The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-08-28
THE OHIO DEMOCRAT.
LOCAL NEWS.

fore part of this week, and with
difficulty resumed work Tuesday.
MIR. Austin, of Springfield, o.,
was in town over Sunday, whiting
his neice, Miss Ella Keefe.
-Robt Hamblin, Steward of the
Athens Asylum, visited his mother
Mt this place Saturday and Sunday
last.
Miss Vie Davis, of this office,
was visiting friends in Macarthur,
few days the fore part of this
week.
Tim Morarity killed a copper
head snake near the Infirmary last
week, which measured four feet
eight inches.
Mrs. Eddy, who has been visit
ing her brother, DIR. Raney for some
days past left for her home in Mari
eta, on Tuesday last.
Frank Kessler has put up the
incest and most tasteful veranda
in town, at the residence of b. X.
Tritsch. on Main street.
A little daughter of Mr.. E.
Warren, conductor on the O. & w.
Va. passenger, is suffering from a
bad attack of lung fever.
We are glad to learn that both
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Kennard have
recovered from severe attack of
malarial fever, under the care of DIR.
Dollison.
-"Old Moss Back" sends us the
notice of a marriage which appears
under the proper head. His many
kind and fine compliments he will
have to- deliver in person.
The ladies of the east end had a
surprise carpet rag sewing at Mrs.
DR.. Stallsmith's Wednesday night.
1t was numerously attended, and
the surprise was complete.
Ben Altop's little son while
playing with a feed cutter on Mon
day last, caught the fingers of his
left hand in the cog gearing; the
bones of his fingers were badly
crushed, but DR.. Campbell informs
us that he has hopes that his fingers
can be saved.
MIR. Nixon furnishes us the fol-
lowing list of provisions consumed
by the Hooking County Infirmary
from March 1st to Sept. 1st, 1886:
Flour, 5,50l pounds; Corn meal,
81 bush els; Pork, 2,725 pounds; Po-
tatoes, $50 bushels; Milk, 14,327
pounds; butter, 5O4 pounds.
A little son of G. w. Lloyd, on
Tuesday last fell against the edge
of curb stone, cutting his head
badly. Also on same day little son
of G.. w. Beery fell down a cellar
passage, and cut bad cash across
his forehead. Dr., Campbell was
called in both cases. Both are doing
well.
DIR. Campbell took RoyVanatta
little son of Frank Vanatta, to Co.
lumbus on Wednesday, to consult
DIR. Hamilton in regard to his foot.
DIR. Campbell has been treating
him for some months for Necrosis,
and the disease not yielding to
treatment, it is thought surgical
operation will be necessary.
We were shown by DR.. Dolli-
son yesterday,the statuette of a Chi
nese Mandarin in full costume,
which is carved by hand from some
species of wood which is as white
and hard as ivory. The most re-
markable part of the carving is the
pedestal, which consists of a per-
forated bulb in which are two balls
one within the other. Every lover
of curious art should call at the Dr's
Office and see this piece of carving.
One day this week Coroner
Gage started out with the inten-
tion of going deeper into the mys-
teries of Forestry. While ram
bling about he met DIR. Wright,
and upon the kind invitation of
that gentleman, accompanied him
to the Infirmary, where Mr.. Nixon
tried to kill him by stuffing him
w.th fruits and other delicacies.
George says, with the exception of
his home, it is the finest place in
the county.
Saturday last was a feast day
for the DEMOCRAT force, and their
countenances beamed with delight.
The cause Of all the unusual joy,
was the appearance of Mr.. Jerry
Carpenter with half a bushel of as
fine, mellow apples as we have
seen. AS soon as they arrived, a
raid was made on them, such as
would have made an apple tree
shed its leaves in sorrow. Just as
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