The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-09-10

| Inman auctioneer The Broadway
pavement, from Cooks down to the alley
has been layed over, with better brick.
=. The oyster sign appears i'll front OF
the restaurants, ar ID propositions for bets
on election will s bon be heard. =. The
man with scythe wants to get into the
Public Square pretty soon. The weeds
are on a picnic over that way.
SUNDAY.-The meeting of the colored
Baptist Church closed at the Fair Ground
| tonight, with a sermon by Rev. Mr.. Wal
| ker. Rev. Williams, of Chillicothe, has
been conducting these meetings, and has
made many friends here. AT the meet
| ing tonight there was some excellent
singing, notably the solo by Miss Clara
Washington. Miss Washington possesses
| a voice the beauty of which is rarely sur
passed. Miss Carter, of Irwin's Station,
also did some excellent singing. But none
did more faithful or successful work than
Miss Susie Bird, the organist. The Baker
family, James Powell and sister, Mr..
Washington, Smith, Miss Cody, Mr.. Car
ter, in fact all the musicians, proved clear
ly that our home talent can far excel any
choir that ever came from distance, in
this class of singing. These young peo-
pie should continue to practice together
occasionally, and, in fact, form them
selves into a choral society 49,. Rev. T.
De Witte Peake, of Pomeroy, will preach
at the M. E. Church at this place on next
Sunday, morning and evening. Those
who fail to hear him will regret it, as he
is one of the ablest preachers in Southern
Ohio. 49,. Elder S. FL, Bingham preached
at the Fair Grounds this afternoon. ......
W. A. Steele and family, Dave Jones and
family, and ]. II. Price and family, went
t6Cove Station on visit to-day.
MoNDAY.-A beautiful day. 80. Mrs.
Matte Hartley went home. 80. .Moffet,
the fat man from Hamden, accompanied
by his daughter Minnie-who had been
visiting here-went to Portsmouth this
morning -. Jake Mcclure sold some
forty head of cattle to the David brothers
to-day 49, Poor s. Hoskins brought in
drove of sheep, from Matt. Dawsons. -.
Squire Armpstead Scurlock is in to-
day, looking for a new carriage, which he
purchased from the Columbus Buggy
Company duriugt he State Fair, and which
he expected to arrive to-day. Special
meeting ef G. A. r. Post, to make arrange
ments for going to Portsmouth. "A
young girl was rescued from house of
ill-fame in this place to-day, by her moth
Ell, who lives some miles in the country.
The pretense was that the girl, was en-
ployed to do kitchen work. Girls should
be very careful how they hire to work in
strangers kitchens. -. An alarm of fire
tonight caused by burning some weeds
in Jamestown, brought the Fire Depart
ment out in the liveliest manner. =. Met
Vintou Spriggs tonight. He informs us
that he lost fine horse by death on last
Saturday night. i. j. Met Uncle Billy Cal
laghan at Franklin Valley. The old gen
tleman is as hearty and happy as bird.
Uncle Alex. Poor was also on hand, as
full of fun as a man could be. Hiram
was there, with one of the
prettiest babies in the County, and made
a desperate effort to prove that it resem-
bled it's father. :. Some of the enthusi
astic young men tried to joke Handy
Barton, by ordering "stoek ale,' for him,
when the ladies came around waiting on
table. But Barton called for water, like
a true Prohibitionist. Baldwin Evans
had fine barouche at the station, to con-
vey the Jackson folks over to the Valley.
TUEDAY.-Rain again. Fruit COM
ing in rapidly, especially peaches and
grapes IA Democrat was boasting, a
day or two ago to mechanic about a
certain candidate on the Democratic tick
et "Still, could make as good an Off
Ger as that man" said the mechanic-pro
vided 1 had a stick big enough to turn in
the lathe. and make a wooden man."