The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1889-02-28
FIREMAN'S BALL.
The Annual Dance Of the Ladies'
q Great Success.

The fireman's ball al HE
Peoples Rink, Friday evening,
was not only success. but a
brilliant social effort. The staid
and substantial members that go
TO make up our fire companies,
hardly ever 20 into ball room,
but when they do put on their
"best bib and tucker" and lay
aside care, they manage 10 work
a good deal of enjoyment out of
a dance.
The guests of the firemen nun.
bered some of the best people Of
the town, ami they worked the
''Eght fantastic toe' for all the
eight fantastic toe" was worth.
Ollie Wright had his shoes half
soled for the occasion. Virgie
Lowry, our handsome young
prosecuting attorney, was there
clothed in smiles and dancing
like a d. an angel. Detective
Squire Bowen had his sideburns
with him, and as Col Mandus Re-
Der would say in personal write
up of such an afiair-"Was dis.
tinguished presence on the floor"
Recorder O'nare, Clerk Lappen,
Sheriff Gallagher. Treasurer Note
stone and Postmaster Floyd were
not present. A friend at our ell
bow suggests that they were
probably trying to learn five
handed game Of whist. Judge
Tall Slough was among the visl
tors and without doubt gathered
many valuable points regarding
the dance that would be hard 10
pick up outside Of the domain Of
the "haweater." His Honor
seemed to be highly pleased with
the party. In fact. il will soon
be hard 10 tell the Judge from q
full fledged haweater.
The success of The dance de-
pended largely upon the efforts
of Chief Ki,tsmiller and his as
sistants, VIM. Waner and John
Deishlie, together with Henry
Luiz, engineer of The depart
ment. They all worked hard and
all danced hard, but Mr.. Lntz, |
who was not present, but acted
as an outside sentinel, with an
eye TO The welfare Of The town.
1t is designed to buy rubber
coats for the members of the de-
partment with the proceeds OF
the dance, and when The boys
turn out with their new regalia,
the public will know where they |
secured the money to pay for it.
We have 10 organization in
the city that deserves more
thought and consideration from
our people than the fire depart
ment. The members are volun-
teers, and the only remuneration
that they can hope for is the evi-
dence of the good will of the pro.
perty owners in the town. For
that reason they should meet
with all the encouragement pos
sible while laboring 10 perfect
the workings OF the department.
Their dance was success and
we are glad of IT.
We regretted the absence of
Editor Pursell, who We have since
learned was Kept at home by the
suspicious actions of his soat.-
Pnrsell was fearful that the goat
had designs on his coal pie.
which certainly would have been
a great calamity TO a newspaper
man during cold snap. Col.
Weldy and other legal gentle
men, as we'll as the clergy, were
also absent. HWe'are waiting for
information, but feel assured that
The man handling the invitations
overlooked them. Their
presence was the one thing need.
ed 10 complete the enjnymen; O.
the evening.
P. SD Davenport was net
there. Unfortunately be mot a
Tough crowd while on his way to
The dance, all ! before he could
Kill 1t of with the story he was
telling, the party was over. Ed
stuck 10 The crowd like a little ,
man. His misfortune on this oc
,asion was in striking a crowd
above the average in point OF !
toughness. There vas no change
)f the program at the dance.