American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-03-06
February 27th, 1861



Mr.. EDITOR AS you have not heard
from the vicinity of q lade Mills for long
time, | propose sending few lines to
inform you that we are in prosperous
condition. Glade Mills is the great met
ropolis of Middesex sownship. it consists
of stores, blacksmith shors, Post Office,
and wagon makers. We have two Doc.
tors, but there is scarcely any body
sick we have one Steam 6rist Mill aud
now are busily engaged in erecting
Steam Saw Mill for the benefit of the
entire community. We have six schools
in the township, all Of which are in good
progress this winter; the most of them
are taught by male teachers, and they
spare not the rod of aflction to bring
the youth of our county in the fear and
admoniton of school. laws. We need
the influence of good teachers to bring
the youth of our land in the ways Of
pleasaDtn ess, and to walk well the paths
of life, which are paths Of peace. There
are CHURCHES of almost every sect of re
ligion in our bounds, so we need never
get tired of any form whatever; several
new churches have been erected lately,
and the country seems to be progressing
as far as Christianity is concerned.
Our taverns so far re rather on the
decline, but few years ago we had three
in pumher in our bounds all of which
appeared in fourishing condition hav-
lag a good run of custom, but time has
altered the circumstances aud now we
have happy community; we see no
drunkards raging in their madness and
despair; We hear no children crying for
a morsel of bread we see no mothers
tears, no fathers curses, aud everlasting
frowns. We see no mothers going down
With sorrOw to the grave, that her only
son is learning to handle the drankard's
poisonous bowl. Oh what a change,
almost from death to life may the work
of progress push forward in this great
work of Temperance, until this whole
community and country shall be fully
prepared to fulfill the high destiny de-
signed by the Ruler of the universe; and
may Gods power, knowledge and wisdom
rest upon those who have the power to
open their eyes of granting those houses
the privilege of destroying com munity
and selling the poisonous cup, which
"biteth like the serpent and stingeth
like an adder" May the time soon come,
for come it must that our eyes may never
behold the things that were seen and
our ears never hear the doleful lamenta-
tions of drunkard's oaths reforma tion
as well as the license system, although
but year ago il was a scene of great
excitement: Fathers, mothers, and sis>
ters stood waiting anxiously to see if
their son or brother had fallen on dis>
tant battle fields by the tratorous blow,
sometimes eyes were difused with tears,
the lightest heart was made heaviest
many kind companion in the glory of |!
his strength was heard from, never to be.
hold him again on this side of the grave;
no laughter, no mirth, was heard around
that welcome board in those dark dreary
years of solitude; but alas! how changed.
We are like many other parts of our land,
an age behind in the improveme ents Of civ
ilizatiop, on the account of not having a
railroad which would bring to our farm>
ers speedy market at home; but we
trust that the day will soon dawn when
the Iron horse will be heard along our
Glade Run shores, and may the sound
still reEerbrate throughout the land, that
We are still onward, from what our
ancient fathers were. w. T.
February 9th, 1867 !