The true Democrat., 1855-06-19
Ny For the True Democrat. Letter from Carroll County.

We feel gratifed to see improvement-and we can perceive how rapidly the northwestern counties are taking the lead in "essential inn provements" Washington has set the exam pie and Carroll (the next in importance) is fol- lowing close up in its footsteps. Her citizens have at length awakened to their true interests, and the county bids fair to stand second to none, with her contemporaries, so far as the means of acquiring an education is concerned. An aca- demy is now in full operation seven and a half miles south of Carrollton on the Osage-and several hundred dollars have been subscribed for the purpose of erecting large and commo- dious building at this point, as a substitute for the one now in use, and we have no doubt but that, when it is completed, it will rank as the principal academic institution in the State, north of Fayetteville. The Masonic Hall, now ill the course of completion, in Carrollton is anoth- CT. The basement story is desi igned for educa- tional purposes, and will be capable of accom- modating over one hundred students believe it is designed to make this an academic insti- tuition. Bcryville, twelve miles west of Car rollton, has also an academy-at present under the superntendance of Mir. J. Rhea, a gentle man we'll calculated to fill his office. I am anXiously awaiting the action of the Crooked creek settlement towards the establishing of their academy. They have the wealth and no doubt the spirit, and you may expect to hear in a short time of one thousand dollars being sub scrbed by them for this laudable object. am fully persuaded that like their Osage and Der ryville neishbors they despise know nothing taken in this region.) Since the passage of the act incorporating the town of Carrollton per- ceptible improvements have taken place in that ptown-eight months ago.
 Rioting, shooting drunkenness and obscenity prevailed to an alarming extent. The streets were cut with ruts and gulies, the public square was " adorned" with a mound of brick k-bats, rubbish and filth, and which had been religious ly preserved for over three years as a monument to the memory of the "old court house."- Donnicks" of all sizes and shapes to suit cus toners lay in profusion on the square before the groceries, and every alley, and many of the streets were fenced up; in fact the place looked like |" hard times'-but those sights are now, only among the sights that were. At the pre- sent day, tipping or dram drinking is banished beyond the corporation; new store and new boarding house have taken the place of those dens, that formerly were the occasion of so much want and misery. The " Sons of Tenn perance'' have succeeded the sons of immor- ality and vice. The "Mound' and other nuisances have been removed from about the handsome "new court house." The corporate l limits have been re surveyed and the streets aud alleys repaired and opened, and if we ex. ccpt one little unruly and irritable specimen Sf mortality, every one within its limits appear to be enjoying order and happiness.
 The greatest praise is due to the energetic and efficient Mayor w. F. Watkins, and alder men Childcrs, Berry. Peel, Mattox, Weese and Gordon for the able manner in which they have been so successful in making the town of Car rollton an example worthy to be initiated as well as credit to the State.
 P***Y. EnucLer SDrju1 Carroll co 15 lime ,55