Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1853-11-12
Correspondence

NJ tne dAte OF y iast, hAd re40neA he-A7-
vile. COlumbiAnA County. This Is an old place
and with the exception Of the buildings erected
BY the Railroad Company. exhibits little evidence
Of recent growth. 1t stretches along the river
nearly mile, but the hills prevent its growth
to any great extent in width. The only place q
attraction that found in the few hours that j
spent there, was the Union School Building.-
This Is noble brick structure, two stories high,
well seated; and furnished with blaekbOArds,
maps, anatomical plates, geological cabinet, a
piano, and finally with a good corps Of Teachers.
II was pleasant as walked around the town
with Mr.. Parsons, the Superintendent to notice
the smiles Of recognition that lighted up the fa-
ces of the children and youth whom we met.
In the night the hoarse whistle of the light
draft stern-wheel boat. aroused me from my
slumber, and hurrying on my clothes, was soon
on board of her, and on my way to steuben-
vile, a town some twenty miles further down the
river. endeavOred to content myself in the
Cabin, but the moonlight tempted me too strong
ly, and in a snugly buttOned Overcoat, went
out and ''walked the deck' for hours. On the
right rose the hills of Ohio and on the left those
Of the ''0ld Dominion" At times | could trace
the river far down between the hills, but anon
by some bend, it would be lost to my eye, and
the hills would seem to meet at AL points; and
leave me wondering where the Pilot would di-
rect the PROV of the boat. But his praeticed
! eye would find an opening to the right or the
left, and we could pass on. Sometimes the boat
would propel us down the river and at others
directly across, and again, with steam shut oil,
we would drift like fiat boat down the current
and then would be heard the command ''make
ready your poles on the starboard to heave off. ="
But VIC kept "off," and long after daylight on
Sunday morning we reached Steubenville. The
day was chilly, and as l was fatigued with two
nights and u days joulncying, kept my room,
with the exception of attending service in the
Second Presbyterian Church III the evening.
observed that the place is an old one, but
that the hand of improvement is busy, and is
gradually giving it a modern appearance. 1t
has two, and perhaps more, woolen factories.-
A Railroad will soon connect this town with
| GAINESVILLE; it is now finished about fourteen
miles. As in other places, the road is built in
the valley of stream, and ''decp cuts and
curves are the order, and tunnel is to be adj
ded, though not yet commenced. In my walks
l ascended the hill that OvcrloOks the town, and
facing the river, which here describes curve,
and casting my eyes to the left, the hill on which
stood seemed to forms a wall nearly straight
to the river, while to the right the same wall
reached the river by slight curve. The hill
! is high and steep, and on the interval between
| this hill and the river the town is built. And
as stood there, almost gazing into the chin
MES of the houses, l enjoyed bird's-eye
view of the town. The spires of some seven or
eight church cdifccs pointed heavenward. One
of them, observed, bore the imagc'of the cross.
Judged the town to contain some or eight or
ten thousand inhabitants, and with the hill and
river hemming it in, do not see how the town
can extend much more, though thclOwcr and up
per ends of the town may be built more COM
pactly. But while gazing on the roofs CT the
houses, blackened by dust and smoke of coa!,
the bell announced the hour for supper, and [
hurried to my hotel, meeting as went, the Cath
olics returning from their Evening Mass.
Soon after daylight the next morning, ] was
again climbing the ltill in a stage coach, on my
way to Hopedale, Harrison county. From my
fellow passengers l learned that the town, for
School purposes, is divided into subdistricts, by
the main street, leading from the river. In each
sub-distlict there is school building for the ac-
commodation of part of the children, but not
sufficient for all, who have right to demand
admission. The schools are graded, and from a
short acquaintance with the Teachers, | am in
clined to believe that they are of the right stamp
As have already said the country is hilly,
sometimes the.male portion of the passengers
would leave the coach and the ladies at the foot
of a hill and walk to the summit, and look far
down towards the valley, and watch the slow as
cent of the coach.
For the first time, saw coal beds 1t was @
novel sight to see a farmer wheeling fuel from
beneath his growing wheat, or for the same pur-
pose undermining his orchard.
1arrived at this place about noon, distance
of eighteen miles from Steubenville.
HopEDALE, Oct. 25, 1858. C.S. r.