The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1884-10-09
DAILY OBSERVATIONS.

WEDNEsDAY.-Warm -. M. L. CLARK
and Judge Thompson spent the day in
town. Clark the pitcher Of the Chill
llcothe baseball club, is in town..
John HI. Harding, Henry Hunsinger and
Rufus Peters, are in Cincinnati. -.
Elder A. P. Frost, of Athens County
arrived in town to-day, and will preach
at Christian Church tomorrow night.
Sheriff Cherington has taken his horse
to the Athens Fair. Rev. F. S. Davis
returned home from Conference. He
will remain another year in Jackson.
Rev. Magee remains at Coalton, and Rev.
Haddox, at Wellston. Dick Stif1er
received word from the West to-day that
his Uncle 10. Stropes is dead. Stropes
lived in Jackson many years ago.
Miss Flora Dickson informs us that her
uncle Jacob in Kansas has lost, by death,
his oldest son. Vint. Reeves got in
from Columbus this evening with five
mules, from Columbus, for Delay. 1t
was long ride. "A Jackson druggist
showed US to-day the circular he had re-
ceived from the Liquor Dealers Associa-
tion, urging him to do everything posi-
BILE for the defeat of Judge w. w. John
son, as matter of protection to "our
business" He gave the circular away to
the first man he could get to take it,.
There is one sovereign right that Dem
ocrat can not be deprived of-the right
to get mad. AT the speeches tonight
several of them were moving around the
outskirts, muttering and snarling, as
though shocked and disgusted at the
Ignorance" or "untruthfulness" of the
speaker, when in fact some of them could
scarcely tell what party is in power in
Ohio now. Just now the Democrats are
taking their medicine.
THURsDAY.-One of the hottest days
of the year. -. Another one of Wash.
Poor's daughters, Miss Nancy, is dead.
The funeral of Willie Simpson took
place to-day. "A party of the G. A. R.
put up the big tent. The old tent is
about worn out. While the process
ion of torch-bearers was marching up
wears dresses but who has Cleveland"
cap, turned to his mother and asked:
"Can't you cover the letters on my cap
with some paper, so they won't show?
I'm Blaine, now, .... "A. F. McCarley
is busily engaged in rebuilding his house
recently destroyed by fire.. IA Demo
crat remarked on the street, tonight,
that "that G. A. R. is Republican or
ganiZation." "Yes," said man standing
near, anything that has Union Soldiers
in it, you regard as Republican,.
W. M. johnson has moved his insurance
Office into the old Jail. I'D. H. KcKit-
terick is in Cincinnati. 80. That delicate
flower, Minnie Roberts, who was in Jail
so long during the johnson murder case,
was taken to the calaboose tonight by
officer Grifiths -. james A, Lackey is
in Cincinnati.
FRIDAY.-Ninety-thr in the shade,
and still a-bilin. 49,. Rev. L. G. Haddox,
of Wellston, in town. Dan. Faulk
ner, of Oak Hill, is in town, enjoying
Soldiers Day. .....A little boy in town
to-day, who had asked for a Blaine cap,
and was given a Cleveland one, got it out
to-day and stuck chicken feather in it,
declaring that it had a plume in it, and
was "a Blaine" anyhow. The Coal
ton Base Ball Club played game with
the Jackson Club to-day. They wouldn't
allow Holmes to pitch, and Clark, of
Chillicothe, pitched for Jackson. The
score is 10 to in favor of Jackson. .....
Wills. Dowler is in town. &c. F. Cart
right, of Wellston, spent the day in town
80. John H. Stephenson and wife, of
Columbus, are visiting friends here.
Some of the young folks had Reunion
Dance" at Jones Hall tonight, but the
G. A. R. had no connection with it,.
Milton Phillips, of Jefferson township,
is in town to-day. .....A woman in town
to-day, but who lives in the country,
after looking at the display by the G. A.
R., and not knowing any men were
standing near, exclaimed: "Aw, this is
nothin' but a Republican thing-Tve a
notion to go home, go out in the back
yard, an kick myself fur comm" Well
bet that woman went around during
the war wearing butter-nut .breastpin.
SATURDAY.-The camp-meeting choir
arrived to-day. Elder z. w. Pagan is
in town. .... Rev. d. III. Whetsel is max
ing great Improvements in the old house
on his farm, on the Chillicothe road. .....
At the meeting tonight, while some OF
the men would be hallooing for Cleve-
land, some cruel small boys would shout
"Rah fur Marier~. ..... There was a
shooting scrape last night near Chap
mans Switch, the particulars of which
have been given US as follows: Tom Har.
ris and man named Gosberry, or Goose
bury, or something of that kind, were
sweet on the same girl. Goosebury told
Tom that if he went to see that girl any
more, he would go and cut his horse
loose. Tom went, and Goosebury was
seen to go toward the horse, and wheI
Tom went to investigate, Goosy drew 6
knife on him, when Tom drew a pisto
and shot him through the nose, theI
made him hold up his hands and be dis
armed. 49,. Y esterday is reported by oul
merchants as being one of the best OF
trade days. .Dauber came out on his
speckled horse and joined the procession