Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-02-02
FAYETTEVILLE, Jan. 10, IS

FAYETTEVILLE, Jan. 10, '55.
DEAR EprroR:-It may not be un-
interesting TO some Of your readers to
hear something about the town Of
Fayetteville. Belt known, then, that
II is a quiet, unpletending little place,
Of some three hundred inhabitants,
situated in the southwest part Of Fay
ette county. and surrounded by a rich
and fertile country. Like the Irish
woman's cow, the towns not Big. but
it's most awfal oscld-the memory of
the oldest inhabitant' not being able
TO trace the vista OF the past back 10
its commencement. It's kind-o' out
o'-the-way place; and but little troub-
led with public works, or speculative
improvements. There is, indeed. one
turnpike road, leading directly from
your torn to this one, through the
cities of Blooming Grove and Laurel;
but then, il is not finished, and rot
likely to be; and so, we think we have
but little to fear from that source.
And there is another item of conso-
lation for our quiet and quiet-loving
burghers: this town stands so high in
the world that there is not the least
danger of the good citizens ever hav-
ing their sleep disturbed by the snort
Of the iron horse, or Clarkson's "rum-
bling wheels of commerce." Nor is
it likely that they will ever be duped
into the belief that railroad will be
built through here, only to have their
bright and inspiring visions of fiery
horses, flying cars, and rumbling
wheels, all knocked into chaos by the
startling announcement that the scheme
of building said road had been sud
denly abandoned by the company at
the time its prospects seemed the
brightest. Ol must valiant Valley
Road Company you deserve to have
monuments of sand erected to your
memories; and your names all indelli-
bly, inscribed high, high up in the
temple of-Shdmei And, Mr.. Editor,
your name ought to be there, too, for
advising the company to cragash, a Ia
Napoleon the Little. ~
Well, my good friends about Met
amora, ! know some of you feel, very
bad about it; but l don't know how
to consols your lacerated feelings, any
better than to tell you, in the good old
class meeting way. that you Ought to
be thankful it's as well with you as it
is.'
But, to return whence Ihave digress-
ed: Fayetteville was, l believe, laid
out by Kentuckisns, in the days of
other years, and the name of Dan
ville' applied to it in honor of town
of that name then fourishing some
whereinthe Dark and Bloody Ground
This place is strictly moral, and can
boast of more religious sects or de-
than Ishould like to un-
dertake to count, unless l had the
assistance of some strong-minded man
or woman to keep tally. The most
and all that have houses of
worship erected in the town, are the
Methodists and Campbellites-the lat
ter of whom have pretty fine church
here, so far as the material building
is concerned. There is, however, one |
drawback-it is rather too far from
the much s0atsr SO eloquently talked
about.
We can't boast much in the way of
schools, education, intelligence Of the
masses. and so on; but there is fine
building, designed for seminary, or
high school, Just being finished here;
and it is expected that, in the coming
spring, the young ideas about here |
will begin to shoot with more force and
precision than they have hitherto done.
Fayetteville is also a strictly tenn
perance place: and, although the Sons
have done well, l believe the 'Daugh- |
ters' have done better. You will prob
ably remember that. two or three |
years ago, a numberof the ladies of
this place, armed and equipped for
the purpose, proceeded to the house
of a gentleman who had dealings with |
the "spirits," and got up most tre-
mendous and effective knocking"
which only ceased when the vessels
containing the spirits had been demol-
ished, and the spirits themselves had
sunk into the earth to rise no more.
Since that time no one has been he
roic enough to bring on fresh sup
ply, and the town has not since been
cursed by any such hells of vice and
pollution as are such a blightipg and
disgrace to Brookville.
Yours, w. M.