The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-12-24
LOCAL NEWS.

"A merry CIiTlStiiidS " al
the Sentinel readers, and the
balance of mankind.
-"True Blue" on Washington
Birthday.
Remember the poor at Christ
mas time.
Mr. August Palmer was visitor
in Logan on Saturday.
See Geo. Gage in '.True Blue
on Washington's Birthday.
Lou Green of Sand Run was Z
business visitor here Saturday.
Miss Emma Stivison of neal
Enterprise spent Saturday in Logan
Go TO r. E. Baker for stoves
tinware, spouting, fire. shovels, etc.
Santa Claus has established 6
number of agencies in Logan. See
advertisements,
Pure silvsr-lined coffee pots
nickel plated, at 7. E. Bakers tol
only 90 cents. Try one.
The Chrildren of the Presbyter-
ian church will have a mnslcal fes-
tyal in the church Christmas Eve.
Miss Maggie Deischle who is
attending school at Athens is spend
ing the Holidays with her parents in
Logan.
The Stag Dance for the benift
of poor Children was a very jolly
affair and very successful. About
forty dollars was realized.
Mr.. Barney Strock, the well
known carpet weaver who has been
in the west for severals years is
back again in Logan, and is prepar-
ed to do all kinds of weaving, also
umbrellas and parasols repaired on
short notice.
The Cuban Question has been
postponed in congress until after the
holidays. The Christmas season is
q time of peace with even the aver
-age zncmber of congress.
The Odd Fellows give the Hall
free for the Loan Exhibition, The
Natural Gas Company gives the gas,
and the Electric Company give the
light free for the Exposition.
Athens is preparing for he: Cen
tennial next year, and is calling on
her people to begin now to look up
relics, Our Centennial comes the year
following. The Loan Exhibition will
be good starter for our Centennial.
Judge Oliver Wright, after
spending Sunday and Monday with
bis family and friends, returned to
his duties on the Bench in New Lex
ington on Thursday. The young
Judge is making an excellent record
for his dispatch of business, his
courteous manners, aud his sound dis
cretion.
Stop! Mark this place, lay down
the paper, and 60 at once to 7. E.
Bakers store where you will find
some of the incest Xmas presents,
that will be useful and last for years,
in the way of coal vases, lamps, cop
per-lined and nlckel-plated tea kettles
something that every one should
have that keeps house, and coffee-pots
of the best kind. They are cheaper
than heavy iron and will last as long.
1t will pay you to 60 and see them.
In digging the foundations for
the new Catholic Church. bed of
excellent gravel was discovered. The
city has been trying to obtain gravel
for our streets but could not find any
available, and indeed if found at this
time, had no money to pay for it.
The gravel sells at from 10 to 25 cts.
per load. Father Powers, in behalf
of his church, makes Christmas
present to the citv, rather to the
working men of the town, telling the
street commissioner to take all the
gravel he wants, without cost and
employ men to work, so that little
Christmas money may be had to
make the holiday season happy for
their children.
Information was received by |
Mr.. jeff Cline, that his mother died
at her home, in Ft. Scott, Kansas, on
the 18th inst. Mrs. Kline was in the !
8Sth, year Of her age. Not long since
the SENTINEL published pleasant
notice of the happy golden wedding
anniversary, of Dan Kline and wife,
and the good people of Logan, old
time friends, united in hearty con-
The death of Mrs. Kline
though not unexpected, is the occa-
rion of sincere sorrow among her
many old time friends in Logan.