The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-05-30
Local Eews--0ur Town.

We presume almost every person who at
one time resided in Lancaster, is a sub
scriber to the Ledger. To these persons.
every change or Improvement in our town
or district, proves Of much interest. Mat
ters which appear 10 be very tritling to the
casual observer, possess much interest to
those who once lived here, rs the removal
OF mn old house, the building of a new one,
even the destruction of some old well known
tree recalls % their minds "reminiscences of
by gone days, when in juvinilc hilarity they
sported and danced beneath its shade; all
tend 20 enhance IN interest for "old home"
known only to those who once were of
ny.
From time to time, we have cndcavored
in our feeble way, TO give our distant read
ers the local news Of the place On Sun
day last, We took stroll around town, to
n"te the changes which have taken place
since our Inst walk First, we take the main
street from our office towards the Court
House. Our main street presents q very
pretty appearance. Dir. Jones Crockett has
recently put nn additi IN to his store and
has had his building recently very hand
somrly painted. This bctok ems prosperity.
which fact we are most happy to chronicle.
Several of the stores have very handsome
signs. Of these, we noticed those oc Mes
srs Adams, Cousart, and Magill g. Heath.
IL is said Boston stores have the handsom.
est signs of any city in the United States.
If we mistake not, some foreigner who wrote
diary OF his travels in America. called il
the city Of signs Lancaster according TO
size, is not far behind Boston.
We will continue our walk. We pass
the Court House, and halt at the corner
Here there is n new and pretty building. II
was built for Messrs Billings g. Belk, and
is now owned by Capt John d. Cousart, who
is rapidly finishing it. lie has changed the
plan at first contemplated by the builders,
and is deviding it into numtcr Of rooms.
In fact so many, We do not know hov many
there will be. Captain, do you contemplate
opening an hotel in that end of town -
When this house is completed and painted
it will beautify that end Of town no little.
What mercy it would DC, if some favored
gale would blow o. er that miserable old
building on the opposite side! We are con-
fident in that c1se, that in no long while rot
n vestage Of it would be seen. We leave
the Captains house, and take up the line of
march in the direction of the dwelling now
| owned by DR.. T. X. Cureton, formerly be-
longing to Mr.. franklin Emmons. Since
our last visit to his end Of town, n great
change has been effected in this house. You
would hardly recognize it as the same dwell
ing. 1t has been very much improved by
additions and alterations, and beautifully
painted, that it presents, not an imposing,
bot very handsome appearance. Our cit-
zens regardless Of hard tines, seem to be
imbued with the spirit Of improvement, and
right glad are VIC to give publicity to the
fact. We heard n friend on Saturday say,
that three or four years ago, il was useless
to keep Iins"ed old on sale, for no one wan
ted it-that n merchant had barrel which
remained on his hands for ever so long n
time. .Nor, gallon cannot be procured
here, it is sold by our mer hants so soon rs
they receive it, The article elsewhere n
bout :hat Rose WATER, corrobrrates this
fact.
In orr end Of town, we notice that the
Fem"lc Academy has been RI Gently painted
and it really presents much better appear
ance than arc ever thought it would. You
would not recognize it, rs the old Printing
Office. The house we formerly resided in,
known rs the old Perry house, was pulled
down last week. We felt sorry to see it
toitering, and then rased to the ground
We have seen some pleasant times in that
old house, and then we had child born
there, daughter, but she, in the day of her
innocency and sinlessncss, has been called
to better, brighter, happier home.
We will continue to give our readers an
account of The changes Which may occur in
Lancaster village and District.