The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-01-21

AVIS, a widow lady living just
across the river from this place,
was robbed by some sneak thief
last night.
BoKS.-East night 10 and
Mrs. VIM. Gary, boy. This is
another addition to a large and
solid Democratic family. Both
mother and child are doing well.
Gus. Payne, a well-known mer-
chant and hotel keeper, died at
his residence, at Warfield, KY,
last Friday. Mr.. Payne was well
and favoraLly known to the peo-
pie of this county.
A Remarkable Case-Mr. Wal
.ter,W heeler, of=the Washington
Mills, Lawrence, Mass, for two
years afflicted with varicose veins
accompanied by a troublesome
eruption, was completely cured
after taking only eight bottles of
Ayers Sarsaparilla.
Deputy Sheriff j. B. Buskirk,
together with John Lee Buskirk,
and Greene Ellis, went to Eden
this week after John Dillon. who
was lodged in Jail at that place a
few days ago, on charge Of rob-
bling the railroad messenger in
this county some few weeks ago.
The BANNER is still in the ring.
While our printer has been sick
this week we are out with the
latest news. Our force don't 60
in for Dragging as a general thing
but they are willing to cut the
cards, shake dice or spit at a
crack with any man east of the
Rocky mountains.
On last Monday morning there
was another awful explosion at
the Kellogg powder mil. Archie
Livingstone, Ed. Watson. John
Schossler, John Benton and Chas.
Scott were killed. Robert Cook
fatally burned. Reece Estep was
badly burned and John Justice
struck in the hip by casting.
Estep and Justice will recover.
Jack and Avis Maynard, who
were booked for ON examining
trial before Justice, Morgan on
last Friday, for selling the Ear
dent" at Mouth of Lick on Tug
fork OF Sandy gave leg bail on
Thursday and left Elias Hat
field and Alfred Buskirk their
bondmen in for the sum of three
hundred dollars, sadder and wiser
men. They are from Kentucky
and are not likely to be recap
tured.
The Aracoma Sunday School
reorganized on last SUNDAY morn
ing, by the election Of II. Q. Rag
land Superintendent j. Cary Al
derson Assistant Superintendent,
w. ID. Sell Secfe,ary. Treasurer
and Librarian. The Superintend-
ant was elected to teach the Bible
class, and was selected to appoint
the teachers for the other cases.
Kittie Aldredge was elected As
sistant Secretary. The teachers
appointed are as follows:
LIST female c ASS, Miss Rose Osborn.
I2nd female class, Mrs. q. K. Mil
Ter. 3rd female class, Mrs. Mat
tic Carder.
LIST male class, j., 9. Anderson.
End male class, I. $. Henry.
Bid male class. w. III. Clingenpeel.
Infant class Brooke Buskir.k
Substitute teachers will be taken
from the Bible class, in which
there are some splendid teachers.
The school will meet for the win
ter at the Court house at two
O'Clock p. M. every Sunday.
In no sense Of the word will the
school be sectarian, although the
Literature Of the American Bap-
fist Publication Society is used.
Of the officers of the school two
are Baptists, one Lutheran and
one Disciple. OF the teachers
three are Methodist, three Bap-
fists, one Episcopal and one Disci-
pie. We hope that parents OF
the children will take an interest
| in the school and make it a sue
bess. Lastyear the children were
prompt in their attendance. but
officers and teachers almost aban-
doned the school before the year
was out. We are satisfied that
such will not be the case this year.
We will rive the subject Of the