The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-12-03
GA Call to Preach! !"
How The SPIRIT MOVED A YOU'VE
MAN WITH A MISSION.

About the best advertised man in
Southern Ohio, just at this time, is Oscar
Osborne, former citizen of this county
Oscar will be remembered as a very
straight and prim young man who has
been about Jackson some of late years.
and who attempted-and a somewhat
ridiculous attempt it was-to assume the
airs of minister. 1t is fair to presume
that few people in Jackson were deceiYed
by Oscars masquerading. One of his
exploits here was the advertising of
"Scott's Hair Restorative" Billy Scott,
who kept drug store here, got up some
kind of decoction for restoring luxu-
RANT crop of hair upon bald head. Os-
borne had lost all his hair, during spell
of sickness. Here was card for Scott.
He purchased beautiful wig and pre-
sented it to Osborne. who went about un-
blushingly testifying that Scott's medi-
cine had produced that growth of hair.
His experience in Portsmouth seems to
have been pretty much of piece with
the hair-renewer transaction. He clerked
for a long time at Truethart's, and sue
ceeded in fooling several citizens of the
river city into small loans. He had pre-
viously run out at Webster, and in Pike
County. Some years ago he married
Miss Deborah Hickey near Harrisonville,
and has child by her. His wife is still
living.
Some five weeks ago Osborne appeared
in Portsmouth, trying to sell a horse
which he had driven in from the country.
He attempted to sell the animal to Gus.
Barlow, of the Times, and to Judge Har-
per, but before he made the sale, pur-
suer came, in the person of Mr.. Mathi-
oft, of Vernon Township, who said that
the horse had been borrowed from a
widow lady by the young preacher"
Oscar gave Mr.. Mathiott the horse, and
skipped. Some time since he went to the
house of Mr.. Hall, of Kendallville, Ind.
The farmer took the young preacher"
into his home, introduced him to the local
minister, and Osborne at once became
one of the prominent features of Kendall
vile. Oscar has committed to memory
several sermons, one or two, we haye
been told, by Rev. c. F. Creighton, for
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the congregation at Kendallville, he took
the place by storm, by the ability of his
sermon.
During the hurrah made over the
young preacher" Farmer Hall heard evil
reports concerning him, but the farmers |
wife knew the young man was pink of
perfection, and would believe no ill of |
him, until, a few nights ago, Oscar and |
the farmers daughter Emma, lit out for |
Cincinnati. The farmer beat them to |
that point, and came on to Scioto County, |
but they eluded him, and were married |
at Cincinnati. This books the young |
man for the Penitentiary when caught. |
1t is also claimed that he is wanted at |
Cleveland, for having disposed of hired |
horse.
One of Oscars favorite tricks was to |
hunt up distant relatives of the family, |
and after winning their confidence by his |
smooth tongue and pleasant address,
would borrow money. We believe he |
got money in some parts of this county. |
He is only a specimen of large class of |
people who go about over the country |
humbugging the citizens in the name of |
religion. Some of his friends seem to |
think he is partly deranged. Certainly
be has been making strange and persist
ent attempt to break into the Peniten-
tiary. He is second son of J. A. Osborne,
formerly of this place.