Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-05-24


Mrs Fred Miraben left yesterday
for Vincent to make an extended visit
with relatives.
Prof. VIM. Williams, of New Cas-
tie, o.. was in the city on a business
errand Thursday.
Frank Gates will leave this morn
ing for Michigan, where he will be 10
Gated in the future.
Mr.. Roy Martin, mail agent of the
Pennsylvania Lines, was a business
visitor in the city Thursday.
&C. B. Jacobs went to Corning
Thursday to look after extensive oil
interests in that section.
Prof and Mrs. Z. E. Phillips will
entertain select body of friends in
an informal manner tonight.
j. w. Kirk, a well known mer-
chant tailor of GAINESVILLE, made pur-
cnases in the city Thursday.
s'l l--Auditor-elect Prior, of Monroe
county, was in the city looking after
business interests yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Way arrived in
the city Thursday noon after an ex-
tended visit with friends in Columbus.
B. G. Dawes left Thursday after
noon for Chicago to be gone several
days arranging numerous business af-
fairs.
Miss Bertha Farnsworth visited
friends in the city Thursday morning,
returning to her home at Coal Run in
the afternoon.
Mr.. j. w. Doudna, president of the
new gas company recently established
at GAINESVILLE, was in the city on bus
mess Thursday.
Mr.. j. Maxwell, whose husband
was a member of the class of '72, Mari
eta College, is visiting at the home of
w. w. Mills. Mrs. Mexwell's home is
at Leadville, Col.
John German, after having acted
as baggage man at the Union Depot
for just one day, handed in his resig-
nation Thursday. At latest reports
his successor had not been appointed.
The first home grown strawberries
are just being put on the market. The
berries are not so large as they were
last year, but are very luscious and
finely favored. The prevailing retail
price is at present Is cents per box
Mr.. G. c. Mohler has disposed of
has interest in the Marietta Laundry,
located on Second street, to his part
ners, p. E. Clark and G. H. Taylor.
Mr. Mohler gave possession immediate
ly. He will take a rest before. entering
any other line of business.
Mrs. Clerc left last evening for
Washington, d. c., to be present at tbs
graduation of her daughter, MISS
Adele. Miss Clerc has attended Wash !
ington College for several years and is
to- be graduated on the evening Of
Monday, May .27.
Rev. j. r. Nichols and Rev. Virgil
Boyer, accompanied by Rev. C. A.
Stanley and wife, went to Center Bel
pre- Thrsday to attend the annual
conferences of the Congregational
church, which began last evening and
will be concluded today.
AS an appropriate day for his an
nual boating party, Mr.. John Mills has
acted in conformity to his usual prac.
tice in selecting Decoration Day as the
time for his excursion. A small steam
er has been chartered for the occasion.
music will be provided on the boat and
refreshments will be served. Invita-
lions for the affair have been sent out
by the prospective host.
The Ice Harbor lot is assuming
an air of neatness and perspective
beauty as result of the labors of Mr..
T. B. Bosworth and the Improvement
Association, The ground has bcen
worked into fine condition preparatory
to sowing lawn grass. The gardeners
were engaged Thursday afternoon in
arranging flower bed and placing
plants in the latter. The driveways
around the park will be arranged lat
er.