Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-02-14
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Personal and Local.
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Feb. %.
"A woman at PIT Pleasant, w. Va,
last Saturday suffered severe burn
from celluloid comb exploding and
burning in her hair. This makes
about six cases of the same kind re-
ported in the past three weeks.
The merry monarchs of musical
comedy. Barton G Eckhoff, with Rice
& Barton, Auditorium. Friday, Feb. IT,
Mr. T. N. Pratt, of the Senior class
of the College, was summoned to his
home at Portsmouth Monday night by
long distance phone to attend the bed
side of his mother, who is sick. He
left on 1155 b. C o. S. w. train Mon
day night
Doc M. O'Blenness, of Belpre, is
threatened with blood poisoning. He
received slight scratch on the thumb
with pin few days ago and now the
entire hand is badly inflamed and he
is confined to his room.
Mr.. Sol Prayer, of Parkersburg,
was a visitor with relatives in this city
Sunday.
Swan G. Brambard, the kings Of all
acrobatic eccentriques, with Rice &
Barton's big gaiety company, Auditor
ium, Friday, Feb. II.
w. B. Gaitree, who had taste OF
Cuban life within the past month and
found on his return to Marietta this
polar travesty on winter left Sunday
afternoon for Jacksonville, Florida.
44e will perhaps outrun the frigidity of
this wave, but we are informed that
known.
There will be meeting of the Ma
rletta Athletic Club this evening at he
Boat House at 1880 o'clock. All mem
bers requested to be present.
Druggist Will Richardson went to
Clarington Monday to spend few
days with his family.
The Frost Oil Co. have the rig up
" their No. / on the coal lands at
Macksburg.
Mr.. r. C. Anbee, bookkeeper for
the Leidecker Tool Co., moved from
313 Harmar street to 434 Maple street
extension.
MIR. Wyllis VanMetre sat up awhile
Sunday for the first time in a week.
He hopes to be able to take a sleigh
ride before The ground hog season is
over.
The ice is gorged in the Muskingum
about two miles above Lowell, the
gorge being heavy and extending for
a mile up the river.
MIR. C. w. Fletcher, of Beverly,
was business visitor in the city Mon
day.
The peerless comedienne, Miss
frankie Haines, assisted by Idyfla
Vyner and Elsieta, with Rice & Bar
ton, Auditorium, Feb. II.
Mayor Richardson rejoices in
the possession of a very neat and
handy Office. 1t has been thoroughly
overnauled, new floor laid, a dock
for prisoners and room for visitors has
been made by the use of heavy railing
The walls have been papered and the
woodwork painted while a fine carpet
of elegant pattern adorns the floor in
the Mayors Office proper.
Mr.. j. NJ. Williams, train master
of the C. G M. railway, was in the city
Monday
The T. C o. c. q. sent the yard
engine and crew out last night to
bring in coal. There was no coal in
town except the river coal and teams
could not be supplied nearly fast
enough.
The second quarterly meeting of
the Barlow circuit M. e. church will b.
held at Vincent on the 10Th and Goth.
Preaching by Rev. r. F. Bishop, the
presiding elder, on Sunday eve.
| iCdSlillS tiiu NiOludy uI
10 a. M, followed by quarterly confer
ence. Special meetings are in progress
and will continue some time. A cor
dial invitation is extended to all.
Mr.. Pearson l.. Farley, aged 10,
died at 1880 o'clock Monday morning.
He had been i'll with typhoid fever for
about a month, but the immediate
cause of death was pneumonia. He
was an employe of the chair factory
and lived at the home of his father
: John Farley, on South Sixth street
> The funeral will be held from the
l house at two o'clock today, burial tC
r be in Oak Grove cemetery.
"A water pipe was burst in front oI
Goebers furniture store Monday morn
ing by the freezing and upheaval Of
the earth under the sidewalk. AS a
consequence there is now considerable
ice on the sidewalk there.
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