The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-08-14

nOlulnR tne convention.
The sheep breeders association
of Perry county will hold picnic
in Belongs grove, at Redfield, Aug.
10Th. Hon. A. Sprague, Col. l.. J.
Jackson and others, will address
the meeting.
An effort, we understand, will be
made in a few days to form joint
stock company to bore for oil.
There are several who have already
expressed willingness to go into
the enterprise.
1t is probable that the trouble in
regard to machine mining in the
Hooking Valley is at an end, as
settlement has been,reached by Mr..
Job and Mr.. Brashears on the part
of the operators and Messrs. Nc
Bride, Hysell and Taylor on the
part of the miners. The, difficulty
is to be adjusted by board Of arbi-
tration. The board to consist of an
equal number of operators and
miners, who will choose two disin-
terested parties and if settlement
can not be effected, those two are
to select a third party whose de-
cision shall be final. The mines
resumed work Monday pending ar
bitration.
Shawnee Banner.
A nest of bees in Rev. Holidays
cottage at the Lancaster camp
ground made things lively for the
family last week.
The County Democratic Conven-
tion was fixed for Shawnee, Sep
tember 81.
The coal trade has been quite
good this week. Monday nine
trains of coal were taken north and
yesterday five trains started on the
journey to the lake. The total
shipment since the 1st inst. to this
morning amounts to 741 cars, or a
total of COG for the past six days
Speaking of the Half Moon mine
at Buchtel correspondent writes;
'This mine has a pretty;bad set OF
miners working It; they steal each
others tools, powder and oil so fire.
quently that you cannot lay any.
thing down, and hope to get il
again. When a car is filed in the
room there is no certainty whose
ticket will be on it when tipped
When one is caught at such trick:
he is discharged, and gets work the
next day and better room. 1t is
too bad"
Pickaway County.
Circleville is to have water works
Of 100000 gallons daily capacity
The contract has been awarded tc
Samuel Bullock g. Co., of New
York, on a graduated tariff of water
rates, subject to the decision of thu
voters at Il special election to b'
held Aug. 25.
[Domocrat and Waterman. =
The Republican County Meeting
at the Colosseum, last Saturda.
afternoon, was managed solely il
the interest of Bob Kennedy, ant
the delegates elected to the Con
gressional Convention were in
structed for him. A series of res
olutions, composed of the worst o.
Republican trash, were adopted
They eulogize Kennedy and com
mend him for deliberately viola
ting his oath of Office, and placing
at defiance the clear requirement.
of the Constitution. NO
Gen. Keifer declines to enter int
a contest for the Republican Con
gressional nomination, but will &C
cept with thanks, if rendered him
A colored camp meeting begal
yesterday at the Mineral Springs
near Adelphi, and will continue
over Sunday, the 22q inst. 1t will
be conducted by Rev. &C. Finley
of Frankfort Circuit, and Rev. S
d. Brown, of Washington G. H.
The Ohio Soldiers and Sailors
Orphans Home, provided for at tn
late session of the Legislature, hi
been located at sandusky. ~
The Baptist congregation a
Laurelvllle will hold a basket meet
ing on the Mineral Spring grounds
Adelphi, on Saturday and Sunday
August 2sth and 29th. The follow
ing ministers will be present: ED
ers Yeoman, Reed, Hickman ant
Levi Davis.
Tn fifteen wears the attendance n