Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-12-16
Personal AND LOCAL.

Mrs. Evans has made host of friends
during her stay in Marietta, and they
will regret her departure.
Mr.. r. X. Giffen, Jr., of Wheeling,
came down to attend the dance last
evening.
Will Richardson, the cut rate
druggist, fills prescriptions for twenty
five per cent less than other druggists.
Mr.. John Schram and family have
moved into their house, which has
been greatly enlarged and remodeled.
The house Is one of the most attrac-
tive ones ON Second street.
Mr.. Homer Morris is in the city.
Rev. w. C. Roe and wife, of Colo
ny, Kklahoma Territory, arrived in
the city this morning and left at noon
for Marietta, where they will visit
friends for some weeks.-Parkersburg
SenLinel.
Free mail delivery was inaugural
ed in Sistersville Thursday. The viii
layers are now putting on city airs for
certain.
Miss Nellie Racer has returned
from an extended visit with friends in
Cleveland and Akron
John w. Crooks has sold his inter
est in the insurance business Of Coff-
man & Crooks to S. A. Coffman, who
will now conduct the business single
handed.
The Knights of the Maccabee met
last evening and conferred the degree
upon one applicant.
-Give your father, mother, sister,
brother or best girl box of Allie
grettis Chocolate Creams for an Xmas
present. 1t would be appreciated.
Marshal j. H. Dye went to East
Liverpool Thursday to take charge of
a man named Dufford, who is charged
with having stolen gold watch from
Mr.. Thomas Hughes, of this city, and
who was arrested there. 1t is expect
ed he will return with his prisoner to-
day.
The credentials of G. w. Knox,
who is at Xenfa to represent the Ma
rietta Wheelmen at the annual meet
ing of the Ohio Division, have been
thrown out by the Credentials COM
mittee, claiming tney were received
too late. 1t is supposed that it is in
spirit of spite, however, that it was
done, as Marietta voted against the
persons now in power almost unani-
mously.
Leave your order for a ", 1, 2. or
3 pound box of Allegretti's Chocolate
Creams at Corner Drug Store.
Born, Thursday morning, Dec. Is,
to Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Strauss,
daughter
The young ladies OF the art de-
partment of the College have met with
so much success in their Christmas
sale at Andrews Hall that they will
continue the sale daily between the
hours of two and four O'Clock up to
Christmas.
No work was done on the sewer
trenches Thursday. ais the workmen
who have been employed refused to go
to work until they shall have received
all the money mat is due them. They
were paid some Wednesday, afternoon,
but in some cases there was per-
centage deducted from the amounts.
You are cordially invited to at
tend a social given by the ladies of the
First M. E. church at the home of Mr.
T. w. Jones, COS Front street, this
evening, Dec. 18th
Treasurer Bode announces that he
will grant an extersion of time for
paying taxes until Jan. 1st, '99. This
applies to all taxes excepting Dow
tax and the delinquent
Save twenty-five per cent on pre-
scriptions at Richardson's Cut Rate
Drug Store, Greene street
| -MT. ~. D. L ldu duu uttuBulcT, Ella,
of Lowell, were in the city Thursday,
calling on friends.
"A license was issued Thursday to
Harvey Coins and Fannie erosion,
both of Decatur township.
I'm the case of the State of Ohio
VS.. William Taylor, which was in
Probate Court Thursday afternoon,
the defendant was discharged The
warrant was sworn out for Taylor by
w. F. Dana OF Belpre. who expressed
a fear that Taylor would do him bod
lily harm because of some threats he
alleges Taylor made against him.
The case came up before Squire Guy
ton at first and Taylor gave bond un-
til final hearing. Guyton represent
ed the plaintiff and Sykes & Middles-
wart the defendant.
What's nicer than a box of Allie
gretti's Chocolate Creams? Just the
thing for an Xmas present
Thomas Congleton, of Fifteen,
was in the city on business Thursday.
"A case was filed in Common Pleas
Court Thursday in which Hugh D.
Drain asks for divorce from Jennie B
Drain on the ground of three years
WIlful absence