The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-19
Last week we visited the neighbor-'
Y ma CITY Of Mt. Vernon. AysketchIof

observations made while there VIII,
perhaps, interest the general reader,
. since little hassappearedsin print lrelar
tive to that county, and the truly de-
~ lightful county seat, sand its generous
hearted, whole-souled, intelligent,
and enteprising inhabitants. It may
not be generally known abroad that
Posey County comprises one of the
richest bodies of land in the State,
-. yetit is true. The average yield Of
corn per acre on the up-lands is
q 4 4 fifty bushels, and that of the bot
.'4A tom lands, both of Wabash and Ohio
. Rivers, seventy-6ve bushels per acre.
nj The lands universally are well i'm
Z 3iF proved, and the inhabitants are gene.
49, rally intelligent, industrious, and en-,
terprising. ~ s.
The city Of Mt. Vernon, it is claim
l1aoed, has a population rof 1000, but
$500 is probably the nearest correct.
A stranger visiting that city cannot
fail to note its neat appearance and
the evidence Of rapid growth in the
fact that large portion of the private
dwellings and other edifces are new,
the most substantial and Important
ones having been erected within a few.
years past. There are in this little
city four churches-one Presbyterian,
one Methodist, one German Metho-
s. dist, and zone Catholic At present
the'public schools are not in session,
- the fund not being sufficient to sup
port them the whole year round; but
-aS there are enough private and select
schools to accommodate all the pu.a
e pills. 1t is hoped, now the city gov 1
"a eminent is in full operation, that D
fund will be accumulated sufficiently
large to support free schools the
whole year, as are those In our
own city. This is a. 9 consummation
lls most deyoutly to be wished, as the
"a free schools are emphatically the bull
warks Of American liberty, and upon
no the Intelligence Of the rising genera
.liss ton greatly depends the success of
,ld our beloved form of government, and
the freedom of our people. The last
examinations of public schools were
far better and much more satisfactory
than any preceding, which is matter
Of reorganization to teachers as we'll
~ as parents. reFr.rsv4,a 'D9l9iY
An unusually large amount Of
wheat was sown in Posey County the
500 last season. and at present the pros.
pect for large yield is most fatter-I
/, Il ing. The snow had a good effect on
= its winter growth, and the farmers
are looking forward with fond antici-
pations of an abundant crop. IF
nothing befalls that product, in fu-
-t9re, the yield will be far greater than !
Of any preceding year. Already the
% farmers are beginning preparations
for active operations the coming sea.
& son, at the close of which, if favora-
Z bic, they will be rewarded bya greater
y amount Of produce than ever before,
' as preparations are greater. g t991lDsf
y nii In Mount Vernon the spirit of i'm.
proyement for. the coming summer
already begins to. manifest itself. Sew
= .eraL new, buildings, are, now being
h erected and at least one +, huadred
new, houses and structures of various ]
kinds are in contemplation, and will
md doubt BE completed before next
49 winter al99io 2qI q ,s s72t2a soefs41
The Masonic fraternity will cons
= I stract aSlarge hall on the corner of
Second and Store Streets, at cost of
at least $4,000 500, 900 of the stock
having already been taken. When
IN completed, this hall will present quite
an imposing appearance, and add
= greatly to the interest of the city.
That ancient order is in highly
Hourishing condition there, and ac-
cessious are being made of those who
r are worthy, in rapid succession.1OtsiTg
The old seminary building having
proven insufficient for the fast growth
Of the city, it has been determined to
Sss build q new one, which will be done
7fyz this, year, at cost of $4,000 This
structure will be built somewhat on
ibnthe plan of the large school7houses.
al1agin Evansville, we were told, and SO
o4 arranged as TO properly grade the
ah schools; and when finished, the good
people of that city hope soon to- be
able to boast as good schools as those