The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-04-21

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Thursday night to destroy the hop
ers of the Buchtel coal company by |
setting fire to the engine house
which adjoins the hoppers. The
fire was discovered in time to ad-
init of its extinguishment before
much damage was done. The mine
at Buchtel is leased and operated
on the cooperative plan by u com
pany of thirty miners. Their hav-
ing engaged in business for them
selves is said to have occassioned
i'll will upon the part of others of
the miners Of that locality and it is
suspected that the attempted de-
struction of the works was the re.
suit of this i'll feelling.-Athens
Messenger.
Hon. William Beatty, grand
keeper of records and seals for the
Knights Of Pythias in Ohio, has
completed his annual report for
1893, which is full of facts and fig
ures of interest to all members of
the order. Ohio has now the great
est number of members Of any
state in the Union and is the rich
est financially of any Jurisdiction
in the supreme lodge. The reports
show that 617 lodges were in active
operation January !, 1894, a net
gain of 3s during the year. The
membership roster shows total
membership of 5O,085, gain of
nearly 5000 during the past twelve
months. The receipts for 1893 were
$S7,s76.ls; expenditures, $29, ,1sO.46.
The cash balance in the Ohio grand
treasury the first of the year was
1921, ,O31 .O4-a most gratifying show
ing. The assets of all the suhordi-
nate lodges in Ohio at the present
time reaches the large sum of $S5l-
176.
i, 1T pays to advertise. Every
successful business man will tell
you SO. Advertising is the key to
success. The late p. T. Barnum,
who was the greatest Snowman that
ever lived, in addressing a body of
men at Bridgeport, Conn, said:
"You do not, any of you, advertise
enough. You ought to use print
er.s ink every day. You are asleep
and want your business to run it.
, self. Standing advertisements in
) a paper command confidence. The
man who for years, lives in one
, community and leads reputable
life, even though he be of moderate
I. ability, will grow in the esteem
, and confidence of his fellows. On
| the same principle newspaper ad-
E vertisement. becomes familiar in
the eyes of the reader. 1t may be
1 seldom read, still it makes the
, name and business of the man ia.
miliar, and its presence in TIE col.
umns of paper inspires confidence
in the stability of it's enterprise"
n The following are the mar.
t riage licenses:
e ALEXANDER Dixon;
g Frances Lulu Matheney.
II }Robert w. Dutfey;
(Mary Philips.
George w. Voorhees,;
: Nancy d. Chilcoate.
J, jLewis Carpenter;
v (Katie Mowry.
j. }Ansley A. Blackburn;
(Mary B. Griffin.
II George A. Polling;
= (Ellen Murlette.
}Asbury Riggs;
u (Viola Price.
}John Hood;
@ (Jennie Geiger.
q }James Sycks;
(Mary G. Ballard.
- )Charles SWeaZy;
~ Lucy Burgess.
. }Hedley Lowe;
9 (Jane Pierce.
u }Rev. VIM H. Hickman;
e (E. Mahala Dollison.
" JAbraham A. Beach;
"a (Ella Devore.
e }Charles 1. Huntley;
A lElinor A. Cook.
j, JThomas y. Fox.
a (Stella A. Hunter.
n -On next Tuesday the 10. o.
n Lodge will dedicate their new
% building. The members of thi
n lodge are expecting large numbe
a of neighboring lodges to be present
d A grand ball will be given in tn
evening.
8. The following is the program:
e Allreferepces are standard time.
e, 7'3o a. m. m.-Reception committee wi
<, attend all trains to receive visitors.
\. 8:3o-a, in,--R Resident and yisitin