The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-11-26
DAILY OBSERVATIONS.

Raining John Phil
lips, of Jefferson township, a farmer OF
long experience, is in town to-day. In
speaking of the hunting of quail, Mr.
Phillips cites a case wherein an expert
enced quail-hunter claims to have found
in the "craw" of one quail over three hun.
dred Hessian flies, showing that the quail
is bird of great value to farmers. They
may take little grain occasionally, but
they protect the wheat-ield. Would it
not be good idea for farmers to protect
these beautiful and useful birds little
more fully ?. -. al. Castor has rented
the Basquill corner, and will run saloon
there. That part of town is the worst
cursed with doggeries of any part OF
town Jackson is well supplied with
amusements to-night-a dance at Jones
Hall, dance at the Rink, concert at
doggery, and many other attractions (?)
At John Bowman's a short distance in
the country, the friends of that gentle
man are giving himself and wife silver
wedding surprise party. The various
churches are holding prayer-meetings,
and the great sea of good, bad and indif-
ferent, is moving on...... While the Lit
tie 10 Band was playing tonight, prepar-
atory to marching to the Hall, the trans
.parency advertising the dance of the Cor
net Band at the Rink was carried over
and placed near the Little 10 Band. The
older heads had tackled the wrong boys.
They circled around the sign, captured it,
and started for Jones' Hall with it, when
its proprietors were glad to get it back.
Hunters Band, of Chillicothe, made
some excellent music here this evening.
Hogs are being shipped here from
other places. John McGhee and Peter
Bum bought carload day or two ago,
from the Steele boys, we believe. Pork is
very cheap. Some has been retailed by
vendors at sc. AT some points in the
county it is selling at Very muddy
the people bless the new street-crossings
One is being put at the old Jail crossing,
and one will be put at the Valley House
crossing. IA gentleman from the
country visiting town to-day remarked
that she never saw place improving liko
Jackson is" New and beautiful build
ings are going up rapidly, and there will
be many more by-and-by. The dances
were well patronized tonight.
THURsDAY.-Mrs. Morehead has just
returned from Iowa, and called to-day.
Mrs. MOrehead is the mother of Mrs.
Yves. Steele, of this place, and Mrs. Mitch
ell Plummer, of Iowa. She reports plen-
F,,1 hot hoo ri
of his lost cow, recently, away down on
Dry Ridge, Lowrence county, but he has
tnever got her. -. A number of gentle
men were sitting before the fire in a
Main street store tonight talking over
the past when the story of the stabbing
of Weaver, by Jim Vance, at Young
America Furnace Petrea) came up. Mr..
w. d. Trago-who possesses a wonder
fully clear memory of those old-time
events-was in town when word was
brought that man had been stabbed and
a doctor was wanted. Quite a number of
the young folks of Jackson secured
horses and went to Young America Sc
cured horses and went to Young Ameri-
ca. Weaver was laid out among some
pdpdW UuoucS, WuSu Ill lSudIu dIIlfcu.
The doctor took a position astride the
wounded man, and was probing the
wound to ascertain its extent. Weaver
was bowling and screaming most dread
fully. The doctor finally lost patience
and drawing back his fist he hit Weaver
whack over the head, with the emphatic
admonition to shut up" 1t was des-
perate method, but it was a desperate case
and the man was quietly at once. -. The
dances last night were not largely at
tended. The one given by the Little 1C
was successful, pecuniarly, and that given
by the Cornet Band, We believe made
something. -. Just as the little children
were leaving school this evening huge
white woody dog attacked them, running
up and down the street attempting tt
bite many, and badly frightening all
The boys to whom it belonged were in {
delivery-wagon, and drove leisurely
along the street, seeming to enjoy tn,
fun. That dog should not be permitted
upon the streets, and is not safe any
where. The police should shoot it OF
sight i. . Parties who attended the part,
dU LuO uOluC VI cOllu DOW uuttu ldSU ulSll
report very pleasant time.
FRIDAY.-A raw and disagreeable day
All the merchants and business men hav
agreed to close on Thanksgiving, saw
one. 49,. Mrs. E. G. Powell has very sc
we're illness to-day, requiring the service
of physician. The ladies have
carpet-rag sewing at the residence of MI
and Mrs. James S. Baker, and everybod
knows that means jolly time. 80. Jack
son will be well supplied with musician
if the sound of clarinets in the hand
of beginners is an indication. The wealt
of musical talent in the town calls
mind laughable incident related of
band which existed in this town fey
years ago. The band went to Centrevill
or some point in Gallia, and certain ma
played the tuba horn. While on the tri