The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-01-17
RxNDOs1 TIIOUGIITis Ti No. 3.
BI THE EDITOR.


i went to Cincinnati Furnace On last Friday
The car 10 which took passage at jackson waI
switched upon the malh track at Hhmdeh, and
went on 10 CibcinnAd, 90 that did not have ID
leave my searfroh the time left Jackson until ]
arrived at the Furnace. y So In coming back. Tho
rear car VIVA switched of the main tack. and ran
"a. Portsmouth. ia el3 g8gl 81 fGgI m0A
Al the, Furnace had an excellent dinner with
Mrs. seay, who keeps the boarding houAe, She
isn widow lady Of fine intelligence, as Is proven
by the fact thst shs has long been subscriber y
the Sfdndard.
CIuclahatl Furnace u situated IN most Wild
and romantic part Of the country. Surrounded
by high hills, and perpendicular rocks, IN the
winter, whenthe hills a'e covered with shcw, u
Is grand sight Inouced stairway up the iaee
Of perpendicular rock some $50 feet high In
front df the station house. on the railroad. II was
told thalit led up 10 thesumuier residence Of Mn.
MeLahbpFgb, heprlnclpal owuerpf theFumace.
! could not see the house, built muslhss cool
and delightful place. ugdT 80 bsgogsib a
Y Just below the Station, at the line between
jackson and vInton counties the company have
bored well eleven hundred feet deep. At bc-
tween ive and SIX hundred feet vein OF very
strong SAT- water was reached. At tilnes II "a
thrown BY the gas aAy feet above the surface.
Another we'll yves bored as the Furnace some SIX
hundred feet deep, but the gas became 90 abnn-
dapt that fetrs were entertained that the flame
from the FuTnaee would Ignite It. and chs work
WAS dlscon tinued, wm Informed that Mr..
Roger bad bored some elk hundred feet decpt pc-
tween the Fprnpcs and Berlin, and bad f0spdl f0spdl
strong sst water, ..ss ss,e, ,5,t, 49,.
The devil Of Intempennce has worked It's way
Into this quiet and secluded part Of the country,
Thomas Wood sclls whisky on the railroad be.
tween the Furnace aud Byeis' Station, known As
Mud Town. On MondAyof last week. AGc
Leaadrs and jim Jones went there fos whisky.
Weed refused; TO- LET them hsve any Jones
caught up chair and struck Wood, breaking the
chalrs Wood then lot him have the whisky
Jusl after dark on the same evening, Jopes, IeaA-
ure, George Johuson, Allsn Higgins, Dan Hlg-
gIps and a Mr. Brown were at Mud Town, and
several Of them were intoxicated. They started
up tho road, and when opposite Woods, all except
Dan Higgins, went over % Woods Brown slop,
ped At the gate. johnson went TO the door and
knocked, Young Samuel Wood ordered thcih
away, and opening window, afed . tpvolver u
them twice. Thsmea lhsu 'wenG for" theh h0obs
breaking she windows, and remaining about the
house nsaE an hOnE Mrz Wilson. . nelghbor,
wnnt over and persuaded them to leave, us Samue
Woods wife was In the houaa end Of course Wa
much alarmed. Jones Leasum aud Allen Higgins
ran on johnson was arrested for tiapd Wa
held 70 appear before the Common Pleas, In III
saTu of e1Oo The examination was hpd bsiprl
Esq. wlniongh On Wednesday Of last week, \
sbut justice 70 JoL naO to say, that he claims the
he only went 10 get whisky. and that he tried i
prevent thS outrage and he u 10 some exsent cor
rCbomied 10 hisstslemsutby MrG Wilson, fo
shstratlnsd thAs when bhs came up, johnson ha'
hold f1ohei. and wai urging him 10 come away
and not Insult Mira Wood. ii y, s45aT 3,
4 Thee appeagste he q good deal Of sympath,
fog young Hlggins, about ths Furnace He he
been there for several years and has always bee
| . quiet InapssriOus boy. But bad eompsuy. an
| whlskx. have been hh ruin, and now he Is : ing
4 tiyc from lussIce A sad warning 10 yoape men
keep oul % the way Of NE EhnsgFesa6r. nf
u Wood haa been keeping RveEg bod do9geEys an
yohhsoa L determined g ge! Up = seflss Of pros'
up, All R0oe oitlsnAa u that eolnmunlty will Il
johnson n these laudaba sdortA q dry. m vi
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