Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-07-20
Editorial Correspondence.

. MANSFIELD July l4th, 1903.
Dear "DEN:"-A sketch or too of"what I saw
in Dntchdom,'' will, perhaps, be interesting to
the Yankee readers of the Sentinel. Leaving the
Summit City on board the Express train. in COM
pany with large nnmber of passengers, under
the care of Mr.. CLELAND, of our ''irst Glass;
Conductors, and who makes m ore friends for the
road by his prudence, attention and gentlemanly
courtsey to passengers, than all the newspaper
putting could secure to it. I am happy to say,
that, the "Cleveland & Pittsburg'' rail road has
the merit of being the best oficered road,i all my
Acquaintance; from the President down to the
brakemen, and when I speak in the praise of Mr..
Cleland let it not be understood as any dsparage-
ment to the other Conductors, for we COM
PEELED to select favorite, we would scarce know
whom to choose. The judicous selection of Off
GERS and employees, is the great secret of the un
paraleled success of the road, and the security
and safety of it's travellers. 81. .s ..... ....-
Leaving Ravenna, then, at half past eleven, we
were at Alliance at few minutes past twelve
at noon,-a delay of perhaps five or ten minutes,
sufficed US for changing and putting our bag
away we went to the tune of thirty miles an hour,
for Canton, Wooster, Mansfield &c, &c.
The first stopping place on this road after leav-
ing Alliance, is the village of Strasburg, quite a
small town, and smaller prospects,-the next,
Louisville, village inhabited by French and
Germans, majority of whom however are of the
former. This is place of some promise, and al
ready is commanding a respectable trade, six
miles west in the old brown town of Canton, the
ancient capital ofsOld Molly Stark Canton is,
and long has been, one of the pleasantest villages
in Ohio, located on beautiful site, compactly
and handsomely built, with surrounding country
unequalled in loveliness. Should you ever feel
wearied by the monotony of city life, and desire
pleasant interval of rural rustication, we know
Of no place, where few days could be so plea S.
antly passed over, as at this same old fogy "Can-
ton." Here tabernacles our worthy friend and
patron JOHN D. SNYDER, "mine host'' of the
Franklin The picture of good Lying Che boards
at home,) and prince of good fellows. If you
ever 60 to Canton, just try the Franklin on
Eight or ten miles further brings you to the Wheat
City-Massillon, one of the most fourishing towns
in Ohio, about as large as Canton, each having
about four thousand inhabitants.
The next place of importance is Wooster, about
as large as Canton or misunderstanding and
prosperous. Next, Loudonville, lively, stirring
place in the corner of Ashland county. Twenty
miles further is the county-seat of Richand, Mans
field, where am at present stopping, comforta-
bly, situated at the &c North American" catered
for by MYERS & WAR1NG, the gentlemanIy pro-
prietors of one of the best hotels in Ohio. The
"North American is large handsome building,
conveniently arranged and elegantly furnished
with every thing necessary for the comfort of it's
guests. We could desire no better fare nor kind
er treatment than we received at the hands of the
proprietors. On yesterday Rivers Circus was in
town and performed in the evening. Owing to
the busy time there not sufficient crowd to
justify performance in the afternoon, and it was
accordingly postponed till evening, when per-
feet crowd thronged the large pavilion of the best
circus that travels. There is no humbuggery a.
bout the establishment, but performance we'll
worth seeing. But as you will have opportuni-
ty of witnessing it some time during the summer,
will forbear further comment.
leave to-day for Indianapolis, from whence
you will hear from again.
Yours, &C., J.