Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-22
MARIETTA DAILY LEADER
WEDNESDAY, JAN. "a. 1896
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.

morning at the Marietta Book Store
for "Tim, The Tinker"
Harry Aslett, night operator in the
telephone exchange, is laid up with a
slight sickness. Miss Kittie Schmidt
is filling his place.
the B. & o. S. W. arrived here yester-
day, and were greatly admired by a
large crowd of people, both yesterday
and today. They were numbered re-
spectively 14O, 141, 142, 14S, 144 and 145.
The first threeawill remain on this di-
vision, while the others will be trans
ferred toisthe Mississippi division ~
Chillicothe Gazette. ''' ''S' ~ ''.1'''|iS =
Pat Donelly, the proprietor of the
Delmonico restaurant and prominent
real estate dealer, of Marietta, was in
the city yesterday. Cambridge Sun.
Mrs. Hays, whose funeral occurred
at Newport yesterday, was sister of
Mrs. DR.. Mcclure, of this city; of Hon.
]. b. Greene, of Newport, and of Mrs.
F. $. Pearce and Mrs. Luther Dana,
formerly of Marietta.
Conductor Hendershot of the b. &
o. S. W., who was discharged from that
company for the reason that he was re-
sponsible for the disastrous wreck re-
Gently at Schooley's applied to the 0.
r. r. officials several days ago for a
position. He was told that the COM
pany was not in need of any men
through whose negligence lot of peo-
pie were slaughtered. He replied that
he would be satisfied to go back to
braking on a freight train where he
would not haye Il chance to cause any
one injury. 1t is needless to state chat
he did not get iob.-Sentinel.
Miss Jessie Lowell returned Tues
day from visit of several weeks at
Joy, o.
Receiver T. D. Dale, of the Z. &c O.
C. Elk. Ry., is in New York City on a
business trip.
The Building Committee of the
Presbyterian church have placed on
exhibition in the window of II. w.
Craig fine water color picture of the
proposed new structure.
Carl Mueller arrived home from
Cincinnati Tuesday evening. He has
just recovered from a two months
seige of typhoid fever
AT Guyandotte, Saturday night,
burglars forced an entrance into both
pots. At the former place some ex.
press packages and S25 worth of mer'
chandise, as well as large number OF
unstamped tickets, were stolen. AT
about 100 tickets were taken.
"A number of Parkersburg gentle
men have subscribed fund for the
purchase of two English bloodhounds
to be used in tracking criminals in
that city.
j. w. Whitcraft, Route Agent OF
the Adams Express Company, was in
the city Tuesday.
The delinquent tax sale Tuesday
was very small, evidencing an un'
usual degree of prosperity among
farmers.
Architect Kahn has submitted the
plans for the new Presbyterian church.
He has designed a handsome structure,
which appears to meet the approval o1
all concerned.
Tho subject for the special service
at the First NJ. e. church this evening
will be go Home and tell them, etc. >
City Clerk Becker received letter
Tuesday from Miss Spencer, of Eliza
beth, N. j., inquiring for facts concern
ing her great grandfather, Alexander
Oliver, who came to Marietta in 170C.
Prof. FL E. Smith bought of Mr.
John Kaiser yesterday so by IS feet or
Second, above Washington. Price $500
-Postofiice Clerk Edward Best, who
has been i'll of intermittent fever fol
several weeks, was reported worse yes
terday.
William II. Cole, who lives just east
of the city, suffered an accidental fal
Tuesday and was slightly bruised.
"A license was issued in Probate
Court Tuesday evening for the mar
riage of Mr. Rufus e. Geyer and Mis-
Bertha A. Krig baum, both of this city
The ceremony was performed the sam,
evening at the Baptist parsonage b,
Dr. Gear. The bride and groom ar
well known young people, the forme
the daughter of the late Capt. Krig
baum.
Pitt Racer, one of the oldest ant
best known residents of the city, diet
Thursday afternoon, of disease Incl
dent to old age. he was in his SOtl
year and quite feeble The death o
his wife occurred only few months
ago The funeral will take place