Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-12-05
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WATERLOO, Fayette County, Ohio.l
Nov. 9sth, 1867 {


anu person easily swayed by circum
stances and partaking of the spirh of The
age lin more ways than ono) | started oul
on a pedestrian tour through the edge o.
Fayette and Pickaway, and at last found
myself here, in one Of the richest portions
of the State, inhabited by aa intelligent
industrious, kind.hearted and amiabl'
people, whose chief object in life is to Dc
good to one another, live easily and wait
for the good time coming, when the iron
horse shall go snorting through her fertile
valleys. Waterloo, however, is situated
too near Atlanta, New Holland and Gin
cinnati to ever be much of commercial
center, although the center Of Madison
township.
Atlanta, four miles from here, is on the
"Sheepskin Railroad" and was originally
called Four Corners, on account Of the
fence corners of four fields eonverging at
that point. After while house was
built on one of the corners, and then the
embryo city was named Proptsville, from
the fact of the house being prOgped up with
railroad ties. In the course of time. VIM
E. Hartman returned from the wars full
ofhonors and graybaeks, started store
had another house built, and from that
time forward the future settlement, which
Hartman changed to Atlanta, was secur-
ed. There is in the place, a store, dwell
ling house,, warehouse, a pig-pen a chick
en-coop and ticket office, with good build
ing lots in al directions.
New Holland is in Pickaway county,
but near enough to Fayette to be consider
ed first cousin. Situated in the heart of
one of the richest grain-growingan stock
raising counties of the Union, she presents
the spectacle of an inland town whose
growth will be rapid and whose strides to
magnitude will be tremendous if the peo-
pie only take hold of matters and push
things energetically. From close Obser'
walton am confident that all thatisneed-
ed to push forward to completion. over
100 good substantial buildings the pres
ent season, is for the men Of capital in
other parts of the country to build and
finish them. Then. if people can only be
obtained to fill them, New Holland will
have fulfilled her destiny.
Waterloo is situated on the South bank
of Deer Greek, and is decidededly a town
of Importance. It was laid out a long
time ago and has been laid out ever since.
The first building erected was in June,
I776, and for long time it was a matter
of dispute whether the Declaration of In
dependence should be signed in Philadel-
phia or Waterloo, but the superior cum
ming of the Down casters secured it iOr
the Quaker City, and Waterloo was left
in the shade. 1t has, however, variety
Of shoemaker shops, tailor shops, a milli-
merry establishment, ETC.; two excellent
physicians, Mr.. V. H. Gaskell and ]. B. F..
Morgan, who are warm bosom friends, on
the most intimate terms, and whose whole
souled greetings when they meet each 9th
er, is in marked contrast to what we gen
orally see among the professions. Two
dry goods stores, both amply supplied, are
well sustained that of James Lewis be-
ing at all times thronged, and having
marked down goods to city prices, is do
ing a splendid business. Lhave not been
in the store of Mr.. W. Young, but the pea
nut shells and cigar stumps to be seen on
and around the door steps, show that it,
too, is thriving. Three grocery stores,
kept by Briner, Kelly and Smith, are car
ried on swimmingly-Kelly being one of
the most energetic men this side of Erin's
Isle, Smith, (son of Rev. David Smith,,
the most liberal and open-hearted man in
Ohio; and Iu. Briner, having "coppel-
ed" dishonest dealing, goes it "open"
on small profits, from . shoe-string to
beer barrel. One hotel, (the best in the
place. is kept by Mr., ECkel, and his sign,
on swinging board, - '--
ivy O1WT