The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1895-01-31

Excursions 10 NlIicinHaIi Cep.
II, Half fare.
Nellie w. Baker is the guest OF
Mary Norton, at Greenfield. o.
Excursion to Cincinnati Feb. l
and 18th. Good for return until
Feb. 18th.
y Frank Horn of Chicago is home
to spend the winter with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Horn.
Half fare to Cincinnati Febru
AIRY IL and 18th. Good 10 retarn
until Feb. 18th.
Emma Tejrow after pleasant
visit with her sister Mrs. Jes Van
Horn has returned to her home at
Jacksonville.
Read the notice of Frank Leslie S
Popular Monthly in this issue of the
Sentinel and then send for a sampe
copy and we are sure you will be pleas
ed with It
On last Friday, Col. A. c. Sands
went to New Lexington to visit his
long time friend, Judge Huffman.
He reports the Judge improving in
health, able to sit up, and in good
spirits.
DO you wish to locate in the
South. If GO join one Of the cheap
excursions and look the ground over
before locating. Feb. 5th. March
5th, April 3oth, half fare. See c.
W. Schwenke, agent for further in
formation.
Practical Religion, The Demand
of to-day, is the su ject for Sunday
morning at the NJ. K. Church. John
E. Rudisili pastor. Subject for eve:
Weighed in the balance. The pro-
traeted meeting will be continued
next week. The services this week
are increasing in interest.
u. S. Commissioner Lowry hav-
ing had victorious encounter with
the violators of the Federal laws in
the matter ofcounterfeiting, evasion
of the license, now waits and watches
for the moonshier. lie is sure to be
in the Ash Cave country and like the
rail road to that place, is hard to find.
The Federal Office holders have
recently had significant meetings in
Logan. After the adjournment of U.
S. Commissioner Lowrys Court The
U. S. Attorney Greve, the U. S. Mar
shai Mason, Postmaster Green and
Commissioner Lowry, would go in'o
Hay Scales Convention, and discuss
the Civil Service. They are intensei,
in favor of Civil Service. But they
don't want the rules to apply until all
the Republicans in Office are turned
out and Democrats fill the places,
then let Civil Service have full swing
1t may be said in passing that the
Federal officers above mentioned are
Andrew jackson Democrats.
On Wednesday morning at 3
O'Clock an accident occurred at the
Messbarger Gas Well shutting off the
supply Of the natural gas to consumers
of Logan for about IL hours. The
connection between the well aud the
pipe lines. which causes the enormous
pressure a 700 Tbs to the square inch,
burst, breaking the pipe and shutting
off the supply. The line was repaired
as soon as possible. The accident is
much regretted by the Company, but
like the breaking of a lamp chimney,
the choking of water pump, it hap
pened. 1t could not be helped Our
citizens can congratulate themselves
that the service has been SO excellent
aud SO very few accidents have oc-
CURED.
Postmaster Green, at the request
of the Department, made trip last
Friday up the road on the U. S. Post
al car, noting how a post office on
wheels IS managed. lie promises to
give the readers of the SENTINE- a
detailed report of his inspection" !"
1t is interesting to know how a letter
"gets there" The Logan Postmaster
gives it pitch into sack, then he is
done with it. Then how? Postal
Cars are very exclusive places. No.
body but the Railway Clerks. are al
lowed in them, except by special per
mission. The President can not enter
until he has government permit
Postmaster Green appreciated the
compliment, and the courtesy extend
ed him.
Col. Davidson, of Lancaster. Sec.
retary and Attorney for the Logan
Natural Gas Company, was in the
city on Tuesday on business connect
ed with this enterprise. As will be
seen by an advertisement published
elsewhere the Logan Gas Go. il
spreaCin out and annexlng all tbs
surrounding country. We have the
gas supply and our company is com