The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-02-13
GOSSIP

Uncle Dan IIeft is under the
weather.
Francis Labra lie in Faust" at
Opera Houee Wensday Feb. 10 usual
prices.
-LAXATOL is castor oil made
as sweet as honey by new process.
Children like it.
". c. Flick representing the
Samual Butler Co. was calling our
merchants Tuesday.
Travellers! Shippers! The Rand
McNalIyRailway Guide is the off ;ial
organ. don't fail to keep one on
hand.
Last excursion TO the West South
and Sulth wrst, Feb 10 anc IL,
March 8 and 10 via G. ii. V. & T.
Ry for particulars call on &. w.
Schwenke.
Many men many kind---but all
agree that the Rand-N lily Guide is
Invaluable to any one havig business
in connection with Railroads.
The Rathbone Sisters will give
q musical entertainment IN social at
the residence of II. K. Rayman on
Thursday evening Feb. 2Uth. Ad-
mission including lunch, 10 cents.
Cake and ice cream extra.
1t is SAID that large majoriy of
travelling men are addicted to the use
of profanity, the cause of which Is
largely attributed to missing trains !
and coseqently loss If tine. The
Rand-McNalIy Railway Guide is
RECOMMENDED a. 4 sure cure.
Tho large store room of Chas
Rose is undergoing coat of paint
and paper by the skilled hand of
Alfeed Polling. The counters are to
be oak grained and when finished
will be one of the finest store rooms
in the city. Mr.. Rose leaves next
week for the Eastern market and
then you can look for the finest line
of clothing for men and boys ever
brought to the valley. " atch for
his ad. in this paper.
Say, Boy. what time does that
a;ght O'Clock train lcave? | dunno
bout sixty minutes of nine l believe.
Why don't you git Ranl-McNally
Guide.
john Swim, one of most widely
known characters in Ohio, died on
his farm near Alton Monda noon at
the advanced age OF l03. Mr.. Swim
was known as the famous old miser.
Wonderful and fabulous are the
stories told of the old mans wealth.
Mr.. John J. Chester, Mr.. Swim's
guardian, SAYS that Swim's known
wealth consists of 11 acres of land
in Franklin county ani about $4,000
worth of personal property. The
farm is valued at about $4,000. lie
also says he has reasons to believe :
that the old IA an buried SIS, 600 near
/ llannpplis, but harlly thinks it y
" II ever lie foun |. Mr.. Chester has
r -ceivel | scores of letters from d
people who claim relationship to =
J Jahn Swim. As near as lie can as
there are at present living a, e
Haydenville, Hooking county, tw"
living of Swim's brother,
Jonathan Swim and Sarah W sbiycr.
But Thomas Martin Of Canal u i'll
ch 'ster Claims to have married +
daughter of Su inns. lie says that
Swim was married and had one danoh "
Ter bora in Darke county. BY his
with Swim.s daughter Mar :
lin has t,o daughters, Mrs Elizabeth
Parsol of Can Il Vi lncheSter and Mrs.
Adelaid Cunningham of Findaly. "
On the other hand there are persons "
living in Indiana, who claim that
vim IN arrie / South Carolina le-
fore the 4us and had family. =
Rock House. Times are hard +,
and items scarce in this community. n
Mr.. Aaron Lindsey aud wife of d
near the Rock House were visiting f,
their children in CircilvilIe last " eek. A
'.On last Sunday evening though s,
cold and rainy we saw two young G.
gentlemen winding their way to the s,
head waters Of Little Pine, and o.
rom their appearance we supposed t,
hat they were goinga fishing for r:
Erwin Hoy had his hook bated to t,
:atch a Minnie. ..One evneing last te
week there was a spelling match at :,
District No 8 in which John Spcn-
rer was chaml ion. Mr.. Geo. Hart r.
'ock moved from Cream Rilge below ~
South Perry Oh his farm last Tues
lay. We wish him success in life. :.
On last Satur.la. evening Bill =,
carrot and Joseph Kitchen while :;