The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1884-05-01
DAILY OBSERVATIONS.

WEDNESDAY. - Van Cassells W
brought to town this forenoon, by Ma
shal Campbell, of Wellston, and lodged
Jail. He was caught by Campbell an
Burnett, in West Virginia, and brougl
| by way of Wellston, where he was a
raj gned and placed under bond, the
brought to Jail. A man named Johnso
was also brought along, to suffer inca
ceration for non-payment of fine an
costs. Neither of these prisoners veal
a prepossessing countenance, unless
would impel man to prepossess himse
with brick-bat on meeting one of then
When the officers were taking the tw
prisoners into the Jail, some one asked
.sWho is that white man?" why" sal
another, "don't you know Sam. Frale.
when you see him ?"...... Squire W.
Schellenger is in, to-day, getting his bug
gy, which has just been re-painted an
fixed up nicely. 49,. "A suggestive pictur
was presented to-day, by the stretching
of a rope from one doggery to another, OF
Main Street. :. :. Here comes George W
Harbarger, walking with a great stick
and apparently as feeble as man o
ninety. This is on account of a sprainet
back. from lifting too much. ..... .Th,
public schools are practicing tonight fo
an entertainment at the close of thu
schools. !. John @. Elliott is now stay
ing in town. .. More rain to-day.
We received telephone message to-day
to change j. B. Howe's paper to this Post
Office, from Nebraska. So it would seem
Jim has got enough of the West already
=. -. The M. E. Church folks are trying
to devise ways and means to improve
their church property. The greatest i'm.
provement needed there now is to pur-
chase the ground up to the street in the
rear of the Public Square, and tear away
"Rat Row." Then they might be rid of
the cow-bells, pigs and cats that annoy
the ministers, especially in the summer
time.
THURsDAY.-Raining, and the carpen-
ters, while they do not use bad language,
look as if they wouldn't care to-. There
are nine in Jail to-day. Berlin seems to
be the most distinguished locality on this
account, there being Keenan,, William
Johnson, Jim johnson. Casell, and the al
together lovely Minnie Roberts, all from
Berlin. "A young man named Congle-
ton, and residing on Buffalo Skull, was
taken sick this morning, and medical aid
from town. Sickness suppos-
I'd to be caused by working in the mines.
49,. There! That looks like old times,
sure enoughl There's Bill Bennett on
,he street. Let's see, what was it that we
used to call him? "Hewitt?' He looks
'as hearty as buck" and lives at Cove
Station. ;. :. Mrs. B. Harry French is in
very poor health. -. Some carpenters,
n conversation tonight, brought out a
new feature in Carpenter work, when
,ne of them told of another who used his
nat for plummet. He would hold his
,at up, squint along the edge of it toward
he object he wanted to plumb, then drop
he hat, and try'to watch the frame or
,ther object, along the line of the falling
lat. This brought out the story of an
I'D stone mason of this county, who
would plumb" a chimney by splitting
lown it. -. The Jim johnson who is in
Tail for non-payment of fine, is the same
nan who was tried some time ago for
.utting an OK belonging to Mr.. Bundy..
Matt Evans is now gentleman of
legant leisure-having quit the mercan-
lie business. 49,. French puts down gro
eries and some other kinds of goods to
uch low figures that it looks like robbing
he merchant to buy them. 49,. The bull
ling on the corner of Portsmouth and
Pearl Streets, so long used as doggery,
s being painted up, to be used as resi-
lence.
FRIDAY.-The delegates to the State
got home to-day, tired out
md sleepy. -. Mrs. Keenan, and two
hildren called on NJ. c. to-day. The
Sheriff received call to go to Wellston
n the morning. 49,. Prof. Morgan, the
niger, is in town again to-day. 49,. Rev.
Aordecai Vaughn is in town. .........
charley Dickson and Dave Nichols
brought drove of cattle through from
Vest Virginia, arriving about noon to:
lay. Wellington Evans took little
aunt down to Centreville. .... Some lit
title boys were running foot-races in
he street to-day, when one of them-who
lad been told that pedestrians whipped
themselves to circulate the blood"-kept
whipping himself vigorously with small
witch, and when asked why he did it,
aid that he was "serenadipg blood".
Che Committee having in charge the
programme for Children's Day exercises
It M. E. Church, met tonight at the resi-
lence of G. w. Rice, and blocked out a
1t is proposed to make this
iay-the second Sunday in June-a grand
lay for the Sunday School. AT the
rial of Barlow to-day, little Tad Poor
was one of the witnesses. This is the
bright little fellow who used to sing at
the meetings of the Literary Associations
here. The Prosecuting Attorney asked
him concerning some tracks said to have
been seen where the burglary was COM
mitted. Eyes, 1 saw them," said Tad.
well, did you know of anybody whose
tracks were similar to those?" asked the
attorney. "Oh they soere DaUe BarlosO's
tracks z" said Tad, with look of perfect
confidence. The positive air of the little
fellow brought smile to the face of the
for defense.
SATURDAY. lovely day. $50. Joseph
KILN is working to-day up the Coalton
road, laying foundation. 80. Mr.. Carr is
shipping his household goods to-day. =.
There was rope-walkfhg exhibition to-
day, on Main Street, but was not first
class exhibition of its kind. The hat was
passed, but the harvest was not golden.
Grassland is at home -. Miller Long
came in this evening with string of fine
suckers. By the way, suckers seem to be