The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-05-07


dencr, and is fixing up nicely 80. .Judg
Miller is fixing up his property-havin
added new fence in the rear of the 10
and will put up stable. -. There wa
a good attendance at Jones Hall Rink tC
night. The Little Ten Band furnishe
music, and did some fine playing on tn
streets. -. Dick Cavett is in town ....
The frost last night killed number o
young plants in this neighborhood. 49,.
Jo Andres and Harrison Smith hav
painted their residences on Broadway. :.
"A number of little boys playing in tn
vicinity declared they saw evidence o
somebody having entered the Schoo
Building The remnant of the oil
Valley House stable has been torn down.
....A pleasant dinner-party at the resi-
dence of B. F. Price to-day.
THURsDAY.-John Fl. Harding returned
from Cincinnati. John Pierce, Of
Franklin Township, has been working il
town for some time. Mrs. Louise
Jonesis is better Her son, Johnnie, arrived
from the west. I'VE regret not being
able to accept an invitation, from Mr.. Ste
phen Morgan, to attend the morning ex
ercises of the Academy, at Jones Hall
this morning, but other engagements rem.
dered it impossible for us to do so. Mr.
Morgan's School is moving on in splendid
style, and gaming in popularity. "A
squad of trumpeters from Coles Show
Company, arrived this morning, and rode
through the streets blowing bugle-cals.
and scattering show-bills. .... Mrs. III. l..
Chapman returned home to-day after an
absence of some time. There is a
heavy rain falling tonight. "A pleas
ant time was had at Jones Hall tonight
by students of the Academy and num-
Der of their friends. There was a pro-
gramme of exercises consisting of literary
and musical selections. I'VE under
stand that William Robb has vacated his
room at the County Infirmary. .Sher-
iff Lively has secured big black dog for
the Jail. The prisoner who tries to escape
now will get the hydrophobia, sure.
A citizen expressed himself to-day in ref
erence to literary productions, to the ex-
tent that he "liked to see anything origi-
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young woman could not write a credit
able essay for delivery upon graduation
day, it was an outrage to copy one, or get
somebody else to write it, He cited a
case occurring in this town some years
ago in which a certain graduate used
great number of choice words in her essay,
and when friend afterward in CONVEX
sation used word which was the key
stone to the whole esssy, she knew not
what it meant. These matters are simply
referred to as indicating very great mis-
take. An essay should be plain, simple
and natural. =. A great crowd of men and
boys had big chase after a poor little
"chippie," or ground-sparrow tonight.
Where the poor bird expected protection,
it found its worst enemies, and was pur-
sued with much boisterous joy. 1t was
fun for the men and boys, but would
have been death to the sparrow, had it
not flown into Store-room, where the
kind-hearted merchant forbade further
pursuit.
FRIDAY.-After a drizzly rain, weather
cold enough to make an overcoat neces-
sity " Circuit Court convened. 49,.
Jumping and hopping contests are all
he rage and there are some very active
young men among the students OF the
Academy. -. This is, in common par
ance, movers day." but the idea does
not hold good here. 49,. Fine young trees
have been set out along Broadway from
0f r,,-
on Broad Street. There is some
reason in that kind of trees. johnson
& Nelson have dropped the Railroad de-
oartment of their business. DIR. Kitch-
IN went to Oak Hill. Andrew John
son is putting up a new stable for Judge
Miller. School Examiners in session.
Thomas Baker is building a neat
new fence in front of his residence on
Portsmouth Street. =. Reason Mercer is
carrying one Of his hands around with a
good deal of care and tenderness to-day.
He was putting in lime at Star Furnace.
and the mule suddenly backed with the
,art, catching MERGERS right hand some
low with the cart, cutting off one joint
If the third finger, and badly MASKING the
second finger. 1t will give him very
sore hand. "A citizen on Broadway
purchased some nice Lombardy poplars
ind set them out to-day. He was stand
ng and admiring their stately beauty,
when little neighbor boy innocently re-
marked: "Oh, wish we had some O
them trees, they'd look so pretty in the
back gard !"..... The young folks are
having party tonight at the residence
Of Mr.. Bartlett, on Main Street. "A
new front is being put in the Bertsch
building, near the Postoffice. -. Emory
Arthur is selling tea and coffee for an
Eastern House. Very cold tonight,
and heavy cloudiness seems to be about
the only salvation for the blooming fruit
trees.
SATURDAY.-The merchants are receiv-
ing notice that flour has gone up" which
will have tendency to make it 'go down"
a little less rapidly. We saw an old cit
izen hunting meal tonight, but he was
told that cOrn-bread cost about as much
as wheat, when in desperation he ordered
a sack of meal and dozen mackerel. .
IA cnlIu oI w lllldu ddlIermdn, on Cno
Hunsinger farm, west of town, has been
very sick for some time. -. Marshal
Owens has rented the house of Will Shaft
er, over in the Flats, and will remove
thither. Will Anderson, son of w. III.
returned home from visit to
the west. The young folks are enjoy
ing themselves at the Rink. -. Bundy
is in town tonight. ... Mr.. Cook will
move out of the Delay house, on Broad
way. y..... Ornamental tree-boXeS are be-
ing put up along the streets where young
trees were recently planted, .....J. d.
came in from a business tour
to-day. The Woolen Mill is in opera
tion again. This is the stock-sale day
at Smith S. -. "A mechanic made a re-