The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-02-17
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.

| THE WEATHER.
Winter has loosed his icy hold at last,
The winds blow warm;
The skies are longer overcast
With threatened storm.
The red-bird pipes his ever-welcome note,
From lofty bough;
The melody, from his silent throat,
Pours freely now.
Forth, on the forest tree, the tender bud
Begins to peep; l
The jolly school-boy through the splattering mud
Wades knee-deep.
Clear and bright, the goes down the West,
Beneath the hill;
The happy song-bird seeks his quiet nest,
And all is still.
When, with to-morrow's light, the Eastern sky
Begins to glow,
Earth may be piled, full fifteen inches high,
With drifting snow.
IT'S GOMEZ! The angry winds go bowling by
The snow flies fast;
The morning dawns-with gloomy clouds the sky
Is thick o'ercast.
No visions sweet, of bird, or leaf, or flower,
Or pastures green;
Hard on the window dashes now the shower,
In crystal sheen.
The sun of yesterday shone bright and warm,
And earth seemed glad;
To-day we view the iercely- beating storm
picture sad.
In changeful Nature, with both misery
And beauty rife.
A thrilling picture, magnifed, we see.
Of human life
DIR. J. B. JOHNSON reports much throat disease
among the children.
CHEW is barbering at Coalton. He has shop in
DR.. Variants Drug Store.
PROF. ALLISON went to Gallia County on Saturday,
to attend the funeral of relative.
MARCH never produced more boisterous weather
than that during the last half of last week.
GREAT thaws during last week. The pavements in
some parts of town are in a terrible condition.
G. H. wARTH, the Coal Operator will shortly move
into the French property, on Broadway Street.
THE foods suspended work on the extension of the
J. S. r. R. in jamestown during most of flasrweek.
A WOMAN named Hampstead, who resided near the
I'D Catholic Church, died Tuesday morning. DUR
ng confinement
WE hear that 8. A. Stephenson will shortly remove
rom his Pearl Street property, and that Thomas De-
ay will occupy it.
W. T. WAsHAM, Member, and c. G. James, Assist |
mt Sergeant Arms the State Board Equaiza-
ion, returned home on Friday.
HON. j. B. PAINE is at home, in very poor health.
Ir. Paine ought not attempt to go to Columbus again,
ntil he gains better health.
MRS. JOHN II. STEPHENSON tainted in Church on
riday evening. Mrs. Stephenson has been in some
hat feeble health for some time.
GEORGE MATHEWS arrived on last Thursday. He
Id not hear of the death of his sister until he arrived
town. He is in very poor health.
e. D.. MEAcHAM talks of removing to Cincinnati.
lis residence Portsmouth Street will be occupied
= Mr.. Powell, Prosecuting Attorney.
DIR. LEWIS LONG, of Midtown paid the STANDARD
FFICE visit on last Friday. The Doctor is look
exceedingly robust, and reports the health of his
sighborhood good.
THE Court House folks were seized with cleaning
ft last week, and cleaned up and re-carpeted the
arway, and brushed things up generally, in readi-
IS for 'Court week"
JOHN R. MATHEWS of the Portsmouth Times came
Thursday evening, with his wife, to attend the fu-
ral of his sister,. Miss Mary Mathews. There are
steadier men, and few better printers than John.
SAMUEL ROACH, of John Roach, of Madison
wnship, has returned home after "a long absence, {
aveling through the South and West. picking up
sdom-or experience. Samuel has not been enjoy
6 the best of health and we dare say he finds the
farm the dearest spot earth, and the smile of
e "old man. the pleasantest sight he has seen.
ONE day last week little girl to the residence
the writer hereof tapped gently upon the door, and
hen it was opened, put innocent, woe-begone ;
preston of countenance, and asked: 'Haye you
y old shoes about the place. that You give me ?''
was wet, sloppy. cold day, and the child bare
oted. Strange to say-for we are naturally tender
arted-we didn't take time to search for the old :
oes, principally because had this girl ;
tn the innocent expression of countenance but a
" hours before, going along the street with small
ck of coal upon her shoulder, and wearing good ,
ir of shoes. What wonderful desire to play the :
mbug it is that mpt this child to take off her
oss and go about in the winter barefooted in order
practice deception! ,