The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-01-22

their guests.
J. g. Gunfher, with FIVE hands.
is building q large addition to the
Oakland House. He expects To-
have the work completed by the
first Of March.
Rev. G. I. Carder and wife
have quit the parsonage, and are
now boarding at the Oakland
House. A Methodist minister has
a hard time in ourmountains.
! A new Dramatic Club, with
three or four professional ladies
and gentlemen among its men,
bers, will be organized at this
place, and will produced that
magnificent drama, 9 Only Daugh-.
ter
Revs. j. S. Lemon and @. L.
Carder preached at. the School
House on last Sunday. The first
preaching we have had since
Christmas, except a sermon from
Rev. Boggs, Adventist, on last,
Thursday night.
Bird Buskirk and Ross White,
| it is said, graduated at New Ath--
ems, Ohio, in two days, and have
returned home. The boys consid-
er themselves above going to a
college with negros. We glory IN
your spunk boys.
Chas. Straton, who performed
the duties OF sDevlP' in this Office
for three weeks, struck for higher
wages last Friday, and in conse-
quence, we are out "Devil,"
while Charles enjoys himself at
the Shades of Death.n
Married january 18th, 1s91.-
Cora Lawson to Geo. Trent. Rev.
III. M. Wood, officiating. Miss
Lawson is daughter of Guy Law
son, and Mr.. Trent is son Of
! Alex. Trent. The best wishes of
the BANNER is extended to them.
May their voyage upon the matri-
monial sea be one of pleasure,
with no storms, but an eternal
sunshine to gladden. them.
VIM. E. Burnes, of Lebanon,
Va, and A. B. Dodson, OF Wise
9. H., Va, were at the Oakland
House on Monday and Tuesday.
They are negotiating for the lands
Of DR.. M. FL. Waldron at the
Mouth Of Pigeon. They say that
they have been along the whole
line of the n. d w. r. r. from
Pockahontas to4Kenova, and re-
gard the property at the Mouth of
Pigeon the most valuable on the
line. They are confident that a
large town will spring up at that
place in the near future.
On last Saturday a warrant was
issued by Mayor Buskirk against
Minda Newsom, for selling whisky,
on the information of Bradford
Belcher. The case came on for.
trial in the evening and Belcher
swore that he had never gotten
any whisky froiif her, when Mayor
Buskirk and N. J. Keadle went
before Squire g. w. Morgan and
swore out warrant against Belch-
er for false swearing. Belcht r
waived an examination and was
held to bail in the sum of $500.
I. O. Whited is his security.
w. M. Clingenpeel and Irwin
Clingenpeel, formerly of Floyd
County, Virginia, who have been
teaching school in this county,
suddenly left this place before
day on last Monday. During the
day the merchants at this place
learned of the fact, and attach
ments were sworn out against
them, and Bird Buskirk, James
Moore and several others started
in pursuit of them. They were
arrested at Oceana on Tuesday
morning and brought back to this
place. Irwin Clingenpeel settled
up his accounts, and the case of
w. M. Clingenpeel was tried be-
fore G. w. Morgan, who found
against and sent him to Jail in ae-
cordance with the law. w. M.
Clingenpeel taught school in this
county for several years, and about
two years ago married Mrs. Far
LEY, at this place. His wife and
1 children are still here. He was
fone of the Census Enumerators
| for this county last year.
!. Rich Greek, w. Va.