The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-07-08
LOC1L BREKTTTES.

team ran of on Monday evening in town,
and when near the School House, ran against
tile girl cutting her face considerably.
Star Furnace blowed out last week, after
successful and very profitable blast of fl fteen
months. 1t will not take many weeks to put in
new hearth, when it W ill at once commence
another blast.
We attended the ice-cream supper at the
City Hall on Saturday night. 1t was well ar
ranged, and there was an abundance of good
things. There were about seycnty-fye persons
present.
DIR. Solomon Howard, President of the Ohio
University, will preach at the NJ Z. Church on
next Sabbath at 1O]G o'clock. As Dr. Howard
Is q very able preacher, a large attendance may
be expected.
Ella Stephenson died of consumption on
Tuesday of last week. She was the youngest
child of the late John Stephenson. Within four
years, i've of that family have died of the same
disease, to-wit: Mrs. Ridgway, and Anna, Su-
san, Dorcas, and now Ella.
There was gentleman iu town on Monday,
named Dodd, who is thinking about taking
charge of our public Schools We hope our
Board may secure the services of some compe-
tent person as Superintendent, as our Schools
have been without q superintendent since Mr..
Smart left, last winter.
One of Mr. Graham's teams in his peddling
wagon, became frightened at the cars at Petrea
Switch on Monday afternoon, and ran oil, ter
ribiy smashing the wagon. Young Mr.. Mona
han, brother of Dr. Monahan, was driving the
team. 1t is said that he held on to it bravely
but the pressure" was too much for him.
The examination of school teachers COM
menced on Monday. There were twenty-slx ap-
plicants-twenty males and six females. The
class was con siderably above the average in
point of qualifications, as compared with the
other classes during the past year and half
We will give the result in our next.
The agent of the show had large bulletin
board erected between the Court House and the
Star Qsham) House, and had it covered with
show-bllls. Like Gen. Pillows ditch, it was
braced on the wrong side-the side next the
wind. On last Friday there was an exceedingly
heavy rain accompanied by wind. During the
storm, over went the great bu lletn board, the
show bills underneath. Well. that kept them
from the rain
EARLY on last Saturday morning we noticed
several of the old stagers of the Democracy in
town. These old codgers are voting right along
for Gen, Jackson. They staid all day, and we
Oscertained that they came to town to appoint
delegates TO the State Convention. These old
fellows per haps think that the Democrats elect
their candidates in this county, and in this State,
every year. They can verify the remark of the
poet, that
"Wlere ignorance is bliss
IT'S folly 10 be WISE"
The residence of Thomas Poindexter COL
ored man, was burned on last Monday, about
ten o'clock A. NJ. 1t was frame building, some
distance west of Orange Furnace. 1t is said that
little boy had started fire in a cooking stove,
and having filled it with shavings, some Of them
were drawn up the stove pipe while burning,
thus setting the roof on fire. The goods and
furniture were all saved, and the loss will prob
ably fall below one thousand dollars.
If you want to SEQ the sights, come to the
show tomorrow, Friday), and you will see
them all. The greenhorn with his gal, and his
candy and gingerbread, will be here. The fel-
low with the strip Of pink muslin around his ha t
will be here Everybody will be here. Come
and see the sights. There will be rich show
oatsde of the big show. Come. OF course the
fat woman, and the big snake, and the learned
hog, and the hairless mare will be here. Come
and see all.