The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-12-06
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DEAR UNION You arc aware that
down here in Greene township, Democ-
racy fourishes like green bay tree, but
you may not be aware of the progressive
spirit that walkcth at all hours, In Per.
rysville, The principal village in the. town.
ship.
Opce upon time, so long ago that the
memory of fifteen year old boy runneth
not back far enough, it wass lowly, mid
den nook Of a place, with messy roofs,
and old hats worn in the broken windows
while squalid faces peercd from the doors,
Fdnd bloated ones hurried to and from
grOgshops. To day, it stands out bright.
ly and Whitley in the serene November
sunshine, purified from its filth and un-
cleanness.
An earnest, thriving organization Of
the Sons of Temperance, Of many years
standing, meet every Saturday evening
in comfortable hall devoted to that pur-
pose. Men and women, and boys and
girls, unite and work together untiripgly
! in the cause. The Grand Division Of the
State of Ohio will meet with us here next
fall, and we are fixing up and beginning
10 look our smartest already in anticipl-
ton Of it. Not one drop Of any intoxica-
ting liquor, even beer, is to be obtained
in our village, only from our ply sicians.
We have two of them, esteemed by us all
to be the best in the world.
We pay our district school teacher
two dollars day for looking after the
best interests Of our little chaps, while
our elder ones attend new select shool
an enterprise just started fortnight
since, by Prof Sample, graduado of one
of the best eastern colleges,--an estima-
BILE gentleman, with the happy faculty of
ihparting to others that knowledge which
he himself has gained by patient years Of
study. His school numbers, perhaps
thirty five, and "still they come" Pa.
rents wishing to send their sons and
daughters to good shool in pleasant
village, where many of the prevalent vi
ces of the age are unknown, cannot do
better than to send them here. Rooms
can still be obtained (if wishing to board
themselyes) in families where parental
care will be watchfally exercised over
them.
Two commodious and beautiful church.
es have been built the past summer, and
twelve new buildings Gncluding shops
and offces), scvcrals of them spacious
dwelling houses quite approaching to ell
ogauce. We have also fine Photo.
graphic gallery conducted by an artist,
Mr.. Peterson, late of Cleveland, who
gives entire satisfaction. We all feel the
need of timer and his shop, and believe
such man would strike lie in this place
Our ladies design the coming winter to
institute series of entertainments-fes.
tivaIs, concerts, public readings, suppers,
lectures, &c with view of raising funds
to defay the expenses of paving the side
walks, procuring bell, &c. They al
ways cheerfully engage in every laudable
enterprise,
Building lots can be had on fair terms.
Carpenters wages are good here and
plenty to do.
A new boarding house has been OPEN
ed lately by R. Y. GLADDEN., gentleman
well qualified to flll any position in life.
His better half fills her new role as hos.
tess admirably-iudging from over-hear.
ing one of their guests, telling another
privately, that he felt "just as if his jack.
ct were buttoned."
Perrysvillc is situated on the Pitts.
burgh, Ft: Wayne & Chicago Rail Road,
on which Road no less than from twenty
eight to thirty-dvo trains pass daily, with.
in twenty four hours. 1t is one of the
great arteries Of the United States. We
have grown so accustomed to the footing
and shrill whistles resounding among our
beautiful hills that we have learned to
love the stirring sounds that have broken
upon tho silences, centuries old. 1t gives
one an oxultant joy to stand out on cool
morning and watch the long misty plume
of smoky steam that the iron horse leaves
behind him. The Road all through
the valley is gentle and lengthy curve,
and the feathery plume lies upon the up.
rising air very beautifully, while the
hoarse shrek of the engine is flung from
one range of hills to the other, and back
and forth, till it dies away into gradual
Oh, the earth is so full of beautiful
and wonderful and lovely things, that
even bare life itself is luscious with en-.
ioymentl We have witnessed sunsets
since the autumn leaves began to put on
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