The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1886-10-14

In AhctA SlLl . 1lO" Jun
ing is about finished. 80. Robert Will
g .Bobbie Burden was at tn
speech last night. There have beel
squirrels killed as near town as the Pick
rel woods, at least people over on tina
side say there has been lots of shooting
over there. Stephen Vaughn passed
through toWn......Dav Rowland, clari
net player, was taken into the Silver Cor
net Band tonight. He has been playing
with the Little Ten, and is one of thu
: most promising of our young musicians
......AleX. Grossman has been here for
day or two......C Charley Smith and Johr
!, Evans, at their stables, furnish rigs thai
move right along, and furnish them rea
sonably Mrs. Olive South is go.
} ing to Indiana, this week, to visit rela-
tives......Dr. Joseph Jones is making
arrangements for rendering the Cantata
of Ruth, for the benefit of the Welsh
Church, in this place. The singers of the
place ought to lend their assistance to
make this a grand affair. 49,. DR.. W. E.
Williams and John T. Moore agreed to
pair off, and both vote the Prohibition
ticket. 1t will be fun to see them crawl
ing out at six o'clock, on the second of
November-to watch each other.
SATURDAY.-A beautiful day, and a
large attendance in town......The boys
are raiding the walnut trees Noah
J.. Dever is in town. Judge Thomp-
son addressed a large audience at the
Rink tonight. There were quite a num-
Der in from the country, and the great
hall was filed. MIR. Ira Rice, Of In
diana Mine, is in town tonight. That
mine will start up again on Monday,
after an idleness of some Caleb
Hank and Mr.. Summers have taken the
stump for the Prohibition party. Both
are earnest workers I'VE saw several
man coming away from Judge Thomp-
sons speech in disgust, to-night-but
they were Democrats ......O Our old soldier
friend Joseph Lyons, in company with
another gentleman, called to-day, and eX-
tended an invitation to attend a grand
picnic, to be held by the Changers, at
Jacobs Grove, Franklin township. This
order has a splendid Grange Hall in that
township. The people out that way are
among the best people in the world, and
we would be glad to spend the day with
them, if possible. The picnic to be held
this Thursday. IA number of young
ladies from town paid a visit to the home
of our old friendHiram Mayhem, and had
a pleasant time. Mr.. Mayhem sent us
specimens of his fine apples, which were
of very superior quality 49,. Jonathan
Trexler's new house is ready for the lay
ing of the first floor, and this will be a
very convenient and roomy house, when
completed. 1t is situated on the Huron
Hill, just across the ravine from the
Hobby Hill. There has been"a wonder
full improvement on that side of town
since Mr.. Trexler moved there......A
crowd of young men and hounds start
out continuing, from the Valley House
corner. -. Persimmons are ripening, and
the .possum is ready for the pit......T The
maple trees have put IN their Sunday
robes. .Trago is making a new kiln
of brick. Said a "Prohibitionist" to
us, "we're going to fight the Republican
party till we defeat it, when you Repub-
licans will have to come over to u.s."
This certainly beats the frog and Ok
story.
SUNDAY.-A beautiful day......A
large congregation greeted the new M.
E. minister, Rev. J. e. Rudisill to-day.
The people seem greatly pleased with the
new preacher, and his work will perhaps
be successful. Let us hope so, at least.
IA little son of James Chestnut got a
mess of quail this afternoon pretty easily,
and without violating the game laws.
One bird flew against the window of
Hale's store and fell dead, another flew
against the building of the Misses Jones,
and another flew against Jones Hall.
The boy picked them all up......There
was a fight near the Ohio Southern Depot
this afternoon IA tremendous crowd
at the Salvation Army meeting tonight.
1.-THE NJ. e. Sunday School has settled
down to about the numbers it counted
under Sup't Atkinson. This School
ought to be at least twice as large as it is
at present. In fact, all the Sunday Schools
in town ought to be largely increased,
numerically. Parents should take an
interest in this matter. and see to it that
their children attend some Sunday School
....-.Cdlu d Illcl1u l. Cdh SOIAO OoS w
Church, now, we've got a new preacherP
Aha, that's it, 1t is the preacher, and
not the Lord, then, that you've been wor-
shipping. ....Some of the young men
have been seeing a "ghost" down about
the old Orange Furnace. Boys, you'd
better remain at home after dark. Even
if the "ghost" don't catch you, you have
no business out.
MoNDAY.-Judge Thompson and r. FL.
Jones went to. Coalton, to hold a political
meeting......A number Of yellow badges
about the Valley House show that the
18th Cavalry is beginning to assemble.
e. G. Powell went to Oak Hill on bust
ness. .....Some of the miners at Murfin's
Shaft, we learn, dug" from thirty-fye to
forty tons each, last week. The first
prize offered is a SIS gold piece, and box of
cigars, in addition to the regular price of
digging. IA. L. Holcomb is attending
to some legal business here to-day. -.
We had a pleasant call from Hon. a. c.
Thompson and Noah J. Dever this morn
ing. MI. Thompson has made one of the
most faithful Representatives the people
of this District have ever had. Mr..
Dever, the candidate for Common Pleas
Judge, is an old Jackson county boy, and
| feels at home in Jackson. THE Army
did not parade tonight. This is the night
of comrades meeting joel Jones
lives in indianapolis, and is travelling for
a house in that city. He came hither
from Nashville, Tenn. Joel looks a little
older and handsomer than he did when
he used to mend harness for Doctor a
EFT, the harness-maker. Joel will keep
his part of the world moving right along.
......Our old and highly-esteemed friend