The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-03-05

The law requires TIE Sheriff to|
post copies Of his delinquent list
two weeks before the July term
|of the County Court. We hope
this will not be forgotten.
The Australian ballot bill has
passed the House by vote Of 36|
70 20. With the exception of Mr..
Young, Of Upshur, ali Of the Re-
publicans voted against 1t.
i. H. Thompson left Monday
for Sandy to survey the. lands of
Elias Hatfield and NJ. A. Ferrell,
which have been sold to some
parties in Virginia at SIG per
acre.
Deputy Collector, N. J. Keadle
is looking along the line Of the
n. q w. r. r., this week. You
had better pay your special tax to1
Uncle Sam before you handle the
ardent.
If there is anything in the old
saying that "if March comes in
like a lion, it will 20 out like a
lamb we may look for some good
weather during the latter part Of
| the month.
Miss Alice Hutchinson is now
teaching her third four months
school in this county for the~cur-
rent school year. She loses no
time and is one of the best teach
ers in the county.
Walter Hutchinson, who has been
teaching school in this county
during the winter, left for his
home in Raleigh on Tuesday. Be
fore leaving he ordered the BAN
NER to be sent to his address.
The Post Office Department
| should look after the mails in our
county. On some OF the routs we
understand that there has been
no mail for eight weeks. Can't
something be done to remedy
this? -.-----.-.-.-.-.
The levy term of the County
Court has been changed from the
4th Monday in July to the LIST
Monday in July, and it is desired
that the Land and Property book
will be ready for inspection at
that time.
The river at this place COM
menced rising very rapidly about
dark Tuesday evening and by ~
o'clock yesterday, was in eight
inches Of the highest point this
winter. It's now falling. About
5000 fine logs passed this place
yesterday.
County Court was in session
Hast Saturday.T.C Whited and
Elias Hatfield were released IS
securities of l.. b. Belcher as con-
stable, and Belcher failing to give
a new bond, Elias Hatfield was
appointed constable. Hatfield
will make a splendid officer.
The wife and children of Crock
ct Belcher, who was sent to the
penitentiary from Cabell county.
a few months ago, are here trying
to make their way~to friends III
Putnam county. They are in des-
titute circumstances, and the peo-
pie here are helping them liher-
ally.
A. II. Sanders, Of the well
known wholesale Grocery house
of Harvey, Hagan d CO., together
with A. G. Holman, of the Hard
ware house of B. W.. Foster,aboth
of Huntington. were here Tues
day. They have built up a good
trade for their houses at this
place.
Rev. l. f. u. McKinster, p. Z.
of the M. E. Church, South, is in
town on his way to Boone G. H.,
where the Quarterly Meeting of
his Church will begin ON next Fri.
day evening. He is a splendid
preacher and we advise our Boone
friends to turn out in full force to
hear him.
There were over five hundred
deeds to real estate recorded in
our County Court Clerks Office
last year, and about one hundred
lin the two months Of this year.
Prices In the last year have in
creased more than three bundled
| per cent, and lands are still get
ting higher.