Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-01-04

the nine next season. Five players
have already been secured and the in
field and outfeld positions are prac-
tically filled. No pitchers have been
selected as yet, however, and the man
agement is especially desirous of Sc
curing good men. The pitchers po-
sition will therefore be held open for
further applications, all of which will
receive due consideration.
Mrs. John Plug arrived from
Parkersburg Sunday evening and is
visiting friends and relatives in the
city. Mrs. Plug received q serious fall
last summer'and is still suffering some
what from its effects.
Refined Musical Melange--songs
and dances in "a Baggage Check
Tuesday night.
Miss Frona SSipton is quite i'll at
her home on Lancaster street, West
Side.
The Leader carrier boys who were
so generously remembered by their
patrons on New Years Day desire to re-
turn their thanks for the many kind
offerings received.
The Parkersburg Sentinel has the
following: a big cooking main was
pulled off New Years night at Ravens
wood which was attended by large
crowd from Huntington, Athens, Mari
eta, Parkersburg and Maysville, Ky.
The main was held in the floral hall at
the Ravenswood fair grounds and was
opened at Z o'clock. There were 81
hack fights. the majority of which were
won by Marietta birds, and the Mari
eta sports in the big bets. The con-
testing birds were from MaysYille,
Huntington and Marietta, but the Ma
rietta sports were fixed to win. There
were only two birds from ParlSersburg
and they were not put in the pit. The
main was closed at 8 o'clock in the
morning.
Prot. Glessner, the piano tuner,
who was recently arrested with no.
torious Parkersburg woman, is again
in durance vile. He was locked up
Saturday for drunkenness. When
taken into custody he was carrying
around q big knife at Hendershot's
boarding house, on the West Side.
Conductor Ed. Reynolds, of the u.
S5 o. Il. r., left Sunday for Colum bus to
attend the funeral of an old friend,
Mr.. Thomas Nevels, who died or Thurs
day of heart disease. Mr.. Nevels was
formerly conductor on the Marietta
branch of the b. & O., S. W., and at the
time of his death was working on the
c. S. & II.
Sheriff McCallister begins today
his first term of two years and eX-Sher-
iff Dye steps gracefully out of office
after four years. faithful service. There
is little change in the general routine
at the Jail as the new officials service
as deputy has made his face familiar
one there.
Mr.. Alfred Leacher, of Wheeling,
who has been spending New Years
with his brother Peter, of the c. D. p. S5
T. Co., returned home Sunday.
Albert Baum has been confined to
his room for several days by an injury
to his side received in scufiling.
Miss Johnson, who has been visit
ing relatives here during the holidays,
returned to Shenandoah, w. Va, Sun
day night.
MIR. Z. Finley Kitson, the well
known West Virginia newspaper man,
is in the city on business.
d. H. Buell. left at 11:25 Sunday
night on business trip to Cincinnati.
Mrs. ]. II. Houser, of Cheyenne,
Wyoming, is visiting her old home at
Rockland. We understand that Mr..
and Mrs. Houser and family will move
from Cheyenne to Iowa, where Mr..
Houser owns fine farm.
Mr.. Jacob Fox and wife. of Grand
view, are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Bacher, West Side.
Mr.. E. w, Stone, of Cheyenne, is at
Belpre, his old home visiting relatives,
His wife has been in Belpre for the
past month. Mr.. and Mrs. Stone will
return to Cheyenne next week.