard. Each
7 contestant must be student of the
S college he represents, attending al
t least eight hours of recitations each
week, or who mas regularly attended
i the college during the two terms pre-
e vious to the event which he enters
: No student who has received bache
: lor's degree is eligible to enter con
tests. Contestants shall not receive
: any compensation.
The Mountain State Manufactur
d ing Co., has been incorporated at Viii
Jamestown and will at once erect a fac
a tory for the manufacture of oil wei
# cants, bull wheels, &c. They will ais
4 erect planning mill and tank shop
A They have leased from Mon Uhl a 10
n adjoining the railroad station and will
q put up building 60xs0 feet. They ex
a pect to employ 25 hands the yea
round, and will begin work at once
Parkersburg Sentinel.
John Kaiser left yesterday after
:. noon on business trip to Dexter City
and Maclsburg.
- AT the meeting of American Uniol
; Chapter No. this afternoon and even
n ing the Mark, Past and Most EXcellen
4 degrees will be conferred upon larg
,f number of candidates The Roya
Arch degree will be conferred Friday
:. Miss Mert Williams left for Park
r. ersburg Wednesday afternoon to yisi
friends