The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1889-05-16

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At 4 O'Clock. Yesterday, higl
pressure prevailed in the Cincin-
natl Enquirer Office. Brigadiel
General Davenport and Manager
Eek. Sands met.
Mai. owen O'Hare, of Max
vile, still continues to hold the
mail route TO Junction City. No
administration wants him re-
moved. He is prompt, obliging
and reliable.
"Col." Burgess, Supreme Conrt
Reporter. pro tenn, IS interesting
himself in tho Mlllvillo post-"ffice
Col. Burgess should put on his
wbito coat that Pursell speaks OF,
and look after the mill.
We have reliable information that
Stiros has returned from New York
The happy result Of his operations
IN the East are reported in full by
our able staff member, Mr.. George
Work, in our advertising columns.
The following parties from Logan
left yesterday on the Editorial ex-
cursion. viz: +. S. Pnrsell and
wife, E. L. Davenport. B. r. Hig-
gins and vile. Rev. Williams and
wife, John Walker, Mrs. NJ. d.
Moore, Mrs. G. NJ. Gould, Wes.
McOlintock, Con Weltzell, Will
McClintock.
Col. Burgess, Supreme Court
Reporter. pro tenn, was In the
city Monday, but did not stay
long enongh to organize His
committee. Too many people
wanted 10 see him. Pending his
next raid, the Postoffice will still
he held bv Pursell, and the
Amendments will be advertised
IN the SENTINEL.
The Kleinschmidt boys and
Chas. Becker have been working |
at the Franklin furnace, Colum.
bus, for some time past. These
gentlemen, il is said. cannot be
beat in putting in furnace learths
and their time is entirely taken
up in that kind of work. Logan
should be proud of such me-
cbanics.
Polk Ackers is the owner Of
an incubator and has hatched
out over one hundred chickens
this spring. The last hatching
ne got IS chickens ont OF IS eggs.
or about Tx. This beats hens
all to pieces and requires very
little care or attention. If We
had few more incubators in this
locality there would be "A good
chance of breaking the prices for
spring chickens and battering
down all corners In that product.
The heated term, commencing
Nav 5 and ending on the 18th
inst, was rather remarkable for
this time Of year. The maximum
temperature as shown by DR..
James Little was from May 5
10 May Il as follows: 50, 81. SS.
so, 80, SO. SO. II. 81. One eeriou.
phaze OF the heated term was the
drouth that preceded it and only
ended at this place With the
storm Saturday evening. The
rains this week were occasioned
by a rather weak storm center in
the OHIO Valley. The rainfall
in Ohio was pretty general, but
there was not near enough OF it.
Farmers say there will haye to
be very heavy rainialls TO save
meadows. 1t Is hard 10 predict
what the weather will be The
rest of the month, but The out
look now is very favorable for an
unsettled ana rainy spell for some
weeks 10 come.
We learn that Mr.. l. F. Sain
and Thos. Shotwell will put out
about ten acres in watermelons
the coming season. The melon
patch is to be located on the Al
fred lands, west of town. We
look upon these gentlemen as
public benefactors and feel safe
in saying that a convention OF
boys will follow this announce
meut and watermelon society,"
be organized al once. We don's
know much about The character
of the guardian angels put in
charge of modern watermelon
but our knowledge Of
the modern small boy leads usto
the belief that he will get there
with both feet if he guard line
is not IN charge of a careful pa
troll. II is about as hard a mat
Ter 10 keep boy out of water
melon patch as it is 10 keep a
robin out of a cherry tree. We
would suggest TO Messrs. Sain
and Shotwell, that in addition TO
shotguns, cross dogs, ETC.. they
bring bible alield with them
and 10 study it, even as st. An
ihony sfudied If. fnr the men