The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1884-01-10
DAILY OBSERVATIONS.


} lor, bedroom, dining-roon .. kitchen
, at that tina, consisted OF a square exca:
vation OF the LII. some tTo fect deep
having above. 10 complete the walls, some
. ,hree feet o. rough boards, and ar all
for a roof, two sides OF "pup-5eCt. Ado
to these paiatia1 Recommendations. q small
rude fireplace built OF rough bouiderS
and mud, an,l ? small stick OF wood fol
each days supply for heating and cook
) ing, and you have an idea q how We
spent ''the coid New Yeas" Yes, and
add to it that Ra stood gua13 that
night. from midnight until tive o'clock
our beat being on top of a bleak and
barren hill. We were compelled TO keep
moving pretty lively to keep from freeZ-
ing to death. The cries and believing OF
the mules Of the wagon train on that
night rendered q mournful accompani-
\ ment. to the shrieking Of the wind. Ii
was little bit of soldierly experience
which we would not gladly repeat. Each
of the little houses spoken of accomnio-
dated four men. Miss Mo;iie Bur-
nett has gone to Virginia john Fl.
Harding complains of having so many
offices as Treasurer, that he is compelled
to resign some of them He has been
Treasurer of the Fire COMPANY, Reading
Room, Sabbath School, ard -'-a 10 not
know how many more, John Is OF the
opinion that d man nay have tco many
honors thrust upon him.. the ice is
several inches th.c.- OF the ponds to-day.
Judge Tripp went toFortsnCuth yes
terday 80. Mrs. G. ". Rice spent the day
with the family CT her brother, Caleb
Hank, at Chapnlan's Switch.
! FRIDAY-Noce snow to-day. The
local dealers are cutting ice off the ponds,
to the great disgust OF boys who own
skates. This ice is between three and
four inches thick. There was a fine
parlor concert, consisting of vocal and in
strumental music, at the residence of S.
S. Hawk tonight Prof. Carl Linn, Mrs.
Hawk and Miss Mollie Hawk rendered
selections upon the piano, Percy Rhodes
upon the violin, Mrs. May Eansee and
Miss Maggie Knox, vocal selections. Tom
Kinney and Rip Foster, at the O.S. Depot,
and we at our residence, listened to por-
tion of this music through the telephone.
noon, on business trip. -. DR.. H0lcomb
is on the streets to-day. There are
rumors Of a new doggery in this place.
-. We acknowledge call to-day, from
Mrs. South, of Lloyd's tailoring establish
ment, and Mrs. J. T. Helphenstine, of
Coalton. The latter is an Old scho0l-mate
of our own, as is also her husband. Fur
was good boy, and is q good noan......
Jared Martin and wife-ile married RoX-
ena Reed-are going to Housekeeping in a
part Of the residence OF d. L. Macklay, on
Church street. The Sheriff -o0k Ste
phens to Way,:riy to-day, to await his tTi-
al but the jail there being considered in
secure, he had to bring Laban back again.
SATURDAY. -o-o-h!", twenty-five
degrees below zaIo this morning, an the
snow lies on the ground as dry as sifted
meal. The Wag;rl-wheels make wild
sweet music il the ffcst ass.t; SNOW. Did
you oversee il so eoIdthat steam whistle
could not h,aH2 Wen, such i +i-e case
here today. The attempts OF tbs railroad
engines to whistle, oalg result in 2 dismal
sound-halT wi4eszc and half 8q,-.al, re-
sembing the sound Of the f.,9l5d 'pig
under a gata." Quite a number Of
persons are mourning frozen ears this
evening, and the sal3 Of ear-caps, by the
clothing storas. Was something pnprac8-
dented. -. Elder z. II. Fagan arrived
to-day to hold quarterly meeting at tie
NJ. E. Church, and tonight preached
sermon filed with power and good sense.
These long winter evenings render
the warm stoves of the business houses
very attractive 10 persons who are wear
led with the cares of the day. AT these
gatherings there is generally q talking
over of the past, and q comparison of eX-
periences. At one of these stores last
night, well-known Professional man,
far past the prime of life, was giving his
experience az farm 81 planted" said
he, "at one time, o-2: necl OF potatoes, and
from that peck 7 GCg serenity bsts. sEs of
potatoes. al MS. Ehy I raised them
SO large that gave ole to the preachs2,
and it lasted aily woeh.' We
don't know POT he rotatoes. but we
have a gr; telegram confirming
the turnip end stating shat an old
farmer in thai cinitE loss a valuable
sow and Ii g Of plgs il the early part oE
the winte- IL WIS teart-broken at TIE
loss of b "at, but finally forgot the
misfortun Along in the latter part of
March, wi eu the spring thaT5 had set in,
he found 2 large sow and nine lat pigs in
one of his fields. Ee could not account
for their presence until he began tracking
them about the fields, when haC-aeovered
that they were his own soT and pigs, that
had eaten their way into one of those
turnips, early in the winter, and gotten
lost inside, and just a0i1atered there. Ask
Doctor johnson about it, if you don't
believe us.
SUNDAY.-Thermome marks "a de-
grees below zero this morning. Quar-
terly Meeting at NJ. E. Church.
Preaching by Rev. Hopkins at Presbyte-
rian Church 49,. Elder Y. w. Pagan
preached sermon of great power to-
night, ending with an altar consecration
service, by the church membership.
MoNDAY.-Thermom 10 degrees be-
low zero. -. The Russell lighting scrape
is being investigated to-3ey b tore the
Mayor. Edward Jones. o Oak Hill
in town today. ......Ioa to-day seven in
ches thick, and b.ilg cut. ana put up.
School is j.. session again. Stephen
| NJ. Tripp, Commissioner. called this NOR
ming. Tha {, -li-:lisSioners nC. g session
to-1ay. We I,ls:, TT eli II -. lore
20 D. Lively - -,o-I-:,.g, ,:g;i!5.ej Ii, 20
the ears, ant. his o-;, Hooking ,ets.l i::,
berg, but he Was i'll !. rilaer4ini 4cvl. IIn
was patient sufferer. Tor owns a
coal mine 4 man Sho OWES d col miac
cannot go nack Il l..is kind CT V 2tt.ar..
-. The young io.Aa are sil;s.iEs- ga Sa:>
! Creek to-Tlil-iii. Tie ExlcIIt W Com