The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-01-22
DAILY OBSERVATIONS.

last night. 49,. Y Yesterday Willie Cope
land. of California, Pike County, called al
this Office. He is son of the late William
Copeland, a minister in the M. E. Confer
ence. Willie is fine looking young man
and has been engaged for some time In
the office of the California Clipper. go.
Mr.. Maginniss, of the Franklin Mills,
called to-day. He and his family-eXcept
his SON. William-will 60 tomorrow to
California, Pike County, to visit old
friends. William is going to Lebanon, to
school. The woolen mill department of
the Franklin will not be in operation
again until about the first of March. Mr..
| Maginniss and his family are the kind of
citizens for any community to delight in.
...... ."1he wind bloweth where it list
| eth" and Dick DuHadway's mules run
| where they please-at least they did this
morning, until the two horses in front
broke loose. The animals were drawing
large hay-wagon. Ed. Sternberger
has flnng new banner to the breeze, in
the way of sign between telephone
poles. -. Orders in the coal business
have become so slack" (no puns) that
several of the mines will perhaps be shut
down. The operators in this county find
it uphill business paying fair wages,
when the large veins of the Hooking are
mined at fifty cents ton. And, not ask
ing the miners to work unreasonably low,
they just shut down-a thing that all will
regret to see. Mr.. w. M. johnson has
called around him choir of young folks
to assist in the singing during the pro-
tracted meeting at the M. E. Church.
Among them we notice Misses Jessie
Long, Leni Edwards, Annie Grassland,
Elma and Susie Davis, Maggie and Cora
Miller, and perhaps others. Rev. A. w.
Long sings bass, while Mr.. johnson leads.
Mrs. Thomas Jones North) received
dispatch from Pittsburgh that her sister
is dead. :. "A person tonight in speak
ing OF protraeted meeting, said: Il will
be there by the time things begin to get
hotr" That may be true enough. You
may beihere when things are hot-very
hot - Internally hot.
But the trouble is, the church will not be
there when you are trying to enjoy the
heat and smoke, and excitement. "A
steady, drizzling rain set in tonight.
THURsDAY.-Rained all day. Rev. |
D. c. Hanselman called this morning. He |
is preparing for his work in this district. |
49,. E. NJ. Thomas has closed up work |
at the Planning Mill to-day to make some |
necessary repairs. ..... Walter Jones, OF |
Oak Hill, is in town to-day. The
70 inht 0onSad q small FL !
tendance at the NJ. E. Church. 80. Harry
Marshman has long trip for Tomorrow
attending the burial of Mrs. Ed. Potts.
of Bloomfield township -. AS one OF
the deplorable results of men being idle,
the saloons seem to be enjoying lively |
time, although few men, if any, are get
ting drunk. Those who go in, however,
will spend money foolishly-money that
they may shortly need. Mr.. Lorenzo
D. Lively, in company with his son, the
Sheriff, called to-day. An old soldier
gave tonight an incident in his army ex-
perience, which shows how readily
great danger may be turned into laugh
able incident. During the war this man
took notion one day to have mess "f
greens. He carefully pfSked them and
got them on to cook, in an old tin can.
They were boiling nicely when Rebel
shell or cannon-ball came tearing along.
struck the can, and our old friend has
never seen those green's, from that day to
this. He was even so ungrateful for the
of his life as to swear at the
j Johnnies for taking his dinner away. -.
Mrs. G. V. Long, and little COrlie. of Dia-
mond, attended church in town tonight.
There's faithfulness for you. The
merchants are enjoying pleasant season
now, they have time enough to sit down
by the stove and chat with friends. ......
1t looks to-day as though the people |
might have the necessity to "build an |
ark, and cover it with pitch, inside and |
outside" as there is no cessation in the |
constant pour of the rain. The piles |
of pig iron lying about over this country, |
would be a picnic for somebody who has |
a little money to spare. To buy it up and |
let it lay while, will insure a chance for |
d speculation. There will be call for it, |
after a while. Some of the little fel- |
lows got pretty fair supply of good coal
by going along the Ohio Southern track
and picking up that which falls from the
cars in switching about the various side
tracks. And some of the older boys are
said to not even wait until it falls.
to-day, as it was ever known to be.....
Coal operators have Il meeting here. go.
A large number of idle men in town, and
large number of drunk men also. One
of the funniest sights was that of man
trying to hold an umbrella over drunk
en- comrade, going down Main street. If
the umbrella had been about twenty feet
wide he could have made it, but with the
ordinary size he signally failed. IA
few days ago a youth went into French's
store for something, and while Herb.
Robbins was waiting ON him he noticed
the youth slip some silk handkerchiefs
into his pocket. He was compelled to
disgorge. To-day he went into the store
of Hunsinger, Peters & Co. after some
thing, and while Charley Schellenger was
in the back room getting the article, he
heard the plugs of tobacco falling in a
box, and stepping in, relieved the youth
of several plugs of "happy thought" The
youth has been under legal restraint for
some time, and will probably be again, if
he does not mend his ways. 80. Some
party or parties broke into the frame mill
few days ago, and stole flour. Also, a
gentleman living in the west part of town
LOST several chickens somewhat suddenly
and mysteriously. There seems to be
quite lot of petty thievings going on.
49,. Meetings of Young Mems Literary
Union tonight. Prayer meeting at
NJ. E. Church. ..... The wind tonight is
blowing hurricane, and seems to be
coming from every direction at once. 80.
The little English sparrows are hopping