The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1882-12-14
DAILY OBSERVATIONS.

| Jones and family in town to-day. Evan Price
walked hence from the jail, having SERVED his time
| There are nine persons remaining in Jail to-
night To-day is the s7th birthday of Sheriff
Cherington. Mrs. Dr. Ewing, sister of the Sheriff,
Mrs. Sheriff Cheringten, Miss Ella Mutt, and other
friends relatives got little surprise party.
Early in the evening Messrs. Summers Horton, and
Wes Steele, engaged the Sheriffs company until the
guests had all arrived at his residence. When he
came he found the following persons In possession
of his parlor DIR. Ewing and wife, Miss Annie Ew-
ing, Master Kay Ewing, Mrs. Susan Edwards, Miss
Leni Edwards, e. C. Powell and his sister, Miss
Powell, j. r. Hunter and wife, Rev. W. D. Chering-
wife, T. T. Jones and wife, j. H. Mackley and
wife, Mr. Summers, w. H. Horton, Mart. V. Patter-
SON, Mrs. Maggie Cherington Master Erie Cherington
and Miss Ella Mutt Messrs. Powell, Summers and
Patterson favored the company with some excellent
music, vocal and instrumental. Prayer was offered
by Rev. W. D. Cherington after which refreshments
served. The Invitations all verbal accom-
panied request that the presents, usual in such
cases, be omitted. Mrs. Maggie Cherington and Mrs.
DR.. Ewing presented she Sheriff, however, with
handsome and comfortable armchair E. G. Powell
making few happy remarks on the occasion. Those
present enjoyed an exceedingly pleasant happy
evening, and thus all passed, with the Sheriff and
his happy family, another golden milestone on the
journey into the great future CLARK Darling was
bound over in Squire McClung's Court, on charge
Of being mixed up in some kind of general cussed-
ness" business with the Howe boys.
WEDNEsDAY.-Day warm for winter weather..
Messrs. Tripp and Rice putting new roof on the
frame building in ths of Odd Fellows Hall. ...
d. w. Cherington called at this Office to-day Mr..
and Mrs. J. NJ Trpp have new boy baby Capt.
Tim Evans, Of Coalton in town to-day Mrs. j. 81.
Mackley quite ILL., The children are canYassing for
aid School Festival 10 be held in the future
.....A. Goddard and Johnny Motz came to blows. 1t
was nip- -tuck,'' with the balance in favor of
'snip.n .J Jimmy Loosken was looking at the Elec-
trlc Light when it flew down and struck him. At
least he saw stars. But 1T may have been Dave
Thomas who precipitated the blow, Dave was
around in that neighborhood- Miss Julia Hanna
had to attend the Meacham trial to-day. Her depart
ment at the School House was conducted by Prof.
Allison, the Superintendent. c. A. Atkinson has
a telephone instrument in his office Dr. Ewing
has telephone instrument. Mitchell had the Band
out to-night serenading his Electric Lamps Miss
Henrietta Titus, blind lady, lectured tonight at the
M. e. Church, her subject being 1.-THE Immortality
of Memory" Miss Titus is an educated, Intelligent
woman, and fluent talker. The Lecture was grand
and it is subject of regret that there not lar
ger audience present Miss Titus goes from here to
wellston. The Bible-reading by this blind lady, by
means ofraised letters great curiosity to many
of those present James Wangler, while going to
work this morning, slipped and fell through the
Railroad bridge near Crossin's, cutting his chin
somewhat.
THURspAY.-This locality was struck by "bliz-
zard" this morning. Any one who don't know what
a"blizzard" is, will learn when they go out such
morning this and have the hairs of their heads fro
zen until they stand out straight, like porcupine
quills Allen McGhee, of Coaton, in town to-
day. Our old friend Mrs. Elgina L. Stephenson,
called yesterday Mrs. Mary Jones returned to-
day from her visit to the West.
FRIDAY.-Thermometer two degrees above zero
this morning ....G. W. Fry, of vinton Comfy here
to-day At the Crossin tonight of the
men became excited and threw and banged furniture
and fixtures around at lively rate But great pres
ence Of mind shown carefully saving the whis-
Prof. Maxwell, of Cincinnati, in town to-
day. Capt. Cole Gilliand, of POI tsmouth, in
town yesterday John @. Kyle is back again.
Hon. R. H. Jones, of Oak HILL called at this office to-
day. 49,. Ed Adams returned yeaterday from visit
to relatives in Missouri 49,.
SATURDAr-H. C. Murfn removed from Ports
mouth street, to-day, to the house recently fin
ished by William Ryan, in Kahn's Addition.
Among those from a distance who were in town to-
day, were Thomas H. Vaughn, Thomas Hays and DIR.
johnson A. White. :. Tonight the ground is COW
cred with ice and it is good time to sit down and
see stars. Many lady who few days ago, was
admiring the beauty and thrift of her variety of
houseplants, mournfully contempates the frozen
and shriveled STEMS and grieves at the sudden chan
ges Of weather. The electric light will accom-
psh one reform-it will some of citizens to
walk straighter than heretofore take to the alleys
on their Saturday night pilgrimage homeward.
SUNDAY.-A dull gloomy day Quite number
of hogs running in the streets in the West end
town. Owners will wake up some of these fine morh-
THE M. E. Sabbath School will hold anniversary
exercises on Christmas Eve. In the trial of Frank
Meacham for murderous assault, the beer doggeries
played prominent part in the testimony. There is
where the trouble generally starts. Doubtless when
the guilty party, (whoever he may be,) shall have
been convicted, 1t will be found that the murderous
assault upon Miss Hanna directly raceable to the
fact that some murderous loafer "took his beer at
of these dens Let the taxpayers foot the bills,
but not "indervere init der peesness."
MoNDAY.-Hen. J. W. Bannon, of Portsmouth, is
attending Court to-day. Joseph Smith, of Ala
bama, is in town to-day. Although Mr.. Smith has
been absent from Jackson for years, few
better known in this furnace region than he. Mr.
Smith operated Diamond Furnace, at this place
twenty years ....A. F. McCarey left to-day,
| Columbus, to work few days on his sons house
Mr.. McCarey's daughter, Mary, who has been visit.
ing here for two months past left for her home in
| Porter, Gallia County DIR. Ewing called this
morning and subscribed for the Standard for friend
The Dr. reports some cases of measles and chicken
prostrated with lung fever Joe Graham son of c
Graham, is Ill with lung fever. Roll g. Waterman
is in town to-day The old reliable Druggist, G
w. Miller, has taken in Dr. j. F. Morgan as partner
| and the business is now conducted under the firm
name of G.. w. Miller & Co. Our old friend d. L
| Morgan. of Banner z. o., called this morning. Dav
| is one of the men always glad to see.