The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-02-12
DAILY OBSERVATIONS.

Bennett, recently lost his wife. Rev. II
domiciled with his third wife. Hi
daughter, Amanda, being the wife of Mr.
Emory, merchant of that place. .....T Tht
Council tonight confirmed J. III. Harding
as Captain of the Fire Company. rule
was adopted making the fine for non
attendance at fires three dollars for al
except the Captain, whose fine for like
failure will be five dollars. -. Mr.. Hen
ry Hughes and others from the direction
of Four Mile were in to-day, and testify
that there is tradition that a Doctor OF
that neighborhood was seen while sound
asleep upon his horse, but, as DR.. Johnson
said, in speaking of the matter tonight
if the horse was stealing Mr.. Backus
corn, the man, being asleep, could not b.
made party to the theft. Uncle
Sammy Claar is in town. E. d. and
Tom Lewis are scrubbing things up as
bright as a new pin. at the Drug Store,
| to-day. -. Elder Bingham preached to
| a good audience at Christian Church -.
The prayer-meeting at NJ. E. Church
was converted into class-meeting
Little Howard French, son of Joel S
French. is quite sick to-day. Mrs. j.
L. Davies and her little son frankie, are
on the sick list. -. "A gentleman of an
observing turn of mind took walk about
our streets to-day and began to count the
number of business men who are, and
who are not. members of Church. He
found that the great body of them-even
the saleoon-keepers, are members of some
Church organization.
THURSDAY.-ThiS has been curious
day, raining, showing and freezing have
prevailed. Mrs. Alice Blagg is in
ponr health. Going into the Mayors
Office to-day, we observed a piece of sheet
music lying upon the table, bearing the
title "Our Jim is Coming" These are sig
nifcant words, for the Mayors Office.
The young man Artis, committed tn Jail
to await preliminary trial on charge of
burglary, is fine specimen of what idle
ness will do for boy. While his father
lived here the boy spent his time about
the saloons, playing cards, drinking, and
engaged in bad conduct generally. Now,
ragged, shabby. despised, he is arrested
for a crime which-if he is proven guilty,
will ST nd him to the Penitentiary.
The little child of J. L. Davies has some
thing like lung fever. A strange fact
was elected tonight in freside conver-
satiOn: A certain man in town who has
studied medicine somewhat, and knows
something about the human system, con-
cluded to ascertain whether man would
weigh any more after eating a hearty
meal than before. He weighed himself.
just before dinner, then weighed hearty
meal, ate it, and weighed again. His
weight was not increased an ounce. al
though he had probably eaten more than
a pound. IA man came to town to-
day with a queer idea in his head. He
lives some distance in the country, and
his sister loaned some two hundred dol
lars or more to man, taking mortgage
on farm in Kansas. He wanted the
mortgage recorded here. Being assured
that it should be recorded in Kansas. he
persisted in declaring that he would have
it done here. 1t might as well be done in
!. There is some five or six
feet of water in the big cistern at the en-
gine house.
FRIDAY.-A big snow tonight, after
very cold day. The weather is badly
mixed. Eli Aten is putting in a drain
in his lot on Main Street. Matt Evens
tried to start natural gas well, at the
corner of Broadway and Pearl tonight
by knocking a hole in the ground with
his body. Miss Lizzie Steele was in
town this morning, but went away on
the mail train. Elder Bingham held
services at Christian Church. This is one
of the cosiest church rooms to be found
anywhere. and it was well filled. in fact,
tonight. After the sermon, the
right hand of fellowship" was extended.
One pretty feature of the exercises here
is the singing. They sing at this church
as though they mean it. Elder Bingham
related an anecdote of man who once
came to church where he was preching,
we believe at Wilmington, Ohio, and
into the church with great assur-
anc ON Sunday morning. demanded the use
of the pulpit that night. Upon being de-
MED it, he went out of the house swear
ing. A similar case of imposture Was at
tempted at the NJ. E. Church in this place
some years ago. A man came in and ask
ed the use of the pulpit, but his request
was not granted. That evening he came
in and attempted to take charge of the
The minister objecred, when
the drad-beat got up and accused some of
the trustees of the church of having lied
to him about the use of the pulpit. We
believe it was j. E. Ferree. now of Wells
ton. who arose-somewhat promptly
and requested the fellow to vacate, us ii
We're, and he vacated. He then went over
in front of the blacksmith shop and
an old cart, and attempted to
draw the crowd as the people came to
church. But he soon got tired of preach
ing to the blacksmith shop, and the people
heard him no more forever, in this To-
cality.
here is large represen-
tatiOn in from the country, although the
roads are very muddy. Little Homer
Tripp is sick. Percy Rhodes is visit
ing in jefferson township. -. They have
ii new sand-house built at the Ohio South
ern Depot, in place of the one recently
burned. -. The Little Ten Band serena
ded Sheriff Lively tonight, and played
several pieces on the street. -. Our old
friend Ed. Mitchell has recipe for sleigh
riding in Summer, which furnishes all
the endowment, he claims, that the Winter
furnishes. Get a dry-pOOdS
box, get into it, wrap yourself in blankets,
tie a comforter around your head, and
stick yourfeet IN q tub Of fice-a0ater." This
Is easier on the horses, and you can ride
just as long as you want to. Arrange
ments have been made with the telephone
exchange to turn fire alarms in at Pughs
Mrs. James Harper is on