The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-07-02

d der S. 81. Bingham, of the Christian
. Church. 49,. Squire Dave Evans of Jei
ferson Township, is in town to-day 49,.
Mrs. Virginia Morehead, formerly o
Vinton County, is here. She is an aun
of the Steele boys, Berry and Wesley :,
: .Hal Here comes our old friend Joh1
Darling, one of the best fellows this sid'
of the Good Place. We're always glad t.
meet John. John Phillips, of Jeffer
some Township, is here on business.
Upon invitation of Mr.. Spears, we called
on the little midgets, the Coleman's al
the Isham House. The parents are small
specimens of humanity, but the children
are the curiosities, being excessively di-
minutive specimens. 49,. Mrs. Leonard
Cast came home from Chillicothe, ac-
companied by Mrs. Erlenwein and chill
dren. -. Herb. Claar came home from
| Columbus. Mrs. Jane Swanson is So
years old to-day. Her family and few
| friends called in to tea, and spent the
evening. There was jolly time all
| around. Mother Swanson is one of the
best women living We heard new
feature of gardening, which, however,
none but experts should attempt. Was
your corn ever troubled with suckers ?"
What are suckers, did you ask? Why
suckers are small shoots that grow up
about bottom of the stock, and retard its
full development. At least that is what
our lady friend said. The family have
nice garden-everything growing beau
tilly. But the lady, on examining the
corn, found suckers growing thereon.
s'Mother'" said she, ''do suckers ever grow
on the stalk ?" Receiving an affirmative
reply, the lady went out into the garden
and beholdl The suckers were just eat
ing up the corn. So thickly were they
growing that the suckers were in bios
som, nice little silken tassels hanging
from them. The good lady went careful
ly over the garden. picking off every
sucker. After this treatment the stalks
grew and developed beautifully, bat there
aCaS not q 7oasti1ag-eGr in the garden. |
She had picked every one of them off !
SATURDAY.-A good, hard rain to-day. |
-. Owens played "snooks," as the boys |
say, on a gentleman up at Berlin to-day |
This man used to live up at Petrea, or in
that neighborhood, and moved to Berlin,
engaging taco houses. He owed large
store bill in town, and the merchant was
suspicious that he might remove his
goods, and get away. Of course he would
have to move on a freight train, if he
moved by rail, and to find out the truth
If the situation Owens rode up ON the
freight yesterday, but the goods were not
'eady to load. To-day he went again,
Ind behold, there were the goods, ready
20 load. The officer seized them. -. The
if one might judge by the out
ward appearance and sound A favorite
lyle seems to be to get an old squeaky
iddle into the den, and have some jig
ddler saw away for dear life, in order to $
itract attention. AT one den on Ports
mouth Street this evening some drunken :
nan was trying to dance, and once in {
While would go over with crash as |
hough he would knock the building 1
own.. Charley Andres is in to-day, q
nd purchased a new buggy from Sheriff t
lively. Charley is getting stylish in his
Id age. Some thief or thieves went
trough the store of r. w. Goddard, at t
Vellston, last night, stealing consider T
BILE amount of cutlery, revolvers, &C. /
here is getting to be too much of that |
ind of work, but the thieves have not Q
cen successful in making much head
'ay in Jackson yet. ..... james l.. Rice, '
ne pioneer in developing the jackson !
haft Coal, called at the Standard Office L
-. Among the remarks that t
lay be classed as original is one told us l.
,-day of a little boy on Broadway a d
eakly was walking along by the aid of
stick. "What is the matter with that I
ian y asked one. Il heard" said the lit q
e fellow, "that he fell off of a chair an n
-0he one Of his brains" ". go. The Jail II
as vacant for four or five hours to-day, le
ut they are beginning to drop in again. a
hot weather -. =
Mayors Court had to be opened up. -. =
A Railroad picnic was held at a point Il
ear cambridge, and several Railroaders
ON this place attended, running an eX- - -
lrsion train. IA number of young y
lks, by the aid of band-wagon and 8
ur mules, went to the country and
'ent the day among the trees and rocks, ', "
Id pure air To-day is Children's u
ly at the NJ. E. Sunday School, and there q
as large attendance. A feature of the
ssion was the opening of the new Lii =
ary, keeping the Librarians very busy y
handing out the books. -. Andy :,
,ear's Show left per express-wagon this ~ ~
orning for Hamden. Mr. Spear and his ~ ~
lsiness manager called upon us while -
re, and we found both to be exceeding o
pleasant gentleman. Andy has hosts -
friends in jackson. Il
Delay had "an old SOL -,
er" with him to-day who was so demon HI
rative in his friendship that Tom had ~
telephone for the police. 49,. Mrs. E. q,
Powell, who has been seriously ill is
lproving. -. The McKitterick Broth
S are quarrying fine quality of white in
nd ON the big bluff, back of the family ca
sidence near town. This sand is of fl
autiful quality, and there is consider th
lie demand for it, and will soon be a ir
eater demand. 1t could be made profit Fl
NC III siaoS n'aiiuIdo'uie % = MI u
rose, of Portsmouth Street-One of our l t
st citizens and most genial gentlemen "a
arted out few days ago to get some sa
tnip, as he has an infant son at his Re
'use. Not to be out-done in this way,
took a team, went out into the country
ID hauled in a whole wagon-load of cat
p, and now laughs at his less thought OF
| friends and neighbors. .... Dave co
mes big bay team took little run of as
IF a mile or SO on their own account at k]
ION to-day, breaking away with the M
Lrness on, and before being hitched to a
e wagon. nj
IUEsDAY.-DaVe montgomery is IN lie