The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1882-10-05
A TriD to IrOntOn.

trip to Ironton, to attend the meeting of the Ohio
Conference. The route from Jackson being incon-
venient to Railroad connections, went to Ports
mouth to remain over night, to get early S.
Y. train, in the morning, for Ironton. =.
At Portsmouth Father Whittemore, of the st. Mich
olas, must have mistaken "Matt.' Evans and oursef
for couple of circuit preachers, for he gave us an
excellent rsom-his rooms are all eXceent-with all
the modern conveniences, and having Bible lying
upon table in the room.
Having visions of the excellent breakfasts furnish
ed by Whittemore and his sprghty daughters, we
arose early next morning, and while Matt" was
snoring like like towboat buffeting Spring rise,
eopened the sacred book. Out fell large card-and
what think you, on that card? On that card, in
that Holy Bible, were the names of IS. NJ. McMillen,
Marietta Times, T. A. Davis, AfeConnelsville Dem
ocrat F. S. Pursell, Hooking Valley Gazette, j. E.
Graham, Tuscarawas ChrOniels.'' And just where
the card had lain, read these words:
an Thus So ss the LORD g g had get
plsss e. and Of the aneients Of the priests; 1,,,
And forth TT % unto the w VALLEY Ley Of the ai Sn of b
claim hs hsrs the that eso es tel f R bring evil
ears shall tinge.'
And, gazed upon the sacred page, we were
glad that editors-especially Democratic editors
sometimes get in sufficiently close relations with the
Scriptures to have their used for book-marks
On the way to Portsmouth, the proverbial man
with the sandy mustache' the train, and He
was anxious to get up fight with the man with the
red necktie. Before they actually got into quarrel,
the station at which the with the mustache lived
was reached and the with the red neck-tie had
the car to himself.
At Msnroe Furnace we saw Bennie Trago, who
spends part of the week at the Furnace, and the
mander in Portsmouth.
At Portsmouth met John R. Mathews in the
office of the who isn't going to be Secretary of
State At Franklin Furnace, the tall form of Orin
Gould stood out boldly against landscape of corn
and meadow land.
At Ironton all is hum and industry. 1t is just
great big Jackson-or jackson is a little Ironton
don't know which. We called at the BUSY Bee''
Office, and found everybody BUSY but the "Bee'
| was away from home.
There many things about Ironton that are beau
tiful. and things not so beautifu-in fact
things absolutely dirty. The Court House is a small
unpretentious affair, but the groves about it are
beautiful. Near the building stands small locust
| tree, branch of which, short distance from the
ground, bears the marks of the rope which, in the
hands of a mob. strangled WAGNER the murderer,
a few months ago.
Ironton has stock of English sparrows, and like
wise has more caterpilers to the square yard than
any town saw.
| At the residence of Col. Gray, of whom spoke
last week, there is domestic picture not frequently
met with. There persons belonging to four gen.
erations, living in the house. There Col. and
Mrs. Gray and their children, Mrs. Gray's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Humphries, and her grandfather Rev.
Mr.. Rankin. And happier household 1t would be
difficult to find. There we met grandfather Rankin,
~. u
man, who has long since laid the cross, and is
patiently and trustingly waiting for the crown which
| he feels will be his, many days. Mr.. Rankin has
been preacher all his life and, of course, in the
dark days of slavery, earnest and outspoken
Aboltionst. As such his life frequently threat
ened by the of the Shareholders, and attempts
were made upon his life. But the same God
who keeps him now, kept him then, and he has lived
to right triumphant, the curse of human bondage
wiped away and the wheels of Progress move swiftly
Tan,
ference, who stopping with Col. Gray, took his
departure, he grasped Father Rankin by the hand
and said 81 suppose trust in the Lord has never
forsaken YOU" ''No,n answered the old gentleman
'it is just firm ever.'' Sublime Faith {!
One of the rolling g-mills of Ironton had been idle
for some time owing to strike, but few days age
the men went to work again, and now everything i:
booming.
We noticed, at several of the meetings of Confer
ence, the imposing form of John Peters, Esq, ap
parently in robust health Mr. Peters has since
stricken with appoplexy, but has survived tn
stroke.
Mr.. Neal circulating among his many friends
and looked to be in excellent health. "Bill' Bett
was happy, and frequently came out from behind hi
greet his hosts of acquantances and friends
In fact, all ronton seemed healthy. happy and pros
porous. If you want to find good people, and hav
occasion, from any cause, to outside of jackson
the next best place is Ironton. 1t is with feein
akin to sadness-a sort of lingering regret that on
leaves such place as Ironton.
Our young friend Rev. Creighton Howe, is locate
at Getaway, Lawrence county. Mr.. Howe is an ex
cellent young man, had for long time prior to hi
ordination a minister, been a school teacher i
this county, is what may be called ''self-made''
having built himself up through his own exertions
Mr.. Howe's hosts of friends in jackson county wis
him abundant success in his new field of labor.
On our way home from Ironton we were an unwill
ing spectator of of those disgraceful this
so far toward convincing mankind that there ar
times when good stout club Is the only legal y
gument that is availing and that should not
, allowed to 'eat and drink what they please"
At Oak Hill-we believe it was-a family consistin
of an old man, an old woman, three young men, an
two three girls, got on the train. The young me
all "fool drunk" There several minister
and quite number of ladies the train-yet thes
) drunken idiots howed and swore, and danced, an
ranted around to their hearts content and ConduC
tor Fischer seemed be utterly at loss for
which to stop it. Had that old time Conductor Tol
' Giiland been on the train, he would have stoppe
- this conduct in less than minute.
The father of these drunken boys saw speak
Conductor Fischer, when he Immediately come to U
and began to apologize for the boys conduct. The
we made another discovery. The old man was
!; drunk either of the boys. While the conversato
was going on between these parties we heard
| the little girls Dragging that on that day she ha
, ''had all the wine she could drink" What picture
We will guarantee that the old man and his thre
boys will vote against all '.sumptuary laws''-the
will vote the "Dimocrat" ticket, while this old ma
seeing his entire family go to ruinand he is leat
9 ing them on
This is picture that is to be almost daily.
was quite amusing to the sudden change whic
came these young bullies they neared jackson
where they got off the train They were SO stout the
could scarcely contain themselves while on the car
but as the train neared Jackson they became sud
+ denly quet. When we got off the train and I'll
tall form of Jared Martini policeman, standing ther
i, we knew what had suddenly quieted these bulies.
After all this mingling of pleasing and distressn