The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-05-11
Springfield.
Correspondence Of the Herald |


SPRINGFIELD. Nav 4th 1914
business -Hotets-Ronantic Scenery-F fics-Beau.
tifut Ladies.
Your valuable paper has an extensive circulation
IN this section of country, and it appears to me that
you ought occasionally TO be made acquainted with
what is going on here. But, as have not of late
seen any communications in your paper from thi.
quarter, am led to conclude that you have no cor.
respondent here, and therefore take the liberty to
drop few lines to YOU respecting transactions here
which trust will not prove altogether Unacceptable
to you or your many readers
Business is as good as usual in this town and our
merchants all appear TO be doing very fair trade
this spring Competition is very strong however and
the man who can make money here by trade must
he a keen one. You will no doubt regret TO learn
that the state OF morals in this town ls by no means
iiittering, as knock downs, drunken sprees, dog
nights, NC. are matters of almost every day occur.
rence. The friends Of temperance, and the lover.
OF good order, however, are endeayorlng to do all
lntheir power towards improving this state OF things
ana II Is to be hoped that their efforts will prove
| unsuccessful, as these frequent and disgracelu
scenes, not only disturb the peace of our more quiet
cllIzens but tell abroad to the disadvantage ot our
peau'll e and lovely town. The principal Hotel,
mere, Oh winch we have five as good as any part Of
| the country can boast oh-viz-the American Mas
sasoit, hampden, Exchange, and United States
are kept In Splendid style, and are all doing good
ousn n;a ~ , IT,, oa9y, the worthy land genemanly
and taken decided stand in favor OF temnerancc
has excluded all ntoxicatilg drinks from his bar
fured the flag OF King Alcohol raised aloft The
Tee Total Banner, and launched his gallant hark
upon the broad pure and bright cold water stream.
and 1t now remains to be seen whether she sinks or
| swims in her new element. Different op,nions are
entertained regard to it, but the most popular one
| is that shell swim. Success to her!
Last May eve the ladies and gentlemen of this
town did honor to the entrance OF the beautiful and
lovely month OF May, by appropriate festival and
| entertainment, which can assure you was quite an
| affair The hall was beautifully decorated with
spruce, evergreens, flowers, and plants and OF
each SIDE and both extremties of the hall table
| were arranged, loaded with confectionery, refresh
mens, bouquets, and decacies of almost every de
! scnp'lon, all OF which looked sufficiently temptIns
10 make one part wlth his loose change freely, Il
say nothing OF the effect produced ION your pockei
ny the beauty and loneliness of the fair ones WHO
tcted IN The capacity OF saleswomen. The occa.
son was bright and Joyous one, as the CAV and
sInlllng countenances OF the crowds present restG
ed, and reflected much credit upon the industry
skill and taste displayed by the ladies' in getting n
The affair. The pretty Misses rs. Miss
| Us, Miss F., Miss D. Miss RI
Miss c., and many more bright stars we,1
there, all arrayed in their brightest smiles and a.
! ding much to the beauty and fascination Iof he