The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-09-26

Drown tune eHnclenl UeacSer nc u
Ball school west Of Logap), an
Mr.. j. s. Brown, leading me-
chant of Bremen. The evenin
was spent in social converse an
song, that is what time that wa
not spent in eating melons. MI
Linton brought out If the patch
few wagon loads of watermelons
the incest, sweetest, juiciest ever
The ladies were served in the par
lor and the gentlemen were invited
out in the clear,
The boys enjoyed the melon
hugely, two wagon loads, or there
abouts, had disappeared and {
scram BILE for first choice in the
third had begun when someone
one yelled out "suboy ~ The
boys dropped their melons anC
rushed to the parlor, where they
found the ladies had not been idle,
but were just about as much over.
come with Linton hospitality as
they could stand. They were toe
full for any more sacred music
that evening, and it was with con-
siderable anguish and distress that
they succeeded in singing the dox-
oIogy. 1t was a very pleasant
evening to everyone present. I'll
stop at Linton's just as often as 1
can manage it.
Mrs. r, G. Webb has for her
guests j. S. Brown, of Bremen,
and Mrs. Laura Tilton, of Lindsey,
Wisconsin. Mrs. Webb will soon
occupy the John Hillery property
at the Summit, where she will be
at home to neighbors and friends.
was informed that Mr.. and
Mrs. Tilton will move from Lind
sey, Wisconsin, to Logan and that
her mother, Grandmother Webb,
will live with them. They will be
heartily welcomed In the Queen
City.
[ was much pleased to visit John
Geiger at his home, possibly the
oldest brick structure, out of Lo.
gan, in the county. The house
was built, of brick manufactured
on the farm, by Peter Nunemaker
in the year 1885. 1t is two
story, five,room structure, with
eighteen-inch walls, and was evil
IDENTIFY built to stand. The house
is in fine condition, considering,
and gives promise of another CEN
tury of usefulness. Mr.. Geiger
and | swapped "chaws" and his
accomplished daughter everlast-
inglY fixed her features in my
memory by presenting me with
peach; a large, luscious, juicy,
dead ripe peach, and I enjoyed it.
They had just the one tree bear
ing and waited for them to ripen
thoroughly, but just little too
long. There were other people
that liked peaches.
I, for some cause or other, hap
pened in at Joseph Griner's, just
as mother Griner was lifting the
dinner. 1t was pot pie, the yaller-
legged chicken kind. Now don't
think I passed that by. VIM.
Mckinley Lehman sat beside me.
VIM. Mckinley is not quite as old
and tough as l, but he could give
me lots of start and beat me to the
finish. There was great deal
less talk between Wm. Mckinley
and l during the meal than
amongst the rest, and great deal
less potpie got away from our side
of the table. We did we'll. After
dinner | had few minutes con-
versation with Mother Griner and
ner daughter, Mrs. Thomas Leh-
man, old-time friend.
Mrs. Griner is an unusually iol.
ly and observant old lady and tells
a couple of good ones on Roose-
velt, the bright little six-year old
son of Abe Mohler, Roosevelt,
who has just started in school to
Mr.. Roland Bright, was asked how
he liked his teacher and whether
he made them mind.
eyes nam. He is a good teach
er and makes us all mind, and he
whips too"
"Why, he has never whipped
you, has he Roosevelt2' inquired
Mrs. Grlner.