Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-07-01
Correspondence Of the Ph@nir.
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Correspondence Of the Ph0niH.
JACKSONVILLE, lii, May, 1917
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Inc region hefeebou's Is called the garden OF Him
on" and so lar as richness Of soil Is concerned might
appropriately DC s'y'en the garden o the world. Ma
iufe has sprend out these extensive praes in man
ne' 70 eau up 'hc deepest wonder ana admiration oi
man enu 70 aey AL attempts at a just descHpt'on.-
iou "'ay nnag'hs 'he pehu.iu "eaaows m the Valey
o. he Connecucut' extended over We enlFe area OF
ne oo'aenng States ou'' instead o the perfect level
"n'on 'hey usushy present. imagine gentle wave or
Huge P'easne intervals, running through the broad
eApsnse ana Instead Of being entirely shorn OF Trees
imagine ''ahos OF umnef o. beautiful groves do'une
'"e s'ene' snu "'sneeu WIN ail ile enehan'meht ana
'emannc ense' OF "is'.y ana" descriptions win
uese suggestions viva 'pae'nanon might approx
,nae' mough not compass the nah'Y' The soil is
wv! o'aoH' WIN Vse'u appearance lha' does mol be-
Us .ue 0n""e'e' 'o' 'e'u"'y'o' us reputation io'
MARKED attachment 10 boots and pants IL "a entirely
''ee rom gn' gravel and stone OF rock OF any
oe'''p"on u " se'uon ne' WIN shake IN ireland
'"0e Tue oays o. goou ct ra"'eh' s'igh' ram
'enus's Tue 'oa's very uneonioiaole' and the long
""' VI WING, Soa' ''''" VIVA ""u 10 "'e uepth OF
"o''e'' oe'su"ns "e su",ne' W "'y seHson' AoHVe
9" '"s p'a"ss 'a' P'.e'soe 70 ''e'"ouon on the
""es' P's"N 'o"' e'e' 'o"S"ue'eu'
This town numbers about 5000 inhabitants, mostly
fankees and kentuckians, the latter being the most
numerous. II Is laid out with good degree OF resu'
Ianty with large public square near the centre, on
when Is loeated the Court House and Market building.
Around the square on either side, are stores, hotels
"'hees, Se' portion oil the town is built on beau
u'ui slope TO the west Of the square, and is delight
'ul summer resdence but the greater portion stands
on perfect level TO the east Of the square, where the
buildings are more compact and display less taste and
comfort than Is visible in the quarter first mentioned
Illinois College, the principal institution Of the kind 10
the STATE, ~ located heie. The buildings crown the
, slope At the west end Of the town, aud, with the
grounds around, present al attractive appearance. 1t
has able and learned professors, oil Of them eastern
men. The most dstinR uished Of the number IS Prof.
Post, who Is native OF Middlebury, in your State,
and think. graduate Of the College at that place.
tic is superior man, and probably the most accom-
pished scholar west of the AlIeghsnes. His native
state has quite much be proud Of him as Of
any Green Mountain Boy" she has yet sent forth
The College is in debt, and hardly able TO struggle on
with its small number OF students; STILL IL disng uish-
ed ability, unwearied cxertion, and self-sacri6ee on
the part o It's Faculty, will avail ausht, the brightest
page IN It's history Is yet u be written The "Jack-
sonvll'e Female Academy" Is hoarishing institution,
nomoefng' present. about ioo pupils ifom oil Sec
uohs VI 'ne surrounding country. Ihe Stale Asylum
iot Dea Mules Is located here, and Is now ia success
iul operation through the earnest efforts Of Mis-
D1 during the ssi session Of the Legislature, an APP
preparation was made Tor establishing an Asylum
iof the insane ana alter considerable discussion, this
place was selected rs the location II Is understood
'hat ,he necessary buildings wiz be erected iorthwith
anu Tue aoy oe'o'ensntoned may CLAIM ell the credit
.ne prompt movement IN this charitable enterprise
. "rIe IeSoed OoL j. ). hafdn, who iei IN the bat.
9 tie oil b"enA VISTA lie lelt widow and sevefa
ehloten' VINO occupy pleasant farm on the east bor
n VI 'ne 'o~h 20" hs'din possessed all those seT-
"s '.us' ""''" "'ANe ''e eoou el'iSeni ms personal
# popu'y was ges'e' man mat oil almost any Other
%I '"e S'a's JUS pooic career was mghiy honor
D sau "na' rare 10 ,heSe days. dsiraeed nothing
nun MS 'epu'aoh As an noneS' upright and consei-
eH'ous "An' ne was smo'uonsi but II was not that
-"o"on "nen 700 oten prompts men 10 sacrifice hon
Is " ."u HT"esy o. purpose 70 sen-agsrapdlzement-
It ye" oy $40 'o' '"e eno' reckless Of means. lie
n mon east.he Io.i snd no,v ;s s.ol,,-,,.
His memory will be long cherished bv IN. neool. 81 n.
:. Inois, and BY his friends everywhere.
e Year. .ro ,yh., ,h. .,;,;, .r ,.,.,,-.
w.. ne. mi s,.,. honai
foreign capitalists the Stae exneode5 q, soo ooo {;
constructing railroad from snr;no;rd ,h,o,ah III.
place 10 the Illinois river II was lsd with ,h;n
fat rail which was hardly worth The l,ho, .nd
of milling down tosav no,h;no orG Co., ~, a..
= time the last rail was laid the or H.
line required extensive ,ena;ts. bu .la., ,h sn; ~
D iuprovemeni was now M ,no,.-nnhi. Ca. ~.
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