The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-10-02
PERSONAL.

Elias Hildenbrand, formerly citizen
of this place, now of Greenfield, is in
town.
Miss Cordelia Price, daughter of Henry
Price, of Star Furnace, is at Gallia Acad-
emy, at Gallipolis.
James Tripp and Hiram Dickason,
at home last night.
Capt William j. Evans of Oak Hill is
here He was our member of the Legis-
lature in 1854 and voted for our liquor
law.
R. B. Stevenson and wife, who have
been visiting their friends at this place,
left for their home in Illinois this fore
noon.
Our kind neighbor, Mrs Cody has
loaned US copy of TIE Nation, large
and fine looking paper, published at Dub
lin, Ireland.
Judge Evans, Hillborn Miller and sew
eral others of our citizens, started last
night on an excursion to Omaha, Nebras-
ka, and other points west.
A. w. Long of our place started on
Tuesday for Chillicothe, Missouri, and
Corydon, Iowa. and will be gone some
two or three weeks.
Miss Mary M Miller, music teacher, of
Logan, is now here. She was one of the
first teachers in the Public Schools of
Jackson, in the year 1857.
Miss Ida Monahan, daughter of DR.. A.
B. Monahan, and Miss Laura Tolley,
daughter of w. A. Tolley, ("WhitD are
at College Hill Seminary, near Cincinnati.
Miss Laura G. Van Dyke, daughter of
a. c. Van Dyke, of Orange Furnace and
Miss Ada Sternberger, daughter of Moses
Sternberger, are at Oxford Female Semi
nary.
We met VIM. Austin of Milton town
ship to-day. He is father of Frank and
Allen Austin. He is 81 years of age, and
has resided in jackson county for more
than so years.
Miss Kate Monahan, and Miss jose
phine Capitola &C., ("Babe') Monahan,
daughters of Dr. L I. Monahan, are at
school at that fine institution, st. Mary s
of the Springs, near Columbus.
We interviewed Dr. O. c. Miller one
day last week. He is just able to walk
around, having in some measure recov-
cred from his late attack of paralysis.
His general health is still very poor.
We saw Gideon Harvey, of Liberty
township to-day He is 81 years of age,
and has resided in this county since the
year 1927. He was soldier in the war
Of 1912. He resided in Virginia at that
time.
Miss, Melvina P. Mackley, ("Oonie'')
daughter of the editor of this paper
started on Tuesday to Xenia Musical
Academy. She will stop this week with
her cousin, Mrs. Samuel Baird, at Co
lumbus.
We met VIM. Stickles this forenoon.
The old man is still able to walk around.
He is in his S5th year. He will be re-
membered by our old citizens as having
lived at the late Daniel Hoffman S, for
great many years.
We met Col. Joseph Hanna this fore
noon He is now quite an old man. He
served as Surveyor of jackson county
between twelve and thirteen years, some
twenty or more years ago He came
to this county in the year 1877.
George. w. Adams, of Brookfeld Mis-
souri,, was here last week, on visit. He
was clerk in the Auditors Office some
twelve years ago. He is splendid bust
ness man. He is a son of George NJ.
Adams Esq, one of our oldest citizens.
DR.. Holcomb of New York is going to
locate in this place. He is a cousin to
Gen A T. Holcomb of Gailia county
! Dr. Holcomb was Assistant Surgeon in
the Seth o. V. l. during the war He
went into the service as private soldier.
We speak in another place of Mrs
Sell, wife of Jacob A. Sell Esq, of Wash
! ington township, as daughter of Mrs.
| Mitchell, one Of the pioneers of Jackson.
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Gently presented him with bouncing
young Squire. He is about four weeks
| old
! Elder Garvin, of Columbus, preached a
most excellent sermon at the Disciples
Church on Monday night. He is a man
of much ability, and his advice to his
congregation to lay aside all prejudice,
was well timed and appropriate. He is
| evidently liberal minded, progressive
/ Christian gentleman.
We saw Samuel H. Books and j. C.
! Crow, of Logan, at the Gibson House this
morning They are two of the members
| of a firm in Logan who are carrying on a
wagon shop. Mr.. Books carried on
wagon shop at this place some twenty
years ago. He is an accomplished me-
| chanic, and we would be pleased to have
him locate among us again.
We saw Mrs. Sally Rice in town on
| Saturday She is the mother of James L.
/ RICE of this place, and widow of jeremiah
Rice, late of Bloomfield township. Mr..
! Rice was our neighbor at Oak Hill many
wears ago He was one of the Justices of
! the Peace in Madison township about
thirty years ago, and held the same office
| in Bloomfield some ten years ago He
removed to Minnesota, where he died
Mrs Rice is now about 70 years of age.
r. P. Porter of Gallia county called at
our office this morning and renewed his
subscription to the STANDARD. Mr. Por-
ter was formerly one of the Commission
! ers of Gallia county He informed us
| that man named Robert Cunningham
was killed recently near Centreville by
the handle of plow striking him in the
side The plow struck root, causing
the handle to strike him with great
force.
Last Saturday we called at the resi-
| dence of John w. Oliver, in the west side
of town, to see his father, Thomas oliver.
WA.knew Mr.. Oliver many years ago, in
jefferson township. We often cut cord
wood near where he did, at the furnaces.
! Mr. >9fiver~is~now seventy years OF age.
He has resided in jackson county 81
| wears On Tuesday of last week he went
! tlp a ladder where some men had a scat
! fold, putting up an addition to his sons
| house, when the scaffold fell, and his
! foot and leg We're badly bruised. He is
| confined to his bed,
Everybody will be anxious to meet
Bro. Backus, the great Prohibitionist,
who has acquired such renown in conse-
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