The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-07-15
LOCAL BRETTTIES.

The weather for some time has been oppre ss-
lively hot. .,.t-
The wheat In this county is now mostly cut
and In the shock. As we anticipated, the crop
Is a very heavy one.
We hope many of our young men may go to
Athens the coming fall andwinter. 1t will pay
them well.
The show was very largely attended on last
Friday. There was good deal of whisky con-
Sumed, and some quarrellng and fighting, but
none of q serious character. +.
The Irishman who so badly cut two others
at Monroe Furnace, had an examination before
ESQ. Jones at Portland on last Thursday. and
was acquitted.
DIR. Howard preached on last Sabbath in the
forenoon at the NJ. E. Church, and talked to the
Sabbath School children at clock P NJ, and
preached on the subject of education at II light.
DIR. Boggess, our Dentist, has returned, after
= being absent several weeks. His health is much
improved, and he is now ready to attend to all
calls in the line of his profession.
The nstquarterly meeting for this confer
ence year will commence at the NJ e. Church
in this place on next Saturday, at o'clock P. NJ.
Elder Miller will be here during tho entire
meeting.
-On Tuesday we called on Mr.. Miller, Assist
ant Assessor, to get the amount of gross receipts
returned by the show. He informed us that
under the present law, shows do not make re-
turn in every county, but only once In each Dis
trict
He thinks that the receipts must have been
about q, 500, as the crowd was very large.
james L. Rice, tho well digger has bored a
well on the parsonage lot, at the M. e. Church,
and got good water This is good thing, and
will be very convenient. Jim deserves cred it
for this.
jackson is putting on airs. On Tuesday we
noticed a regular, genuine street sprinkler
moving up and down Main and Broadway Streets &,
wetting down the pulverized cinder and coal
dust. Now we woul d suggest to the Honorable
Council, that the crossings should be raised be-
fore the fall rains set in.
DR.. Howard President of the Ohio Uni
versity, at Athens called on us on Monday morn
ing He spoke very highly of the young men of
Jackson county, who have been attending the
University He says that the opportunity for
receiving a thorough education has never been
better than nov offered at the University.
A citizen in a communication which we
publish on the fret page, gives the county Com
missioners hint about the gympsum in the
Public Square. How about the dog fennel ?
And the refuse of the foundation Of the fence
And how about the pavement that ought to be
laid in front of the Court House?
Samuel saylor at his store on Broadway
Street, is still selling groceries, dry goods &C.,
cheaper than the cheapest. There can be no
question about the fact that this is one Of the
best places in town to buy groceries, Saylor
buys for cash, does not credit out his goods, has
no rent to pay, and this is why he can sell SO
low, and still realize fair profit.
DR.. Howard talked to the Sabbath School
children on last Sunday at 8 o'clock. He said,
IN the course of his remarks, that 1t was wrong
TO smoke cigars, and said ii any little boys
present smoked cigars, he wanted them to hold
up their hands. Two or three little fellows not
much taller than plug of tobacco, held up
their hands. Dr. Howard told them that it was
wrong, and that he regretted that older persons
parents, and even Christians, sometimes set a
bad example before children iu this matter,
There was a fellow following the show when
in this place, selling medcated stump water,
calling it 'Degraths Electric OIL" lie got on
the tail of his wagon and had his driver start up
Main Street. He shouted, ''you don't know
me-" Then, when in the most public place, he
shouted, "yo don't know who am, u and then
pretended TO fall between the wheel and bed OF
the wagon. 1t looked very much like he would
get his legs broken. OF course this gathered a
crowd, when he picked himself up and went to
selling his humbug med lciRe. What a pity he
did not make earnest of it, and break his rascally
neck.