The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-02-15
DAILY OBSERVATIONS.


ground covered with ice, and terrible,
drenching rain set in at night. :. Huron
Furnace is dead. The STANDARD has
heretofore remarked that the worst men
always crowd their way to the front, in
the Democratic party. Recent events in
local as well as National history, go to
strengthen this conviction. Well, we
will probably have to go back to the
"taller-dips," and coal oil lamps for light.
....The storms broke down a telephone
line or two. -. .Tropic Furnace dead, HUI
ron Furnace dead. :. The boys in town
seem to be waging warfare against the
dogs, and the music of the tin pan clat-
tering upon the sidewalk is quite COM
mon.
WEDNEsDAY.-The waters of Salt
Creek are tremendously high, being all
over the bottoms. The Portsmouth
I'gi6asase says: "Joe. Bryant, pilot of the
B. T. Evans, is confined at his home on
Gallia Street, by sickness. Homer Hop
kns, of Gallipolis, Ohio, succeeds him."
Mr.. Bryant is father of Miss Jessie Bry.
ant, of this place. Hon. L. M. Beman,
. of Centreville, was in town to-day. -. 1t
might be well for persons who are deter
mined to smoke in the Postofice to re-
member that the Postmaster may call in
the power of the municipal laws to en-
force the orders of the Department, and
if these cannot be relied upon, the De-
partment may close up the Office alto
gether. Would it not be grand COM
mentary upon our civilization if we
should have to do without mail facilities
because we could not give up the desire
to stink in public?.. The busy hum of
the sewing machine was heard in the
class room of the NJ E. Church, as the
ladies of the town prepared clothes for
the needy of our town. This is good
work, and phase of Christianity that
has practical and beneficial result. This
is not the work of any particular Church
denomination, but is the work of kind
hearts. -. At M. E. Church tonight there
were two conversions and five accessions
to the Church. The congregation at a
Church revival meeting is study for
the student of human nature. Here we
have, in the front of the. Church, well up
toward the altar, a great body of those
who come in all seriousness, taking a
deep interest in spiritual matters These
pay close attention to what is going on
they kneel during prayer, and observe the
customs of the Church, generally. Further
back is a mingling of good, bad, and in
different people. The most conspicuous
among these are the young folks who
have an ambition to appear exceptionally
bad. Then there are group of men
and come to Church to shave some fun
These men will be ashamed of their con-
duct, when they find that they only ex-
cite pity instead of admiration.
THURsDAY.-Bright as Spring to-day
miss Mary Will went to Cincinnati
to-day. j Johnny Moore got couple Of
fingers mashed at the school-house yester
day, by having a book-rack fall upor
them. The meeting of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union to-day was
largely attended. The eastern mail:
have been delayed on account of th'
floods, and it was thought there would
be danger on the Portsmouth Branch
but nothing serious occurred. Quite ;
number of the young folks went to Ham
den last night to attend theatrical en-
tertainment, some of them staying owe
and returning this morning Mr.
Kretchmer, the Street Commissioner, ha
done a good work by fixing up the differ
ent street-crossings that were in sloppy
muddy condition. We learn that MI
Nelson Aleshire has been quite sick fo
some time. DIR. Laird has bought a 10
between the residences of d. Armstrong
and G. W. Miller, and will erect resi-
dence thereon.
FRIDAY.-Blue-birds singing this morn
ing. In speaking, last week of Mrs
Davis, mother of the minister, we places
her age at 70 years. 1t should have bee
90. j. L. Long will shortly remove
with his family, to his farm, at Diamond
I'VE have been informed that tn
Misses Houlsworth will shortly rent tn
1T. Monahan property, now occupied b
J.L. Long. Rev. J. w. Gum preache
at NJ. E. Church, tonight. :. Rev. A. v