The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-01-20

The ladies Of st. Johns Catho-
lie church gave a Festival and
Fair the past week. Dinner was
served In the new /. o. o. F. Hall
and was well patronised by our
people. The Fair closed Wednes.
day evening with a we'll attended
concert.
--Married-By I. Y. Hartsel, j.
p, Friday evening, Jan. ~, 1894, at
the residence OF j. g. Henderson,
Of near Union Furnace, Mr.. Seth
Morris and Miss Eta George, both
of Vinton Co., Ohio.
The Fairfield County Com
missioners have offered a reward
Of $4,000 for the arrest or con-
viction Of the party and parties
who caused the death of T. j.
Davis on the morning of December
%, 1883.
The Hock-H Hooking O'Possum
Club held It's first annual banquet
In the parlors Of the Central Hotel
Thursday evening, Jan. 18th, 1894.
There were present large number
Of gentlemen of all occupations,
professions and callings who were
entertained. regaled and made at
home by the presence of an invit-
ed crowd, who devoured a roasted
pig, several possums, fruits and
the other necessary accompani-
ments. Capt. John Slisher furn-
ished the Havana cigars, music
and other elements of success.
The trial of Isaac l.. Edwards,
Indicted for murder in the first
degree, is set for Monday, Jan. %.
The following are the names of the
special jurors in the case: L. Eg-
gleston and John Aplin, Starr, Ed.
ward Huffman and Andrew Keep
lar, First precinct, Green, Abe
Laughlin and Flave Saunders,
Second precinct, Green Samuel
Schooley, Saltcreek, Henry Kes-
sler and Alex Wilson, Fourth ward
Logan, Jacob Shively and Jacob
Harmon, Fourth ward, Logan, New
ton Collins, Fourth ward, Logan,
Isaac Haine., Third ward, Logan,
John Parrot, Washington township
Jacob Hensel, Washington town
ship, w. HI. Lehman, VIM. Morgan,
J.,A. Harvey, James Cummings
Lewis Coe, Charles Vickers and
John Clark, Ward township, Fred
Myers and Jacob BANTER, Laurel
township, VIM. Kitchen, Benton
township,Ja James Blankenship, VIM
Williams, Noah Starr, Falls, Gore
Albert Wear, Goodhope, George
Williamson and VIM. Hale, Perry
township, James Allen, Green
township, Andrew Mettler and
John Dent. Saltcreek.
The old question of abandon.
ing the Hooking Canal will again
he presented to the General AS
sembly. The Columbus Dispatch
in speaking of the matter says: g
w. Lamb, of Hooker, Is actively
engaged in circulating petitions
forwarding q plan for the abandon
ment of the Hooking canal and
build railroad in it's stead, plan
which has been gradually evolved
from many previous plans. Brief
ly, his plan Is for the Legislature te
contribute the canal lands for the
building of a road thereon, to be
owned by many small stockhold.
ers living in the valley and citie,
adjacent, the Legislature to con
troll the freight and passenger rates
and the Stockholders toshave ar
equal vote regardless of stock own
ed. Mr.. Lamb says: "The grea
value af an entrance into Colum
bus through the hearts Of cities
and towns, graded road bed re-
quiring no bridges and large guam
titles of lock stone cut and ready
for building purposes with presen
cheap materials and numbers o
unemployed laborers renders cos
of such road comparatively trih
ting and consequently 1t could car
ry freight and passengers pr0fitab
ly at much lower rate than evel
before possible, thus enabling Goa
Operators to pay increased price
for mining and still deliver coal a
Columbus and all other points a
greatly reduced prices and em
ployes on the road need not worl
at reduced wages because the roat
cannot pay interest on stock wat
cred to many times the value o
the r0ad.' Thus the shippers, tn
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