Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-09-17
MARIETTA DAILY LEADER
THURSDAY, SER. h. 1890
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.

PERSONAL AND LOCAL.
Cambridge, will begin the task of
taking three straights from Parkers-
burg today.
The Parkersburg baseball team ar
rived over the B. & o. S. w. at GAO last
evening and left on the c. & M. this
morning for Cambridge, where they
will play series of three games.
Mrs. Harry Lucas left over the b.
& S. w. at 1895 Wednesday night for
Washington, D. c.
"A delightful private dance was
given at Wehrs' Hall Wednesday night
in honor of Mr.. Frank Latchaw and
sister, bf HGfmohy, JPa. TEN couples
were present and enjoyed most pleas
ant eeening. = .,;%s, STS9
tAfhe brilliant success of the Reppbe
lican meetings being held nightly
throughout the county and the inter-
est manifested by the voters every
where is sufficient cause for congratu-
lation. At Barlow Tuesday evening
Judge Cutter, Prof. Farlow and R. C.
Dawes addressed splendid Mckinley
club meeting and were well received
At Cutler the same evening w. H.
Leeper and R. A. Underwood spoke to
good audiences and at Macksburg
John l.. Locke and w. H. Henning, Jr.
had the ear of packed house.
The last game between Marietta
and GAINESVILLE was easily won We'd
nesday by the home nine by score OF
IA tor. Collins was in the box for the
visitors and held the Marietta sluggers
down to 10 hits. Jack Taylor pitched
good game for the locals and but
seven hits were made off his delivery.
Many fine plays were made during the
game, but both teams ran up big error
columns, Marietta having and Barnes
vile s. What the fans want to know
now is how Barnesville ever defeated
Marietta.
! Mrs R. A. Underwood left Wednes
day on visit to friends at Columbus.
DIR. j. L. Mason, of Stafford, Mon
roe county, will remove to this city
October 1st. DIR. Mason is brother o.
City Engineer w. P. Mason.
Among the departures Wednesday
for Gallipolis, where the reunion of the
Army of West Virginia is now in pro
gress, were Capt ]. G. Barker, Capt. S
L. Grosvenor, Hon. G. A. Wood and M
l.. Stacy.
The banner across Front street a
! Republican headquarters was dowr
Wednesday and when it went up agair
there was attached to it, in large, bolt
letters, the query: Have you heart
from Maine?"
Will Shafer. of McConnelsville, ant
Harley Smiley, of Beverly. arrived il
the city last evening and will atten'
the shooting tournament today.
William Grass is confined to hi
home on Second street by injuries re
ceived Wednesday morning by an acci
dental fall He will be laid up for sew
eral days.
Mr.. John Tonkin, of Oil City, is il
Marietta on business.
Mr.. Leo Wolf, of Wheeling, is il
the city, registered at the Bellevue.
Wednesday evening at the home G
the BRIDES parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Al
thur Metcalf, were united in marriag
Mr.. L. A. Ziegler and Miss Lucy Cline
Metcalf. A large number of guest
were invited and the wedding was on
of much elegance. The happy youn
couple are we'll known and the Leade
joins heartily in the universal congra
ulations.
Mrs. E. E. Regnier left yesterda
for Delaware, Del
The organization of the Democrat
County Executive Committee is as TO
: lows: Charles Richardson. Chairman
John D Hollinger, Vice Chairman;
7 A. Ludey, Secretary.
The annual meeting of the Chor,
Society will occur this evening, g
Andrews Hall, at 7:45 o'clock. 1t is d
sired that there be full attendance.
Crushed limestone for ballastir
l the new electric line, is being put in
\ the ditch prepared on Second stree
, 1t will make capital roadbed. Sc
eral carloads of rails have arrived.
Mrs. James Nixon, of Ironton, 81
ter of DR.. Samuel Hart, is the guest
! DIR. and Mrs. Hart.
The construction work on the ne
n electric railway is proceeding with r
k freshing vigor. The lime stone balla
n began coming in Wednesday and her
after two car loads per day will be T
ceived, that being the capacity of Il
crusher at Amesville. Six carloads