The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1886-12-02

er an excellent speaker. Following d
Cranston, Tom Moore, the young attorl
. ey, addressed the meeting. Tom is a
. ways good speaker, and was never
= better trim than tonight. His addre:
. contained many numerous illusions an
metaphors, and kept the crowd in exec
lent humor. There were numerous sigl
ers of the pledge, and the meeting, a
through, was great success. Keep tn
good work moving.
SATURDAY. This has been a beautiful
day, with a large number of people il
from the country. Ira Jenkins, o
jefferson Township called to-day.
will, get out invitations for a birth-da..
party for their son -. Samuel Dotson
and old soldier, died at the residence O
David Randall, this afternoon. He wa
almost totally blind, and was quite wei
known, having been regular attendan
at the M. E. Church for number of years
until too week to go any more. He wa.
a man noted for some eccentricities, bu
was kind-hearted man, filled with gooC
intentions, and regarded as a Christian
wherever known. Harry B. White
had large congregation at the Court
House tonight. Mr.. White is a good
talker, and was listened to with close at
tention. He combines the gospel temper
ance work with that OF Striving for local
prohibition. Let the good work go on!.
AT the meeting at the Court House
tonight, A. w. Long proposed that three
men start through the audience, taking
up collection He "would call on three
of the ugliest men in the house, beginning
with himself. and adding Rev. j. E. Rud-
isill and John T. Moore" But he was on
ly speaking for himself, of course. The
other gentlemen have better opinion of
themselves. -. Prof. Kinnison spent a
part of the day out at his old home .....
Jacob Steinberger has changed his busi-
ness somewhat, by the addition of stock
of notions. and light merchandise. ......
Meeting of the G. A. r. tonight. 49,. The
miners in this section have asked for a
slight advance in the price of digging, and
will perhaps insist on it to the extent of
coming out unless it is granted.
SUNDAY-The funeral of Samuel Dot
son was preached by Rev. J. E. Rudisill,
at the NJ E. Church, this afternoon,
large congregation assembling. There
were perhaps fifty members of Francis
Smith Post, G. A. r. in attendance, in
Guiding firing squad. After an able fu-
neral discourse, the remains were con-
veyed to the cemetery and buried by the
G. A. r., with the usual ceremonies. :.
There was a large meeting at the Rink
tonight, addressed by Mr.. White. A ris-
ing vote was taken upon question of fa-
voring the local prohibition of the liquor
crime. and the great congregation, almost
to a man, stood up-a oe7y few being
willing to enroll themselves on Satan's
side of the great question. The temper
ance work is moving on grandly, and the
sentiment now growing will not stop un-
ill something practical is done toward |
putting down this great curse. The peo-
pie should see that it is generally under
stood that no man can ever be elevated to
my position of public trust until he is
willing to come out squarely and solidly
against this terrible evil. There is no
ime for fooling about this matter. No
nan can be faithful public servant or
aithful citizen, and be doggery hog at
he same time. The idea of great body
If intelligent people, such as reside in this
community, being cursed by the "busi-
less" of few drunken loafers, is not to
)e tolerated longer, and it ought to be
upon everybody.
MONDAY.-A gloomy dull day. .......
Adam Winfough and Frank Scott came
lown from Coalton. -. The Tea of the
Nomen's Foreign Missionary Society will
'e held on next Friday afternoon, at the
of T. P. Sutherland, on South
treet. The Executive Committee of
he Gospel Temperance Union held a
Meeting at the residence of S. V. Hinkle.
Mrs. South received a beautiful pic
ure of her little grand daughter, "Hazel."
.....At the Rink tonight couple of
oung men attempted to enter the "re-
erved seats" but were given seats in a
ifferent part of the house. There were
My about four hundred empty seats in
ront, and it was thought best not to
rowd the ticket-holders. In fact it
eemed that the crowd was reserved, and
lot the seats ..Of the old blind man,
)Otson, who was buried on last Sunday,
carcely anything could be learned save
What was gathered from his habit of talk
ng to himself. He claimed to be from
.....S. e. Brookins has a
lex child. "A rain, mixed with snow,
ct in during the night. -. Sam Lake
ejoices in new Remington breech-
oader, and brought in half dozen rab-
its the other day, as testimony that he
,nows how to use it. Sam is a good
lunter. ...:.D DR.. G. A. Ewing says there
much of the complaint known as scarlet
ash in the country, and there were fears
hat it would get worse as the winter ad-
-anced, but such has not yet been the
ase.
misunderstanding -. "A little boy
famed Dobbins got lost in the Globe
nine last night, and was not found until
'ed time. 49,. The body of David Nor
IAN was taken down on the train this
for burial at the old home of
deceased 80. Those who want to make
Christmas presents should secure copies
die Rhymings. Price one dollar EACH
Mr.. M. B. Shaffer died at his home on
Portsmouth Street, on Monday afternoon
bout three o'clock. His death was caus-
ID by disease of the stomach He was
perhaps sixty years of age, and had been
sufferer for long time. Deceased came
lere several years ago, and worked-as
ong as he was able to work-for L. May,
he Contractor. Mr.. Shaffer came to
ohio from Pennsylvania. We had known
lim intimately for several years, and do
lot remember to have seen more thor
,ughly upright, conscientious, Christian
rentlpman He had heen q Church nnn1