The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-04-30

for the stock of hunger. If we had had some hard
tack pork and BEANS like the soldiers used feast
when they could get them, and were like us, very
hungrythey would have been In the market
day. However many thought of home and the cup
board and rested contented with the scanty supply,
but next time will take days rations with us.
We had no serious accidents. Charlie Chestnut fell
into the creek and Harry Beatty and Frank Pickrel
lost their boots. 1t was very warm many of us
couldn't wear shoes in the mud went in our
bare feet and that the trouble with the bareooted
boy in not keeping run of his boots No difference;
goods are sold so cheap in Jackson that you buy
pair cheaper than hunt for old ones, and all these
Doys parents know that one of the troubles boy has
Is to keep his hat and boots. never had ANYTHING so
easily lost as my hat, but mother, where's my
hat and she can find it. There is not great differ
ence In boys in many respects. The them are
honest and upright like their parents jackson Co.,
o. Our people here like the big boy that got mar
ried and said he had of the best women in the
world There must be whole family of those girls
for have heard so many say hope there is
of them growing that the Salvation Army may get
them The girls good cooks and we are awful glad
oft.
Our crowd was made up of the following boys Will
lie Byers, bright boy. His father miner. Think
and by birth this boy is Jackson boy. Carl Lively
also good boy, from wellston, son Sheriff and
grandchild of an honored man of jackson Co., Rev.
Backus. Bro. Backus didn't much for me as for
many but in 1858. think, about the time Mr.. c.
ham. tinsmith, of Jackson, started pedding wagon
and the salesman on the wagon was Morgan, man
who used to live here and boy named J. E. Price,
who was apprentice in the shop After getting out
some distance and having good stock of tinware and
notions, we found we had not with gold and silver
not even greenback and first stop at Bro Backuss
store and sale of sixteen dollars worth made us
happy, and on we went till niyht stopping at AL Daw-
sons, where well treated. Rev Backus
showed sinners the of their ways and light
of Gods truth which viii be blessing for eternity
with them hope Garlic Lively will be as good a
man. Earl Cherington, good honest boy, with
u.s. His grandpa. DIR. johnson, is also good man,
and lived years not far from Bro. Backus, on
-Four Mile Harry Mackey and Stanley Hawk, grand |
children of D. Mackley were present. We all know
Bro. Mackley a good citizen who sometimes talks
with pleasure of boyhood days near Oak HILL o. Josie
and Ambrose Evans were with Their grandpa I |
don't know. but Judge Evans their pa, who issued
licenses for SO long at the Probate Office, nearly all
Jackson folks know as good man. Lloyd Williams, |
son of DR.. W. E. Williams, and grandson of Mr..
Hughes, near Oak Hill, excellent and useful citi-
zen of any county, is quiet, bright and good boy.
Harry Beatty, of Richard Beatty, the soldier of
the Seth o. l., that helped the country is
steady and quiet boy. Fred Jones, younger of
Eben Jones. is active though harmless boy hope
Kinnison will superintend the Jackson Schools till he
graduates Willie and Harry Price, sons of the in
urance man. W. T. Price, are lively boys and delight
n more active fun than fishing. Two boys of Samuel
stevenson were along. They were quiet good boys, |
md seemed pleased with the trip. Clyde DUNCAN, |
ond of romp, but he plays hard his strength.
Clyde and Frank Pickrel of d. L. Pickrel, the
hardware man, bright. active boys and seemed
njoy the woods and water Charlie Chestnut son of
ames Chestnut who is now in Minneapolis, Minn., in
BUSINESS, is steady, quiet boy Willie Martin, son
# John Martin, the dry goods with c. NJ. Martin
Sons, is the boy for fishing party. Willie fshed
While all the rest played. He is very steady boy.
Arthur Miller. of H. c. Miller the Probate Judge,
S good, quiet, manly boy, and would play in the
gater it not cold. Wait, boys till gets hot
hen we will be fish for an hour at a time some day
Don. We returned safe about four O'Clock p. NJ very
Ired with stains of mud upon clothes.
j. E, PRICE.