Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-02-09
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the guest of friends in the city.
The first case in bankruptcy under
the new law was fled Tuesday by
Sykes and Middleswart in Referee
Palmer's court. me petitioning debt
ors are Amos Brothers, of New Mat
amoras, Ohio, who lost all their prop
erty in the flood of 'S4, and this is the
first opportunity they have had to be-
gin business again and they pray for
the protection of the courts according
to the new law. The liabilities are
81, 900 and assets nothing.
The case of the State against Dar-
row was argued in'Squire Hart court
Wednesday morning and the matter
was taken under advisement by the
court.
j. o. Fleming from out the r. &
o. c. road, has moved his family into
town and will reside at No. 404 Mont
gomery street.
On Wednesday morning engine No.
5, on the T. & o. G. E., started out the
road with a train of coal and other
cars but when they reached the hill
this side of the tunnel near Tunnel
station, they stuck and could not make
1t up the grade, and returned to the
shops and went in for repairs.
The coal merchants are complain
ing that they will be short of fuel in a
very few days unless the railroads can
do better than they have been doing
so far since the very cold weather be-
gan.
Mr.. Lewis Harpold, who has been
the genial clerk at the ST. Cloud Hotel
for the past year, leaves in a few days
for Cincinnati and Chicago on a
business trip. Mr.. Huff, formerly
clerk in the Palace Hotel, at Parkers-
burg, has taken his place in the Off
ce of the St. Cloud. ,..
-Ihe funeral Of mr.. Thomas Han
cock, who died in Mexico, some days
ago, W.. be held this Thursday after
noon from the residence of Mrs. Will
son, 81 Scanned street at 1.30 clock
THE Social Forces and How They
'. ork," is the subject of DR.. Stucken-
bergs lecture in Andrew hall this af-
ternoon at four o'clock. At the close
an account will be given of "the Social
Forces in Marietta"
Last evening the Sophs, assisted
by the Freshmen and Juniors, enter
tained the Seniors of the College by
giving them a sleigh ride. We refer
now to the young ladies composing
those classes. They report having ar
immense time.
Mr.. Clint Moore, a brother of ]. L
Moore, who was the subject of an arti
Gle in the Res S.er last evening, wishe!
to state that the article had no founda
tion in fact, as he and his mother hav,
heard from j. l.. on several occasions
and no anxiety has Oeen felt by an!
one on his account.
Mr.. Taskar B. .-osworth left yes
terday afternoon for Columbus to at
tend a meeting of the Sunday Schoo
Institute of the uiocese of Southern
Ohio, of which he as Secretary ant
Treasurer.
DO not forget the beautiful hand
painted valentines which are for sail
at Craig's Art Studio. These valen
tines are in water colors by some o
Marietta's most talented artists.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. H. Buell. returned
Wednesday morning from visit t.
eastern cities.
Mr.. w. B. Gaitree whose trip t.
Cuba on official business of the posta
department was mentioned in tn
Leader at the time, arrived in the cit.
Wednesday noon. On the preceding
Wednesday he was in Cuba where tn
thermometer marked "a in the shade
which was quite a contrast with tn
conditibn prevailing here ON his ar
rival.
The committee of the whole Il
investigate the conG.tlon Of the Gil
man street sewer, failed to get quoT
um, that is, there were but two mem
bers and Mr. Darrow on the groun
at the appointed time, and consequent
ly nothing was done. DR.. Lambert an
Mr.. Davis We're the members who ha
the courage of their convictions sufli
ciently strong to brave the rigor of
zero day.
Suit for divorce was filed by F.
Cutter attorney, for Mrs. Nellie I
Whiting, in Common Pleas cour
Wednesday praying for a divorce froI
her husband, Louis ]. Whiting, on tn
ground of wilful neglect, proaigac
: and dissipation. She also asks al
mony and custody of minor children
Mr. John Gage, who has been i
, for the past several weeks. is reporte
as not improving as fast as his friend
would like to see.
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