The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-01-23

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seat. bad ample time to look
round. / had heardS so much
about Joe Vests complete store
that / just thought I'd investi-
gate. ] could find no flaw. His
stock is simply immense, he has
everything in the dry goods and
grocery line, miners supplies,
feed, etc., that mind could sug-
gest. No city has general store
that carries larger, more varied
or better stock. In fact, he has
everything. His clerks are all
like himself, genial, courteous and
accommodating, and everybody
gets satisfaction.
Mr.. West is not only merchant
but one of the staple, enterprisipg
citizens of New Straitsville, al.
ways in the front with any ven
ture that will benefit the town or
its people. SO we'll has he con-
Quoted his own affairs that the
people have imposed upon him the
duties Of Township and City
Treasurer, and, necessarily, the
custodian of the funds of the
boards of education. His growing
patronage, if such thing can be
possible, is only a deserved recog-
milton of his capability and relia-
bility. Joe West is a success.
This, happening to be "pay-
day." / stayed over. For fear of
accident / was taken in charge by
Marshal Spencer and his venerable
father, Mr.. Monroe Spencer. I
felt absolutely safe. They took
me around, and we went some.
Have you, reader, ever been in
New Straitsville on 'pay-nightp'
If you haven't you have missed
something. Everybody has plenty
of money, everybody is freehearted
and happy. While there is an un-
usual amount of boisterousness
there was absolutely no rowdyism,
no quarreling nor fighting. In all
of the three thousand people jolli-
flying on "pay day" there was not
a single arrest. Their sports were
harmless and consis ted mainly in
singing and dancing.
In our travels we ran across
"Fiddling Thomas''-Mr. William
Thomas. He's fiddler, and a
good one. Every miner in that
district has danced to his music,
men that never thought of such
thing have caught the spirit and
went to pounding the floor with
their hob-nailed shoes until they
ratified like artillery. ''Fiddlin
Thomas" program consisted of
everything ever heard of "Black
Berry Blossoms" 'Old Arkansaw.
Turkey in the Straw" were
favorites and necessarily were
played the most. Why, even dad
Spencer wanted to cut a pigeon
wing, Jerry Donly was bound to
do "Virginia Reef and Tom
Lynch just had to "cut the buck"
Verify music hath its charms. 1
must say l put in a very pleasant
night, and lest I forget-had a
"hamberger" every five minutes.
After taking in the town COM
pletey / was gently but forcibly
taken before His Honor at the clos
ing hour, charged with excepting
my mouth open" after hours. l
plead "not guilty" as matter
of course, plead poverty and His
Honor assigned Monroe Spencer to
defend me. My counsel had
scarcely arose in my defense when
the door was suddenly opened and
the beautiful strains of "Nobody
Works but Father" were waited
into the room. The city officials
were being honored with a beauti-
full serenade by the Snedden d
Spencer Glee Club. This quartette
is considered one of the best in
Ohio, and consists of
four of New Straitsville's popular
and deserving young men, Messrs.
Alex, John and Walter Snedden
and Cleve Spencer. This very
efficient quartette had just re-
turned from an engagement in a
nearby town, and were in excel
lent fettle, and sang some very
excellent songs, embracing almost
every class. So we'll did they de-
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