The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-05-22

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Circuit Court, which will COM
mence June 18th
Miss Peachy Smooth, Of Hunt
lngton: arrived here last Monday
evening and expects to spend the
summer with her sister, Mrs. L.
N. Mitchell.
Capt. Amos Allen Of the Guyan-
dottc Gas 4 Oil Co., was in town
on Monday. He will commence
boring for oil on Crawleys Creek
at once. He Gays that the indica-
tons for oil are good.
Elijah Cline, who was confined
IN our Jail on a capias profine,
was let out for a little airing on
Monday Lige is now among the
scenes of his childhood on Gilbert
creek laughing at prison bars.
No County in West Virginia,
according to population, furnished
more or better soldiers to the Con-
federacy than Logan. How many
Of them will attend the unwilling
of the Lee monument on the 2gtb
David Straton, a son of Mai.
VIM. Straton OF this place was
killed =hY=a train at -Brownstown
last Thursday. His aged father
and mother, and all Of his rela-
tiyes have our heartful sympathy.
So far we have heard Of no can
idate for Circuit Court and Coun-
ty Clerk; nor for the legislature.
Logan is entitled to the State Sem
ator if Mcdowell does not want it,
but 50 far we have heard Of no
asplrant.
j. D. Sedinger, of Guyandotte,
is candidate for County Conn
missioner. The Democrats, Of
Cabell, could not make better
nomination, nor could the people
of the County commit their inter
ests in better hands.
The estate of Anthony Lawson,
owns several hundred acers of
very valuable land on the Twelve
Pole side Of the tunnel of the
West Virginia & Ironton Railroad
at DiIgess, which will soon be
laid off in lots to suit purchasers.
Capt. I. d. Chambers has sold
eight thousand acres of his land
on Rum Greek3,in this county, to
M. B. Mullins, John B. & w. r.
Floyd at three dollars per acre.
This is a very fine body Of land
and lies near the Guyandotte
river.
Isaac Mcdonald a former resi-
dent of Wyoming County, in this
State, died some ten days ago in
Indiana, Mr.. Mcdonald was from
1872 to 1876 a State Senator from
this District. He was a brother
of VIM. w. Mcdonald of this
County.s
VIM. P. Mead, II. p. Clark,
James Dempsey and Lewis Demp-
sey. were in town on Monday,
they came oyer TO bring jim Brew
or, who was badly shot through the
right foot while being arrested,
AID it was necessary to haul him
over In wagon.
Our old friend Jno. S. Marcum
is candidate for Prosecuting At
torney in Cabell. We have known
John for a long time, and take
pleasure in saying that he would
make an efficient officer. He has
been tried and has filled the bill
in every particular.
The entering wedge of a COM
plant that may prove fatal is
often a slight cold, which a dose
or7two of Ayers Cherry Peetofal
might have cured ut the conn
5mencement. It would be well,
therefore, to keep this remedy
within reach at all times.
The Kanawha Democrat, pub
lished at Charleston, w. Va, with
P. M. Hayes as Editor, is the lat,
est candidate for popular favor
Its a neat six column folio, sound
politically, and we'll edited. We
welcome it to our exchange list
and wish it a prosperous future.
Charles Zirkles, who was found
guilty by the U. S. Court at Char.
lesion, for unlawful retailing and
committed to prison for thirty
days, has been released and is now
at home. Charlie was the victim
of others and we are glad to say
that he hasn't been enga ged in the