The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-09-09

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ter, started lysswhile it was cool,
We had fine drive 1 noticed that
the pottery at Young America was in
operation. At Berlin observed much
Improvement since l had last been
there. That muddy road across the
bottom, between the railroad andi the
village, is being thrown up, and will be
much needed improvement. Several
new houses are going up in Berlin.
Everything appeared very quiet and
pleasant aswe passed through the place.
We stopped at Frank Adstin's and
put up our horses. Mr. Austin is hav-
ing a fine frame residence put up. He
lives in beautiful place, and is very
comfortably situated. a "
After resting time, we went over
to the grove, short distance north
west from Mr.. Austin's residence, Here
1 found quite large crowd of men,
women and children. Three or four
different Sunday Schools were there.
Exercises opened by singing and prayer
by Mr.. Bradrick. Then Mr.. Atkinson
addressed the children and parents l
then made a short address to the chill
dren, after which we had dinner. There
was no table set, but each family spread
a separate table, and friends not pro-
vided, were invited. We took dinner
with the family OF Mr. Austin, and
very good dinner it was.
After dinner there we're very short
addresses by Mr. Bradrick, Mr. Long, Mr.
Mann and Mr.. Bundy. The speeches
all had one merit-they were short.
The singing was fine, and everybody
seemed to enjoy the meeting. 1t was,
indeed, very fine in n'every way. The
day was clear, and delightfully."- cool and
pleasant. .... .....t.........
When the meeting was over we all
started home, and on the way stopped
an hour at the residence Of Mr.. James
Phillips, and had pleasant time with
Mr.. Phillips and his excellent wife.
We arrived at home before night,
feeling that another day had been spent
pleasantly, and / hope not unprofitably.
At the picnic I learned that there
would be basket meeting at Young
America on Saturday and Sunday.
When Sunday morning came | felt
wearied with the labors of the week,
but still l felt desire to be at the bas-
ket meeting, / walkedup,it being just
three miles from town, up the railroad.
arrived on the ground at half past
ten. Mr.. Davis had just commenced
preaching There was a very large
crowd of people, and many horses,
wagons and buggies. People kept ar
irving until noon After Mr.. Davis
had concluded, Mr.. Mann preached a
powerful sermon, Then there was din
ner. In about two hours the people
again assembled, and Mr.. Bradrick
preached short sermon, when several
persons were admitted to full member
ship, after which the Sacrament of the
Lords Supper was attended to. AT
four O'Clock the meeting was over.
bad very delightful time at this
meeting. 1t was held in the bottom,
just across Sugar Run, below where
the old saw mill once stood 1t was in
one of Goods First Temples" The
trees were majestically large. First on
the east was great sugar maple, then
a sycamore, then beech, then null
berry, then ironwood or hofnbeam, then
three sycamores ande cluster of sugar
trees, ash, elm Sc. On the north west
arose steep hill, with road at the
foot of it. This hill wasioovered with
majestic old forest On the south
east was Sugar Run, then the railroad,
then another steep hill covered with
great trees. AT noon | went up a little
ravine on this side, and the forest was so
dense that the sunshine scarcely any
whore reached the ground. ! noticed
one poplar, or tulip tree, over four fee t
in diameter and some sixty feet to the
first limb 1t was as straight as an ar
row. On this rich hill side | dug sew
era stalks of ginseng The crimson
berries on it were just ripe,
| forgot to mention that I ate my
dinner with Lorenzo D, Lively, His
excellent vito knows how to prepare a
good dim er. a.t sef DIN.
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Old ROsey's Letter.