The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-10-01

sworn duty of officers to enforce them,
would break up the liquor crime quicker
than a thousand new parties. The
Crescent Rink was crowded tonight with
skaters. and large number of spectators.
Everything about the new Rink is man
aged like clock-work, and there are no
jars anywhere Except when somebody
| sits down on the floor. -. Harry French
and Johnny Hayes, from Springfield
Mines, looked in upon the Rink tonight.
-. The Committee are working up big
Teachers Institute this time. Mr.. Phil
lips declares that there is every prospect
of profitable session, as the teachers
seem to be taking hold readily.
SUNDAY-Quite number of Jackson
people went to the "camp-meeting" at
Berlin. Among those attending were
the singers who furnished the music for
the meeting here. The new Baptist
church (colore0 of this place is rapidly
approaching completion. The roof is on,
the Notwithstanding all done, and in fact
everything but the inside work. 1t will
be commodious and comfortable build
ing. " No meetings at the M. E. to-day
but the Ministers of the other churches
are holding the fort .... This beautiful
weather is very tempting, and if lonely
shell-bark hickory-nut should chance to
fall upon the sere and yellow leaves, and |
there should chance to be a small boy, or
even a man standing by ready to pick it
up and take it in out of the wet, it would
probably be the result of human forget |
fulness. The boys over in the vicinity
of the Orange Field had some demoniac
enjoyment this afternoon, plaguing poor
fellow whose legs had become so timber
that they refused to brace up under his
body any longer. Selecting nice dusty
spot near the center of the field, he lay
down upon his back, and prepared for a
nap. But the boys and cows soon routed
him out.
MoNDAY.-Capt. Steve Morgan brought
in to-day Jacob Fisher, an insane man
from Coalton. Mr.. Fisher is an odd gen
ius, and knows when his spells are coming
on, and seems to be distressed lest he
should hurt somebody in fit of insanity.
-. Evan Thomas has been down in Pike
County in the interest of the Planning
Mill. The mill with the addition of M.
L. Sternberger and G. G. James to the
is doing fine business. =.
Some of our local church membership
are free to express their disapproval of
Gov. Hoadly's advocacy of the taxation
of church property. The Gov. feels proud
of his record in that direction. -. Parker
Smith is in town to-day. DR.. Kitchen
and Samuel Llewellyn have an appoint
ment to speak at Wellston tonight. $50.
Atkinson has to drive through to Ham
den in the morning to catch an early
train, so as to make his appointment at
Pomeroy. /.
TUEsDAY.-Rev. J. ID. Gillian, of Toele
City, Utah, sends us a specimen of almond
nut, grown in his garden, the nut having .
twig and leaves attached. ....E. c. Pow
ell has furnished the School Enumeration.
White males, 5S7, White Females 500, /
Total 1888; Colored Males, 81, Females 40
Total 67. In all, 1850, an increase of 80 ,
over last year. 4
Prof F. v Irish of Lima Ohio will be
,he Instructor at the coming Teachers !,
[natitute, in this place. With regard to
Prof. Irish, Prof. Brown, Ohio State
of Common Schools says: {
.Prof. F. V. Irish, of Lima, Ohio, is
to do excellent work in teach
RS Institutes. He is scholarly and pro- .
,ressive, and he possesses the art of talk
ng to teachers. He has written what l
believe to be the best work on Grammat- e
cal analysis yet presented to the public: L
Grammar and Analysis made Easy and a
Attractive by Diagrams must command
he attention of progressive teachers and
ofschOols.'
The Waverly W0tchma1a says that the v
loater, McClain, recently discovered in
he Scioto near Sharonville, was seen to o
Lttempt to wade the river near Richmon- t
hut no attanant was made to rec0Yer b