The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-21
Our Neighbors.
V1NToN.

NlnUy nlHe tlCkeJS were SOIu 1Or
the Cheshire excursions, last SUM-
day at this place.
A telegram was received yester-
day morning from Washington, ID.
G. announcing the death of Mrs. G.
w. Shockey, formely of this place.
Frank Ambrose had a little diff
ficulty while returning home on
the cars last Sunday, in the course
of which he received several cuts
and bruises.
Henry Amos of Hamden disap-
peared and is suppose to have been
murdered. No trace of him can be
found except his empty pocket
book lying by the railroad track,
Burglars entered the depot build
ing last Sunday night, but did not
get anything, they went to Mr..
Dalton's house and were discover
ed by Dalton, who is the station
agent. They beat hasty retreat
whendiscovered.
Enquirer.
While the loss by the flood was
severe upon many individuals in
several localities, there will be d
general gain in the crops OF grass
and corn. Farmers say their mead
ows are vastly improved by the
soaking rains, except where sand
ed, and that pastures are now eX-
cellent.
We learn that some evil-disposed
person cut the spokcs in u wheel of
Mr.. Rufus Wyman's buggy, and
gashed his horses leg, last Friday
night. The animal was tied to a
hitching rack on Main Street at the
time. Such an act is the very
quintessence of mennness.
Mr.. John Turner, of Knox Tp.,
who called on Tuesday, states that
the hillsides on which corn was
! planted in his vicinity were badly
washed by the late rains. Some
wheat on the Raccoon bottoms was
lost, but Il good deal was saved, II
portion Of it, however, in dam
aged condition.
A number of Jour citizens went
to the old town of Marietta last
Monday to help celebrate its cen
tennial.
FAIRFIELD.
Gazette.
Tie railroad companies have
beau!itied the depot lawns by
planting flowers in them.
The Hooking Valley railroad has
put an extra baggage car on the up
trains to accommodate the ship
pers OF berries in the valley.
) AT a meeting Of the Board OF
; Education Monday evening, Prof
, Luce, of Columbus, was elected
: ms,sic teacher, at salary of $1,000.
A story and \ half frame house
in the hopyard owned by DIR. G. A
Harman and occupied by AL.
Rabourn, caught fire from defect
i've flue, Sunday afternoon, about
three o'clock and burned to the
ground. All the household effects
. were saved. 1t was just new
} building, not quite finished, which
the occupant was buying on the
installment plan. Damage, $500,
! insurance, $40O.
Eagle.
The heavy rains of last week did
5 considerable damage to crops, stock
} and fences, especially in the south.
ern portion of the county. The al
J most incessant fall of water fol
, three days had the effect of swell
ing the small streams to the pro
portions of rivers. The damage was
especially severe below Sugar
l Grove, and the harvested crops o.
r several farmers in that vici
nifty is said to have been washed
away.
In the list of guards appointed
4 by the Warden of the Ohio Peni
/. tentiary, appears the name of S. E
r Homan, of Fairfield county. The
, appointment runs for two years
a from the 1st of June, 1883.
A ten-year-old son of ID. G. Hill
ard, near Lithopolis, was seriously
: hurt Saturday, by being kicked il
the face by colt, breaking his jaw
and knocking out most of his teeth
PERRY.
Tribune.
The Fire Company is now oc
, cupying the new Engine house il
: the town building.
Isaac Nixon, Superintendent o
: the Infirmary, last week turned in
to the county treasury about $4OO