The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1886-02-11
Daily Observations

Da1lY oOS0IVdG1 dG1OIlS
WEDNEsDAY.-Theg grounding saw his
"shadder'' yesterday-if there was any
grounding IA storm of wind and
snow this morning. ..... johnny. little
son of Charles Rhodes has sick spell,
but only temporary. Our young
friend Shep. Stephenson came in with a
sleigh, and had the bed filled with nice
clean hay. As he came back, after leav-
ing the sleigh for a while, he found his
hay-but most of it was inside OF three
cows, that stood contentedly making a
meal of it 49,. The meetings at M. T..
Church closed tonight. There has been
some degree of success attending the
meetings. but not nearly so great as there
should have been. 49,. Mrs. Mutt, OF
Beaver, whom we mentioned a short
time ago as being very sick, is able to be
up again. -. Miss Annie Sylvester, had
a moderate-sized audience at the Rink
tonight. The same attraction next
Wednesday night. There will be a race
between the woman and some local
skater, if any one will run. AT the
well to-day a vein of salt water was
struck at depth of sixteen hundred feet,
and the well began to fill rapidly. This
is something of "damper" on the en-
thusiasm entertained by our citizens for
the prospect for oil which was apparent
a few days ago.
Observation-Disclosures cold wave.
Parker Smith is in town to-day. 49,. oil
stock went down peg or two this morn
ing. AT about sixteen hundred feet
vein of salt water was struck which is
discouraging to oily anticipations. A
little oil was brought up from the top of
the brine. This brine out-smells the
average store butter. The boring will be
continued still little further. The indi-
cations of oil in the 7OO-ft. vein of sand
established the conviction that there is
some oil in this region, if it can only be
found, and there is talk of sinking hole
in some other direction. This 1600-ft.
salt water was found where the old
timers used to dig down for it like an
ordinary well. -. Mr.. Nieuvahner'S
horse went on tear for his own amuse-
ment to-day, running out Broadway, up
South, and, being caught and brought
down to Portsmouth, lit out again up
Sycamore, all this time with the shafts
hanging to him, for he broke from the
express-wagon at first. A foot was badly
cut. -. The authorities are laying a
coal-dust walk across the Company Field.
This was a terrible place, the walk is an
improvement on the mud ............
Friends have received a telegram an
nouncing the death of a little child of
Harrison Jenkins, who lives out west.
Mr.. Jenkins is a son-in-law of Ed. Heath,
of this county.
FRIDAY.-Weather moderating. -.
The oil well is abandoned for the time
being, pending another meeting of the
company. Dan. Faulkner, one of
the Trustees of Madison township,
brought an old lady named Shaffer to the
Infrmary last night, and remained over
until to-day -. Milton Roach, of Mad
ison township, is in town attending ex-
animation. Speaking of the research
for minerals and other valuables, called
up several anecdotes tonight, concerning
an old gentleman named Taylor, residing
in the edge of Pike county, some years
ago. This man conceived the idea that
there was a silver mine upon his place,
and honey-combed his farm all over with
holes, searching for the lead, but he never
found it. Jimmy Baldridge is paying
flying visit to friends here. Jimmy has
been at Cleveland, perfecting himself in
cutting-being tailor by trade. The
Concert at Jones Hall tonight was fairly
well attended, and was one of the best
entertainments given here in a long time,
fully up to to the excellent standard of
musical culture which is a characteristic
of Jackson. A number of gentlemen
were discussing the best method of using
the oil well to advantage. One thought
the salt water might be used as new
fashioned patent-medicine, another
thought the well might be pulled up and
stuffed, and sold out for sausage. but the
1t already has the necessary salt and
smell for making frst-class butter.
SATURDAY.-The family of George j.
Reiniger returned from Portsmouth,
whittier they went to attend the funeral
of Miss Bertha Bender. Capt. Cross
land is at Jasper, Pike county. He is not
in good health, but still on the road. 80.
Matt Evans is i'll Cincinnati. Char
ley Schellenger is making his store look
as fanciful as millinery store. New
crossings have been put on Portsmouth
street Those are made of ore-dust Stone
would have been more comfortable, but
these are great Improvement over the
mud and water. 1t is reported that
our young friend Charley Mitchell has
become an enthusiastic church worker
over in Scioto township. -. Salt Greek
frozen over and boys skating. 80. .Har-
barger has had an elopement on his
hands, a man having lit out from the
Infirmary, with two women. j. l..
Davies writes to friends here that the
congregations at the Moody meetings
were so dense that it required almost half
an hour to get into the room, after the
crowd began pouring in.
SUNDAY-One of those days that re-
mind those who were boys twenty-five
years ago, of Uncle Tommy Hatton and
sugar-eggs, warm, pleasant weather.
At meeting of the oil and gas company
last night, it was decided to do nothing
more as to the boring of the well in
town the hole having five or six hundred
feet of salt water in it. 80. An increased