The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1884-07-10
DAILY OBSERVATIONS.

. | overcome Dy neat Wn1lo working III MTs
. Mitchell's harvest field yesterday.
There have been nice showers of rain il
different directions around town, bu
things are getting hot and dry in thl'
immediate neighborhood. -. Mr.. Davit
Edwards, of Oak Hill, is in town.
DR.. r. N. Kendall has quit travelling fol
the time being, having been overcome by
heat short time ago in Pickaway coun
ty. He has opened up his shop again.
They had a little breeze up at Chap.
mans mines to-day, caused by the boss
having discharged some day-hands last
night. The diggers refused to go in unless
the men were reinstated, but the matter
was finally submitted to committee of
arbitration, for settlement. .... .Bedel is
trying to get more light into the front of
his building by putting in new and
larger windows up stairs. Mr.. Lewis
Won Schriltz is going out near Beaver to
set up an engine and start it. 1t will be
used to run steam thresher, and for
! other purposes. He will run the engine
for some time. -. M. T. Van Pelt spoke
nearly three hours, for the State, in the
johnson case this afternoon. ."Dick"
Stiff1er is cleaning up the old Westfall
Graveyard, moving the grass, etc. By
the way this is likely time to work in
the harvest, with the temperature of the
thermometer about ninetY-eight, and of
mankind about nine hundred and eighty
..... Rev. L. L. McGhee passed through
town this evening on his way to the
wedding. 1t seems pretty evident
that when George Johnson was sitting on
the beer-keg at Conrads doggery vomit-
| ing, he was spewing up the fellow
that really killed McCloud. 49,. This is
prayer-meeting night in the Churches,
| yet, sad as it may seem large proportion
of our people are possessed of such warm
zeal, that they deem the cooling effect of
the fresh air of the streets necessary to
human existence. The hot weather is
not calculated to coax people indoors of
evenings.
THURsDAY.-Hot, dry and dusty.
In company with Mr.. Harrison Smith,
we started out to-day after Mr.. Strausni-
der, who was to be sent to the Soldiers
Home, at Dayton. We were compelled
to 60 to the residence of Mr.. Samuel
Overly, and drive back through his fields
and an adjoining piece of woods in order
to get to the point opposite Buzzard
Rocks, where Strausnider lived. We
found the man suffering from rheuma-
tism-not paralysis, brought him to town,
and sent him on his way toward Dayton.
We are under obligations to Mr.. Overly
for his kindness and assistance. We
found him cutting beautiful patch of
wheat with reaping-machine. He has
his farm in excellent shape, everything
neat, trim and tasty, and having an air
of prosperity and happiness about it. On
the way back, we noticed that corn plow-
ing was going on on the farms of James |
Lackey and John L. Long. The ground |
is so dry that men and horses are envel-
oped in cloud of dust as they pass along |
There are evidences to-day of show |
ers passing around, but none getting |
here. 49,. John Motz was in town while |
to-day. Nv. M. johnson borrowed our |
shotgun this evening and fired it off for
a Fourth-of-July crack. There was three
drachms of powder and an ounce of shot
in the gun, and dog in front of it
which was the misfortune of the dog. -.
Watermelons have appeared in this
market. 49,. The large farm of J. l..
Longis being more extensively cultivated
this season than ever before, large por-
tion oe it being in corn and wheat. $50.
A jury have an all-night tussle tonight
with the Johnson case.
FRIDAY.-The day opened pleasant and
cloudy. People began coming in early,
and by noon large crowd was in town.
The G. A. r. and Ancient Order of Hi
bernians taraded the streets in the fore
A large crowd assembled at the Fair
Grounds, and enjoyed themselves by
dancing. In the evening the people re-
paired to Jones Hall, where the dancing
was continued. Everybody seemed to
enjoy the day.. The Wellston ball
club came down this morning to play
game of ball, but the rain put stop to
the game. Wellston was showing signs
Of cleaning out the Jackson boys. 49,.
The Sciotoville boys played a lively game
Of ball this afternoon, with the Jackson
Club. The game was interesting, al
though characterized by some decidedly
oose fielding on both sides. The Scioto-
Vile boys are no match for our club.
The score at the end of the 7th inning
stood Jackson II, Sciotoville 9; the game
was here closed, that the visitors might
catch the train for home. 49,. There was
the usual number of candy stands, shoot
ing galleries, ETC., but the only thing
which approached novelty was the throw
ing match of Dave Warren. He had a
canvas stretched, hole cut in the CEN
5re and a colored man standing behind
the canvas with his head struck through
the hole. For five cents man could get
three throws at the head with gum balls.
These balls are hollow, and could not
hurt the mans head, yet the way they
were thrown made it seem as though the
man would be knocked all to pieces.
Several fellows who. are still imbued
with the old time prejudice came up and
paid their money to get throw at the
id nigger." One red-nosed individ-
ual tried to slip couple of Gin
ders into his hands, pretending that he
wanted to throw them at the colored
mans head. Warren put stop to this,
which saved the colored man from dodg-
ing rock, and saved the red-nosed man
a good thrashing. Quite a display of
fireworks was given tonight in different
parts of town. A number of rockets,
squibs, Roman candles, ETC., were fired in
front of Cooks store on Broadway, but
the finest display was in front of
"Beefy's" doggery, on Main street. There
was good deal of nonsense engaged in