The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-09-16
LOCAL BREYTTEES.


day,)
The election ibis year comes on the 18th Of
October. Do not forget the day.
The survey Of our streets is progressing this
week.
we notice wOrkmen engaged repaiSiRg or
changing the railing at the top of the tower Of
the Court House. ....
If you want to buy anything in Jackson,
look at our advertising columns. They will
tell you where to go.
Will our friends In the different toWnsh ipS
at once send US the names Of their candidates
for Land AsSesSor3
Mr.. Cutter has . large quantity Of stone
hauled to build the AbutmentS of the ChilllcOthe
bridge, and one Of the abutments is nearly COM
pleted. f#t
Mr.. Trip has sold the balance Of his goods
to Henry Myers. Mr. Myers has taken them
out on the Chillicothe Road, niue miles from
town.
There has never been so much building 60
ing on at any one time as there new is in Jack
euus We COnAUt AOoP bho Iuu Va VII WIG h0W
buildings, so as to specify them.
Alex. Dickson, Democratic candidate for
Clerk Of the Court was In town last week. All
the other candidates on that ticket reside In
town.
1t Is still conceded that the Drug Store o f
Enos Reed & Bro, of Portsmouth. 10 the p lace
to get goods In that limo of trade. All goods
from that house are of the best quality.
The Red Hot baso ballers, although they got
worsted at Portsmouth, had the satisfaction Of
again beating the PortlanderS on last Saturday,
at Portland.
IT. G. Mitchell is putting up fine cottage
the Chillcothe Road 1t is on the plan Of Mr.
Chapmsn's residence brick basement, then
frame.
Tho weather during the past week has been
delightfully."- cool and pleasant. The heavy aud
continuous rains on Tuesday and Wednesday of
last week were general all over the country.
We have not sold our other four acre lot
yet, but we have had some offers for II. Any
one wanting valuable town property had better
call and see it Soon. We are going to sell ii.
DIR. /. 7. Monahan has had the sign of the
IshAm House rspaintsd He tried to change the
name to Star House, but We notice that lie has
retained the name ISham House on the sign.
This Is right. Is hard TO change name.
We SAW A. W. Buskirk in town one day
last week. He reports matters oil right In
Portsmouth. Buskirk & Son are still carrying
on the Wholesale grocery business on Market
Street. Their house is good place to buy gro
ceries.
We saw In town the other Cay John s. Ste
phenson Esq, whose name often appears in our
lists of Early Marriages In Jackson county. He
has perhaps served as many years as justice of
tns peace as any man in the county. He is now
one Of the justices in franklin township.
We Iass GrOhum'S tinshop every day, three
or four times, and notice that he iS always busy,
and always doing 9 thriving business. This
comes. Of being prompt, doing good honest
work, and advertising. He lS reallsing that 1t
is very important to keep bis business proml-
neatly before the public.
Peaches have been quite plenty In toWn
during the past week, and cell for 81 2bfOr best
quality, and from that down TO 40 cents. ESQ.
Masson has brought In several boxes, and he
can sell them readily at 81 rs. People wonder
why he wants to cell bis nne farm, 90 well set
with fine fruit trees, 90 we'll watersd &C. Hc
says that be iS gett ing along in years, and has
no one to aspitt him, and II takes too much hard
work To attend to his farm, md so he wants to
cell, and he will then take the world more easy
In bis old age. This is the best opportunity to
get splendid farm cheap, that We know Of In
this county.
For The pAst ten days our citizens have been
startled every few minutes BY the sound Of a
dog eight In the Southeastern part Of town.
Great bull dogs, hOAnds, span Iels 6SteS, terriers
and oil the balance Of the dog tribe, have united
their yelps. barks, growls, screams and yells,
ending with kind Of strangling bray. When
boy We sften heard the howlng Of packs Of
twenty wolves. This united several sounds. but
r. was harmony and concord when compared "a
the dog fight near the Depot. Some evil dis.
posed persons say Il IL the screaking Of the
boIstinR machinery ct Fulton Furnace. We
know better Thsy weuld not permit machine
y thus 10 be torn 10 everlasting tatterS Two
cents worth Of ssft soap, tallOw or bacon rind'
weuM stop 1t. 1t Is dogs. We know 1t 10. The
ere thousand dSgs In town are ct War. Mlton's
description Of the battle among the angels i'
nothing 10 Il. "Heriible diScsrd" iS too mild
aA expression. Where d the dog peltsri LEI
us hsvs peace"
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