Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-06-22
Little Hooking.


months past, have returned to Little
Hooking.
Richard Brewster has been quite in
disposed for several days past.
The Sunday School picnic held in
the yard of the NJ. e. church last
Thursday afternoon was a success, ev-
eryone present having good time. 1t
had been announced that the picnic
would be in ]. H. Riggs orchard, but
owing to the rainy weather it was con-
cluded to have 1t at the church. Ice
cream and cake in abundance was
served to those present. Some of the
boys boasted that they had eaten
eight dishes OF ice cream.
The Board of Education has con-
frmed the election of Miss Ode Flower
as teacher of the primary school here.
The teacher for the graded room has
not yet been selected.
A young gentleman named Hibbard.
of Athens, is the guest of his uncle,
Dr. F. Hibbard.
The Keystone State and Kanawha
engaged in quite an exciting race as
they went by this place last Saturday.
TheKanawha had made landing at
]. H. Riggs to take on freight and
was just starting out from the land
ing when the Keystone State came up
and both boats got ready for the race.
Just below the mouth of Little Hook
ing the Keystone crowded the Kama
wha out ofN1he channel and she had to
slow down and the Keystone forged
ahead and it looked like she would
leave the Kanawha behind, but on
striking deep water the Kanawha
slowly creeped up on che Keystone un-
til both boats were abreast and then
they were drawn together by the sue
tion of the water and when they went
out of sight up by Blennerhassett's
island they were still running guard
and guard and we nave not heard
which came out ahead.
Lou Runnells, of Fostoria, who has
been visiting his parents here for few
days, left the first of the week for
home.
F. w. Glazier, who went from this
place last spring to the state of
Washington, writing from New
Whatcom, that state. dated June 8,
says: THE Stimson Mill and Logging
Co. hauled down from their logging
camps, six miles from town, IL mon
ster fir logs that were veritable won
der to all new comers on the Sound
who saw them. The largest OF these
giant toothpicks was "a feet long by
II feet and 8 inches in diameter and
surrounded by barry II inches thick.
These logs were cut from tree that
measured 120 feet to the first limb,
perfectly straight and as sound as a
dollar. The tree scaled $4,000 feet.
This single cut scaled 13600 feet"
Mrs. Ellen Dunlavey and little son,
Harry, who have been the guests of
Mrs. Dunlavey's mother, Mrs. Gohag-
an, for the past month left for their
home at GAINESVILLE Thursday morn
ing.
Will Hendrickson and wife, of New
Matamoras, were the guests of Mrs.
Hendrckson's mother, Mrs. Gilland.
several days recently.
David Gilliland has put a neew steel
roof on his house.
John Algeo, of Wheeling, W. Va,
came down on the Kanawha Wednes-
day evening.
Mr. Campbell, of Cambridge, has
been in the vicinity several days deliv-
ering maps.
Miss Addie Knowles, of Parkers-
burg, is visiting friends in this vicin-
ity.
Tom Gregg, of Athens, Democratic
nominee for Congress of that district,
was in Little Hooking Thursday SELL
in gshoes for a Columbus firm.
Mrs. r. j. Thompson and Mrs. Nellie
Chambers were up to Parkersburg
Thursday.
Mrs. Vina Duffey came down from
Marietta on the Valley Belle Thursday
afternoon and will visit her grand
mother, Mrs. Boyd.
e. NJ. Halsey. Belpre, was here
Thursday morning.