The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-09
THE END or JACKSON CITY.
" De Best Uominy Mortar In dc Deestrick -
Testimony OF Uncle Hen.

W wv P'7'"' "'"o' "n o'u ""S"'hk'oh-
lhn-an event quite as Interesting as DIR.
s hliemanu's discovery of the alto of an
c,cr, ~ ya,n o',..os,.,,,',,,,,,,s ,,.o.,.,
Vl'h' roy i"ur correspondent uescrlp-
ton Of the marshy site chosen for the pro-
pnsrd city i'm honor Of "Old Uickorv " tbouvb
i, ,,a, bn,o ,,,,,n,r,,l 4, ,,,n,,, r,n,l,rs ,n,,,
"l"y n"'u "ppc"Iou W "'"ny 'oaucis 'hh'y
sketch. is essentially true hut II is also true
that n large pnrt Of that river sInnd. ma IL NAV
t,,ii =. -, A., IT., -, ,,..., -, -,
p' 'hileu II o 'hc rlchest oi aliuVihl Iands, ana
has been cultivated for over n hundred years.
The scbcr,c nf founding tho ri,v ~ J,crso,
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"pp'7Hc inc ''V OF N"shlhEl"n' on inc brnnd
Potomac. cmhrnccd two grand idcns. Tho first
was "A speculation in town lots; md if was renllv
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'"'"S'h'u ny 'n' sp''ul''"rs ana l"hd owners
concerned. including the good old man of Ar
liurtnn uousn thc t,r,,utnd c...,r.., v-..,,;u,,
ton Parke Cusiis. TINT II only needed the laying
81 that corner stonc, with u -four al OF irumpcts
in order to ,,,.t th, first s.,,t.rs o,,e.,,, ,,,
-, Wv w "' ',7''' w.,
initiation bubble " Jnclson's pct State hanks
WINS stil ,,ioriou.ly c,,,nrI,d j., tsae nn1 NJ,
Ni.' }" i'"'' ''''' az
ru''S ~ ''"p'"h Pr"l"'S luhhi supporters.
The NJ surdnst rntHri.risns of thut ,lny rrnmisrd
thn lnrr,st nrof,s. nr1 homo. II ,vns h.li,vcd
", - ~ ""'' ""' "'"'' " ""9 '''''N'"
thht the town lots NJ thus now commercial empo-
rum. under the prestige 81 President Andrew
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o., ks'" Er''hI NUM-, wpuln go on IKE ny
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sim 81 non ,, In H.
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si"ms To- th~ ha, de-, .r,b,d t,'"n eat,ms of
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n,it int '"'n'' s'ohe VI t''e cay o' '"'Asoh wis
TIma nass.so Can J..L.,n ,lios md with
liz n" IL In, 1n ul,s' aia VIII MI
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tnr ppN"t ol NJ nam Ihpiily lhd" Hw, IN
law th" sn"n, iliihn lhi rNnsloh OF oi ~ Kill
,h, ',,' ~ ~ ~ As.h vV mu' 'vs
soid and som" shnnti' huilt there. creating ut
iy',st It slrnEtl,hs haii'i"t Ar y was, nol
Snahty was "r''H 81 as tnc prh't,'hi h'S nuns q,
IN 'NSon my why Years. more or Loss ron
away. when thr writer, one haimy day IN
snrIns, ere ssen Ivr ths Long br,die me
hk IN IN" deep channei OF SHY lr.t on the
JN'ksph 'ity slur 81 III" rlN'r, In tiiW "nhnn"l
snlnnnIid sur n, s na1s raiird on ihe fot9nac
rockIsll, anu Whlt" ana yellow perch. the I'm 81
eeis. and catfish large aud elegant. called chan
n.i ca,s ~ various nlhrr lresh winter n-hes
hrt caught hS NOOK hht INV;
IN thI- castor, hlt'f 'W ming satisfactory
string 81 hsh, inns d"ponrnt walked from the
end 81 IN" br.dgr across The Al"Nnndra road To
a halfway hous" ~ reir,shment under the
sllhdr ol som" iuNuriaht sliNer'l',lcd ppplhts.
After exchanging the compliments Of the day
I "a /
sai ton. what was the, present price vi town lots
los n Jt'ks'h NY
Wy iI t sir' whS w. hnSW"r, 'n'aa,s"n
old concern is lh- only house that ever was. and
"" only on" That ever VIII Doe. on IN" 80. ~
! JACKSON city Tor nobody who amt ca-" hnr-
denrd against chilis and fey"rs can stand IL
n"rr tnr.uth we summer, nut' 10y 'hy Way
Wuulu YOU 10 s"r the corn -tnnr OIL ,thlt
cry anr r~nt,,al -irnS RI ~ nen y",k
SON hh1 "run''i over ny our GU ltirhh pi ar
lngt3n Would you IKE To Sc, u III YOU
T ncca luT, 81 ni,k o,, IN al, u at sn 'efe' ana
Conn nats lnioth" hed "s dre.iri we fonpd
thr "lI'.rhll 1.lut" 'iHS, o. EtH.it WIN lhr
nol" IN II. ana ne hoi, nan iull on hat-hroksn
hIorS us'nr As r".' Pea, ssiN Min h.a NV
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w. IN, r., r.ii T.. HIN, ~ f"ir IN ySbi,h ~
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was swind To- saw You admit want WA, to bay de
OF" Torm,on, h'Isan t ma, you ,,ho,
! - YHeie' want -" ~ -" me WIN S'oho
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mdMu.h III w " St,.rA, b'S s'S IL ~ az, NOR
money unh WuuIi nuy I" ,on'h sl'N'Si nts.-rlasss
nH"n hnu nes oi"usn' nc e'"he mean III shil
lionl ii',s'on ,,, ,.,,,, 4, ;,h ,h 49,,
nn'l {pn shl my lpuhn wi'' 'hc 10Y On
any ule nol' utoh any ny ~ ply Ply, A. 81, 49,
tr' mHSutn. pt = WIN ury .o,i ~
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utt!!uura i "a IS ur VIM, ,ho, ,.hoD ,ho, a..
money copper money bank notes and Other