The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-01-01

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! Ebert Buskirk who has been at
tending Dennison College. Gran.
vile, Ohio, i at home to spend
the vacation.
J. II. Stuart. Of Tazewell G. H.,
a former resident Of this place,
and brilliant young lawyer, was
in town this week.
Mrs. Emma Mullins and Misses
Mary A. Perry and Victoria Hen
aefsen were guests of Mrs
land during the holidays.
M. Graham, Of Graham, Va
who has been here for the last ten
days looking after lands, left on
Tuesday morning for his home.
Elffereawsaas a hep az tthTfe BBaslsirks
House last Friday night, and the
light fantastic toe was tripped
until the wee sma' hour. All en-
joyed themselves.
Among the young men who
came here to spend the holidays
we mention, Bruce and Billion Nc
Donald, Lee Joyce and Lee Altiz-.
or. All seemed to have good
time.
We would like to see every yot-
er at this place take the Daily
Gazette during the session Of the
Legislature. Charleston has a
right to be proud of her daily
papers.
Floyd Buchanan, Charley Bueh-
anan, Elias Hatfield and Green
Ellis succeeded in killing two fine
bears last week on Rum Creek.
Foursbears were started and they
are now after the other two.
For the next two months the adj
dress of Maj. J.. A. Nighbert and
wife is Plateau Hotel, Hot Springs,
Arkansas. We hope they will
have a nice time, and that they
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will return to us IN the Spring en-
tirely rejuvenated.
The thanks Of the, people Of Lo-
gan 9. H., are due to Sergeant
Leander Cary for the efficient
manner in which he has preserved
the peace here during the holt
days. The Council should allow
him extra compensation for his
services.
Capt. Field with his Engineer
Corps is busy locating the Guyan-
dotte branch of the N. d w. r.
II. He is now about two miles
above this place. The final stakes
are being driven, and work will
be commenced as soon as grading
| is completed on Laurel and Twelve
Pole.
On last Saturday in a drunken
row near the Mouth of Sycamore,
a man by the maine of Turner
from Tazewell county, cut Henry
Blankenship, of Pike county, KY,
with an axe. The blow was struck
on the head, and it is thought that
BBlankenshipwill die Turner was
arrested by M. A. Terrell and
Thomas Chambers and is now in
Jail at this place. y
The Mayor has had his hands
| full since the Christmas holidays
began. He has, however, been
equal to the occasion, and the fin
ances Of the town are in a flour
ishing condition. We have so far
abstained from giving the names
of the offenders on account of
their families, but hereafter we
shall give the proceedings of the
Police Court in full. We hope,
however, that we will not be call
ed on to chronicle a single case for
the year 1891.
Peas are delicate, and stand the
frost. Beans are coarse, and stand
neither wet nor frost. Peas, in
modern times, are eaten with lamb
and sweetbreads. Yet, in olden
times, they must have been eaten
with corn-beef, for does not Shake
speare 4s.Peas-to his hashes y
/ And did not Patrick Henry say
that the virginians elamored for
PEGS when there were no peas /?
But this is not the conundrum.
Why are peas wrinkled when they
are young; and men are wrinkled
only when they are olds
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Reserved Seat Tickets for ''Ten
Nights in Bar Room" have been
placed on sale at U. B. BuslSirk's
j Dry Goods Store. Now is the
time to secure seats. IGeneral adj