The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-12-31
Daily Observations


WEDNEsDAY.-A heavy rain. I'm
Gle William Dever called this morning.
There are no better men in the County
than Mr.. Dever, and we are always glad
to meet him. John Mcclure, OF
Franklin Valley, is in to-day with lot
of fine fat turkeys. ALEX. johnson is
in town. Judge" Harkins, a young
man from the Vega neighborhood, gave
himself up to-the officers last night on a
charge of disturbing meeting, in Bloom
field Township. .Lafe Jones School
will continue through the Holiday week,
with the exception of Christmas and
New Years days. This is the Kessinger
School. 81 well remember ''.said Sam,
Sternberger, my first wild turkey hunt
1t was at my Uncle's, in Indiana. / saw
flock of turkeys, drove them into the
barn, secured the gun, and had made ex-
cellent shots on a couple of them when
he came in and ended the hunt" Sam
was boy then. The subject of ex-
hausting the coal in Jackson County,
was being discussed between anumber of
gentleman. 81 heard public speaker
say" remarked one, that the coal in
Jackson County could not be exhausted
in three hundred years." There is GER
tainly great amount of coal in Jackson
County, but three hundred years is long
time. "Why," said another man, "they
could dig up the hills themselves and
ship them off in that length of time"
We do not apprehend, however, that any
of us will run out of coal, nor our de-
scendents, for several generations.
M. E. LOCKER, the Insurance man, of De-
troit, Michigan, died at the Gibson House
shortly before eight o'clock tonight. He
had only been confined to his bed few
days. His wife started from Detroit this
afternoon. -. Rev. F. S. Davis is on the
sick list to-day ..... Extensive repairs
are being made to the Star Furnace prop
erty.
THURsDAY.-This has been busy day
in town, great crowds making purchases
for the Holidays. New crossings on
Portsmouth Street, near the old Jail, and
on the alley near the M. E. Church,.
Some of the Ohio Southern Railroad boys
put up job yesterday on Billy Smith. a
colored man employed on the road.
George Berdel secured the services of G.
A. Atkinson as attorney, and soon had
Billy surrounded in an Office in the yards.
Atkinson solemnly assured Billy that
things had been going in an unsatisfac-
tory manner lately, on the road, and the
authorities had concluded to have
change. Billy became seriously interest
ed, at once. After proceeding a little fur
he Dor fod
behalf of the O. S. boys, with good sill
yer watch. Smith made a speech in re-
sponse which was the greatest oratorical
effort of his life. When you ask Billy
what time it is now, he hands forth his
ticker with the pride of millionaire. -.
..Harbarger brought in load of turkeys
from the Infrmary farm to-day. About
fifty were raised on that farm this year.
"A drunk man was seen tumbling
from one doggery on Portsmouth Street
into another, this afternoon. Of course
he was given to understand that his pres
ence was not desired, and reeled out
again, the keeper of the den slipping to
the door and peeping after him with a
contemptuous leer. The poor fellow had
spent his money and got drunk, and the
doggery-keeper had no further use for
him. That's the way the Devils Agent
does his work-plucks the bird and turns
it loose. w. T. Price went to Colum-
bus with the body of NJ. E. LOCKER. The
widow of deceased is to meet the remains
there. =. .Milt. Keenan, arrived at home
before daylight this morning, having
come by late train to Hamden, and
walked down from Hamden..
FRIDAY-Although there was a pros
pect of having Christmas without
snow, the snow came at the last moment,
and fell in such quantities as to give the
earth white appearance. -, The Pres
byterian Church had Sunday School en-
tertainment last night. 49,. Porter Clark
and Nettie Perkins hold forth at the
Rink. -. Jim Poor presented one of his
young friends with a fine dressed chick
en-. She fed it to the cat -. There was
fisticuff of small dimensions in front of
Longs Store on Main Street. -. Fleet
Monahan tried the rollers at the Rink
this afternoon. Fleet hasn't reached the
point where the fun comes in yet 49,.
Art. Monahan and Nettie Perkins led the
"Grand March" tonight. Porter Clark
skated with Name Sutherland. "A
perfect fusilade of fire-crakers to-day
warns nervous persons to remain in