Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-02-21


House-a new hotel, CORNER Of Brnadwa,
andlhe public landing, KEEP BY Geo. Moor,
& Co. This may be denomnaled Burne,
House No 2, Having heard much in lis
praise, we concluded 70 give il a trial InI
many respects, our highes, anlicipations
were fully realized Thc'building is large,
commodous, and new. lliseegan1y Iur.
nished throughout. and has all the modern
conveniences attached such as bathrooms.
reading.ruoms, smoking f0onls elc A hosi
OF the gentlemen from Africa" avail, The
bidding oflhe guests. Behind lhe desk stand
hal, Dozen ptopfieiors and clerks, each de.
signed. we suppose, tfoi 4 particular cl,ss Of
customers. We were kIhforluna,ely misla.
ken Tor one Of the sf7prr ten, and were
handed over TO an exqtisile, with highly.
cul'iya ted upper lip and digufed strut, who
favored US with room IN The very highes,
story Of the house. mi meals are served
on the European pla sach plate being
served wnh a<,ill oi afs, and the meals
dlshed 10 order. Thi, pIanmIghl answer
very well rbreaklasl d ,sa, provided each
pla,e was served via al.stnlpe or evening
newspaper. Otherwise, !. viii never be.
come popular in this "Ias." country. Fare
at the Spencer. only so per day.
We were pleuseda 10 observe one new rea.
'ure ia the drinking customs Of society, viz:
that in all fashionable ho.els, The bar-room
is kept out Of sieht--gencrally down betow
Respectable men are becoming ashamed OF
the business, and keep il outof sight, us fur
as possible. Very Iiule drunkenness is ob.
served about firs..class hotels, unless y ou
descend 10 The bar-room. in ihe back par, oi
The cellar An exception is occasionally
met with, however, and one came under our
observation al the Spencer House, which VIZ
are pleased 10 say, caused deep blush &c
mantle the checks of the genilemauly pro.
prietors. A"nice young man." who prob
ably visited The city for ihe purpose OF see
ing The elephant and having good Time
generally" having an unusual quantity d
building materiaI" in his chapeau, had BY
some means found his way into the Office
, which is on The second fpor. In attempting
10 descend 10 the bar.room, he IeIl over III,
railing Il, the top oiihe stairs. beal loremos,
and landed on the stone nior beneath. ol
, his shoulders, Thai, he was, no, xii ed
seemed 10 all who Witnessed lhe lal a greu
miracle. t
} In city like Cincinnati, where there ar,
, so many drinking salopns of every grade
we can see no earthly necessity in having
bar.room CONNECTED with our firsl.class ho
'els, and we hope the day is ndl far dislun
! when they will fiud no place there.
lnlhis connection, we maysas well men
lion "ne or Two new bfanchps OF bushes
: favorable 10 temperance. Which are rapid,
growing inlo layor A,.-g,ii=- Dnie,
Esaiossnls' 'or Eaiapg housess ar1 Coffee houses
properly SO +caH-d. AZ slee Ea'Ing-h"usr
" "h'ch we v's''rd-'he 'b"s'"n'" opp"Si1
; the p. o., and The Massachusetts, OF
Inlrd ST., ana perhaps many Others, no bar
y is kept al all, md The strongest beverage w
nave ever known drank at these places !
Ale or P"r'er' which is sometimes lurniShr'
10 OroFr on Inc d'hner 'aoie' al me coflre
houses o' wh'ch we speak, moi drop oil ar
:. dent Sp'r''s ol any KIND can be Obtained l"
love or money. ho' O"nee'Tea and Choc
i. "'"''' "''N' NV, NOV " '''' '''' o""eS' i'''
~''' "'"' 70 "'' - "''''
r a"y nun " '"' way - s-'"e'e "o1'''
), "'"e 'pe" On '"e ""'e' l"'S business
- 'aP'u'S increasing A"e n's' es'"o''S,'ne'
o' me A'"a IN o'"e'"na"' vas opened 'fs
'''an '"fee yeurs pso' a"u '''efe are urea"
'oor of 1--WE ;" succeSSlu' operation. One
'hese' KEEP oy rfehci'ha"' from Mobile
named El1ch-a s'aunch temperance advC
: caIe--is situated on FiiIh.sl, nearly oppl
sl'e mo Dennlson huuse, anu In magnIt
cence WIZ compare WIN me hness drnKlp
. saloon IN ME clsy. room Ion parties