The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1886-05-27
ABOUT PEOPLEI

| Senator Payey was in town on Friday
John P. Terry. of Portsmouth, died last week
Mr.. E. E. Ewing, of Portsmouth, was here on
| last Thursday.
Cartright of the wellston Argus, called on
Saturday.
M. D. Jones is putting an addition to his new
house.
Prof. Hank has choir organized in the G.
A. r. Post here.
Asa Messenger has gone to Denver, Colorado.
Charley Smith is running his hack again.
Take ride with Charley
Rev. E. W. Lloyd is still working for the
building up of the Baptist Church at Washing
ton c. H., and meeting with good success.
Miss Eliza Matthews, daughter of John r.
Matthews, of Portsmouth, has been visiting
friends here for some days.
Emanuel Shuff1in died at Portsmouth last
week. He was the man who killed Burke.
John NJ. Evans, the Livery Stable man, was
seriously injured last week by o runaway
horse, young horse he was driving.
B. F. Smith is back again, taking orders for
fruit trees, shrubbery, and the like.
Miss Laura Morton, of Middleport, is visiting
the family of Johnny Mcclure.
Mrs. Vaughters, of Coalton, attended the
meeting at Jones' Hall, on Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Belle Mitchell went to Ironton on Mon
day, to bring home her husband, J. D. Mitchell,
who was sick at that place.
Grandpap Elihu Johnson may be seen these
fine days. sitting at his front window, enjoying
the fresh air.
Bob Ross is here visit. He is still look |
ing young. Bob has countless friends in jack |
son county. He resides in Iowa.
w. B. Cherington received the position of
Deputy Warden of the Penitentiary. The
family will board, in Columbus
Zine and Mary Gardner, of Columbus, came
down on Saturday. Their sister, Mrs. Al. Nor
is, is very sick.
The largest hen-egg we have seen this year.
,r in fact for many years, was handed in a few
lays ago by old friend John Mcclure, of
franklin Valley.
Sam. W. McClung showed us a specimen of
very rich, heavy lead ore. A son of Mr.. McClung
ound the specimen on the McClung farm, west
# town. Whether it belonged there, or was
ropped by some one, is question.
Benn1e IraSO'S vile mas gone TO vienna, Aus
ria, to practice medicine in the hospitals there
Or some months. Mrs. Trago is highly edu-
ated physician, an enthusiast in the profession,
nd goes to Austria merely for study.
Many of our citizens will remember Rev. L.
l., Carpenter, the Christian Church Sunday
chool Evangelist who talked in the Old Fair
rounds some time ago. On last Thursday
light a thief entered his residence at Wabash,
nd, and was making off with load when the .
Minister pursued, in his night clothes, and cap
lred the burglar.
The Portsmouth Free Lance gives the story
an Ex-Confederate officer regarding the
nerilla, Champ Ferguson, claiming that the
ut-law was hunte down after the war, taken
the scene of one of his butcheries and hung
ithout trial. The trouble about the story is
lat Champ had a trial, and was hung accord
lg to law. We saw the old fraud in Nashville,
ennessee, passing to and from his trial, from
ay to day. And he was about as hard looking :.
4 old Copperhead as one would care to see.
hamp was simply a Democratic murderer
OF soldier, and richly deserved his fate.