The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1884-08-07

had regular ClGCuS over OH tHG Udi
ground this afternoon. Some of tn
players 'kicked" on the umpire, e.
Powell, the game was broken up, ant
there came near being a general row
two young men struggling for the pos
session of mask, until an officer inter
fered. If the young men want to make
the game popular, such exhibitions as
this should be avoided. Play fair boys
..... .Workmen are plowing and harrow
ing the ball field to-day.
SATURDAY.-J. w. Mccormick, of the
Knights of Labor Lodge of Coalton, IS IN
town getting out posters for grand pic
mic at Lucas's Grove on Saturday, August
10th. The jamestown baseball club
went to Rice's School House to-day and
played match game with the club there,
defeating them by a score of more than
two to one. David Boring, of Berlin
| is in town Thomas Owens, of Madl-
son township is in town to-day. -. Isaac
q. Long, of Lincoln Furnace, is here....
We accompanied G. A. Atkinson to
| Franklin township, tonight, where he
went to organize Blaine and Logan
Club. The meeting was held at the Frank
lin Town House, and was well attended,
a large portion of the congregation being
ladies and children. A temporary organ
ization was effected by electing William
Schellenger Chairman and Wesley Dever
Secretary. Several names were enrolled
as members of the Club, and committee
of three appointed to solicit names for
membership, to report, at the next meet
ing of the Club, names for permanent
officers. The meeting adjourned to meet
at the same place on Tuesday night, Aug.
18th. Before adjournment Mr.. G. A. At
kinson was called out, and made rous-
ing little speech. The Republicans of
Franklin are wide awake, and will do a
good work in this campaign. 80. Prof.
Hank took moonlight jaunt in his big
Organ Wagon to Chapman's Switch to-
night, and while crossing the Railroad at
tempted to butt car off the track, but
found that the car was harder than the
wagon. This is one of the most beauti-
full nights imaginabl There are sew
eral gypsies encamped in Pickrers grove. |
! SUNDAY.-A large number of our citi-
Zens struck out for the country to-day. A |
number attended the yearly meeting of |
the colored folks in Franklin Township. |
The families of William c. Long and A.
W. Long, went to Lincoln furnace this
The French boys got up
bus load and went to visit friends in the
country, to-day. Some fellow has
dnrino tho 1oct fnXu
days, running horse at full speed along
Portsmouth Street, causing the people to
try to conjecture whether he was going
after doctor, or whether he was on his
way to Buffalo to notify Cleveland OF his
1t is certainly dangerous
way of travelling the streets. Ira
and young man named
Heath. were giving their girls buggy
ride to-day when Sternberger attempted
10 pass Heath, and there was collision,
one of the buggies and causing
,ome excitement.
William Miller was brought
before Mayor James to-day on charge
If stoning railroad train. William
thought it would be jolly good fun to
liam a rock at the train on the Ohio
southern, as it passed Humphfres' cattle
zen. Now William sits quietly in the
County Jail and wonders why he did it,
anyhow. He was sentenced to Jail for
thirty days, and to pay a fine of fifty dol
ars. 80. The boys tell of a comic scene
which occurred near the slaughter-house
o-day. A certain man-who has an eX-
client family, and who is himself a
plendid fellow when sober-was eight"
nd sitting upon the creek bank with a
olored man and white man for boon
and all were interviewing a
'ottle, when the wife of the leader of the
.ang appeared upon the scene, and began
hrowing rocks at them with more Wig
T than grace. The drinkers fled indis-
one or two rushing into the
reek, and one ceoning away on all fouEs,
S fast as he could travel. 1t would have
een blessed thing for themselves if all
ad drowned. ...... There was lively
ace this evening on Portsmouth Street,
etween Will Kitchen, on foot, and John
~ MotZ. on bicycle. They ran from the i
haft to the residence of CIV. Rice, a
istance of more than two hundred yards /
Kitchen coming out ahead. They then
eturned and ran back the whole distance,
Kitchen coming in but little behind the
Wheel. The bicycle seemed to go fast
ut there was solid streak of Will 8
Kitchen, strung out for the whole dis
ance. Motz agreed to beat him one third
f the distance. &: {
I TUEsDAY.-Rev L. G. Haddox, of Well
ton, is in town. -. Judge Longbon has
eceived Denver papers containing ac- q
cunts of the grand reception given Rev.
Carl Cranston by his parishioners at Den
-er when that gentleman went to make
for moving to Cincinnati.
:. Buck Bratton has quit teaching. the ,
Yellston Band. The new buildings
If Lloyd and Lewis are rapidly approach
ng completion. Mr. Lloyd will have, in
lis new building, one of the finest shops
n the State. -. ID. J. Thomas, of Thur
nan, son of Rev. Jonathan E. Thomas,
.lled to-day. Mrs. Shropshire, of
was in town yesterday.
Mrs. Goulding has returned to her home
a Straitsville.