The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-07-22
EOCAL BREVITLES.

the present Dlast' F..
Times in jackson have been dull during
this intensely hot weather This is a good
time to advertise.
Our town is now well supplied with beans,
potatoes, cabbage, cucumbers, and other veget-
ables, which sell at reasonable prices.
THE officers ofthe jackson county Agricul-
tural Society had a meeting on Saturday last to
arrange the Premium List aud make prepara-
tions for the county fair
"A little child some fourteen months old the
youngest child of Benjamin and Rachel Trago,
died suddenly on Friday evening 1t had sum
mer complaint but II was not considered dan
gerous until few hours before its death.
jackson isa bad place for some kinds of
business. The lawyers are not returning much
income. The doctors loa ia good deal. Grave
diggers have not much to do, while the under
takers say they are not employed half the time.
"A few days ago an emigrant wagon pass ed
through this place, 1t was one of the old style
wagons, with bed very much turned up in front
and rear, 1t was filed with children, some
eight or ten tow-heads being poked out as they
moved on, They were from North Carolina
and were bound to Iowa. gr. fa
Charley Wooster says he wants some one to
hire him to work. He says he will be happy to
dig graves for any o f his friends who may take
notion to have use for one. We do not suppose
that he desires the death of any of his friends
but if they do die, he would be pleased to be
hired to dig their graves.
Cherries have been abundant and have sold
as low as 10 cents per gallon, but generally 20
cents They are now about gone. Blackborries
are coming in, and selling at 20 cents per gallon.
Theywll be very plenty. Apples are plenty,
and Of good quality. Peaches will also be
plenty in their season.
We write this on Saturday afternoon The
thermometer is away up in ninety. We do SYM
pathize with Office seekers. While they worry,
and sweat, and are tormented with anxiety and
suspense, here we arc free from all such afilic-
tions. But Tuesday will "settle the hash" with
them. We viii keep our paper back few
hours to be able to give the result of Tuesdays
convention.
There is talk of buying Diamond Furnace
properly for county Infrmary 1t can be had
for $4,000. There are number Of substantial
buildings, several of them brick, There is a
good farm, which could be cultivated by the
paupers and this would benefit their rhealth, and
return profit. There is good water, and the
locality is healthy, 1t would be great saving
TO the county, and add much to the health, COM
fort and independence of this unfortunate class
of our population. ~ :. q a.
The attempt to sprinkle the streets is q
failure from our stand point The dust all the
time gains on the boy who does the sprinkling
We remarked to friend that this sprinkling OPP
ing anil, which ground very slowly. Said he
to the miller, II can eat as fast as your mi Il will
grind. 'How long can you do SO, " said the
miller. "Until starVe to death, said he Now
we think that boy can sprinkle the street until
the dust smothers him, which W III not be many
days, unless the rain should come to his relief.
do religious people believe what they pro-
fess7 Jackson contains about three thousand
Inhabitants. There arc among them several
hundred professors of religion. The NJ. E.
Church contains over hundred members. On
last Saturday afternoon we attended quarterly
meeting. Elder Miller preached an excellent
sermon, and there were only treny-sin persons
present-men, women and children, and four Of
them were from the country. Not. more were
present than one in one hundred and fifty of the
inhabitants of the town, and not more than one
in six of the members of that particular church.
There is talk of making the turnpike ques-
tion an issue in the election Of county Commis.
sioner. Good. Let both parties demand q
pledge from their candidates that, If elected,
they win go in for turnpikes. We must have a
pike, first, to the county line near Beaver, Pike
county, and cross branch to the line near Cali
fornia, then one to the line near Centreyille.
The people of Pike, scioto and Gala, will nc
doubt meet us at these points. Then we will
secure great benefits TO Jackson, and to the
farmers all over the county, and be united tC
Waverly, Portsmouth and Gallipoliss.