The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1895-08-01
T4HE HOOKING SENTINEL
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driving teams in the Valley. w
say this because we know it.
Col. Weldy has returned from
his excursion on the Lakes. He re
ports having had delightful time.
Population of Logan 3l3i
Children of school age 1896.
J. f. W
John w. Hes of South Bloom
ingviue, Proprietor of the Obi
House, is spending this week in Lo
gan.
N-Squire A. r. McBroom was call
ell to his home at Gibisonville on las
Monday, 10y the serious illness. of hi
sister.
The Elks of Fremont will giv'
a circus on August 9TH. and a larg'
delegation from Logan is expected
tv attend.
Mrs. Harry Wasson, and Mrs.
Ed Spencer and daughter of Colum
bus, are spending this week at the
Rock House.
That Gallipols Fair is almost upon
us again-July 30-31 August l and 2,
1t is great big show and the rates to
reach it are low.
Attorney Alternately, one of the
prominent Attorneys of Circl"vllle,
was in our city on last Saturday on
professional business.
The Gallipolls Fair is now in
full blast. See the big racing with
.sprirkied track and the balloon
man shot from a cannon.
The Galllpolis FAR holds its
annual meet July so, to Aug2 : in
.clnsive. An interesting program
has been determined upon.
Mayor Bowen left this morning
for Pittsburgh, for the purpose OF
closing up the contract of purchase OF
the lands on which the wells are To-
Gated.
In the last two weeks, over two
hundred new subscribers have been
enrolled. All Postmasters are our
authorized agents. All democrats
are our solicitors.
"A meeting of the Creditors Of
the Peoples Bank will be held in the
Mayors Office tomorrow. There is
lightning in the air, and there is
blood on the moon.
Billy Woods, while helping to
take down the old canal bridge. got
his foot mashed, by a heavy piece of
timber falling on it. He will be
laid up for some time.
Those of our readers who SO de-
sire, can have the SENTINEL for
warded to the Lancaster Camp meet
ing Grounds. The Camp Grounds
are temporarily post office.
The Lancaster Base Ball Team
will play the Logan Club tomorrow
afternoon. The old Roadsters will
get awfully left by our sprighty
young thorough bred players.
Citizens along the line of the Hook
ing Valley Railway from Logan to
Pomeroy will get the special excursion
rate on Thursday and Friday, Aug. l
and 2, to the GalIipolis Fair. Hunt
ND the small bill and see rate.
The apple crop this year is uni
yersally abundant, every tree is bend
ing full, but Mrs. Ledger has tree
ON her lot in Furnacetown that IS
phenominal. On twig rot thicker
than a straw is cluster of five apples,
the weight of which is a fraction over
two lbs.
The Fair is of easy access to the
city of Gallipolis. Col. John l..
Vance has purchased their electric
road and rebuilt 1t in frst-class man.
ner. Fare to grounds 5cts. Every
railroad has platform at rear gate
of fair grounds. July 30'3l, Aug. l
and 2.
The old and faded and haggard
Mary AIMS of the Journal, like
ghosts wandering here and there,
troop home to the Sand Run Grave
Yard, while the coming woman. our
Marlons, walk in beauty like the
night Of CHEEKY climes and starry
skies, and all that's beautiful and
bright have pleasant, pretty person
al mention in the SENTINEL.
On last Decoration Day, Bob
Daveys pet hen disappeared. She was
fat and hearty and Bob thought it
might have been a case of Ground
Hog with some neighbor, expecting
the preacher. Yesterday he turned
oyera box lying in the chicken yard,
and there sat Mrs. Hen, alive, but
thin, she had been a prisoner for 10
days with nothing to eat. She IS as
light as a bird and as frisky as a true
blue. Bob thinks of having her ped
igreed, and the stock put on the mar