The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1884-07-24
DAILY OBSERVATIONS.

afternoon. The cases OF Dickson ant
| the late John Clewers were remarkable
for the length of time the sufferers lin
gered after becoming apparently very
near to death. Mr. Dickson was always
apparently frail man, yet it would seen
that he possessed strong constitution
Mr.. d. was in business in Jackson fol
many years, and was an exceedingly
pleasant gentleman, always courteous
and kind, and leaves countless friends
80. The funeral of Mrs. Tab. Brown
Jamestown, this afternoon, by S. E.
Brookins, of the Christian Church. This
makes the second funeral in this house
since Sunday morning. Mr.. Brown has
certainly had his full share of sorrow, at
least from worldly standpoint. go.
Mrs. Georgia French and Master Eddie
Knox went to Waverly to-day on visit
-. Mr.. John Oiler, of Coalition, called
to-day. Mr.. Oiler thinks of leaving Coal
ton for a time. IA baseball club
known as the Little Six" played match
game to-day with picked nine, much
larger, defeating them by score of IS to
IS. -. The "Little Ten" Brass Band was
practicing tonight in the open air, at the
residence of Mr.. J. M. McGhee, on Broad
way. The boys, under the leadership of
Mr.. Bratton, are learning rapidly, and
will shortly make good music. .Sher-
iff Cherington returned tonight from
Lawrence county. They are having some
business failures over there. The
political situation is getting warm on the
streets, and the characters of Blaine and
Cleveland are getting thorough hauling
over. .....W We spoke last week of John
Bertsch having been arraigned on a
charge of having violated the ten o'clock
ordinance. He was discharged. ."Oh,
where can buy any butter ?" is the pop
ular-or, rather, the unpopular cry to-
day, and there is solemn procession of
plate-bearers raiding the store. DIR.
Hale has gone to Cincinnati in response
to telegram that his wife is dangerously
ill.
THURsDAY.-The Booth Hardware
Store is open again, under the name of
G. M. Jones & Co......"Hi" Lasley is
around town today.
Hellol There's Bundy, looking as hearty
as pig. He sports fine mustache.
They're fashionable among Republicans
just now, you know. Frank Scott,
Of Coalton, is in town. -. Grandfather
James Meacham Sr., walked in, and is
familiar sight on the streets to-day.
Capt. j. d. Mitchell left for Pomeroy,
and other points on the river, on busi-
ness trip. William Montgomery, of
Eliza Furnace, called. 1t seems just
/ little remarkable, doesn't it, that the
Prohibition party. spent the principal
part of their time in abusing the Repub-
ican party? Is the Democratic party
10 utterly wicked that it is beneath criti-
ism? Is that it ?..... "A little child of
James Ridenour is on thessick list to-day.
-. John Levi and his sack are in
own 49,. Samuel Overly and family are
n attending the Prohibition Convention.
-. John Roach, of Madison Township
,alled to-day. -. There was some talk
If another speech tonight on the subject
If Prohibition, but the meeting failed to
for some reason or other.
Mr.. Cyrus Palmer, father of the boy
Who was killed last week in Indiana
Nine called at this office this morning.
He states that his second son, George w.
Palmer, was badly hurt by the same
,last which killed his brother. George
moved away before the "shot" was fired,
rbap b;o broth owe 10 =, xr1oC ovtipr,,icb
ID, and George ran back to give him
light. The explosion then took place,
ind George was struck in the head by a
,iece of coal, injuring him severely, if
lot dangerously. -. Specimens of coal
rom new shaft at Centreville have
,een brought to town. 1t is claimed that
he man who bored for the coal original
y, assured the landowners that the vein
vas some AZ feet in thickness. A shaft
vas sunk, it was discoved that the vein
vas but about 81 inches in thickness, and
heavily inlaid with sulphur. Still, it is
laimed that there is another vein lying
,eneath this one. Specimens of the coal
Llready found have, we understand, been
ent to the State Geoligist, at Columbus,
% be analyZed.
FRIDAY.-A faint, half-sickly promise
# rain this morning, after poor little
weakly shower last night. t......A delega-
ion of Masons attended the funeral of
he late Alex. Dickson this morning.
After the services at the house, the Ma
ons sand quite number of friends and
'elatives accompanied the remains, in
carriages. to Winchester, where the de-
ceased was buried I'VE accompanied
Coroner Smith to the Indiana Mine to-
lay, for the purpose of investigating the
accident by which Reuben Palmer lost
lis life, last week. The manner of his
leath, as sworn by witnesses, is as fol-
ows: Joseph Haggerty was working in
,he next room to Palmer. The wall to
Palmer's room "gripped in" towards
Haggertys. The latter wanted to fire a
shot in the pillar next to Palmer's room,
md after drilling the hole and getting
The shot ready, he went about ten feet
back to the "break-trough," and told Pal
mer he was going to fire shot. and he,
Palmer, must get out of the way. No
attention was given the warning, and
fired the squib, which the men
testified would burn until man could
easily get to place of safety, then went
and shouted to Palmer that the shot was
now fired, and he must get away, as it
was next to him. Then Haggerty ran
out into the entry and waited until the
shot went off. He then went back in,
and found Palmer lying at the side of his
room farthest from the shot. He was
lying on his face. Calling help, the men
got car and took Palmer out into the
open air, where he died in the course of
half an hour. His brother, George w.
Palmer, was struck in the head by the
flying coal, and somewhat injured. Reu-
ben Palmer was killed by being struck