The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-05-14

piece of pottery as ever human being
the Fair tonight gazed around with a
pleased air, at the magnificent display,
and said: "Well, guess you have got it
| about all here. The only pretty thing I
see missing is my Alderney cow"
SATURDAY.-Dreadfu cold and dis
agreeable. "A lively crowd in town.
go. Mr.. Dubois and his daughters,
Misses Eliza and Gertie, called at the
Standard Office. in company with Prof.
Hank and Miss Mamie Hank. -. Elders
Bingham and Kyle, of the Christian
Church called this morning. Mr.. Kyle,
the new minister on this district, is a
young vigorous, fine-looking man, and
as Elder Bingham, there need be no fears
that the spiritual welfare of the district
will not be looked after. 80. Rev. Z.
Henry, Of Franklin Valley, is in town
today. 80. Our old friend Evan Evans is
in town. We met Elder H. J. Carr
this afternoon, and learned that he had
worked all day yesterday dropping corn.
Mr.. Carr is over 70 years of age, but ap-
pears as lively as many man at fifty.
..... Mrs. Dubois arrived. 80. Lorenzo
D. Lively is taking in the Exposition"
this afternoon. "A woman who was
dealing in the Misses Jones' Millinery
Store, had her money tied up in hand
kerchief, and laying on the counter, when
it disappeared. After a good deal of
-. H. -
the woman found her money in her own
pocket.
SUNDAY.-Elder Kyle, of the Christian
Church is at Four Mile. Elder Bingham
preached a sermon tonight abounding in
solid chunks of wisdom. .. AT the M.
E., Rev. Davis preached strong sermon,
the doctrinal suggestion of which was
that the world is growing better, rather
than worse. 49,. Large crowds of people
after the dismissal of the church con-
regations-visited the home of George
Bartlett, tonight. 49,. "A number of citi-
zens are out with overcoats tonight,
and it is cold enough to make one COM
Portable.
MONDAY.-A couple of citizens who
were looking at the scene of the Bartlett
accident this morning, took stroll about
town and found some half a dozen places
almost as dangerous as that. ....At the
Fair on Saturday night there were two
young women who slipped two lunch
packages in among the others, which con-
tanned sand and cotton. The young folks
only want little mischief, but their fun
should have been omitted. Had the Com |
mittee known of it at the time, the vast |
audience would probably have heard |
their names. -. The new instruments |
for the old Band came to-day, and the |
boys are talking of sending them back, as |
they are not up to the mark.
TUEsDAY.-The boys are telling an old |
fish story with new feature added: A |
man went fishing in Raccoon Creek, bait |
I'd his hook with frog, set his pole, and |
left it over night Next morning the frog |
was grinning at him from the top of a |
log, on the other side of the Creek. He |
saved the frog carefully, and next night |
anchored it to the bottom, by tying big |
rock to it. In the morning he had an
immense catfish, which had swallowed
frog, rock, hook and all. This story,
which bears every evidence of entire |
we get from DR.. Williams,
who declares that the fisherman was
Prof KinnisOn. Mark Sternberger is
putting up new fence in front of his
residence. IL. W. French has taken a
great deal of rock out of his cellar on
Broadway, with which he is filling the
lot of Mrs. French, his sister-in-law, on
Portsmouth Street.