The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-08-11
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
Republican County Ticket.
In the Country.
BY D. MACKLEY.

Last Thursday was hot and dry, and
the roads very dusty. Ispoke to Tom
Delay, of the livery stable, to send me
out to Finley Chapel, to the Harvest
Home festival. I told him | wanted
to start at eight o'clock, and he said
''all right" | have confidence in
Tom. I have had a good deal of liv-
cry from him, and he has always come
up to his word.
Well, | went down to the stable
promptly at eight, and there was SAM
my Hayth with good team hitched
and all ready. We went through
Coalton, and some distance above that
place we turned square off to the left,
and proceeding some distance we
turned east again, then north, to the
Church. The country was very hilly.
We arrived at ten, as we had in
tended. There were but few persons
on the ground, but they were arriving
all the time. There is very fine lit
tie grove below the little church build
ing, and in this grove there was a
stand, where ice-cream, lemonade and
other refreshments were sold, for the
benefit Of the church.
The little old building known as
Finley Chapel, is curiosity. 1t is
quite small, built of hewn logs, and
has six corners, and six sides. The
roof is made of shingles, and they are
all curled up at the lower end, worse
than the quills of the porcupine. The
building is only some 25 to 30 years
old, but it looks like it might have
been built before the revolution.
Mr.. Scothorn, the young attorney
Of Hamden, was appointed chairman.
There was singing and prayer in the
forenoon, and the speaking was defer
red until after dinner.
| had several invitations to dinner.
Miss Mary Hamilton, who lived in our
family over a year, some fourteen
years ago, said must take dinner with
her family, which invitation | accept
ed. Miss Mary, her mother, her
brother William and his wife, Esq.
Wilson and wife, and several others,
ate at the same time. I had an intro
duction to Mrs. VIM. Hamilton, who
is an exceedingly pleasant and intel
hgent young woman. | believe she
was Forster before marriage. She
is Of a good family. We had very
excellent dinner.
After dinner the people enjoyed
themselves for about an hour, in pleas
ant conversation, and liberal use of
ice-cream and lemonade.
When the time for the speaking
arrived, it was arranged that | should
make the first speech, and be followed
by Rev. VIM. Wallace and Mr.. Cal
houn of Maryland, now on visit to
his relative, Esq. Bingham, of Well
ston. I never did believe in the pro-
priety Of making long speeches at a
picnic, and so l only talked about ten
minutes, and the other speakers were
very brief, all three occupying only
about forty minutes.
I met many old friends, and made
some new acquaintance. For the
first time I met Rev. Mr.. Arbuckle, of
Hamden, and Rev. Mr.. Hall, of Well
ston. They are very pleasant gentle
men. Mr. Hall is young man, and
has quite youthful appearance for a
preacher. Among my old acquaint-
ances were the Forsters, Mr.. Wallace,
G.. W. Fry, Gilbert Robbins, Mr.. Ozier
Of Hamden, Jos. H. Wilson Esq, and
many others.
At three, Sammy hitched up, and
we came down another road, and
crossed the Dayton & Southeastern
railroad, (now the Toledo, Delphos
and Burlington,) beyond the residence
of Esq. Sell.
Opposite Esq. Sells residence, east,
coal banks are opened, and from that
point to Coalton, and up towards
Wellston, and half way down to Jack
son, there are coal banks opened into
the hills on both sides. l intend to
get the number and locality of each
and all of these banks, and the name
of the proprietor or proprietors Of
each, for my daily paper, to be issued
during the county fair. Coalton is
wonderful town. 1t has large num-
ber of houses in all stages of construc-
ton, from a little pile of lumber up to
the last touches Of the painter. A
number of houses have just been very
nicely painted; yet must have seen
fifty that as yet have not received the
first coat, or ''priming." l noticed
planning mill in full operation, and a
beer-hell, with its screen in the door,
and | could hear the clicking of the
billiard balls. There is new material