Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-04-26
Correspondence for tho Indiana American.
LETTER FROM HARRISON.

more Importance than l should be able to
furnish. 1t gives me great pleasure to
state, that in my excursions North, South
and East of Harrison for short distances,
/ and the prospects for good wheat crop
very encouraging, and unless disturbed
by the late frosts, the promise of an abund.
ant fruit crop, despite all sroakers, is also
very cheering.
In my last, the hope was expressed that
our Spring elections here would result
fayorably TO the Union party. Though it
may be thought rather late to refer to il
now, am glad to announce that the
whiskey Democracy failed to elect large
portion of their nominees.
mentioned in former letter the estab-
lishment of daily morning prayer meet
ing. These meetings have continued to
the present time, and we are informed by
tends that much interest was manifested by
few(pity not By alp of the members Of the
orthodox churches here; and here permit
me to remark, that it looks rather oddly,
to an outsider, that the members of socie.
tics who proclaim loudly and 'muchly"
on the advantages and beauties Of union
among christians, hold themselves, with
very few exceptions, aoof from this move
ment. However, to their own master
must they stand or fall. Perhaps they
have more faith in ''proclaiming' than
they have in prayer perhaps | am med
ding with that which no Gentle is capa-
bic Of understanding, but / have frequent
ly heard the observation that person
watching the moves in a game of chess
or draughts could see good or bad moves
entirely escaping the observation of the
players. Christians might we'll, therefore,
adopt the language, which, few Sabbaths
since, a very jealous bible-class teacher
here quoted to his class, as the language
Of che great French poet"
"oh wad some power the gifte gle us,
To see oursels as ithers sec u.s." &c.
The following is true cory of notice
from paper in my possession. Perhaps
brother GARRISON or some other early set
Ter can better understand the description
given than the most who live near the
premises:
"FoR SALE 225 ACRES or LAND ly-
ing on White Water, adjoining the
main road leading from Cincinnati, by
Harrison, to Brookville, opposite tho old
Block House, threeQiles from Harrison.
Description: You'll enter the farm at
a gate near the.siver on the right Gas
you travel up towards Brookyille), then
you'll proceed ones hundred and twenty
rods in the center OF grassy avenue two
hundred feet wide, having view Of the
adjacent fields TO the right and left, until
you arrive at a small gate before tho door
Of the mansion house Though small, is
conveniently toihe left you have view
of currant garden, well of pure, sweet.
aud Wholesome water, the farm yard, barn
and corn house farther to tie left,
brook from the n. by ". enters the farm
and mSnders itself through the farm so
as to afford stock water in each field (oo1
sisting Of fye) on the hoitcm, and then
discmbogues itself in White Waie-, where
il is nayigabe. The bottom contains
upwards of seventy acres Of as fertile
lands as any in the State of Indiana on
the right of the mansion house you have
view Of the kitchen garden Gin which
small parcel Of wine grape-viucs are grow
ing), and little farther to the ri chit grows
the apple orchard. &c; hack Of the house
stands the outbuildings, tic rising grounds
about sixty acres of which is delightful
landscape, diversified with ridges, decliyi-
ties and small rils aifording abundance
of limestone fit for building also va
riety of wood, viz oak, ash, sugar, elm,
walnut, and other bush wood and shrub
berry; about mile from the river, you'll
come TO a small farm surrounded with an
abundance of good oak and other timber,
as is common on highlands.
alt IL presumed that no fault can be
found with the above described tract of
land by any one who has taste for the
most picturesque scenes of nature, COM
bincd with rural life and high cultivation.
(S5 acres is under cultvation). The
above is offered ut the reduced price Of
$1,000. Payments made easy by holding
the land in security; apply to the sub
scribcr on the premises, or in Harrison
one half will be received in merchandise,
at such rates ms may be agreed upon the
other half will bo received in four annual
payments with interest from and after
full possession is given, or otherwise rs
may be agreed upon. x X
May 0, 1918"
But few persons here have any recollec-
ton of the block-houso mentioned in the
above notice. and il is hoped that this
mention of il will induce some old settler
TO point out It's location and its history.
For several DAYS our friends of tho Ro-
man Catholic Church have had a good
timc celebrating Easter week. For sew
eral days previous great preparations were
in progress for the celebration OF the
ceremonies Of the occasion. On Sunday
tho Bishop was present, and with the
usual ceremonies consecrated two new
bells to the service Of the church and to
day, besides confirming several persons,
tho grounds for Cemetery were duly
dedicated. The ceremonies were doubt
less very imposing; but to us, unaccustom-
cd to.such displays, the ringing of bells,
firing of cannon, and display of flags and
banners on. the Sabbath, and other attend
ant circumstances, seemed sadly discord-
ant with our notions Of the sanctity Of
the day.
/ have mentioned the building Of
fine large church edfice by our neighbors
of the Methodist church. The work is pro-
crossing, and the building will probably be
ready for dedication by the last of July,
and when completed will be credit to