Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-08-19

Inc Valiey Belle, the mate, nreman
and half dozen deck hands quit the
boat here Monday night. Their places
were supplied by new men.
Mrs. Daniel Schneider and children,
of Petersburg, are visiting relatives
in this city.
Mrs. Flesher left on the Valley
Belle Tuesday to join her husband,
who is now on the way here with his
new boat Argand.
AT an early hour Tuesday the crew
of the saw-mill boat G. II. Woods,
which was lying at the foot of Gilman
street. were suddenly awakened from
sleep by the sound Of cracking timbers
and the cafeening of the vessel, which
was sinking AS she went down on
one tside the weight, of the cabin
snapped the supporting stanchions and
the entire upper works slipped partly
over the side. The boiler was also
overturned and the saving machinery
damaged. The cause of the boat sink
ing is mystery. She was owned by
Baker & Ewers, of New Matamoras,
and the loss is estimated at 81, 900.
The game at the Ball Park this
afternoon promises to be good one.
McConnelsville has always been noted
for having strong amateur team and
young Spence, their pitcher is said to
be good one.
"A singular circumstance in connec-
ton with the death Of Engineer Rumpf
at Torch Hill is the fact that within a
few hundred yards Of the spot where
he met death he ran over and killed
his wife's first husband number of
years ago. The widow certainly has
cause to remember Torch Hill.
Manager Mayhem of the local tele-
phone exchange informs us that the
long distance telephone line being built
between Wheeling and Parkersburg
will be completed to this city by Sept.
1st. The line runs direct from Wheel
ing to Sistersyille and Waverly and
from there to Valley Mills and Parkers-
burg, with branch line to Marietta
from Waverly. A force of thirty men
are engaged on the construction of the
line, which has now reached a point
this side of Waverly. y.-Parkersburg
Sentinel.
In Mayors court Tuesday war
rant was issued for.the arrest of Benz
Casey for alleged disorderly conduct in
attempting to break into the house oi
Grace Pratt on Ohio street.
F. Kent Loomis, of Parkersburg
was the guest of his parents here last
evening
The keystone State passed dowr
Tuesday evening with good trip.
Mrs. I. f. Riley, of Keokuk, and
Miss Mabel Shane, of Oscaloosa, Iowa
are guests of their cousin, VIM. c.
Grafton, at the Hotel Yale,
-Lobdell Cycling Club is making q
| special effort to take large delegation
of Marietta wheelmen to the race meet
at GAINESVILLE on Labor Day.
Tuesday on Butler street between j
w. Widdows and James Wilson, two
Sistersville oil men, the former filed ar
affidavit in Mayors court charging the
latter with disorderly conduct and at
tempting to hit him with brass
knuckles.
William Grass was arrested Tues
day for drunkenness and disorderly
conduct.
!, Probate Judge Rood has returned
from visit to Belpre and other points
down the river.
Mrs. b. E. Guvton is confined t.
her bed by serious injuries received by
an accidental fall Monday.
: Steam was raised on Captain Bay
} new boat, the Kanawha, Tuesday eve
ming and she will be tested today.
The exhibition run of the Fire De
J partment will be made at o'clock thi
, afternoon. The alarm will be turnet
in from Box 81 and the hose attached
to the first plug above Scanned street
The first oysters of the season will
be served this evening at Gaitree'
! restaurant, Union Depot.
About 800 Parkersburg people cam,
up to Marietta last night on an excur
sion on the steamer Barnsdall.
will Brigham and j. FL. West wer
at Parkersburg Tuesday.
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