The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1895-10-17

Henry Mowery formerly of
Hooking but now of Van Vert
county, is Wis. tin here this week.
A Young man at a school exami,
nation in Logan was asked, "What Is
the distance from the earth to the
SUM-" He answered: IL don't know
exactly, but l don't think the sun is
near enough to interfere with the
proper pc fornancc of my duties If L
ret the schoo! at Ash Cave.
All go, DIS sold by Guthrie & CO.,
after OF Is, 1895, will be sod for
cash.
Information comes to Us that Nj
Matthias, of near Enterprise, 1--WE will
not give his first name So that lie may
not be Worried with seed seekers-)
grew in his garden this summer a
squash vine fifty one feet long. On
the vine were twenty five squashes,
avesage weight forty one pounds We
stop right here.
We notice Icy the Gnthries. Iowa
Times that vii Pond, our Logan
Will, is engaged in business at that
place, General Manager of the Pond
Tube Well Co. In the same paper
we notice the following advertised
letters, sent from Logan 10 Miss G.
J. Smith, William p. Williams and
Isaac +. Chamberlain.
Special bargins in Ov' rcoats for
boys and chilIren. We have some that
we did not sell last wlntner, good
styles and qualities at one half the
original pr:ce. Do not fail TO STE
them. f BIasius & Son.
1T is rumored that w. C. Gould,
of Canal Dover, proposes removing
TO Logan, and publish here lopu-
list paper, the state organ for 'he
party. Mr. Gould is an old time 'i'l
zen of Logan, once Editor of the Sen
TlxEL. He will meet a hearty social
welcome, but his judgment may !e
questioned il undertaking a news
paper enterprise in Logan where
there is more glory than money in
the business.
Mrs Sarah E. Hickman daughter
of J. G. McBroom died near u bi-
sonyllle Oct IL, ;95. 1t will he !e
nembered by SINE that her hu band,
w. F. IIockman died las. Ju'y one
year ago. Trey leave six ch lren,
the Oldest l6 years and the Youngest
three years. These children with
Grandpa McBroom viii 50 TO live
with Mr. Samuel Wolf near Laurel
Vile in this county.
The United Brethren of Logan,
are to I've 'ngratnlate1 in having re-
tained to item bv the conference our
present minister, Rev w. III. Wright.
lie is a minister of earnest zeal, an
eloquent preacher, and kind and de-
voted worker la the ks of his pro-
fession. He is held in highest es-
teen, not only by his congcega ton,
but by all the good people OF Logan.
We are glad lie continues among is.
FIR Boniface. a Missi nary from
the Passionate Convent at Pittsburg,
is conducting a Mission at st Johns
church this week, discussing upon
topics of filth and eNorting the peo-
pie TO earnest practice of their chris
tian duties. Sermons are preache,l
every morning and evening. The
discourses are entertaining and in
structive. The Mission c'oScs Sun.
day night. All are invited.
The notorious George Black
burn who recently escaped from the
Penitentiary, was captured by de-
tective Sol Slipley of Zaleski, and re
turned to tie possible safe keeping OF
Warden James, Oh last Monday.
Blackburn, after Lis escape found his
way back to the old familiar haunts
in Benton twp, where he was seel
and recognized. The Postoffice ,and
store at PurseIl was burglarized about
this time. Blackburn was found il
the shanty of an ex-convict by Ship
ley, who knew him. having been one
of :he detectives employed by oul
commissioners in the Krinn murder
case, for completely in which Black
burn was serving sentence.
- Not long since we received from
our Brother of the Macarthur En-
quirer a melon, the pick of the patch
grown upon huckleherry hill side
toe poor to raise beans, but dresses
with Bothwels specific water melor
fertilizer. The melon weighed fort,
eight pounds. and the sight of it ex
cited deliS ht in the hearts of the Sen
TINEL staff 10 printer ever dreamed
ed Eeforc. Alas, the untimely pull
ing. The melon was green. But W
Lave this pleasure, like the silver lin
ing Oh the cloud Of our disanroint
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