The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1886-09-16
Daily Observations

M. E. Church tonight on the subject ot
Mormonism -. Large number of Jack
son people going to Portsmouth. Bott
bands, sheepskin band, and G. A, r
Posts going down on Accommodation
train. Irvine DUNCAN, Commander o1
the Francis Smith Post, of this place, Sc
cured very good crayon sketch of Capt
Grassland on picnic excursion, while
going down on the train. .... James Tur-
ner, of the Coalton Post, goes to Ports
mouth to-day. Jim and his father sol
diered side by side in the same Regiment
the gallant old Fifty-Third. While
the train was in motion this morning, a
sudden lurch pitched Owen Davis, ten
der youth of perhaps two hundred
pounds, headlong against Tom Dewey,
the conductor, of perhaps one hundred
and forty pounds, and came near butting
Tom through the side of the car. AT
Portsmouth this morning, the fine Silver
Cornet Band marched down street to the
Dever House, playing, and Portsmouth
had an opportunity of reviewing one of
the best playing bands, and the best
dressed band, in the State. After dinner
the band went through the streets in a
street-car, playing. The Jackson boys
seemed to be the big attraction.
THURsDAY.-Those who have never
tried to sleep at a city hotel during an ex-
citing time, have lost some valuable les
sons in patient endurance. After the ho-
tel guests are done banging doors, and
talking in the next room to you, the soft
headed fellow who imagines himself
vocalist will give many distressing imita-
tions of saving clapboard. Then the
nervous tension and the mosquitoes con-
spire to prolong the warfare, and you
wonder if it would not have been better
to have lain down in boiler-shop, where
there could have been some quiet found.
Uncle Billy Dever and Van B. johnson
arrive in Portsmouth by wagon.
Many of the old Jackson boys greet Tom
Kinney, in Portsmouth. Tom was the
cashier of the bank here some years ago.
...... Met Milton McKinniss in Ports
mouth. He thinks of moving back into
SciOto County again. .......A large pro-
portion of the young people of Jackson
are doing up Portsmouth. Coming
up on the train to-night-leaving Ports
mouth at eleven o'clock and reaching
Jackson at 2:30-there was one of the
liveliest crowds yet seen on a railway
train in this country. Of course the
Jackson boys were all trying to put on
their best style, and create sensation by
their appearance. There were numbers
of plump, pretty girls coming into the
car from time to time, and it was not sur
prising that the boys plumed themselves
considerably. Will Miller was in the
seat with the Standard man, and we
thought we were both fne-looking men,
and each was waiting upon the other to
get out, to give the seat 10 pretty girl
who was standing near, but the lady, af-
ter surveying the crowd in that neighbor-
hood, walked over and took seat with
Richard Beatty, brave soldier of the
36th Ohio. Of course this made the boys
jealous, and they tried to get all manner
of rigs on Dick, but he was the only one
who enjoyed the situation. Nv. J.
Kirkendall was on the train; the other
side was also represented, for there were
three or four fellows who had already
surrendered to John Barleycorn, and
were bowling drunk.
FRIDAY.-Everybody tired, and coming
in on every train from Portsmouth. 49,.
Going down on the train to Portsmouth,
and at the hotel after arrival there, Prof.
Hank and two or three other singers ac-
companied the Jackson Band in render
ing Marching Through Georgia" in a
manner which put mettle into the heels
of every old soldier within hearing. The
effect was grand. Never was the old song
rendered with greater effect. B.. "A laugh
able incident occurred just before the
Jackson train left Portsmouth. The Sci
OTTO Valley train was standing beside the
Jackson train. On the Valley train was
a young lady asleep, with feet resting up
on the seat in front of her, and head re-
clining against the window. A mischie-
vous jackson fellow twisted up a piece
of paper, and reaching over, tickled the
nose of the sleeper, who gave spasmodic
bound and slipped down between the
seats. William Robinson was in
Portsmouth -. Evan Evans went down
to see the soldiers. We parted from
our old friend and former teacher, Jacob
Reasoner, at the Portsmouth Reunion.
He left for Kansas. Mr.. Reasoner feel
ingly remarked that he trusted we should
not be called upon to write any more of
the obituaries of his family for a long
time, and we heartily seconded the WISH
Several members of this good family have
lain down their lives in the West, but
Jacob looks as vigorous and fresh as
when he taught school in Jackson more
than a quarter of a century ago. Jos
Warren and family, of Oak Hill, attended
the Reunion at Portsmoth. We also met
there Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Warren, of
Madison Township, and John Warren, of
Scioto County.
SATURDAY-The Grand Army boys re-
turned from Portsmouth,. The re-
mains of the late George Stevenson were
taken to Portsmouth for burial. .
Georgia Hartinger and two or three new
soldiers oae making a demonstration to-
night on the streets The cornice is
going up on Gray's building. 80. The
glass for the new Martin building arriv-
ed. Jim Poor got back from Ports
mouth. The boys tell good one on Jim,
or rather on another fellow on Jim's ac-
count. Jim was standing on the street
corner when crowd of Jackson people
passed, each shaking hands, and inquiring
show are you, Jim?" Pretty soon a fel-
low came along about half-shot, and reach
ing his hand like the rest, said, show are
ua Tim ~ Than StariDp Tim in tho fooo
a moment, exclaimed: "Oh, don't know
ye, but ye look like a purity good feller,
an I'll shake any howw. AT the old
market stand, in Portsmouth, was a large
military tent, with the words ''Intelli-
gence Office" painted on it. AS we passed
it on "Wednesday evening, we noticed one