The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1884-02-21
DAILY OBSERVATIONS.

| 1uOutn GO-udN. JdChSOu
work, as she always does when the call o
distress is heard. J. S. Ridenour, Cla,
Murfin and several others, were at Ports
mouth to-day. -. Prof Carl Linn came
up on the afternoon train from Ports
mouth. He had been in Portsmouth sew
eral days, and last night slept in the
Biggs House. He states that it was but
step from the boat to the second story
window of the Biggs House. Every con
ceivable description of boat is in use
from trim skiff to floating board.
The young folks Missionary band held g
pleasant meeting last night at the home
of Mrs. r. E. Rice, the President. The
exercises were elivened by some excellent
| singing by Prof Hank. Henry Brown
is manufacturing "joe-boat at the Plan
| ing Mill, which boat he purposes taking
with him to Portsmouth. Her speed will
be about eleven 'nots" an hour. She will
only sail down stream. The funeral
of John Shotts was conducted this after
noon, at his late residence, by Rev. A. W.
Long. A large crowd of people assem-
bled to pay the last sad tribute to deceas-
ed. A very large proportion of those as
sembled were miners, company of
whom followed the hearse to the ceme-
terry. The services were impressive, and
| the lamentations of the bereaved wife
were heartrending. Many friend bore
testimony to the good qualities of deceas-
ed, as husband, and it was not strange
| that the widow felt full realization of
her utter loneliness. 1t was a sad occa-
sion. -. Mr.. w. G. Evans returned to-
| day from Ironton. He had to row some
three miles or more in order to catch a
Narrow-Guage train. Billy Bicycle
| baked some four hundred loaves of bread
last night, for the riverers. -. Howard
johnson was taken to the Athens Asy-
lum to-day. 49,. johnny Basquill gave a
dancing party to number of his friends,
last night, on Portsmouth Street. .......
Capt. Baldridge is boosting mail matters
on the Portsmouth Branch.
THURsDAY.-Freezing cold this MORN
ing. A slight, driving snow began fall
ing, but did not last long. IA car load
of provisions was gotten ready for Iron
ton this morning, and started. 1t got all
the way to Wellston, where, we learned,
it remained about all day. The wag-
ons have been busy all day, gathering up
provisions, taking out flour to houses. for
baking, and SO on. Jo. Andres and Silas
Brookins were around last night with
wagon, ond they used trumpet of some
kind as a signal, which would frighten to
death Bengal tiger, if he should hear it
in a graveyard, at night. One blast upon
that bugle-horn, were worth thousand
biscuits. ..... Our old friend Thomas
Jones, of Jones Hall, is on the sick list
to-day. Harry Bedel returned from
Portsmouth, and Messrs. Isaac Brown
and Clay Murfin from Cincinnati, to-day.
..... We had pleasant call this morn
ing from Squire Williamson Scurlock,
one of the most level-headed men in the
county. :. Mr.. DaYid d. Jones, of Ber-
lin, called to-day. From him we learn
that daughter of G. w.. Poor is quite
sick. We saw the grand procession of
"St. Valentine" dancers, filing up Broad
way street tonight, on their way to the
Hall. 1t was vriegated streak of calico
and muslin, knee-breeches, and slippers,
and resembled a minstrel troupe, coming
in for grand walk around. Mr.
W. c. Evans reports that in coming out
of Irenton on joe-boat, he and several
others drew themselves for more than a
mile by standing in the boat and pulling
on the telegraph wires-"hand over hand"
10. S. Miller received letter to-day
from Rev. W. D. Cherington, of Newark,
who is in the midst of revival season in
his church. More than seventy CONVEX
sions are reported, and more than eighty
accessions to the church. We are much
pleased to hear of Rev. Cherington's sue
cess in his new field. Speaking of
high waters and river experience tonight
our old friend S. M. Pollock related an
adventure of a man who attempted to Sc
cure floating "coal flat" near Greenup,
KY, some years ago. There was ice run
ming at the time, and the the man rowed
out in skiff and got on the barge: then
his skiff got away from him, and he was
left floating down the river on the barge.
He shouted for help as he passed Scioto-
vile, but was answered with derislve
laughter. He became desperate, got out
small piece of paper, and wrote his will
| upon it. He gave himself up for lost,
but, a little further down, he made dash
for the shore, and somehow he scrambled
over the floating ice until he reached
the shore. But he always hated
to catch barges after that. $50. Farrar &
Evans finished up invoicing tonight.
Miss Maggie Knox and Miss Maggie Shat
| fer are in poor health.
| FRIDAY.-Some of the young men had
a shooting match, at clay pigeons, near
Gray's Foundry, this afternoon. We
had talk this evening with Mr.. J. r
Rowland, Mine Boss at the Globe Slope
He has been in that position ever since
the horrible death of Tom o. Davis, an6
he states that there has not been for two
years, but one accident which came any
ways near being serious, and that was
the falling of the slate on young Baird
more than year ago. The Globe is ont
of the most carefully looked after of al
our mines. -. Payday to-day. .Tht
Sheriff's family have moved into the new
Jail. B. F. Trevellick was announced
to speak at the Court House tonight, bu
failed to put in an appearance. Eide
Bingham has been down on the river
seeing the sights. About a month ag'
he visited an old couple on the river, anC
they showed him the marks of last Feb
ruary's flood on their house, and wer
well pleased at the thought that the
would never again be called upon to un
dergo another such season. On this Wis
it, he could scarcely find enough of thei
house above water to look at. Davi
Edwards, uncle of our Hardware man,
, in town to-day. Percy Rhodes is opel
ating at Beaver. ..One of j. W. Johr
sons pupils, named Jones, concluded, tt
r day, that he was bigger man than oil