The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1870-12-08
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Local Brevities.

before the Board of School Examiners
this week, and four females.
We have received lette from our
old friend Lucas Toumine, of Ewington
Gallia county, formerly of Oak Hill, in
which he says that he has been getting
married to Miss Tower. Our old friend
is certainly old enough to get married
being somewhere between seventy and
eighty.
The School Examiners met on Mon
day. We will give the result of the ox-
animation next week. The time for
which Moses Morgan had been appointed
having expired, and having declined a
re-appointment, Judge Evans appointed
John D. Brown as his successor. A very
good appointment we think.
One day last week the residence of
Charles Hayth, short distance east of
town, was burned with all it contained.
This leaves Mr.. Hayth and his family des-
titute at the commencement of winter
Esq. Scott had subscription paper in
town on Monday, and the citizens were
subscribing literally to aid the distressed
family.
A. A. Carr has arrived from Mime
sofa He went there last summer, think
ing that the climate might be beneficial
to him, as he has the consumption. He
informed us that the climate did not
agree with him, as it was very rainy there
all the fall. He gave us some interesting
facts in relation to the country, which we
will find room for hereafter Mr.. Carr is
u man of careful observation, and good
common sense, and his statements are re-
liable.
"A. W. Long Dept U. S. Collector,
stated in the temperance meeting last
week at Good Templars Hall, that
during the past year twenty-seven
places in the town of Jackson had taken
out license to retail liquor. This is one
for every eighty of the inhabitants of the
town. Tobacco and strong drink cost the
people of this place at least fifty thousand
dollars each year, directly; and what they
cost in the way of crime, disease and time
worse than wasted, is beyond calculation.
The fire engine is safely housed in
the Town House. but there is no fire COM
pany organized. Ifa fire should break
out, there would be no one to take charge
of the engine, or operate it, and we would
be as utterly at the mercy of the fire as
though there was no engine in the place.
viii not our Town Council take measures
at once to have fire company? The
members of the company should be paid.
That is the way to get men to work.
Mayor Laird delivered an able tenn
perance lecture at Good Templar's Hall
on Wednesday night of last week, The
attendance was not as large as it should
have been. After Dr. Laird had conclud-
ed his lecture, we made few off hand
remarks and then Dr. A. B. Monahan
spoke for short time, declaring his de-
termination to put some of the liquor sell
lers through. And he always does what
he says he will do.
The work of paving the streets of
Jackson is going on briskly this fine
weather. Pearl Street, in front Of Gra-
hams Tin Shop, is being paved. The
street leading from Main to the Depot
will be paved at once This is an i'm
provement which has long been needed
Our town pays more taxes than any other
town in the State; but we will soon have
the most beautiful town of its size in the
State. Streets graded and cindered, and
lighted at night; side walks with broad
pavements, and the buildings painted
and kept in good repair
Every day we meet scores OF children
going to and returning from school, and
we observe one thing to which wewish
to call the attention of mothers. All the
little girls from five to twelve years OF
age, have short dresses, only reaching to
their knees, and nothing on their legs
but their stockings. This would be like
ly to make the stoutest man sick. Colds
and coughs are the result and finally con
sumption. The extremities should be
protected by warm clothing. Let fashion
CO. Put thick flannel pantaletts on the
little girls. 1t would look better in the
eyes of all people of taste. They might
be ornamented with ruffies, tucks, or il
other ways that would be very pretty
And then you would not hear so mucf
coughing in school, on the streets and il
church, and you would not so often heal
of deaths from consumption.
We do not know that this advice viii
do any good Fashion and folly rule will
tyrant's rod; but we always look will
sorrow upon this slow murder of innocen
children.
Womon gnffraUa