The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-12-04
John Justice was in town yes.

Jonn = ustice was IN town yes
terday.
Mr.. R. B. Lawson, Of Loudon
county, Va, has moved his family
to this place for the winter. We
hope that their stay in our midst
may be pleasant
Deputy Marshal Clayton Work
man was in town Monday. He
says that Judge jackson is in
earnest in trying to break up
smuggling whiskey.
Mrs. r. w. Peck returned home
from visiting her sister on Laurel
last Saturday. She reports her
sister as much better. We hope
that she will soon recover.
"A Temperance Society will be
organized at West Uaien on Buff
falo next Sunday. We hope that
there will be full attendance.
1t is under the auspices of the w.
q. T. y.
The new residence of George
w. Zirkle in the upper end of
town is nearing completion. tits
a neat and commodious edifice
and adds considerably to the ap-
pearance of our village.
J. B. Buskirk and Don Vinson
returned from Weston yesterday
where they had been to place Mr.
Thomas Justice in the Hospital
The physicians think that his
mind will soon be restored.
! Mr.. Sentz, of the well known
grocery house Of T. II. Noyes &
Co., of Charleston, IS in town
There are but few Commercial
Travellers who visit this place, a,
popular with our business men a.
Mr.. Sentz.
| VIM. Mounts, who was sent OF
tQthe United States District Cour
at Charleston last week for violat
ing the Internal Revenue law, hal
Ibeen convicted by that Court ant
fined one hundred dollars ane
sentenced to Jail for forty days.
Enoch Baker was in town thi.
week delivering the Memoria
Volume Of Jefferson Davis for H
Il. Salyards, the General Agent
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| All who have not subscribed
should do SO.
1 An Amateur Dramatic Club il
being made up in our village. ant
the names of its members is al
assurance of its success. We hops
that the people of our village ant
the surrounding countrywill ex
y
tend to them the patronage which
they deserve. The club has thu
best wishes of the BANNER.
/ Elias II. Simpkins returned
from Charleston, where he hat
been in attendance on the United
States Court, ON Yesterday, ant
brought with him Vim. Mounts
who was convicted of unlawful
retailing and was sentenced to A
I days Imprisonment, and has plac
4 ed him in the Jail at this place.
Geo. F. Browning, a merchan
from Cow Creek, was in town OF
yesterday looking after business
Mr.. Browning has organized
splendid Sunday School on Gov
Creek, and is eminently success
full. His purse strings are Away
open to good cause, and hi
heart is always in the right place
Thanksgiving services were he'll
in the Court House last Thursda.
morning. Rev. J. M. Wood ant
Rev. J. S. Lemon being presen,
Mr.. Wood preached a very inter
esting sermon from Malachi, 3r
Chap. and 9Th Verse. After tn
sermon collection was taken u
for the poor, to which the audi
ence responded literally.
The series of meetings at thi
place conducted by Rev. J. N
Wood, of the Baptist Church
:. came to a close on Sunday nigh
While there have been no acces
sions to the church, the plain prat
teal preaching Of Mr.. Wood ha
had good effect upon the peopl
and we feel certain that a ric
harvest will soon be reaped.
Preparations are being made fo
a big Christmas tree at the Coui
House for the benefit of the Sur
lday School children under the az