Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-29
DAILY LEADER
MONDAY. JUNE 2e. soe
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.

uue IN hOulchS 5 StOTc. MiilS
Building, took fire Sunday morning
from waste paper in the stove and
burnt itself out No alarm was turned
in, but the fire department turned out
upon verbal notification and poured a
bucket of water down the chimney
The game Sunday at Blenner-
hassett Island between the Buckshoes
and Portsmouth was refreshing ex-
hibition of good ball playing. The
Buckshoes won by a score of to, g.
Most of these were made in the first in
ming. Ransom umpired the game.
The Elaine will beup for Pittsburg
at 10 o'clock this forenoon.
On the Fair Ground track Sunday
Frank Skinner, of Cleveland, rode 25
miles in one hour and Is minutes. be-
ing paced, but poorly. He rode a
Louis Booth wheel The time was ex-
ceedingly good, considering the heavy
condition of the track.
Policeman James Roney was con-
fined to his bed Sunday by illness
Mrs. Frank L. Sibley and infant
son, of Gallipolis, are guests of Judge
and Mrs FL. l.. Sibley, Fourth street.
Judge Sibley leaves today to hold
court in Monroe county
The Beverly Marietta packet So
noma took large crowd of excursion
lists to Blennerhassett Sunday.
The Lorena came down from Pitts
burg Sunday with a splendid trip of
freight, having made 35 landings be-
tween Wheeling ana this city. She
also had on board more passengers
than could be convenientlyc ared for. :
Mr.. R. S. Sparr, of Parkersburg,
and Miss Matte Wotring, of Kingwood,
w. Va, drove up to Marietta. Sunday
and spent the day visiting friends.
Work on the new Radical U. B.
church in Leeper's Subdivision is pro
crossing rapidly.
The number of a new phone
pldCCu III VIC dColuShCC VI III. Siai ICE
S. Hart Saturday is 200.
The Ohio River at Browns Island
25 miles above Wheeling, is almost
choked up with sunken coal barges
and boats pass the point with much
difficulty and danger.
William Baker and wife came ur
yesterday from Parkersburg.
DIR. Arthur Payne is in the city.
He has just located in Chicago for the
practice of his specialty--the treat
ment of eye, ear, nose and throat.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. G. Loghery, OF
Philadelphia, are visiting Mr. and Mrs
George Best, Andrews Hall.
Attorney Jabez Belford and Kath
crime McKim went up to Mr., Belford'l
home, Caldwell, Saturday.
Charles Schultheiss was arrested
by officer Posey Sunday evening on 6
fugitive warrant charging him with
robbing a speak-easy in the Ogdin OF
field. The place belonged to Druggist
Sigfried, of Waverly, and it is alleged
that Schultheis took barrel of whis
key, 1900 cigars and several boxes o.
tobacco, valued at 5000.
Over 40 towboats with fleets of Goa
barges have passed this point since
Saturday morning. Among them were
the Jim Wood, w. w. O'Neal, Advance
John Walton, Jim Brown, w. G. Horn
er, George Shiers Valiant, Tom Dods
worth, Charles Clark, Little Fred, Vol
unteer, Boaz. Clifton, Acorn, Charle
Hook, l. N. Bunton No. 2, Jenkins
Fallie, Onward, Voyagcr, Cyclone, ]
B. Williams, Twilight, Enterprise. San
Clark, Dick Fulton, Percy Kelsey
Charles Brown, Resolute, John Moren
Cruiser, Ark, Stella Moren, Pacif
No. 9.
First Baseman ONeal, of the Mari
ettas, drew the prize of fine hat OF
fered by the Buckeye Clothing Comp
any to the first member of the hom
team to knock home run.
Mrs. Lewis. formerly Miss Gertrud
Leonard, is in the city, the guest
Mrs. W. L. Rolston. 1t is Mrs. Lewis
first visit for eighteen years.
Mr.. Sam Longfellow, of Macks
burg, was in the city on business Fri
day.
"A. H. Weaver, of the Oil Well sur
ply Co., was here from Waverly Friday
General A. j. Warner awarded O.
Thursday the contract for two ney
SO-H. p. boilers to George Strecker 4
Co., of this city. The boilers will b
used in the electric mining plant a
Point Pleasant.
Mrs. L. Hull left Saturday fo
Coolville, to remain at the camp meet
ing until the middle of August.
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