The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-09-04

Tuesday was pronounced by every.
body as the largest and most order.
ly ever held in this district.
Levi. j. Burgess the talented
young attorney of Hooking Co., has
wandered SO far away from the
Democratic fold that the Republi.
cans at their late caucus taflled him
by making him one Of the Vice
Presidents. A great honor which
allows you to sit on the stage among
the big guns and look wise.
On Tuesday evening at precisely
nipe o'clock, three very distinct
shocks of an earthquake were felt
in this vicinity.
The delegations at the Conven.
ton Tuesday were composed of the
best men in the district. Colum.
bus never sent out a more respect.
able and orderly delegation.
Two hundred and fifty persons
from Columbus attended the Dem.
ocratic Convention. Tuesday, also
forty from Hooking and forty from
Perry.
A large wheat rick, belonging to
Dave 10y, near Carol caught fire
from threshing engine of Bob
McFarland's and burnt to the
ground.
Perry County.
Henry Flautt of Somerset met
with an accident at the planning
mill on Tuesday. While working
with buzz saw one of his fingers
was cut Off and two others badly
lacerated.
The Planning Mill at Somerset is
working an extra force of hands
and have all the work they can do.
The regular session of the Perry
County Teachers Institute, held at
Somerset, last week, was one of the
most profitable and entertaining in
the history of the organization.
The earthquake gave New Lex
ington the go-by Tuesday evening,
but made the pictures quake on the
walls at MOXahala and other points
in the county.
Samuel Feigley, the man who
built the old Court House at New
Lexington in 1852, stood by and saw
the front wall of the old building
pulled down. The walls were tough
enough, and stuck together tighter
than wax.
The McKeever block on Main
Street New Lexington was struck
by lightning on Sunday of last
week.
vinton County.
Miss Vic. Davis, of Logan was
visiting friends in Macarthur, few
DAYS the fore part of this week.
Ellsworth Sweptson, some time
ago stepped on.a honey locust thorn
on his fathers farm in Richland
township. The thorn entered to
the distance of two or three inches.
Miss Anna Doyle, one of the in
telligent young teachers of Logan,
o., was visiting friends in town last
week. She spent day or two at
the Institute.
No new ore banks will be opened
at Creola, and diggers are ordered
to raise all the ore stripped. This
means to stop work as soon as pos
sible.
The proprietors of the Fair
Grounds have purchased 10000 feet
of lumber and will erect 40 new
stables. They will build also a
sheep stable, 1s by 4s feet, with 1s
stalls. 1t is the intention OF the
proprietors to place everything in
first-class shape and spare no pains
to make the fair success.
Eleven hundred dollars were
raised for the Lancaster & Hamden
r. r. at recent meeting held at
Trapaghan school house this coun-
ty.
About half a dozen slab-sided So
called Prohibitionists met last Sat-
urday and nominated the follow
ing ticket.
For auditor, w. L. Hughes;
treasurer, w. H. King; sheriff,
Richard Kirkendall; recorder, p.
H. Wilson; commissioner, l.. w.
McKinniss; infirmary director,
Lewis. Davis.
The influence of the convention
seemed to be bad, as there were