The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-06-03
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| went to Portland (Oak HilD last
Friday, to the great Welsh meeting.
There was quite crowd from jack
son, and the people kept getting on at
the different stations.
When the train arrived at Portland,
there were teams, and wagons, and
buggies, and people, everywhere. At
ten o'clock the assembly gathered in
the Thomas grove, south of the school
house. I think there were from 1900
to $500 people in the grove. When
the preliminaries had been gone
through with, such as singing, prayer,
reading the scriptures, etc, it COM
menced to sprinkle rain, and a part of
the people left. The locusts kept so
constant roar, that it somewhat III
terfered with hearing the speaker.
I took dinner at the "Jones House. y
now kept by Mr.. Nicholas. The din
ner was very good indeed-not hotel
dinner, but such dinner as man
gets at home.
had the pleasure Of meeting very
many old friends and neighbors.
Among others, l met Mr.. Hughes, of
Pittsburgh, the man who taught me
the Welsh alphabet, and to read the
Welsh language, some forty years ago
Mr.. Hughes is in poor health. He had
been to Cincinnati to visit his chill
dren. He told me that he has six
children, all grown, living ia Cincin-
natl. One Of his sons in Cincinnati
and one in Pittsburgh, take the STAN
DARD.
I met Alexander Massie, of Law
renee county, whom [ had not seen
for thirty years. was at his mar
riage, many years ago. He married
Martha, youngest sister Of the late Jo-
seph Phillips. Mr.. Massie is over six
ty years Of age, but he has a remarka-
bly, youthful appearance. He would
not be taken for a man over forty.
I met Mrs. Slater, widow of Youne
Slater, long time my old neighbor:
and friends. Mrs. Slater is the moth
er Of David D. Evans, one of the jus
tices of the peace in Jefferson town
ship, and one Of the foremost schoo
teachers in this county. Mrs. Slater
daughter, the wife of John Isaa'
Jones, Esq, Twas with her mother
Mrs. Jones said she wished [ could g
down to their house, as she had
great curiosity there, it is CHECKER
with four fully developed legs. [
was Matched on the fourth Of May
and is living and doing well. It walk
on it's hind legs, while the others hans
in front.
[ saw at the Jones House a MI
Thomas, of Cincinnati. He lived il
Centreville many years ago, and sal
he had heard me in a lawsuit at Cen
treville, when [ was attorney for tn
eccentric old Welshman, Thomas Nor
ris.
[ saw Vinton Powers. He is in
little better condition than when
last saw him, yet he is fearfully at
ficted.
saw Mr.. Sloan, manager of Mon
roe Furnace. He told me that Thorn
as Williams, one Of my old neighbors
is very sick, and can hardly get wei
Mr.. Williams is, [ believe, one Of th
stockholders in Huron Furnace Co.
The afternoon services were wei
attended. Two sermons were preache
in the Welsh language, the latter on
by John P. Morgan, of Van Wer
county, formerly Of this county. |
was said to have been very able ser
mon.
Nearly all the candidates for offic
were at Portland. Owens, Cheering
ton and Pugh, candidates for Sheriff
Powell, for Prosecuting Attorney
Weed, Evans and Warren, for Audi
tor, were all on hand, smiling, friend
ly and pleasant. 1t is encouraging t.
know that all these candidates ar
worthy men, competent, sober, ant
with first class moral characters.
Col. John L. Vance got on the trail
and come up in the evening. | hat
not seen him since his remarkable
trip west, and his sojourn in the asy
lum for lunatics at Athens. He i
looking much better than [ ever saw
him. He told me that he is bloated
but he said his health is now mucl
better than it has been during the pas
three years.