The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-12-08
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OF Interest Clipped from our Ex'
changes.

Lancaster Republican,
Elder Brother, j. w. Steel of the
Boys Industrial School died Thurs
day evening at eleven o'clock from
injuries sustained by the falling oi
a limb from a tree on Monday last
His remains will be taken TODAY t.
Bellfountalne for intermant. Mr.
Steel has been an elder brother al
the school for a number of years
His wife is one OF the teachers and
hosts Of friends in this city sympa-
thize with her in her great bereav-
ment. Mr.. Steel belongs TO several
secret orders and was a member of
the Presbyterian church.
Clrclevil!e Union Herald:-
THE X-RAY.
Miss Grace Hamilton, daughter
of DR.. and Mrs. Il. G. Hamilton of
Washington G. II. has been Grip
pie for the past seven years and
could not get around without the
aid Of crutches. Last July she
went to st. Paul, Mimi, for treat
ment. Her physician used the Y.
Ray and the photograph obtained
revealed a bad dislocation of the
knee joint. The dislOcation was
reduced and Miss Hamilton ar
rived home Saturday and walked
from the train in perfect health.
Macarthur Democrat Enquirer
Frank Million spent Thanks.
giving in Logan. Clarence Nc.
Cray, of Logan, was here, Friday
on business-we suppose. -. John
Canty of Logan former resident
OF this city, was here Thanksgiving
day. l.. ID. Vickers and Z. o.
Petit, lawyers of Logan transact
ed legal business in the VInton
Common Pleas Court this week.
Dwight M. Wright, OF the Ohio
Medical University of Columbus,
spent Thanksgiving with his uncle,
+. p. Magee. :. J. z. Henderson,
of Logan is in town on business
He is on his way home from Well
ston, where he has been putting
hot.water heater in Adam Schee'-
er's hotel. g. +. Hummel, our
jolly tailor and Bert Moore, our
modest young grocer, hied them
selves to Logan, last Thursday
evening, presumably to help pick
the bones of the Thanksgiving
turkey.
Laurelvlle Record:-
Judge Jacob Riason spent the
hest part of last week I'm Laurel
vile on business. Jake's recent ad.
mirable canvass doesn't seem to
have cost him any loss of flesh or
spirits, for he is just as jolly as
ever. .. Attorney Wright, of Lo-
gan, has been in town for nearly a
week past, looking after the legal
features of the Myers a 'signment.
Athens Journal
ATHENS CENTENNIAL.
A number of representative citi.
zens of Athens met in the City Hall
Tuesday evening cor the purpose
of taking steps looking to the cele-
bration Of the one hundredtl ami
versary of the first settlement o
Athens. Mayor Davis was select
ed chairman and Prof. Willis
Boughton secretary of the meeting.
II was the unanimous sentiment OF
those present that such celebra-
tion should be held and the date
for holding the same was fixed for
September, 1897. The exact date
being left open. The chairman
was, on motion, authorized to APP
point committee of seven Of which
he is to be Chairman, to be known
as an advisory committee, said
committee to report at the next
of our citizens to he held
Tor this purpose Dec. Is, 1896.
Athens Messlnger:-
Mrs. DR.. Hunt spent the last of
The week the guest of friends in
Logan. Editor F. M. Mckay,
Alex. Sands and Sheriff Ryan were
iown from Logan Sunday looking
lfter matters social and political.
LINDSEY GOES TO THE PEN.
John B. Lindsey Of Meigs county
who was convicted of the murder
If William Cundiff, was Saturday
sentenced by Judge COultrap to
light years in the penitentiary.
The trial was held at Gallipolis ,
where the case was taken on q
.hange OF venue. Before sentence
vas passed Lindsey proclaimed his {
innocence of the crime.
This case has attracted consid-
'rable attention in Meigs, Gallia
md adjoining counties, and both
ides Of the case was $244,35l and I
# this sum 81 ,498.7O went 26O wit.
lessea This rom DIatps the most