Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1866-03-14
Township Correspondence.
NORTH BLOOMFIELD.

March, Z. 1866.
EDITOR GHRoNIcLE:-On coming hither
from southern Illinois, l was struck by
the settled up" like appearance of the
country. The neat white houses, straight
fences, fine churches and school houses,
give the stranger an idea of civilization,
intelligence, enterprise and wealth among
the people. One may travel for days in
Tennessee, Mississippi, or, in fact. any OF
the southern states, and he scarcely ever
sees a church. except in the towns. Free
schools are unknown. One thing that at
tracted my attention was the wonderful
bright eyes of the young people. The
southern trash have very muddy, CLASSY
looking eyes, set in a very muddy look
ingface, which covers quite muddy brains.
No wonder they can't understand Free
Institutions" 1 find some of the people
here discontinued they want to go west,
or want to get on a fruit farm thy are
sick of the dairy business-don't like
stock-never did since they paid for their
arm.
Well. when they get out west, the cry
comes back, oh, if we could get in some
place where our children could have ad,
vantsges there is no society here. 1t is
money, money, and corn, corn, while the
children are growing up in ignorance
Now if any of them are so unfortunate as
to get down into fruitful Egypt, L pity
them. When they lave lived there a
short time their red cheeks begin to fade,
part of the family get sick and they lie on
their backs burning with fever, days,
weeks and even months. There is no
kind friend to drop in and cheer them up;
may be an old saliow looking m will
come. and say, 81 have foch yer over
some pumpking custard | thort moutbe
yer little sick gals mout want some /; |
wont charge you anything at all, but if
YOU want to make me a present for my
little gal at home, why you kim" Expe-
rienee teaches them that they wont invest
at present. They buy potatoes by the
peek The children quarrel about the
last biscuit; news comes in by the boys
that the copperhesds have cut down part
of the orchard trees that would have
borne in three years. Then their daily
prayer is hat they may at least have
their lives spared, so that they can die in
a civilized country, and their bones rest
in peace. a
1 don't want to discourage people from
going west; but if a man has things COM
Portable here, there is no use of finding
fsult with the Western Reserve. If he
has plenty to eat and to wear. and has
plenty of work TO do, is able to do It, lives
il good society, with a pretty wife-or
the prospect good, he ought to feel hap
pY and be wise.
Now for Bloomfield. North Bloomfield
is a nice little town, situated on a level,
prairie like spot there are plenty of orch
ards and good farms around. One thing
we ought to praise the people of Bloom
field for, and that is along side of the
streets they have set out trees on either
side, which makes quite a beautiful ap-
pearance when the leaves are out. One
great drawback to the beauty of the place
is the absence of trees on the Common,
and the want of paint or the public build
ings.
The schools of this town are well at
tended, and there are quite a number of
them. The High School deserves parti-
ular notice it is under the management
of Chas. ]. Smith, Esq, an able teacher
and a gentleman in the true senee of the
word. There are about fifty students in
attendance. l understand that great eff
forts are being made to secure Mr.. Smiths
services during the coming season There
are CongregatioDaland Methodist Church
es here, both well ~patronized; also a Dis
ciple church.
l want to speak of two real nice places
in this town: they are DR.. HoTeis and Mr..
Kings residences, which do credit to the
owners, as regards elegance, comfort, and
convenience
The farmers are beginning to make gu
gar, and expect to turn vi a great guam
tity if the season is favorable. l never
saw such splendid sugar orchards as they
have in this country. = Pa I.R. NJ. q
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