Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-02-09
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VIII Rump, engineer on the main
line of the B. g o. s. W., was in the
city wednesday on business connected
with the patents he holds for certain
kinds of locomotive CRATE bars.
Commissioners Hadley and
Strecker were at Belpre yesterday
looking after some county bridge work
Two boys who live in the East
End engaged in quarrel in front of
I'D Hammet's grocery yesterday af
ternoon and fight ensued, in the
course of which one Of the partici-
pants threw a brick at the other The
latter lodged and the brick went
through Hammet's front window.
The boy who threw the brick had to
pay for the window, but he kicked,
saying that the other fellow ought to
pay for 1t because he lodged the brick.
IA number of friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Ranger made up hobo
surprise party for them last evening,
and very enjoyable time was spent
at the Ranger home on Fifth street.
Charles Dole, merchant of Hook
ing, was business visitor in the city
yesterday.
DIR. o. M. Willis went to Parkers-
burg yesterday afternoon to assist DR..
Davidson in performing an operation
at the hospital. He was accompanied
by DIR. Chas. Hart and DR.. w. r. Dab
ney, who went to witness the opera
ton.
Hon. c. C. Middleswart came
down from Columbus last evening and
will remain until Sunday
John Potts, a we'll known Pitts
burg oil man, was in the city yester-
day.
Mary G. Fisher was arrested yes
terday for using obscene and profane
language. She had hearing before
Mayor Richardson, who gave her a
ten day Jail sentence which was re-
mitted on promise of good behavior.
w. Mesinger, agent for the 1.-TWO
Married Men" Co.. was in the city yes
terday on business.
w. G. Slack left over the T. o.
c. E. yesterday for the Pacific slope,
where he goes on few months busi-
ness trip.
George Eyssen has returned from
business visit in Morgan county.
"A man in the sleepy stage of in
toxication was found by Officer Ray
at the corner of Second and Greene
streets yesterday morning and taken
to the lookup where he might enjoy
his nap without being disturbed
George Mitchell and family moved
yesterday from Franklin street'to up
per Fourth street.
The Ladies' of the Maccabees will
hold an important meeting at their
hall this Friday evening. All officers
and guards are requested to be pres
ent.
wv. H. Burns, manager of the Sis
tersvllle National Supply store. was a
business visitor IN the city yesterday.
Ground has been staked off for the
new buildings about to be erected by
the Ohio Valley Wagon Company.
The fourth meeting of the Current
Events Club takes place this after
noon at three o'clock, when in addl-
ton to the recent events, Miss Golfer
will review the life and work of Zang-
will and Howells.
Mr.. Matthew Miraben, who was in
Columbus this week, returned Thurs
day noon. While in the city he visit
ed the penitentiary, and incidentally
tried the death chair, but 1t had no ef-
feet on him.
Mr.. NJ. G. Seipel left yesterday
morning for Cincinnati on theatrical
business.
| C. B. Sunderland sold to Horace
Knowles yesterday lot in the Eunice
Hill subdivision on the extension OF
Eighth street The lot is 40 by 12O
feet, and upon 1t Mr.. Knowles will at
a nearly day erect nice house for his
occupancy.
The gentlemen cooks OF the Uni
tartan church entertained delightfully."-
last evening in the church parlors, and
they netted tidy sum for the church.
The report from Mrs. Fell yester-
day was to the effect that her condl-
tlon was very unfavorable, with slight
chances of recovery.
MIR. George Wylle, suffering from
mumps, is reported to be a very sick
man.
Mr.. Charles E. Hildebrand has re-
signed his position as driver for the
United States Express Company
During his three years service in this
capacity Charlie has made many
friends whose best wishes are for his
continued success.
George B. Sunderland sold the
Henry McCune property on Maple
street, near Gilman, to Daniel Wood