In Colored Circles

 The Daily Register, April 8, 1899

A Batch of Good News and Gossip

Miss Allie Jones of Chester Hill is visiting her sister, Miss Susie Jones.

Miss Annie Durban has accepted a position as second cook at the Hotel Boyer.

The Pioneer K. of P. lodge No. 43 heard their annual sermon last Sunday evening at their Castle Hall on Putnam Street. It was largely attended and is pronounced one of the best occasions in which the colored people have participated for a long time. Rev. R. W. Carr delivered a most excellent discourse. Visitors were present from Parkersburg. A collection from the Knights was made for the pastor. The Ladies' Court of Calanthe attended in a body.

Mr. David Justice, employed at Parkersburg, was here last Sunday to visit his fmaily and attend the annual sermon.

John Singer and Sam Fletcher, members of the Parkersburg Lodge, K. of P., attended meeting there last Monday and arranged to take their cards and join Pioneer lodge of this city.

William McIntosh and William Johnston went to Parkersburg last Monday to attend a cake walk. Johnston will be remembered as one of the Mariettians who put a Parkersburg boy to sleep in a "Battle Royal" at the Auditorium. When Johnston entered the room at Parkersburg, a gang of men made for him. He quickly disappeared and was next seen in Belpre, making for Marietta. Johnston "had plenty of money but no excuse" for being in Parkersburg.

Miss Sarah Howell of Gallipolis, who has been spending the winter at Springfield, is now the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Keys, West Side.

Miss Prudence Armstrong left Tuesday for Parkersburg, from whence she left with Miss Bessie Jackson for Richmond, Indiana, to visit Rev. and Mrs. G. W. Jackson.

Mr. Harry Curtis is confined to the house by a rupture.

Miss Mary Williams, formerly of this city, now of Cleveland, is visiting Mrs. Rose Jackson, Church Street.

Mr. Grant Wooten of Columbus, who has been visiting his parents at Rainbow, will return to Columbus Monday.

Mr. T. R. Burton, employed at the Boiler Works, was laid off this week on account of a sprained back from heavy lifting.

Mr. Robert Mason, recently married, will move into the Sam Fletcher house, Eighth Street, Monday.

Ami Armstrong had his neck bandaged this week as a result of a choking received from Willie Montgomery who mistook him for a burglar and thought he was trying to get into the Montgomery house. Ami is an uncle of Willie and the mistake is regretted.

Ship Building

The Marietta Intelligencer, September 10, 1846

The vessels now building in this place are rapidly advancing towards completion. The hulls of the two Schooners, building by the Marietta Ship Company, are nearly finished and the planking of the Barque building by the Messrs. Waters has commenced. The success of this business in Marietta is attracting notice abroad, and in our exchanges we often meet with flattering remarks upon the excellence of the vessels built here, and commendatory notices of the spirit of enterprise which has induced our citizens to engage in the work. We are glad also to know that the attention of men from a distance who are particularly interested in the business is directed to this as a place where they can obtain first rate vessels.

We were shown yesterday a letter from a gentleman in St. Louis to a friend in this place (who however is in no way connected with Ship Building) requesting him to ascertain the cost of a vessel, which he described, "fully rigged and with all necessary fixtures, boats &c. - in short, ready to proceed to sea," and stating that he thought of visiting Marietta to make a contract.

The following extract we make from the Pittsburg Iron City:

Ship Building at Marietta. There are now on the stocks at Marietta three sea vessels in process of construction. Two of them are schooners, the other a barque which, when finished, will be for sale. The quality of the material used and the excellency of the workmanship cannot be surpassed. Who does not commend the spirit of enterprise which causes ships to be built at such a distance from the sea in the heart of an inland country?

And this from the Philadelphia North American:

Marietta, Ohio, is becoming celebrated for ship building. Some months since, the papers published a notice of the launching of a Barque at Marietta, which, after having loaded at Cincinnati with American produce, went to sea. There are now on the stocks at Marietta three sea vessels in process of construction. Two of them are schooners being built by the Marietta Ship Company by contract for some gentlemen in Salem, Massachusetts. The other is a barque, which, when finished, will be for sale. The quality of the material used and the excellence of the workmanship cannot be surpassed.

From Cutler

The Marietta Register, March 13, 1879

Mr. Editor:

Seeing sketches from about every village throughout the county, I think it expedient to drop you an item from this quarter, which may interest a part of your several readers. Though our town does not consist of immense proportions, it affords two well-regulated stores, a watch and jewelry shop, hotel, village school, and the homes of several well-respected families.

Since we are remote upon the "Old Line," we have the visits of Rariden semi-weekly, with his variety train, which adds materially to our commercial interest, as well as to the facility of the traveler. Pat is a good fellow, and by his willingness to accommodate and genial disposing character has won the respect and confidence of the public which is richly merited. We only regret that he cannot run a daily train.

We are favored with medical assistance by Dr. Trickle, who hailed recently from Meigs County, and intends making his permanent home with us. He comes well-recommended and is fast building up a practice, which, we trust, will be lasting and remunerative.

Samuel Algeo, a late resident of Washington County, who left here in company with J. H. Newell to find a home in Kansas, is among us on a visit for a short time. He brings a flattering report of his new home, which he intends to adorn on his return with a wife, since he has just married a Miss Jennie Ladd, of Athens County.

We regret the loss of one of our best citizens, Conrad Miller, aged 72 years, died February 12th, having been a resident of Washington County 42 years. He was one of the pioneers who took the west side of this county from the stump. The honest dollar by honest labor ever being his motto, he succeeded in gaining considerable property which he leaves to his heirs.

M.D.L.

 

Many Babies Win Prizes in Fine Show that Was Event of Washington County Fair

 Marietta Daily Times, September 7, 1923

Here are the prize babies of Washington County, according to judges at the Baby Show at the fair on Wednesday afternoon:

Donald Gray Hoffee of Waterford

Geraldine Metcalf, 619 Eighth St., Marietta

Audrey Preston, 149 Franklin St., Marietta

Jean Davis, 613 Third St., Marietta

Betty Jean Knox, 121 Franklin St., Marietta

These tots were winners of the grand prizes in the competition which included over 700 babies. All of the five will get money prizes of $10, which will be awarded in the form of savings deposits by the First National Bank, the Dime Savings Society, the Citizens National Bank, the Peoples Banking & Trust company, and the Central National Bank.

Many Other Winners

There are 78 other winners, and each of these is to get a prize. These prizes range from baby carts, breakfast sets, dresses, sweaters, baby chairs, silver cups, photographs, etc., to one and two dollar money prizes and boxes of talcum powder.

Here are the names of these winners:

Patricia Ann Ward, 431 Third St.

Eileen Betty Power, 210 Marion St.

McGregor twins (children of C McGregor, R.D. 7)

Marjorie Ann O'Donnell, 730 Second St.

Ruth Strecker, Fairview Heights

Alvena Born, Stanleyville

Richard Lancaster, Rathbone

Leota Bules, 128 N. Seventh St.

Patricia Ann Moore, Fourth St.

Roy McMahan, R.D. 1

Neva Councell, 915 Jahn St.

Billy Frank Reiter, Lower Salem

Georgia May Mooney, 411 Hart St.

Clair Schwendeman, Waterford

Jean Warburton, 503 Second St.

Charles West, Reno

Frances Ann Davis, 161 Woodlawn Ave.

Betty McKinney, Scammel St.

Richard Sutton, Reno

Evelyn Bougamont, 756 Greene St.

Sara Gruber, 720 Sixth St.

Jean Ellis, 524 Front St.

Margaret Reichardt, Newport Pike

Mary Elizabeth Huck, Lowell

Dennis Murray, 146 Harmar St.

Claude Mendenhall, Reno

George Rampp, 117 Franklin St.

Owena Ginsburg, 510 Warren St.

Maxine Evelyn Gerber, 613 Tenth St.

Eugene Simms, 106 Franklin St.

Betty Jean Gill, 981 Gilman Ave.

Mary Bertha Henderhan, 123 N. Seventh St.

Ralph Tryon, 111 Gilman Ave.

Anna May Price, 327 Gilman Ave.

Mary Lou Lender, Fourth St.

Elizabeth Norris, 619 Fourth St.

Helen Anderson, Newport Pike

Jennie Charles, 302 Market St.

Phyllis McPeek, Matamoras

Don Carr, Muskingum Dr.

Robert Kennedy Merrow, 621 Ninth St.

Distribution of Prizes

Money prizes will be mailed to the winners. Deposit prizes may be claimed by the recipients at the respective banks. For other prizes, winners are expected to call Mrs. S. C. Gilman, 305 Fourth Street.

Physical, mental, and general health qualifications were taken in to account in the awards. In the award to Jean Davis, who was among the grand prize winners, her dancing and work in the costume parade also were taken into account.

Talcum Powder Winners

Parents of the babies whose names follow may get a box of talcum powder by calling at the store of the J. W. Dysle company, 128 Front Street.

Wanda Schriver, Lowell

Winnifred Weisend, R.D. No. 3

Mildred Louise Daniel, Whipple

Gerald Brown, Reno

Jack McNutt, 325 Gilman Ave.

Kenneth Sparling, R.D. No. 3

Carl Eldon Pape, R.D. No. 1

Walter Gale Lauer, Newport, R.D. 1

Richard Neil Christy, Fairview Heights

Mary Catherine Wright, 207 Greene St.

Catherine Dobbins, Coal Run

Clyde Eugene Parlin, 525 Eighth St.

Luther Thompson, 110 Sharon St.

Edwin Cogswell, 787 Glendale St.

Maxine Delores Sprague, 108 Fourth St.

James Delmar Baker, 805 Greene St.

Louise Rose, 727 Eighth St.

Juanita Farnsworth, 105 Court St.

Rosebelle McPherson, 503 Fort St.

Delores Hill, R.D. No. 7

Helen Mendenhall, 833 Ridge St.

Doreen Oesterle, 206 Montgomery St.

Martha Bowman, Rathbone

Mary Anna Menke, 638 Fourth St.

Ralph Chandler, Lowell

William Caskin, 638 Fourth

Betty Burton, 911 Fourth St.

Dorothy Miller, 230 Crawford St.

Ruth Lynn, 505 Fort St.

Richard Fowler, 600 Phillips St.

Dale Skinner, R.D. No. 6

Elizabeth Jane Hart, Reno

Betty Jean Perdue, R.D. No. 4

Wanda Schriver, Lowell

Winnifred Weisend, R.F.D. No. 3

Catherine Graber, 625 Ninth St.

Donors of Prizes

Donors of prizes, in addition to banks of the city, were: The Pattin Brothers Col, the Wieser & Cawley Co., H. P. Fischer, Richards Brothers, the Union Hardware Co., L. Gruber & Sons, S. R. Van-Metre & Co., the Turner-Ebinger Co., the Leader Store, Baker & Baker, the Marietta Mantel Co., Hollenbeck & Green, the Blue Door, L. C. Braun, the W. A. Sniffen Co., the Marietta Furniture Co., Charles L. Flanders, J. Wittlig & Sons, The Stanley & Grass Co., Hartman Book Store, the Strecker Brothers Co., the Becker Manufacturing Co., the Dysle Co., the Corner Drug Store, and the National Drug Store.