The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-08-10
A Visit to

The editor of the Ohio Farmer has
lately been abroad in "search of comfort"
and in his correspondence, published in
that paper of the 9th inst, notices Ash
land county as follows:
Leaving Akron for the southwest,
upon the broad gauge of the Atlantic and
Great Western Railway, We pass upon
high ground through the most delightful
region of Medina county, where the eye
takes in the beautiful landscape for miles
upon each side of the way, and which is
creditable to the good farming of the citi
zens of this fine region. The crops of
corn and oats, and late barley, are look
ing better than the average of he
try this season, but the wheat has been a
sad failure both in Medina and Ashland.
At the Seville station, some twenty-five
miles from Akron, the railway crosses a
subterranean lake, on which is a crust of
muck five to eight feet thick, the vegeta-
BILE accumulation of long ages. In con-
structing the railway, this muck was cut
along side of the road bed to raise the
grade, which piece Of bad engineering
has cost many thousand dollars, as VIXEN
the ballast was recently being applied,
the whole concern vent under, and the
road makers have been putting in a whole
forest of brush and logs to fill up the
hole, so as to have a foundation for the
rails. They have sounded this sink to
the depth of seventy feet, and, I am told,
had filled in over fifty feet of brush and
timber, and still the road continued to
sink. But they will pile in the stuff un-
til "Birnam wood shall come to Dunsi-
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,thogropby of that quotation,( but what
they will make a way for the trains of the
Atlantic and Great Western to pass safe
ly over the slough of Seville.
The town of Ashland was long in ira
vail with a railroad, and it seemed the
more she travelled the less she brought
forth, until in a lucky moment the Broad
Gauge aimed its compass and transit right
through the county, and tho fortunes of
Ashland were in the ascendant; where
the vigorous little town began to
put on airs, and straightway dug the
Mayweeds out Of the principal street and
laid il handsomely with b%oulders, from
curb to curb, and ordained that no hitch
ing post should tempt the blockade or de-
ilement. of that street, which regulation
is observed to this day; and now the street
to the depot is being improved in the
way. The manufacturing business
Of Ashland is steadily growing up, Of
more at a proper time.
The present local sensation of the town
Of Ashland is the annual session of a
class which has been held in this
place for several years, during the months
IF june, July md under i~ustruo-
ion of famous teachers from Boston
The school numbers about one hundred
and fifty pupils, mostly young ladies (and
good looking) coming from various parts
IF Ohio and other Sta+es-Tbe sessions
If the school are held in a fine public
Hall, midway of the principal street, and {
he windows being open this hot weather, J
he vigorous music is largely distributed
,ver the town, SO that obey who run can
lear. At all hours from dewy morn till s
husky eve, and thenceforward until the {
time for going to bed, the air
s filled with a concord and discord of
weet sounds, utterly munificent in its {
than oriental wealth and %profusion. &
f there is any truth in the smile Of sill {
-ery music, these diurHal and nocturnal {
ssues of the precious metal ought to ena- I
lie the Bank of Ashland to resume spe- I
lie payment forthwith. l listened as one
.utrancsd and thought of the wonders of
Aladdin and Sinbad and Solomon, while
hats of pure tenor shivered against OPP
,osite walls, arrows of alto clinkcd upon
tops, staccatos and adagios twist s
themselves around lightning rods, a ,
flock of delightful treble winged {
Is way like the coming of pigeons IN
flashing in purple and pink and
White, while a mighty bass rolled over all
s the voices of the great waves of the
ca roll above the tinkle of pebbles aud
he singing of shells upon the beach.
The meshes of my ears still hang thick |
nth the threads of these sweet sounds,
s the lamp posts of our city are seen to
70 garnished with the gausy wings of
phemera, tie morning after the annual
light of the Lake flies. This Yankee {
school at Ashland, is an excel
ant thing for all persons who desire to be i
thoroughly Instructed and trained in the i
heory and practice of vocal music. THE /
HOUSE in Ashland, continues 7
, provide for the comfort of travellers, +,
nd is a good place to %sojourn in. q