Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-06-24
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9 Personal and Local. J
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been making strenuous endeavofs to
get enough money to be able to have
the electric arches built for the grand
celebration and their efforts have at
last been crowned with success. The
arches will be built and Putnam,
From and Greene streets will be hand
somely decorated electrically.
The social of the Christian church
which was held at Rev. Edward Bow
ers' Thursday evening was a very
pleasant and successful affair.
Mrs C. A. Ahrendts and Mrs. Ed
ward Stewart left this morning for
GAINESVILLE to attend the street fair
The Marietta Transfer Co. added
another vehicle to their stock Friday
1t is an immense furniture car, and
was built at he shop of ], H. oesterle.
Wooster street
MIR. D. B. Davies, OF Minneapolis.
is in the city on business.
MIR. C. d. Webster, of Titusville,
Pa, an oil man of prominence, has
been looking over The new fields and
decided to locate here and will soon
Jring his family here. Mr. Webster
is now in the city
Miss Irene Cooke left yesterday
afternoon for Barlow, where she will
visit a week Miss Gurlie Reed, of
Gilman street, and Miss Florence
Williams, of Parkersburg, are also out
there.
j. C. Griggs and M e. Danielson,
of Beverly, were in the city Friday on
business.
Mrs. John Andrews, of Chicago,
arrived in the city yesterday for
two months visit with her brother,
Mr. James Moreland, Gracey, o.
Mr.. A. w. Humphrey, of Beverly,
was in the city yesterday ON business
trip.
Miss Mary Mooney, who has been
visiting her aunt Mrs. Charles A.
Ludey, for the past two weeks, left
this morning for her home at Woods
field, Monroe county.
The number eight we'll on the In
gram farm at Lower Newport was
drilled in Thursday afternoon and
starts off nicely, showing for about so
barrels.
Large numbers of young men and
boys have been in the habit of swim
ming at the raft of logs at Elston's
mill in the Muskingum. Thursday
evening there were a number of them
arrested and brought before Mayor
Richardson Friday evening, where
they pleaded guilty to swimming with
out suits and were each made to pay
the costs in the case for the offense.
The Marietta lodge of Elks left in
a body this morning for GAINESVILLE to
attend the street fair. They will re
turn tomorrow on the Sonoma if they
can manage to stay on the boat.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas D. Inscho left
Wednesday on the Queen City for their
home in Plttsburg after spending a
few weeks with Mrs. Inscho's parents,
Mr., and Mrs. ]. R. Cisler, north star
farm.
Born, June %, to Henry Coburn
and wife, son.
The steamer Catherine Davis is to
have new boiler. 1t is to be made
by che Marietta boiler works.
Mr.. F. R. Porter, of the Marietta
Plumbing Co., left Friday afternoon
for Pittsburg to look after the big con-
tract work his company has on hand
there
added another fine animal to their
stock. This time it is a fine black
Monroe county mare which Mr. Hold
rem purchased on a recent trip up in
the dark hills"
Attorney C. H. Danford and Hon.
William l.. Leeper drove up to Mas
terton, Monroe county, this morning,
where they will conduct some exer-
cises among the Masonic brethren rel
ative to st. Johns day, which occurs
today.
-Messrs, Hazlett & Hanlon, con
sulCing engineers of Wheeling, were
both in the city last evening and at
tended Council meeting, They met
the Bridge committee after the session
and talked over the plan and other
matters connected with the bridge
question.
Another telephone ordinance pre-
sented to the City Council last evening
and referred to the same committee
having the others under consideration
It looks like there was something in
the telephone business if it is nOoning
but buncombe.
Prof. r. L, Rudy went to Macks-
burg this morning in the interest OF
the business college.