Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-07-07
MACKSBURG.

j. G. Dyar, wife and children visited
at Marietta last Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Crumbaclser and sons, Bream
and Charley, were at Wheeling, w. Va,
few days last week.
John Davis. wife and daughter visit
ed his parents at Summerield few
days last week. returning on Sunday
evening.
Carl Lund of Marietta, spent the 4th
| with his randmother and Aunt, Miss
Laura Lund.
William Goodwell is building the rig
on the Gramlick lot, Mechanic Street.
The well is to be finished or drilled in
by the twentieth.
Hamilton q Co. had new rig put up
on the McMannas Hill and was ready to
go to work, but the storm last week scat
tered the tim bers to the four winds
Mrs. Dug Dyar and children, of Ma
rietta, are visiting friends and relatives
here.
Mrs. McCutchen, an aged lady, fell last
Monday and bruised her face and arm
quite severely. No bones were broken
The Caldwell second nine came down
one day last week and our nine beat
them by a score of 10 to 20.
a. j. Berry shot the Mcconnell e
Stephens well on the Lund last Friday
and just about the time for it to cease
flowing, the derrick took fire in the top
and nearly everything burned. Many
theories are advanced as to the cause
of the fire but no two can agree as to
the real one.
Dunn & Co. of Dexter City have
good well on the VIM. Wiper. This is
not an extension of the Corp pool.
Jake Wiper son of Mr. and Mrs. A.
Wiper, was married at GAINESVILLE, Ohio
Wednesday of last week to Miss vii.
liams of GAINESVILLE. Jake is in the real
estate business at Columb bus and one Of
the best boys that have gone from our
community. He deserves good wife
and will make a good husband.
The storm that visited us last Friday
was the worst we have had for many
years. The rain fell in torrents. 1t
hailed for thirty-three minutes aud the
ground was covered with hail. The
hail was not large enough to break
window glass but vegetation looks the
worse thereby.
The we'll on the Peaker lot came in
dry one dav last week. This well is
close to the we'll that the Peaker sand
was first found in from which it took
its name. No sand was found in this
hole. The school lot should be drilled
now.
a rig is up on the Scarberry farm,
that part purchased from j. Hutchins,
and a we'll will be drilled before long
by Longfellow Bros,
The Post Office has been removed to
the west part of town. We are free TO
say that this is not the place for the
office and we voice the sentiment of 30
per cent of the patrons 1t is unhandy
and out of the way. We trust it will
be moved before fall.
Mrs. Yearian, wife OF Emanuel
Yearian, died last Friday morning very
suddenly and was buried near Keiths,
Noble county, on Saturday. She
leayes husband and several children.
a. C. McConnell's barn was struck by
during the storm last Friday.
The building was damaged but little.
John Davis and May King were at
Lowell last Monday on business.
Another good well came in on the
Wm. Wiper last Monday.
Mrs. Kean, of Caldwell, is visiting
her brother, w. S. Atkinson, and fam
lily, of Goose Run.
Rev. D. $. Welch and many others
from here were at Caldwell attending
one or more of the services in conuec.
ton with the dedication of the new
church.