The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-04-19
RANDOM THOUGHTS.

On last Thursday / went on the Mar
row-Gauge Railroad to Beavertown. Pike
county. II. L. Chapman, Hillborn C.
Miller, George Pugh aud C.. A. Atkinson
also went. The engineer politely invited
me to take a seat on the engine. When
about half way to Beavertown the train
stopped, and | took a seat on a nail keg,
on the open car, where the other men
had been. There were two groups of
men, four or five in each squad. One OF
the companies enjoyed themselves by
vigorous smoking. putting the smoke
into each others faces. The other COM
pany did not smoke. but they had a bot
tie Of whisky which they passed around,
and from which they drank twice, during
the six miles to Beavertown.
Some of the finest farming land in
Jackson county lies in the west side Of
Scoto township. adjoining the Pike
county line. This fine land extends to
and far beyond Beavertown.
We arrived opposite the village at 10!
o'clock. large force Of men were at
work, grading for side track, and put
ting down ties and iron. Nearly half a
north lies the village, in a most beautiful
locality. We went up to the village.
across some fields and meadows, and
called at the tavern OF Jacob Kuntzman
German, who has pretty full store, owns
a good deal of land. and has vineyard
on the hill north OF the village
went around the village, to see how
it looked, as had not been there since
NJ rrch, 1853. 1t is larger than Berlin,
and located in a most beautiful country.
There is a grist mill, with two run OF
stones, in active operation. On the sec.
ond street back is a small brick school
house. with a neat little bell upon it. On
the same street is a brick Lutheran
church, with a German inscription on
it. Farther on is a frame church, be-
longing to the Methodist Episcopal lie.
no uination. The plank or weather
boarding runs up and down, and on a
post at the south west corner Of the little
building, hangs a bell The bell rope
10 IS not come withiu ten feet of the
around. and how the sexton reaches the
ope when he rings the bell was what
puzzled me. As the post is set i'm the
ground near the building, | suppose a
I ,dder is leaned against the house, and
the sexton climbs up until he can reach
the end Of the rope. A short distance
back of the NJ. E. Church is another
church. belonging to the United Breth
ren. ! learned that this also is owned
by Germans. In fact, Beavertown is run
by the Dutch. ! went up on the hill
west Of the village. to the cemetery The
east half of the cemetery is Dutch, OF
German, as all the inscriptions on the
tomb stones are ia the German language
! U have been informed of late years that
it insults a German to call him Dutch.
man. Why this is so do not know.
All my life was accustomed to hear men
| from any part of the German Empire,
called Dutchmen, and it was not thought
to be disparaging. My ancestors did not
come from Holland, but from Switzer-
land, and never was ashamed that my
folks were called Dutch.)
There was an old fence between the
German and the American portions Of
the cemetery. | was just beginning to
examine the names and dates on the
tombstones when the whistle on the road
gave the signal to be on hand, being four
loud, long sounds OF the whistle / had
time to notice an old slab of Waverly
sandstone, on which was this inscription:
Martha, wife OF Zachariah Cook, died
October |, 1876. aged sc years
/ had just noticed another stone which
attracted my attention, but / had not
time TO take down dates. My recollec.
ton is that it stated that Philip Violin
barger was Revolutionary soldier, who
died at the age OF 90 years.
During my brief stay in the village
called at the office of DR.. VIM. Phillips,
who has recently located there. Mr..
Phillips was raised in jefferson township,
this county, and is man of unblemished
character. lie is fine scholar and grad.
uated at one Of the best medical schools
OF Cincinnati last winter. lie has al.
ready had several cases, aud has been
quite successful. ! predict bright iu-
rure for DR.. Phillips. That must be a
good location for an educated. sober, in.
telligent, honest, careful physician, and
the wealthy. honest German population
OF that region OF country, will soon ap-
prrci its ~ucit man.
~ started n"m- shortiy alter tw'ive
O'Clock, aud stopped at Joel Aliens, at
the old stand OF Jacob GrrGens. This is
where the old CvVe Postoffce was kept