The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1886-04-01
Daily Observations

by Elder Blngman. Inc Cnurcn was
crowded, and Elder Kyle preached an
able sermon. One joined. This congre-
cation have beautiful room in which
to hold their meetings. B. Kahn is
here. -. Rev. G. E. Tedford has been
assisting in meeting. in DIR. Pratts
church in Portsmouth. Edgar Thomp-
son is going into the boot and shoe busi-
ness, in the room with S. j. Long. Edgar
and his father-in-law, Finley Rice, have
given up their Western idea. .Anoth-
er string band formed-Jackson is just
full of music. -. A. S. Brady is in town
to-day. His exhibition at the Cross Roads
School House was a success. A couple of
young men gave free exhibition on the
outside, which was so popular that Con-
stable and a Justice of the Peace in
sisted on paying their respects. -. Mr..
Dodson, the old soldier who is nearly
blind, got lost in the west part Of town
tonight while on his way from church.
... The Catholic Fair started off with
fair attendance.
Threatening rain all day.
The Grant Club had meeting to-
night and elected officers, receiving sew
eral new members. William Stephen
son has commenced preparing the Nc
Kitterick brick yards for the coming sea-
son. These are splendidly arranged
yards. -. Our old friend Horace Weeks
is on the streets to-day. Parker Smith
came in to survey the nail mill lots. 80.
Capt. Cole Gilliland is in town. The
performance at the Rink tonight by
'Miss Parrott," was witnessed by good
sized audience. She is without doubt an
excellent skater, but will somebody in
form an anxious public why professionals
don't wear their clothes when they ap-
pear on the streets? To see a middle
aged woman, or even a young lady, upon
the streets with short petticoat on for a
dress attracts more attention than admi
ration. Yet that seems the prevailing
style among professionals. The Pro-
hibition party held convention at the
Court House, tonight. 49,. Milton Phil |
lips has moved to town. Milt. is a good |
citizen. 49,. The meetings at Christian |
Church closed tonight with a sermon by |
Elder Kyle. There were ten accessions |
to the church during the meetings.
FRIDAY.-A large number of the young |
people went to Kessinger School to-day,
this being the closing day. Lafe Jones
has been teaching this school The exer-
cises were highly enjoyable, one of the
best being the recitation of "The Kiss in
School," by Master Walter Eubanks. This
is a good school, and Lafe is good teach
er..... Guy Ruf, manager of the Cres
cent Opera House, put up a number of
bulletin boards about town. -. Boring
has commenced on Longs place. -. Mt.
Zion School closed to-day. Spelling
tonight at Diamond. The ladies have
a carpet-rag sewing tonight at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Moses Morgan. .... Walk
er has sent in his orders for fruit trees
Smith will take his in, in the course of a
few days. The attendants at the
Young Peoples Prayer Meeting of the
M. E. Church tonight elected Hugh Will
liams as their permanent leader. -. In
a squad of nine men on the street to-
night, there are five candidates for Office.
..... Investigation don't always investi-
gate. A man bought pair of boots at
Miller's few days ago, and after exam
lining them concluded to put them on and
break them. After keeping them on a
while he discovered they were very tight,
and became more as the day wore on.
After limping around all day he gladly
took them off at night, only to find that
the boys at the store had stuffed the toes
full of cotton. 1t had been a nip-and-
tuck problem whether cotton or corn was
king.
mixed with RAIN. John W. Cavey
called this morning. -. Stephen j. Da-
Wis called. He used to be in the marble
business here -. The G.. w. & b. boys
are rallying in force at the Fair. We no
ticed Tom Taylor and Tyrus Martin on
the street with bevy of ladies. 5000.
Alonzo Osborne and J. B. johnson went
to Cincinnati to testify in the Oscar Os-
borne case. 49,. A friend received let
ter from G. A. Atkinson, in which he
writes that Rev. G. f. Creighton is off on
hunting trip, for recreation, having
closed a revival in which seven hundred
persons joined the Church. ..... w. B.
Cherington is at home this evening. Dur
ing his absence picture of George john
son, who killed Ben. McCloud, was print
ed and circulated here for the pretended
purpose of booming Cherington for War
den. The picture was labeled "W. b.
Cherington,' and was probably intended
to kill Mr.. C.'s candidacy 49,. Some few
of the citizens of the upper end of this
township went home in a rather bad hui
NOR this afternoon, because they did not |
have a candidate for Trustee, up that
way. But this should not prevent earn
est work for the ticket. Abundant op- !
portunity was given for nominating some |
one, and tickets were already written for
one man up that way.
SUNDAY-Mr. Rhodes has returned |
and is assisting at the Baptist Church |
This gentleman is an eloquent preacher
go and hear him. Rev. W. ID. Hen
son, preached the funeral of Mrs.
Davis preached the funeral of Mrs. Isham
at the Presbyterian Church. The church
building was not large enough for the
crowd in attendance 49,. There was a
slight falling off in attendance at the
Sabbath Schools, owing to the terrible
weather. Yet the schools are all flour
ishlng, with deep interest apparent.
MoNDAY.-In all probability lots will
be for sale on the Owen Davis farm, the
proceeds to be applied toward building
the much talked of nail mill. Two hun
dred lots are staked off, and will be sold
outright. These are in the front por-
tion of the land. Three hundred more
are for sale which include a double lot
containing the fine Owen Davis residence
worth $4,000. The middle lots-Class B.
are worth S75. The corner lots-Class
R-S105 The drawinp-which poes with