Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-05-11
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son, OF Belpre, whose death we mem
toned day or two ago, was held at
the home OF her parents Wednesday
afternoon at three o'clock.
Rev. A. X Mccall, pastor Of the
Valley and Little Muskingum Baptist
churches, passed through the city
Wednesday evening on his way to
Louisville, where he will attend the
Southern Baptist convention.
Mr.. P. L. Cole returned Wednesday
evening from an extended trip through
the western part of the state in the in
terest of the grlndstone business in
which he is engaged
The last report from tie little son
Of Will s. Richardson, who is sick
with typhoid fever, is that he is get
ting better.
VIM Ice, of Marietta, who is one of
Lieut.. Coles recruits, has been assign
ed to the cavalry and left at noon to-
day for Columbus, o., where he will
be assigned to a regiment. DIR. o. M.
Willis, of Marietta and DR.. C. B.
Blubaugh of this city, went to PIT.
Pleasant this morning as witnesses in
the damage suit of Barker versus the
Ohio River Road. The railroads in
terests are being looked after by H. p.
Camden, chief counsel of the o. r. R.
Sentinel.
Mr.. ]. H. Brown left last night for
Cincinnati, to meet his sister, Miss
Brown, who has been visiting in Gin
cinnatl. Mr. Brown has rented the
Irish house on Fourth street, and will
move into the property next week.
The Sbanleyville Congregational
social will meet with Mrs EllenPalmer
Thursday evening, May 18th.
The conferecne of Congregational
churches met at the eStanleyville church
May 4th anu 5th. A good program was
prepared and carried out in full. A
goodly delegation from most of the
churches came on the north bound
trains and all We're made welcome by
the people of Stanleyville and vicinity.
Those members living some distance
from the church came with baskets
laden with the palatable products of
the farm and we did not think of Civ
ing up until every basket had been tap
ped.
Attorney Sykes for the defendant,
filed in Common Pleas Court Wednes-
day an appeal from the jury's decision
in the case OF the Defender Oil Co. VS..
James c. Immel. The case was tried
before Squire Palmer last week.
Rev Karl F. Theme was on
Wednesday enrolled as member OF
the Washington county bar. He pre-
sented his certificate of admission tc
the bar at Portsmouth in 1874 1t il
understood he will practice here.
There will be meeting at the
Free Library Reading rooms on thu
West Side this Thursday evening at
o'clock, standard time.
Ina G. Way, the eighteen month.
old daughter of Mrs. Elven Way, dieC
at the home of relatives at Briscoe, w
Va, Wednesday afternoon from cere
bro spinal meningitis. The child wa!
taken suddenly i'll about O'CLOCK
Wednesday morning, with the above
result Mr. Elven C. Way, the father
of the child, died one week ago today
of the same disease at his home il
Williamstown.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. B. Crosby arrived
in the city Wednesday afternoon from
Parkersburg and will make this thei
permanent home. They will resid
for the present with Mr.. and Mrs. d
d. Torpy.
MIR. Bert Cutshaw, rig builder
while at work in the Waverly fell
Wednesday met with a painful acci
dent. A timber by s inches in siz
and IA feet long, fell short distanc,
striking him on the head, inflicting al
1 ugly scalp wound. He is laying of
for a few days, waiting for it to heal.
Word has been received from Rev
A. l.. williamson that he will not be a
the Valley and Little Muskingum Bap
tlst churches next Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Little went t.
! Newport on the Greenwood Wednes
day afternoon. There was to be &
well drilled into the pay streak on tn,
Captains farm which they were an
XiOus to see.
Hon f. A. Durham, of GAINESVILLE
was in the city Wednesday, looking III
his interests in the gubernatorial race
Mrs. and Miss Irish expect to leave
in early June for a visit in Europe, tt
be gone several months.
Mrs. William Lowe, of Grave
Bank, was in the city Wednesday
Mr.. James Anderson. of Tunnel
was in the city Wednesday.