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

Judge Thompson was in town on Saturday.
Miss Grace Matthews spent Sunday in Ports
mouth
George w. Fry, of Zaleski, was here on satur
day.
George Dever came to town on Monday morn
ing.
]. W. Delay, of Macarthur, called on last Sat
urday.
]. N. Steele, of Raysville, was in town on Sat.
urday.
J. D. Clare, Of Portsmouth, was in town on
Saturday.
Mrs. D. J. Jones, near Irwin Station, has been
| sick for some time.
| The Du Bois Sisters will stop with the family
of G. w. Rice, while here.
Mrs. Atkinson and her daughter, Miss Cad
die, have returned from the West.
Mr. Shaffer, on Portsmouth Street, has mo-
ther who is about 95 years old.
Fred Cook has gone to Kansas City, Missouri.
'Gene" Laird is at that place.
Will Kitchen is able to walk about after his
| long suffering from his injury.
Miss Frank McGhee was brought home on
idSI LII Sudy, III very pour Hedltu
Will. Longbon will occupy part of the house
with the old folks, on Church Street.
Mrs. Ida Swepston and daughter, of ZaIeski,
are visiting the family of Capt. Grassland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harve Meacham have new girl
baby. This makes James Meacham grandpa.
WV. Gibson, formerly of Liberty Township,
has moved to town, and resides on Bridge street.
M. R. Tewksberry, of Portsmouth, celebrated
his 77th anniversary few days ago, by BIRTH
day party.
Col. o. F. Moore and Hon. w. A. Hutchins, of
Portsmouth, came up on Monday, to attend
Circuit Court.
Rev. E. W. Lloyd will preach the funeral of
Mrs. Benson, at Evergreen Church, on Sunday,
May 81, 1885.
Judge Harper, of Portsmouth, called at this
office on Friday. He was in attendance at Cir
cult Court.
Miss Gettie Trip came back from Cincinnati
last week, where she had been taking musical
instruction.
Misses Celtic Tripp, Ella Brown and others
of our trained singers will sing at the Sunday
School En- ntertainments.
Mrs. Elmer Golden has been appointed As
sistant Matron at the Athens Asylum. Mrs.
Golden used to reside at this place.
friend here has received letter from Fred
Boyce, who worked here for years before the
war. He is lead mining at Galena, Kansas.
Miss Ella Dever, daughter of Mr.. Jeff. Dever
is fine violnist, and rendered some excellent
music at Jones Hall on last Thursday evening. |
Sheriff Finney, of Scioto County, lost a five |
years-old daughter, by death. last week. This |
is the second child he has lost since removing |
to Portsmouth.
Mrs. Douglass received a dispatch on Monday |
that relative in Indiana by the name of Cor
derry was dead, and the remains were on the |
way to Wilkesville for burial.
The Macarthur Record says "James Piper and
wife have connected themselves with the Chris
tian Church in this place. These are old Jack
son County people.
John Steele of Indiana, is dead, and has been
brought to Coalton for burial on Thursday. He
is brother of NJ. X. and w. H. Steele.
Capt. John H. Putnam, of Chillicothe has
been appointed by President Cleveland as Con-
sui at Honolulu, Sandwich Islands The Capt
Is an old editor, and of course will make good
officer.
Advices from Columbus declare that Hon. R.
H. Jones old pipe stunk that the members
ot the Legislature could not stand it, and they
purchased a new one for him. Bob deserves
r.dit for producing anything which could
stink in the Myers Legislature.
Leonard Stephenson, of Chase County, Kan
'as, called at the Standard office on Monday
He was raised half mile east of Jackson, but
,e has not been here for five years. and he re-
marked the great Improvements here since he
eft He is a san-in-law of Mr.. Alex Poor
Rev. E. w. Lloyd is now Pastor of the Bap-
ist Church at Washington c. H. When Mr.
Lloyd and family arrived at Good Hope, they
ound a surprise party of the church at their
house, and were given such a welcome as such
,ood people deserve. We are pleased to note
Bro. Lloyd's success and happiness for he de-
erves it all.