The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1884-08-14

running horses, but were not seriously
injured. 80. AT the meeting of the Blaine
and Logan Club the Glec Club failed to put
in an appearance. Quite anumber of per-
sons attended the meeting from curiosity
to hear the singing These would not
have listened to speech from anybody,
and when it was announced that the
Giee Club were not in attendance, these
people all got up and left, leaving fair
sized audience, to whom Mr. Jones talked
for some time, making an excellent
speech. One comic feature OF the even
ing's experience was drunk man who
stood near the door, and when the crowd
came out, shouted: "Hurrah for Cleve-
land and all his babies "..... Some of
| the lady friends of Mrs. L. A. Caudle
gave that lady a surprise party to-day,
making her a number OF presents, as
tokens of their esteem.
SUNDAY.-The basket meeting at Pleas
ant Grove has drawn largely from town
to-day, large number attending, and
reporting a good time. 49,. Rev. Mr..
Hawk preached at Presbyterian Church
again to-day. The Baptist Church
folks are getting up picnic for their
Sabbath School, to be held on Wednesday
of this week. .... Rev. j. X. Gibson is
still in town. $500 An amusing incident
occurred at NJ. E. Church, tonight. When
the hymn was "given out" couple of
men, both good musicians, took a hymn
book out of the slip and turned to the
designated number, preparatory to assist
ing the choir in rendering the selection.
But when the organ struck up the pre-
lude there was blank look on the faces
of the young men, and after sounding a |
note or two, they hopelessly put up the |
book and quit. No such tune was ever |
heard this side of the Tower of Babel, at |
least so the young men thought. But
the choir sang it perfectly.
MoNDAY-The young friends of Miss
Grace Marshman, daughter of H. III.
gave her surprise party to-
night, at which jolly time was enjoyed
j. w. Mccormick, of Coalton, was
in town to-day getting some printing for
the grand picnic at Lucas Grove on
next Saturday. -. There is temporary
dullness in mercantile il.atters. just now,
but things will brighten up in short
time. The Council have ordered the
removal of the silver poplar trees on the
street between the property of Mr.. Arm
strong and Mr.. Rhodes, and Kretchmer
and his street brigade are taking them
lown and hauling them away to-day. -.
There is a great dullness in the mining
and diggers are receiving very
title time some of them scarcely one
lay in the week. This will soon be
changed, however, in the rush of fall
contracts which must come.
TUEsDAY.-G. w. Miller is having
lew well dug at his residence on Broad
way. 80. The base-ballers are making
for game with the Chilli
othe club next week, at this place. ......
from the number of candidates, it looks as
hough the Democratic Convention next
saturday will be a regular circus. The
lumber of willing sacrifices is truly won
erful. -. Mrs. Harmon Bum left at i
ur residence some beautiful specimens '
f apples grown upon Mr.. Bunn's place, g
n Franklin township, and left the in
JUNCTION that nothing should be said in
he paper about it. So you need not ask
IS who brought those apples. We won't ,