Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-01-13

Correspondence of the Cedar Falls Gazette.
GAINESVILLE LETTER,

GAINESVILLE, Jan. 9th, 1855.
MEssns. EDIToRs - Delightful weather
smooth wheeling, good health, prosperity
and fine feeling, prevail in GAINESVILLE.
Riley Peet sold his farm last week TO ,
man from Long Island, and. on the same da,
he purchased the hotel known as the Eureks
=, House. This house is SO badly kept at pres
ent that its sale gives satisfaction to all. Ii
fact, SO eager were the people for change
that they were much in the tx Of the old
maid who went to the woods to pray for a
husband, and in answer to what she sup.
posed to be an interrogation as to who she
wanted, quickly replied, "Anybody, good
Lord" SO the people in Clsrksvlle would
hail any change of landlords with great joy,
well knowing that they would not get a
smaller specimen.
Henry Newman has bought the store for,
morly occupied by Hazle,t & Co.
Henry Brandon let this place shortly
after getting married, about a year ago, say
! ing the town was too small for him, etc
After farming one season, he retired from
that few weeks ago, to seek his fortune in
the fast town of Wavery. But now he con
Guides, ~ presume, that Waverly, Ike New
York, is too far from Clarksviile ever to
amount TO much, and like sensible man he
has returned and purchased the storshouse
formerly occupied by Amos Robinson.
One Of the smallest specimensof human.
ty that ever lived in this town undertook TO
leave on Sunday, few weeks ago, fearing
official visits if be waited ill Monday. lie
had his teams all engaged and arrangements
perfected, as he thought, for q start, but
ProvdentiaNy the Geld was SO intense that
the men refused to &c. lie did go, however,
on Monday, but not till after sn officer had
made him an official call. 1t is reported that
he only bought one cord CT weed for his
famy's use from April till December, that
he left in deb. to all with whom he had had
deal, and owes them all. He hired poor,
lame man, who lives here, TO take load Of
goods for him over to Jamison's Grove,
where he has gone, agreeing to pay him be-
foro starring, IS for the same, and to keep
the man and his team over night. But on
being asked for the money before they left,
he made the excuse that be bad nothing
smaller than ten which he would get broke
and pay him as soon as they arrived there.
On getting near the place TO which he was
moving they all stopped Rsa house to warm,
and while they were warming he took the
goods from the lame mans wagon and put
them on another and told him that he would
neither pay him any money nor keep HIN
over night-that he had 10 farther nse for
him, etc. This poor man finding that he
could get nothing, turned about and came
home, freezing his feet badly on the way
Now these are facts as told to me- and give
them more for tho benefit OF people where
this man thinner has gone than as an Item
Of news to any person in GAINESVILLE.
This is the second week Of tho tern ia
the Institute and there are now eighty
scholars.
Simeon Townsend and wife have gone to
Waveriy TO run the Daily House.
The United Brethren held Quarterly meet
ing here last Sabbath, ard arc now beating
up for revival.
CITIZEN