The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-06-11


e made, in saloons, pool-rooms, card-rooms
skating-rinks, and kindred nonsense
/ There is whole financial speech, filled
: with solid chunks Of wisdom IN our ole
L friends expression.
SATURDAY.-This has been busy day
. throughout the County, with many men
by reason of the Republican primaries
Quite lively time is reported from Coal
Township, in the way of contest ove1
Treasurer. BENZ. Trago has COW
' which gave birth to twin calves-beau-
ties -. Uncle Sammy Claar is in town
! ..... Met John l.. Long to-day. He is
looking vigorous, reports that he has
about 800 acres of corn in, several acres
of potatoes, and large amounts of other
produce, besides having much of his land
rented. Mr.. Long has a farm which
would be. a fortune to any man. 49,. Ben
son Evans returned from his trip to Gal
liza County, reporting good time.
Sheriff Cherington reports Brown Joe"
as doing splendidly, and we learn that he
will easily make the time required of him
by his purchaser. Said a working
man, 81 never saw times any harder" But
an old citizen sitting by declared that his
brothers had worked in bayfield, within
what is now the corporate limit of Jack
son, for 371a cents day for pitching and
stacking, and so cents day for moving.
49,. George Washington died too early.
There are some sweet enjoyments now
that George didn't experience. Had he
lived until now he might have worn
ssrNl
needs the Office" said Republican, speak
ing of a candidate, "because heis crippled,
| and cannot work" 'And l need it," said
another candidate laughing, because 1
cant get any work to do"
| SUNDAY.-Two weeks from yesterday
and to-day-June Goth and 21st-will be
held Quarterly Meeting of the M. E.
Church at this place. Rev. F. S. Davis
will go to hold Quarterly Meeting else
| where on the same day. Elder Pagan
will be here and conduct the services.
This will be Elder Fagan's last visit here
| as presiding Elder and our people should
show their appreciation of his labors here
by making this one of the grandest Quar-
terly Meetings in the history of the Church.
"A portion of the delegations from
Madison and Jefferson came in to-day, to |
be on the battlefield early. The last |
Sunday in this month, June 2Sth, will be
"Children's Day at NJ E. Sabbath School.
A grand time is expected, as the children
will occupy the forenoon, there being no
Church services in the forenoon.
MoNDAY.-A lively day, with politics
tO the fore Cant Ril1 EvanS was on
joying himself with his friends. -. Dave
Edwards invested in new seersucker
coat and vest, and turned out in style...
Two candidates from one township to-
day were told that if one would come
down, the other could be nominated. One
proposed to the other that he would draw
cuts. The other agreed, and they drew,
when the one making the proposition re-
fused to come down because he was de-
feated. -. The Little 10 were out, play
ing for some kind of little show at the
Hall. -. ."Well," said one man from
distance, on his way home tonight, 1--WE
will just let you Lick Township fellows
run the thing altogether, next time" Why,
dear friends, we can't help it, if we are all
statesmen -. Jim Milliken appears up
on our streets again. 49,. When pledging
himself to support the nominees of the
Convention, Leach forgot himself and
said NOW, gentleman of the jury"-and
brought down the house. .......It is told
of one of the candidates for Recorder that
a man came up to him and said: "Why,
how lor G have you been a Republican
it's a recent thing isn't it ?" "Oh, no, it's
been more than q year!" was the reply.
....Uncle john Davis, of Oak Hill, en-
joyed the voting as much as any man on
the floor. -. Morgan, of Madison, aban-
doned the race for Recorder, with good
following. He might have staid up much
longer.
TUEsDAY.-The weather is as cool as
Fall weather. .... Mrs II. o. Witte has
been called away by the death of her
father. Alfred Davis, printer, of Oak
Hill, called to-day Bundy is in town.
OHIO INSTITUTE OF MINING ENGINEERS.
The summer meeting of the Ohio In
stitute of Mining Engineers will be held
at jackson, Ohio, beginning Tuesday,
June 16, 1885.
Note the change of date from June 10,
as announced in the May number of the
Mining Journal, to June 10th.
PRoGRAME.
TUESDAY, JUNEl6
Meeting at 7. P. NJ. Central Standard Time.
Opening Meeting.-Address of Wei
come, Hon. III. S. Bundy.
Popular Lecture on Ohio Geology,
Prof Edward Orton.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE II.
Meetings at so A. NJ, 80 p. NJ. and Z p. NJ.
At which the following Papers will be
read and discussed:
The advantage in the use of the Dia-
mond Drill, John III. Mullen, Floodwood,
0.
Natural Gas, Emerson McMillin, Col
umbus 0.
Longwall system of Mining and its
adaptability in the Hooking Valley Coal
Fields, VIM. Job and Joseph Hemming-
way
The effect of working Coal No. before
mining those seams lying above it,
Thomas Middleton.
The Hooking Valley Sandstone as a
Building material, r. S. Weitzell.
The Lower Two Hundred Feet of the
Coal Measures of Jackson County, An
drew Roy.
What has Experience taught respect
ing the value of the Ores of the Hooking
Valley Iron Region, Prof. Edward Orton.
Ore Mining in Lawrence County.
James E. Lawton
THURSDAY, JUNE IS.
Excursion to Mines and Furnaces in
Jackson County. Dinner at Wellston.
Some three weeks ago Judge Miller
handed us the following notice, which
was placed among number of papers,