The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1866-12-13
RANDOM THOUGHTS No. so.
BY TIE EDITOR.

went to Portsmouth last week and staid
couple of days. Going down Second Street,
met s. p. Drake, Of the Republican, and Rev. J. Q.
Gibson formerly editor of the Standard, and more
recently Lieut., aud then Chaplain of the Second
o. II. Artillery. then Agent of the Freedman's
Commission, and now preacher In charge OF
Hanging Rock and Haverhil Ny wife and
stopped with Mr., Gibson and family during our
stay In the city. ..... .... l.. ....
After dinner Mr. Gibson and went to look at
the now NJ. e. Church on Sixth Street. Ills a fine
brick building, and the slate roof was being put
on. Its original cost was estimated at $3O,OOO,
but II will cost much more Here Is building
going up at the cost of only one of the many con-
gregatious In the city, and 1t will cost more than
the new Court House in this place, which Ia built
at the expense of the whole county and which
some of the people think will ruin them. While
we were looking at the new church, Rev. Mr..
Crook, Pastor Of Biglow Chapel, aud Rev. Mr..
See, Presiding Elder Of the District came along.
Mr.. Crook invited us to 60 and see his church.
lie could not get the key, but by going through
the underground passage, we entered the lecture
ROOM and then the main room. II Is very fine,
well arranged building. / attended prayer meet
| ing ut this church ut night, and found there the
poor mechanic and laborer, and also the rich
banker and merchant 1t was pleasant TO sec so
fine building, provided by the means furnishe
by the wealthy, aud equally enjoyed by the poor
| | saw one fine Presbyterian church, two Epls-
copallan, one Methodist Protestant, besides 9TH
| ers.
The public schools of Portsmouth ore taught In
two large Union school houses, one on Second
Street, and one further back, They appeared to
be well attended
| | visited the principal business houses IN the
| City Wherever they advertised found that they
were prOsperlng. Mr.. J. r. Towel, on Front
Street. Ia one of the most extensive advertisers In
the place. His card may be seen In nearly oil the
country papers in this part Of tho State. He told
me that his trade was extensive and was more
permanent and reliable than he had anticipated
lie showed mo his stock of goods II Is very
large and well selected. lie deserves his greal
success, "a he Is one of the most honorable busi
ncss men In the State. lie made me present
a palr of warm, lined kid gloves. Stephenson
the bookseller, Is doing well, but he Is In poo
health. bought some paper from him. lie
an honorable dealer George A. Waller, the hard
ware merchant also on Front Street, Is doinI
well. Waller Is clever man, and on honorable
dealer Mr.. Taylor, Of the Taylor House, Is doinI
fine business He has renovated the old 'Bigg
House" killed off the army Of bed bugs, and ha
made II first class hotel. II deserves, and Is re
celylng, u large patronage. ! saw the Standdr'
being eagerly read by the guests, while waitinI
for dinner. MFR. Taylor cvinces his good sense
by furnishing his guests with the Standard
DamarIn a. Co.. wholesale grocers, are doing
steady, large business. Reed, Curtis Co
druggists on Second Street, are doing we'll I
J. Pursell & Co., dealers In Qneenswarc glass
ware &C., on Front Street, are doing well. The
will renew their advertisement in the STANDARD
called on Mr.. Yoakley, Piano dealer, but he wa
not IN. must not omit TO mention my old frlen
A. W. Busklrk, wholesale grocer. lie docs no
advertise now, but he Is doing fair business
having been In business for many years. had
pleasant hours talk with him. .E.
| met Judge Peck at the drug store OF Reed
Curtis & Co had not seen the Judge for som
ycars. Hc was pretty severe on me when com
menccd the practice Of the law, and did not llk
him very well; but he Is so good lawyer, and h
had perhaps forgotten tho time when he was com
mencIng, that forgive him. The Judge Is be
ginning to look old, I met Elijah Glover on tn
street. Nearly every body calls him Eli. That !
not his name. asked him II he remembers
when subscribed for his paper, the 'scioto Coa'
ier, In the year 1886. The next year he sold on
To Hamilton a Clark. Edward Hamilton edlte'
the paper for some years, and then went to Ore
gon. do not know what became Of Sllnal
Clark. BlInn aud Hutchlns Afterwards conducted
the paper for a time. Speaking of the paper,
NAV mention that called In the several offices
The Times was neat and In good order, as usual
Dan. Mcfarland was at hls post In the Tfibnn
Office. Mr.. Wetmore was in the Republican, Office
Mr. Drake was notin. Icalcd upon Col Turtle!
Assessor, and had pleasant talk With him.
| saw Mr.. Sebastian Effort, who resided her
some ten years ago. He is yet 10 Kentuck,
The rebels killed his son, Henry, during the r'
bellon. What any decent, Union man can thin
to reside In such place as Kentucky, canno
imagine.
During this short stay In Portsmouth, saw III
tie Of misery or poverty. That there are poo
and suffering persons in the place, there can be u
doubt For instance saw little girl, perhap
ten years of age, ragged and barefoot, goln
along the pavement eating raw mnip. Bu
such sights are not common. There Is muc
wealth and refinement In the place, and wa
pleased TO sec the principal business men attend