The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-04-05
DAILY OBSERVATIONS.

TUEsDAY.-There was lively little
snow storm to-day. "A little child o1
Mr.. and Mrs. Tobe Trago died to-day E.
Tonight the Young Folks Missionary
Band, the Earnest Workers, held their
monthly meeting at the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. G. W. Rice, on Portsmouth
street. There were twenty-three present
five of them being new joiners. The
Young Missionaries had pleasant, jolly
time of it.
WEDNEsDAY.-Mr. O'Malley, Mr.J Jones,
and others ON Portsmouth street was
spading up their gardens to-day, and get
ting ready for spring planting. But to-
night both rain and snow are falling.
Fruit tree trimming has been going on
at lively rate for some days. There is
an old saying, "piling em in like three in
bed" but there is house down on the
old lanyard property which beats this all
to pieces. In one house (and small out
house,) there are, we believe, Seoen fami-
lies, including about thirty children.
Mrs. Anna James, of Broadway street,
has been sick for several days. -. Bill
Owens and Evan Lewis went hunting
after ducks to-day along Salt Creek, but
after vain search and the waste of sew
eral hours time, they returned home and
purchased beef for supper.
THURsDAY.-Winfield Scott, of Coalton,
called at this office to-day-also, our old
friend Thomas Brooks, of Liberty town.
ship. :. The boys have a mania for throw
ing the lasso. This is a dangerous pas
time, and ought to be stopped at once.
While boy is running at full speed, an
other will throw moose over one or both
of his feet, jerking him to the ground,
and in many cases severely injuring the
boy caught. If the moose be thrown over
the head, it is equally dangerous, as boy
might easily be choked to death before
the thrower could loosen the rope after
catching him. Some of the young folks
folks gave surprise party tonight to
Miss Ida Cook. Mr.. S. NJ. Pollock has
been over to Kentucky, visiting his sister,
Mrs. A. G. Vandyke, and also attending
the wedding of Miss Laura Vandyke,
who married a relative of Mr.. Pollock.
FRIDAY.-Salt Greek is spread all over
the bottoms again to-day :. There are
all kinds of wild rumors afoat with re-
gard to the eXection, on next Friday, and
many persons get literally scared out of
belief in capital punishment, when case
occurs so near home. Nelson Aleshire,
who has been in poor health for some
time, is able to come town again. We
saw the old gentleman on the street day
or two since, looking almost as well as
he usually did. Miss Grace Marshman
went to Wellston on visit, yesterday
evening. There was a School Exhibi-
tion at Columbia School House tonight,
under the direction of David Hunsinger,
teacher
SATURDAY.-Al large number of people
in town to-day, and the local statesmen
are attempting to get in their work for
Monday. Rev. ]. W. Gum called at
this office this morning. :. "A good joke is
told by Price Brothers, the merchants.
A short time ago party in one of the
lower townships sent an order to their
store for 40 bbls. SALT" with the instruc-
tions that if they did not have it on hand
to get it. They promptly shipped him
the ten barrels of salt-but shortly heard
from him again, when they learned that
he intended to write 80 lbs salts" We
have not learned further particulars, but
we are satisfied that if that man took all
of that ten barrels of salt, he is thor
oughly cleaned out, by this time.
SUNDAY.-Rev. w. d. Cherington of
the M. Church got an April first" joke
played upon him to-day. He had made
arrangements to have Cincinnati min
lister preach in his stead, but learned on
Saturday evening that the Cincinnati
minister could not keep his engagement.
Yet the two sermons of Sunday lost
nothing by the haste in which they were
prepared. Rev. j. r. Collier is "pack-
ing his traps" to leave jackson. We will
all be sorry to lose Mr.. Collier.
MoNDAY.-Election day. The local
statesmen come out to-day with thei1
long tailed-tailed overcoats on. We have
often wondered why man who wants
to do an extra amount of electioneerine
will wear a long ovefcoat Onelection day
But to-day some light was thrown upoI
the subject, if the testimony of a man whC
claims to have seen the transaction is tt
be believed. A statesman with Ions
coat was passing along Pearl street, wheI
) voter who is in the habit of drinkin,
l too much at times, came along, and, at
2 sign from the statesman, ran his han,
2 down into the long coat, hauled out hal
;. pint of whisky, and walked away. Il
r two hours afterward he was roarin