Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-10

eral manager of the o. r. r. has issued
a bulletin TO the effect that Mr.. w. ID.
Sherwood, chief dispatcher has severed
his connection with the road, and that
Mr.. G. r. Clayton, assistant train mas
ter has been made acting chief dis
pateher. Mr.. Sherwood has only been
with the company short time and his
hear of his resignation.
| An inquest was held over the re-
mains of Gerthie Eddy, who was killed
Wednesday afternoon at Parkersburg
by an o. r. r. train. The jury rendered
the following verdict: I'VE the
jury find that Gerthie Eddy came
to her death by multiple injuries
inflicted by train in the yards of the
o. r. R, Company, and that the acct
dent was due to the negligencs of the
trainmen." The child was playing
about the tracks, and had started to
crawl under a car, when killed. Her
father is David Eddy who was sent to
the penitentiary last fall for shooting
man at Belpre while in the act of
stealing chickens.
-Buel Post G. A. R. attended the
services at st. Mary's Catholic church
last night. and listened with interest to
the lecture of Father Sherman.
"A Moundsville special says: News
has just reached here of the burning to
death Saturday night of A. J. Martin,
wife and child, who livedin Franklin
district on MILESTONE run. There are
no particulars The house was found
burned, and the remains of the family
found in the ruins.
Two barge loads of ties and an
empty belonging to the c. & M. Ry.,
broke loose from the bank of the Ohio
Thursday night and foated down the
river
Hugh Gormly, of Glouster, is in the
city.
Blind Boone drew small house
last evening, but he drew it closely
about him at the very first number
His playing of the piano is truly mar
velous and he seems undaunted at any
undertaking. The audience was
greatly pleased with all the selections
We think Blind Boone excels Blind
Tom, and his is certainly higher
order of mentality.
i, j. Sylvester Barring, who is work
ing on the boom edition of the Parkers
burg Journal, was fined s15 and costs
Thursday for assaulting newsboJ
employed by the same paper.
The Wood County Commissioner!
haye refused to grant liquor licenses tt
anyone in Wayerly.
John McDermott, of Stockport
was in the city on business Thursday
. Mrs. d., Miss b. and Laurie Kauf
man, B. A. Newman and ]. Hohe, O
Cleveland, were in the city Thursday
night, enroute home from Parkers
burg, where they attended the Kauf
man-Rosenheim wedding.
The Eliza Fl. got out of the Mus
kingum Thursday and left for Wheel
ing. The Virginia passed up at 2 p. m
and the Hudson down at 8 p. m, botl
with good trips.
-Engineer-elect w. p. Mason pre-
sented his bond to Mayor Palmel
Thursday and took the oath Of Office
The bond is for $500 and signed by NJ
L. Moore and John Kaiser as sureties
Immediately after Mr.. Mason wa
sworn in the property of the Engi
neers Office was turned over to him by
Mr.. Gates and he assumed the duties ot
his new position, which he takes will
the best wishes and confidence of thu
general public. In retiring from the
Engineers Office Mr. Gates may do 81
with the full consciousness of hayinl
! done his duty and performed the worl
, required of him well and ably.