The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-10-07

then Famous stage coach lino III
the year 1859.
If you were a reader Of the
Hooking Valley Republican at that
time you probably noticed the fol-
lowing advertisement
"Stage coach"
Logan Lancaster Line,
"On and after Monday the 18th.
day of April 1859 the omnibus
will leave the American House at
Logan, O., daily except Sunday at
Z O'Clock A. NJ arrive at Lancas-
ter at | / o'clock A. NJ, returning
leave Lancaster Mt . o. clock =. NJ,
arrive at Logan at 6 o'clock Z. M,
This arrangement will give the
Logan-Lancaster passengers the
opportunity to leaye Logan in the
morning, have three hours delay
in Lancaster and return the same
evening, and the same convenience
to Lancaster Logan passengers.
BY leaving there in the morning
on the mail coach they can return
from Logan on the same evening
by the mail coach from Athens,
good horses comfortable coaches,
skillful drivers, fine roads and
romontic country" This he con
tinued to operate not only success
fully for himself, but of benefit to
the travelling public until the year
1868 when the Hooking Valley II.
h. was built which completely
solved the question of transporta
tion, and the old stage coach was
no more, giving way for the more
mode methods
The first post-oillce was estab
lishsd in Logan in 1917 and Dut
ton Lane was appointed postmast- t.
er by President Monroe. Logan
was incorporated in the year 1889,
and g. w. James was the first
mayor.
The history of the first public
schools seems to be very meager,
we learn that previous to the year
1853 a school house had been built
on the southwest corner Of Market
and Hunter streets and another
was build on the southwest corner
of Hunter and Walnut streets, but
| do not find any date showing
when the first school was organ
lied or these buildings construct.
ed.
In February 1858 the "Board of
Education" purchased the old
Methodist church building situat-
ed on the corner Of High and Sec
ond streets and converted it into
school building. During the
winter of 1858 and 1854 three
schools or grades were taught
During the following winter of
1854 and 1866 we had five schools
designated as "Sohior SCHOOL,
first and second Ju1ior and first
and second primary, but each
school was entirely independent of
the other, but the next summer
the board adopted the union
school system and John Hopley
was the first ulfrintendent of the
Logan union scb'pars Mr.. Hopley
was followed as 8 ,i,.Sintendent by
Charles A. Baker, Hugh Boyd,
Rev. G. G. Hart, John A. Murphy
and then w. W. McCray, since
chat time presume nearly if not
all here are familiar with the
schools. L L may be of interest to
note that the old portion of our
present school buildings was com.
menced in the year 1858, but the
building was not completed until
the yea. 1861, occupying three
years in the building.
The first Presbyterian church
society was in Starr township in
the year 1921, but | do not find
any record OF minister serving
the church until 1920, Rev. Geo.
W. Warner mis- ionary was sent
by the Presbyterian General as
aembly to preach to them. His
visits were infrequent as his field
of labor embraced all the territory
from GAINESVILLE to the Ohio river
in the Muskingum valley. In
September of that year he, assist
ed by Rev. John Spaulding of
Athens, after holding a two days
IL eetiug, formed permanent
church organization and was call
ed the first Presbyterian church of
Hooking county, but it was in
1888 after u series Of revival meet
lngs held In Logan conducted by
Mr., McAboy that it was decided
20 remove the original society to
Logan. John A Butin, Jesse
Bartlett, Silas A, Hedges and
Sumner G. Gushing were the first
elders and Rev Luke Dewitt was
the minister in charge, The pres,
ent church site was purchased in
the year 1888 and the building
ready for occupancy in 1871, but
was not fully completed until the
next year. This church waa re
modelled in the year 1875, but has
sinca bgen removed and the Ores