Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-12-15
MARIETTA DAILY LEADER
TUESDAY. DEG. 10, 1896
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.

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Miss Flora Richardson has been
visiting relatives at New Matamoras
and Clarington for several days.
Mr.. j. w. Sturgiss leaves this morn
ing for indianapolis, Ind, and other
western cities on business strip.
Juliet Grimes, youngest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. w, r. Grimes, fell
own the cellar stairs last evening and
received pretty bad cut on her head.
Several stitches were required to close
the wound.
A very neat street pedlder has been
on our streets for few days past; and
his candor is something refreshing.
His first statement was to the effect
that the article he offered was really
not worth fifteen cents, but that he
would sell for u dollar. And he found
buyers a-plenty, too.
Editor c. e. Z. Miller, of Beverly,
was in the city Monday on business.
The residence of Mr.. L. r. Alder
man, on Fifth street, was entered by
unknown burglars Sunday night and
thoroughly ransacked. No member of
the family YVES at home at the time,
Mr.. Alderman being in Cincinnati and
Mrs. Alderman being in Washington.
So far as yet learned, nothing of value
was taken, except gold watch, but
other articles may turn up missing
when Mr.. and Mrs. Alderman crrive
home to investigate.
The paving on Fourth street neces-
states lowering the water mains be-
tween Putnam and Scammel and the
work was begun Monday.
The funeral of Aaron Flanders. de-
ceased, will occur this afternoon at
two o'clock, sun time, from the resi-
dence on Franklin street.
The Central District Printing and
Telegraph Company has issued inyita-
tions to it's patrons and friends to at
tend an exhibition of service oyer its
long distance lines connecting Mari
eta with the principal cities of the
East and West, on Thursday, Nov. II,
at the Marietta Club rooms from to 5.
Ladies are inyited from to p. m.
"A pocketbook containing small
amount of money was found on the
street Monday. Owner may recover
same by calling at 159 Front street and
identifying property.
A year or SO ago an incorrigible
boy named Charles Rush was sent TO
the reform farm at Lancaster.
Through the efforts of his mother
Mrs. Cunningham, he was released,
but is still SO uumanageable that
second affidavit has been filed against
him in Probate Court,
Mrs. c. w. Holz has just received
an elegant and well selected stock of
cut glass for Christmas trade. See it.
Several successful and unsuccess-
full attempts have been made recently
to burglarize houses in different por-
tons of the city. The work is evident
ly being done by tramps who are being
driven to cover by the approach of cold
weather. A little precantion in fast
ening doors and windows will go far
toward remedying the trouble.
AT Columbus on Saturday it was
decided to hold the next annual State
meet OF the Ohio Division, l.. A. W.,
in that city on July 2, 8 and next.
Miss Alice Wagner is confined to
her room with the grippe,
Mrs. VIM. II. Roeser is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Chaplin, at
Toledo
The latest applicant for admission
to the Ohio West Virginia League, is
the team from Bellaire, O.
The Psi Gamma Delta Fraternity,
of the College, have given notice that
they have surrendered their charter,
after an existence of 32 years.
Miss Maggie Mahaffey returned
home to Cambridge Monday after a
visit with friends in this city.
u. S. Commissioner b. e. Guyton
and Harry Coggeshall were at Parkers-
burg Monday on business.
AT the next meeting of the State
Board an application will be presented !
for the pardon of William Murphy,
who was sent up for three years for
perjury in suit which he brought
against James Ridge, the tank builder
The Mendelsshon concert given
last evening by the Congregational
choir, under the direction of Mr.. Bird. |
was an artistic success. The numbers
were well selected and we'll rendered, |
Misses Villa Ward and Helen Cham
lain and Messrs. Bird and Gates taking
the solo parts The audience, though
not large, was well pleased one.
Mr.. W. c. Smith, an aged resident of