The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1886-04-08
Daily Observations I!

WEDNEsDAY.-Mr. and Mrs. j. F. Hell
phenstine and their daughter and son-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Cooney Cork, moved
into the Mrs Burke house, on Broad st.
Rev. J. w. Gum preached an inter
esting sermon at M. E. Bhurch, tonight,
to fair congregation. Mr.. Gum will
run on through to Ironton on the .. ).
Mail train when the gauge of the narrow
gauge is widened. He has been stopping
at Weiston heretofore. 49, Lew John-
sons Show last night at the Crescent was
slimly attended, but one of the best that
has been here for some time. The
Little 10 Band took in two new members.
Democratic Township Convention
at Court House, presided over by John L.
Moore. Something over ninety votes
were cast. Rev. ]. K. Gibson is In
much better health than formerly.
Among the candidates for nomination
for Marshal before the Democratic Cor
portion Convention tonight were George
Bartlett. John Conrad and Frank Bertsch.
"A fierce, driving snow-storm again
tonight. March came in like lion and
went out like innumerable lions. -. I'm
Gle 10. Wallace looked in on the Conven-
tion this afternoon. He seems to be in
quite poor health.
THURsDAY.@This is "Aprn Foofs
Day" with a vengeance. Terribly cold.
Somebody burglarized Jos. Humph-
fres' Feed Store, last night, taking 80 10.
sack of flour. Rev. G. E. Tedford was
in attendance at the funeral of DR.. Pratt,
of Portsmouth. Pat. O'Mally is put
ting in a fine new iron front. l.. May IS
doing the work &c. w. Rice and
Miss Matte returned from Cincinnati
Orlando Stiffier will soon have the
town supplied with maple trees. Some
were set out this morning on Pearl Street.
Jack Erlenwein died this morning
of consumption. Mr.. Jack Gllllland,
of Hamilton Township is in town to-day.
...... Squire Turvey and wife have been
wrestling with legal problem all day IN
the Probate Court. -. Squire Sell, OF
Coalton, is in town to-day -. Charley
Andres, of Glen Roy, is here tonight.
As an indication that this is a great
country for great man, one can
stand on the street to-day and count at
least half dozen nominees for office
without moving from one spot 80.
Things are very dull up the creek. ...
Auction still going on at Millers. Mr..
Miller has been more than year selling
out the old stock. Thompson is getting
ready to go into this room.
FRIpAY.-Snow and sleet, in small
quantities -. Handy Barton and his
son r. A. Barton call. New trees
have been planted in front of Mrs. Ben
nett's vacant lot on Portsmouth Street.
Moses Jones is still filling his lot.
The o. S. train was delayed two hours
or more this afternoon owing to wreck
at Storms -: "A large class before the
School Examiners. 49,. AT the Baptist
Church there are some successful meet
ings with some accesslonS. IA herce,
wintry storm tonight. Pat O'Malley
has perhaps the largest glass in the front
of his store, of any building in town..
The candidate is getting in his work on
the toper.. The new School House is
being finished up 49,. Young peoples
prayer-meeting at NJ. E. Church. 80.
Clerk Steele is pressing in election officers
tonight, for Monday. james M
Hoover, of Scioto Township, called. .....
Prof Lackey is here. 49,. The roads IN
the country are reported as almost I'M
passable. -. Lanterns are kept burning
at night on the edges of the excavation
for a cellar, corner of Broadway and
Pearl. These are warnings of danger.
Now if red light should be kept in front
of every doggery in Jackson as a signal
of danger it would be good thing. and
might be accompanied by the legend,
"The Devil Does Business on the Inside" "
SATURDAY.-Sti raining with occa-
sional gusts of snow. -. L. G. Dyson is
in town. from Liberty. Also, James
Sheridan. -. Andrew McMillen is IN,
today. His son, Peter, who formerly
worked at the o. S. Depot, has gone to
Pratt, Illinois. -. Meeting at Baptist
Church. -. Miller closed out the rem
nant of his goods. 80. Charley Lackey
was in yesterday. He has been teaching
over in Gallia County. Never was
such electioneering seen as the streets
and doggeries show tonight. Candidates
are getting in what they are pleased te
call electioneering work, and every mar
in town who will get drunk, is made
drunk. This is a sad commentary upor
the morality of the town-that men seek
ing position as officers of the law viii
take no higher view of public trust thai
to drag it to the depths of the loves
doggeries But the mistake is on thu
part of the men themselves. Such cleo
tioneering is never profitable. On
candidate this evening is distributing hi
tickets like the circulars of a quack doc
tor throwing them around everywher'
Going into business house we discoN
cred number of men poking bits
paper into the stove. In answer to ou
inquiry as to what they were doing, the
replied that they "were voting that man
tickets"
SUNDAY-Cold and disagreeable.
Ground covered with sleet, but good a
tendance at Churches and Sabbat
Schools. 49, Mr. Rhodes closes his wol
here to-day, with some immersions t
night Rev. G. E. Leonard, of Norwal
will be with this Church this week. II
meetings are increasing in interest.
MoNDAY.-A fierce snow-storm, Il
snow lying several inches on the groul
This is the queerest election day
five wears. Dr. Kitchen is tarryil
with us to see how the Spring electi'
goes off, also to see wedding in his fal
The colored troops fought not
to-day. -. The bowling over the ell
ton tonight reminds one OF the Cle'
land campaign. -. .McClung beat
nderson in the race for Justice, but A
derson can beat him making lemona'
If you don't believe it, call at the
stand and sample it. The Democr
are holding jubilee over the election