Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-08-12
MARIETTA DAILY LEADER
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST -. 1895
PERSONAL AND LOCAL

Cutler, will give supper at Duncan
Croy's Saturday, Aug. %. Ice cream
and peaches and cream will be served.
There will be an Epworth League
social at the residence of Mrs. Lydia
Holloway Saturday evening, Aug. 22d.
Ice cream and cake will be served.
Everybody invited.
Born, Tuesday, August 18th. to
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Coste. Fifth
street, daughter.
Madame Adona has arrived in this
city. She remains till Saturday might
and you ,ought to-eall early IT, you, ex-
peot to get to speak with her.. Private
residence corner of Fourth and Putnam
streets.
-Children's wide ribbed hose for
merly sold for 25 cents, now Is cents
per pair at Jones, 172 Front street. 2t.
Mrs. Jennie Wenzel and Miss Carrie
Miller returned Tuesday from Bellaire
after a weeks visit with friends and
relatives.
There will be a Sabbath School
Picnic near the Yankeeburg Church,
Saturday, August 22d for the benefit of
the pastor. Good speaking by the
Sunday School scholars and others,
also good vocal and instrumental music.
Refreshments will be served on the
grounds. Come every body and have a
good time.
The situation in regard to the
strike on the water works pipe line re-
mains unchanged. 1t was thought
that the work would be resumed this
morning, but such was not the case.
The men are still firm in their demand
for s1.50 per day and Mr.. Desormoux
says he will not pay any more than
sl.25 per dav. The executive COM
mittee appointed by the strikers re-
main on the street and warn all of the
condition of affairs and to see that no
one goes to work. k.-Cambridge Jeffer-
sonian.
The oil reporter of the Woodsfield
Spirit says: "The shallow region
Bbout Cald we'll and the towns along
the c. & M. railway are coming into
prominence. DR.. f. G.. Huth of this
city, is drilling we'll about one mile
south of Caldwell, and the prospects
seem fair for producer. 1t is about
half a mile from an old well drilled so
years ago which produced several
years, and modern appliances may
make that region again productive.
1t may not be generally known, but
the first wells in the Southeastern Ohio
fields were drilled in the same vicin-
ity."
The Young Peoples Society of the
st. Paul's church have made arrange
ments for social circle to be held next
Friday evening with Miss Emma
Schweitzer, Third street All who
wish to spend a pleasant evening are
cordially invited.
The Methodist church social OF
Watertown will be entertained by Mrs.
w. c, Arnold Saturday afternoon, Aug.
22d. All are cordially invited.
Judge Leeper was at Sistersville
yesterday perfecting the big oil deal
mentioned in our issue Yesterday
morning.
The funeral of George L. Pillsbury
last evening was impressive in the ex.
treme. The body was met at the train
| 1,,f la al f,so
taken at once to Oak Grove cemetery,
where by lamplight the burial service
of the Lodge was said. The burial was
wierd in the extreme and sad. The re.
mains of the boy were laid beside his
father and mother in beautiful spot
on the west slope of the hill
Ed. Dilley had trouble Tuesday
with an unknown man in "Babe" Uhl's
saloon, during which Dilley was struck
on the head with beer bottle and Sc
yerely wounded
DIR. Chambers left over the B. & o.
at 11:25 Tuesday night for Grafton,
w. Va.
"A man named Singleton was fol.
lowed into Rittenhouse's saloon Tues
day evening by his irate better half,
who proceeded without ceremony to
demolish big mirror with a brick.
The occurrence created considerable
excitement on Greene street and lower
Front street. The couple who were
the central figures left hastily, the
husband promising to repair the dam
age.
1t appears that gang of thieves
are making business of following
John Robinson's circus and looting
farm houses while the inhabitants are
hattendingy the show. The robberies
here are fresh in the minds of the pub
lie. The, Caldwell Republican has the
following: During the circus at this