The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1884-12-18
JACKSON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1s 1884.


Goth birthday of the proprietor of th
Standard. -. Dick Stifier has got to b
great forager of coal and kindling woo
for the engine, and people living near
public cistern would do well to take thei
chicken-coops, pig-pens, and other outsid
"fxins" in out of the weather, on hearin
fire alarm. -. Sheriff Cherington nov
has cage of thirteen as rough, nois
birdS-jail-b one would care t
see. The fire-bell was sitting dow
4 in the street to-day-alarm given from
Christian Church. The talk of re
moving.the Postoffice to Main street, i
arousing an earnest and somewhat vigo
rous "kick" ON the part of a large mum
ber of citizens. 49,. AS the gloomy da.
draws to close, those who are admirer
of the "patter of the rain" may get out
into it, but "ughw we want to get where
the pattering is only an ideality, tonight
FRIDAY.-Summers & Horton are go
ing to sell off their stock of light goods
and both members of the firm will engage
in selling instruments. -. Walker e
Marsh, of Effort Station, is in town to
day. -. Milton Phillips, of Jefferson
township. is in town. His brother John
is suffering from a very sore eye, caused
by dust from charcoal which he was
handling. -. "A comic sight was witnessed
on Main street Today. A man who was
very "tight" was going down street, when
he met very respectable-looking old
gentleman. The inebriated man, just as
he reached the old gentleman, stumbled
and fell on the pavement. The old gen.
tleman very kindly took him by the hand
and assisted him to rise, when the man
turned on him fercely with g you,
ao7tat did yoa knock me doaOn tor?" In
vain the man explained that he had not
struck him-the "tight' man steutly
maintaining that he had been knocked
down. No serious results followed the
misunderstanding, however. 49,. Work
suspended on town building to-day, owing
to inclement weather. There are some
chuck-holes that ought to be filled up,
along Pearl -. .Dr. I-endall is trying to
purchase from the Corporation the little
plot of ground at the intersection of Col
umbia and South streets, which has been
left out in the cold, by the surveys. If
it is hoped he will be-he
will erect dwelling on the spot. DIR.
Hildreth preached at the Baptist Church
tonight, to good congregation, his text
being the first verse, 22d chapter of Reve-
alton: "And he showed me pure river
If water of life, clear as crystal, proceed
ng out of the throne of God and of the
Lamb" The argument-that water is
fertilizer, purifier, and the River of Life,
he Gospel, purifes material matter with
which it comes in contact-that Christ
vas the great benefactor who brought
he pure water to famishing world, and
his Gospel stream enriches the world and |
,ives moral growth to mankind. 49,. "A
ierce little snow-storm this evening, but |
he ground is too wet for it to last a mo-
nent after falling.
SATURDAY.-Colda and gloomy. -. The
lew silver-plated instruments of the
Little Ten Band, arrived this morning.
'hey are beauties, and the boys are justly
roud of them. Chris BertSch has
purchased the Postofice building from
lark Sternberger, and the Postoffice will
or the present remain at the old stand.
he price paid was, we understand, about
We thousand dollars. "A gentleman
vas in at Marshman & Co.'s tonight get
ing coffin for little child of Mr.. Lew
who works at the Warth mine.
he child was some four months DID,.
The Fire Company last night elected J.
I. Harding Captain, subject to the ap-
roval of the Council. ]. IS. Baker has
cen selected as Lieutenant. Jim has
ubbed John Captain jack" and Andres
eclares that Jim will become cross-eyed
rom looking at his own shoulder-straps.
10th will make good officers. -. The
ew calaboose was dedicated to-day by
he incarceration of some four or five
runken men. :. Friends of Mrs. Mag
lie r. Wartig-formerly Miss Stevison-
eceived letter from her, in which she
Expresses herself as delighted with her
ew home. This is the bride in the re-
ent romantic wedding at Niewvahner's.
SUNDAY-Sheriff Cherington got in a
ouple of jail-birds this morning from
'oalton, who had been in some kind of a
tile rock-throwing love-feast up there.
Judge Miller went to Wellston this
1orning to hold an inquest of lunacy on
4. T. Vanpelt, the Attorney. He was ad
judged insane, and will be sent to the
asylum at Athens. Mr.. Vanpelt had
cen in poor health for long time, and
c1 Oft %aI RI inn, bic |
ondition physically by the excessive use
f stimulants, resulting in the breaking
own of his already weakened system.
his is sad case. There is no better
earted man than Vanpelt, when he is "at
imself." He seems to be hopelessly in
ane, his hallucination taking the form
hat he is pursued by persons and ami
nals. "A heavy rainfall again to-day.
-. DR.. Hildreth will assist Rev. Hen
Erickson in holding services at the Bap-
ist Church. during this week .....The
,hristian Church folks are preparing to
i've the little folks treat on Christmas.
MoNDAY.-A delivery wagon had a
wreck to-day near the old Globe Furnace
ite. the horse falling and breaking the
hafts. -. Charley jenkins went to
Hamilton township this afternoon to
Tisit his family who reside there IA
ance at Jones' Hall tonight. ......A "A sub
ect of discussion tonight in one of the
torres, was "Flies, and how long do they
ive?" One citizen stoutly maintained
hat flies lived many years, "for," said he,
the flies that came around this year, are
he same old flies that were here years
go, for they act just the same" This
argument was indisputable. 80. Snow
ng slightly tonight. 49,. Met Capt.
tonight, who is perhaps one of