The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1886-05-06

How many of US ever pause IN the
great rush and hurry-skurry of life, to
reflect upon the varied experiences, the
abrupt changes, of thirty years of
time. 1t does not seem a long time,
to speak about it, but after all it is
nearly the average lifetime. The
whole life of community is changed
in that length of time; new genera
tion of men and women step forward
to take an active part in the affairs Of
life, and older heads retire from active
pursuits, and watch with apprehension
the efforts of younger arms and brains
to supply their places in the business
world. Glancing into copy of this
paper printed thirty years ago, one of
the first things that attracted our at
tention was report of School Ex-
hibition, by the School of NJ Gilmor,
known as the Jackson Academy This
School was held in the Commercial
Block, but the Exhibition was held in
the Presbyterian Church. The first
exercise on the programme was a
Salutatory, by R. Montgomery. This
gentleman is now a business man in
Oregon, Missouri, and is taking the
paper there. We used to wonder if
handsomer men ever lived than Bob
Montgomery and Charley Isham.
There was an Grafton by E. A. Grams
ton, now a Minister and manager #
the Methodist Book Concern, Cincin-
natl. J. Wade grated ON the treat
ment of the Indians, and William
Roberts diseoursed on Inducements
to Education. Roberts lives in Ross
County. There was Speech in Re
proof of Mr.. Pitt" by W. A. Walden,
now prominent lawyer of Columbus,
Ohio, with reply by Ed. Newton.
We know nothing of Ed. The New
tons lived on what is now the Loft
place, and Miss frankie, pleasant,
sweet-faced girl used to be school
mate Of the writer. Asa Isham, now
a physician at Walnut Hills, GRATED on
South Carolina. while Dave James.
who still lives here, pronounced an
Eulogy on Lafayette. S. McClung
spoke Of the Miseries of War--a sub
iect we all learned great deal about
afterward. Jim Perry delivered an
Address to Young People. Poor Jim
has gone to his reward long years since.
There was a Speech on Temperance,
by Miss S. Westfall. This handsome
young lady afterward married Mr..
Gilmor, the Teacher, and died few
years since in this place. There was
A Call to Liberty, by ]. w. Adams.
We believe Jim is still in Marietta,
and is a printer Thus old friends
scatter and die, and pass from the
memory, and the world rushes on.
The School House here was not
built at that time, the Railroad was
not finished to Hamden, and Abraham
French ran stage line between Chill
licothe and Gallipolis. The hotels ad-
vertised were the Franklin House, a
long wooden building on the corner
of Main and Portsmouth Streets,
where Roderick's Store now is, and
kept by Jo. Stropes, and the Jackson
Hotel, kept by Hugh Gilroy, the build
ing CONCERTED into the Mrs. Vine
Jones residence. A few of the busi-
ness men Of those days still remain,
but many are gone, some of them for
gotten. The changes have been re-
markable, yet there are few old land
marks still standing, in the way of
buildings. The citizen Of Jackson
thirty years ago, could he come back
now, would doubtless be as much sur
prised as was Rip Van Winkle at the
appearance of Falling Water. Yet
the next thirty years will doubtless
work greater changes. We Of to-day
can only long for those old friend
ships, and wonder what has become
of our old friends. We can only
hope that other hearts and minds, in
the future, may sometimes turn
toward US with as tender yearning.
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