Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-07-23
MARIETTA DAILY LEADER
THURSDAY. JULY as. 1890
Personal ANp LOCAL.

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One hundred and sixty members of
the Beverly Presby yterian Sabbath |
school came down on the Sonoma We'd
nesday morning and picnicked in this
city. The rain dampened their en-
thusiasm somewhat, but they never
ihel.ss spent the day in an enjoyable
manner. .1E evf
The advance advertising car 5of
John Robinson's circus arrived in the
city Wednesday and the bill posters
boards erected for the purpose.
Mr.. M. G.. Geider, of the National
Supply Company, Pittsburg, is in the
city on business.
In Probate Court Friday mar
riage license was issued to Abel Adki-
son and Madge M. Weed, both of Mari.
eta.
Wednesday morning James Rice
made sensational attempt at suicide
while confined in the city prison He
hacked his throat and wrists in
shocking manner with a pocket knife
and bled profusely. The wounds were
| not serious, however, and were dressed
by DR.. Charles S. Hart. Rice was inn
prisoned several days ago, having
bad case of delirium tremens at the
time. He was better Tuesday and was
allowed to walk about the streets. 1t
is supposed that he secured the knife
while at liberty and secreted it in his
piled it. He remained mentally un-
balanced during Wednesday and made
several attempts to tear away the ban
dages Rice is an oil man and has
been boarding at the LaBelle hotel
He has had delirium tremens several
times before and is in serious cond-
tion.
The Young Peoples Society of the
Lowell Baptist Church will give an ice
cream and cake social at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. "A. Longley, Saturday
evening, July 25th. All are invited.
The GAINESVILLE bicycle club will
hold race meet on Labor Day, fea.
ture of which will be road race from
Dayton to GAINESVILLE and fancy pa
rade. The affair will wind up with a
grand ball in the evening.
The GAINESVILLE Times Recorder
says: Manager Mercer is contemplat
ing some needed changes with view to
Strengthening the club and making il
the best in the state. Along this line
negotiations are pending for the sign
ing of Lo wry, Chillicothes crack pitch
er. and Taylor, of the Marietta club
who has made great record as pitch
er
MIR. Archimedes Calvert called in
Wednesday, and asked that we make
, a correction of our statement to the eff
feet that he was armed with a psto
and knives. He did have these, as
stated, but as to the knives-there
should have been some qualification
They were simply pocket knives, such
as most men carry, except that one o.
them outliyed it's usefulness many
years ago, and could scarcely be digni
fed with the name of knife.
Mrs. George p Slocomb is visiting
her daughter Mrs, Mary P. James, Cay
wood.
-Read-on the first page of thi
paper, what the Star Clothing House
has to say about Pawnee Bills Wile
West show.
Our fellow-townsman, Mr.. james
Bird, seems to be in general demant
this summer. What with lecturin.
here and there at big gatherings il
various places, he has been kept quit
busy. His latest engagement is will
q the Ross County Teachers Institute
held in Chillicothe next week. w
know that he will instruct the body, a
we'll as please it.
Tie heavy rainstorm of Tuesda.
did great damage in West Virginia
The Sentinel says: The Knanwha rive
is bank full and in places has overflow
ed the bottom land destroying lsrg
z amount of wheat in shock and badl.
damaging the corn crops. The valley
of the smaller tributary streams hay
been nearly all swept from hill to hill
and nearly everything in the way O
growing crops washed away or badl,
damaged. Worthington, Stillwell, Wal
kers and Goose Creeks and the mort
d forks of Hughes River have been high
er than they have been for several year
and their strong currents have swep
}, their bottoms of fences, crops and smal
buildings. Houses have been flood
ed and the inmates obliged to move on
,, and there are number of unauthent
Gated rumors of houses being washe
}. completely away No lives have as We
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