The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-04-02
ABOUT PEOPLE !!

ABOUT PEOPLE
G. W. Rice is in Cincinnati.
Jared Martin and wife have twins.
Judge Pollitt, of Portsmouth, is seriously i'll
NJ. T. Van Pelt is pronounced cured, and i
back home.
Charles c. Thomas of Columbus, was in towr
on Monday.
Mr.. Edmund Caldwell, of Richmondale wa
| in town on Friday.
Charley Wooster is nominated for consta biz
in Scioto Township.
VIM. NJ. Entler, of the Springfield Transcript
was in town on Friday.
Hugh B. Shafer will spend the Spring and
Summer at Balm bridge.
Reese Williams, an old gentleman, formerly
a coal miner, died on Friday.
jeremiah Lambert, an old citizen of Gallia
County. aged IS, died a few days ago.
Mrs. Hattie Stephenson, wife of John H. Ste
| phenson, died on Friday, of consumption.
Mrs Robbins, of Main Street, is fixing up her
residence in the most beautiful style.
William Vaughn came over from Springfield
on Thursday, on visit to his old home.
Jack Hayth, an old citizen living in Liberty
Township, died very suddenly last week.
Jimmy Looskin has notion to disband the
fire company and get up bucket brigade.
Dunk Moore's ride to the engine-house at the
last alarm, beat John Gilpins ride, all to pieces.
A. w. Long has moved into the building for
merly occupied by Mr.. Wade, on South Street.
Mr.. Mof1ett, of Hamden, will furnish and
make the coffee for the Reunion on next Tues
day.
Mart Patterson has loaned his piano to the
Wellston Band, for their concert on Thursday
night
H. w. Farnham announces himself as an in
dependent candidate for City Solicitor of Ports
mouth.
Mrs. Slavens, an aged lady, relative of Mr..
Hugh Gilliland, died at the residence of the lat
ter last week.
John. Kennedy, the man so badly crushed by
cars some time ago, is able to sit up, and is
mending, right along.
Alex Knox has leased the VIM. Ryan farm, in
Liberty Townsoip, and has removed from
Wellston to the farm.
MIS- l. D. tuWdrOS, VINO mas Deen IN C1nc1n-
natl doctoring her little daughter, brought her
back, much improved.
Benjamin Bowsher, of Vinton County, died
last week from the effects of wound received
at the battle of Chickamauga.
Andy Fisher has accepted situation on the
Columbus and Pittsburgh Railroad. His fami-
ly will reside at Chillicothe.
We neglected last week, to acknowledge a.
call from Mr.. Olmstead; of the Gallia Tribune,
a very pleasant young gentleman.
Our old friend Dave 8. Stevenson, of West
Virginia, is candidate for the position of In
dian Agent, under the new Administration.
Mrs. Carrie Booth is preparing for the erection
of a fine residence Portsmouth Street, ad-
joining the residence of Mrs. French.
Sherman Smith, son of Enos Smith, of Ham,
ilton Township, called on Saturday afternoon.
He was on his way to Southwestern Missouri.
At prize skate at the Portsmouth Rink, sill
yer medals were awarded to Mr.. Ed. Enrich
and Miss BERTHE Fisher. the most graceful
skaters.
Simpson Newport and Steve Wangler pur-
chased tickets at Prices Agency on Saturday
to go to the far West. On the way home they
lost them, but found them again, all covered
John M. Fullerton, an old citizen of Scioto
County, died last weed at the age of rs. His
father moved to Jackson County from Virginia
when John was ten years old, the latter, at the
age of twenty, moving to Scioto County, where
he resided until has death.
Albert Davis, the printer, who formerly
worked here and at Macarthur, pulled into Mall
com, Iowa, short time ago, with dilapidated
exehequer, and secured a temporary job in the
office at that place. Albert is not favorably i'm
pressed with the West, a garden spot for
printers.
John Durant called on Friday. He kept no.
tel in Berlin some years ago, and for some years
has been keeping hotel in California, Pike
County. He has been partially deaf for many
years, and is now IS years old. He was on his
way to Milton Township, where he will make
his home with his son-in-law, Mr.. Lindsey Gre
meens.