The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-08-06

rains laSG nlgnC ana to-day w nave
received another grapevine dispatch from
the young couple married short time
ago in the graveyard near Petrea. This
dispatch says that it is a girl, and that
Uncle John Rice is a grandpa. Isaac
Stevison is on the sick list to-day.
Mrs. John IT. Harding is quite sick.
There was Il fifer playing in the Grand
Army Hall tonight who could put the
old-time spirit into the music. An old
soldier, who came down street after list
ening to Dixie" yankee Doodle" and
other selections, remarked: "I couldn't
repress the old feeling-I just had to
come down with the left foot when 1
heard that old-fashioned musicw.
The Academy starts off to-day, for what
| will doubtless be very successful ses-
sion. -. It is as cool as Fall weather to-
night.
TUEsDAY.-Cool and delightful. An
other meat-store to be started, on Ports
mouth Street A fine lot of apples in
this morning. .... .Eldridge Blackhart
mustered irto G. A. r. Post last night.
A private letter from Ypsilanti, Michi-
gan, to the editor of this paper, thus
speaks of the town, and former Jackson
County boy, now located there:
Michigan has very many pretty cities
and towns; but, to use slang expression,
this city stakes the cake" Ypsilaa1ti, 1
am told, is Greek word, signifying in
English, "warring." But it is certainly a |
misnomer as applied to this place, as the
entire aspect of the town betokens pro-
found peace and happiness. And who
couldn't behappy, living here? The prin-
cipal streets are lined with elegant shade
trees, and the handsome residences are
by foliage, which is pleasing
to the eye and in pleasant contrast to
many of the villages one passes through,
where the glare of the MONDAY comes
down ON the white-painted cottages, and
a shade tree is a thing unknown. There
is an air of refinement here, too, notice
able in all College towns; for the State
Normal School is located here, also con-
,ervatory of music, said to be the finest
N the State. Both are fine-looking, i'm
posing structures, built of the beautiful
,ream-colored brick so much used in this
State, and stand close together.
And just to think of it! There is pop
llation of perhaps six or seven thousand,
ind there are not over seven or eight sa-
oons in the town, scarcely more than one
or each thousand inhabitants) and not
ingle house of ill-fame. I have been e
lere now about thirty hours, and have
lot seen single drunken man. One
ould not be in Jackson thirty minutes
Without meeting dozen. They have a
me Opera House here. A troupe of Chip
eva Indians are holding forth tonight
n vacant lot here. assisting big-voiced
nan in plug hat to sell some patent nos t
rum, warranted to do everything except Fl
aise the dead.
Strolling into printing Office yester- L
ay, found former Jackson boy, Perry L
'. Powers, (familiarly known in Jackson T
$ "Pat" Powers) up to his elbows in T
7ork. "Pat" is one of the publishers of Z
ne Ypsilantian," the leading paper here. B
'ou don't need to be told that it is Re
ublican in politics. His partner being
bsent, "Pat" has to assume the whole re-
,onsibility-and well does he do it-get- II
ng out spicy paper, and doing lots of Y
b-work. He is an enthusiastic journal Il
:, and devotes his whole energy and b
)ility to his work, and deserves the sue
,ss he is evidently meeting with. "Pat'
still bachelor, but whether he will be IT.
Die to long withstand the charms of the ~,
psilantian beauties, remains to be seen" 90