The Richmond palladium., 1868-06-30

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Observation-Disclosures
Bro DAVIS: Ps'haps all your reoAers may
not be posted regardng the location ofthe town
Of Washington in this comfy. Htopping some>
what TEN mporarily at that place. ahasty sketch
OF town and vicinity may not be uniHtei esting.
sit was laid out and sold in lots IS early
as 1874, BY Thomss Hatfield. IT rs situ>
a'ed on the east side of the Greensfork of White
Water, and its population is now from 400 to
500 souls The lands surrounding it cannot
be excelled in the county Of Wayne or. perhaps
in the State. for agricultural purposes, including
the whole length of the valley across the coun>
ty. Geographically considered, the town is
very nearly the center of Ola Wayne. and he'd
not our county commissioners recently erected
q mammoth Jail in Centerville, would suggest
the idea of having new Court Houreg erected
here although your humble, correspondent is
not the owner of a foot OF these beautiful sites
around Washington; yet he takes the RESPONSE.
biiny OF guaranteeing sufficient quantity OF
land for the erection of Court House, &c, mi
nus the Jail.
Previous to the Railroad era, Wash ngton was
q point of considerable trade, especially in the
mercantile. line. The Messrs. Reeves of your
city and vicinity, who are now wealthy, made
their first thousand in this place. Much of the
town has somewhat ancient and weather.
beaten appearance. many of the frame buildings.
erected half a century ago, are yet standing
untouched by either paint or whitewash and the
on. AT this present writing, there are four
stores, combining. as in primitive days. dry
goods, medicines. groceries, nails, &c. There's
no regular grocery kept in this place, though
there is good opening for one. There are tw O
drusstores; three blacksmith spops; one wagon
| makers shop; two shoemaker shops; one har-
ness maker; one tin and stove store; number
Of carpenters; two piasterers: ere butcher:
several preachers; two or more lawyers; two
churches, and licensed whisky shop. ETC.. So,
you perceive civilization, etc. prevails here to a
considerable extent and measure also.
Let us pass up the stream and valley, and no.
| tice some of the most prominent farms on either
! side. Immediately northeast Of the town, you
! pass the model farm and improvements of B.
| L. Harris. containing two hundred acres Of the
! best quality Of land the road passes entirely
around and it joins no other farm. Josiah
| Ciawson s lands come Gext-ine improvements
and excellent land. Next VIM. B. Coffin's
| tbrother of c.. F. Coffin of your city, fine farm
| and well improved. Adjoining looms up Allen
! Harris's large and well-improved lands. David
and j ohm Brooks, Sam'l Cook Y M. Dean, and
Benz, Thorn on the west side of the valley. all
have farms Of superior quality and finely i'm
proved. Further up we come 20 the well
4 cultivated and No. ! farns of Joseph and Allen
Lewis, early settlers in the vicinity of Williams
hurg.
This is village of two or three hund ed
inhabitants. laid out and settled at moee re-
cent date than " ashing,. n. 1t contains two OF
more dry goods stores; ono good drug store
and q number OF useful mechanics Unlike the
town of Washington it has 20 liquor-shop: but
instead thereof it has well>cot.d Quoted graded
school. 1t would be well for the good citizens
of " ashington-som some OF them--to take a stroll
| to a few Of their neighboring villages, and to
contrast the fouIishipg schools established
there with their own, and act wisely. Will
iamsburg has also two wel-at,ended churches
and Sabbath schools-a sure guarantee against
vice and intemperanee in towns and villages.
In passing north of this place and adj lining
it, is Touring mill, and ON either side you wit
ness the same quality Of good land and improve
ments for several miles, and, perhaps. none
more noticeable than the one owned by Daniel
Charles an old and early settler Of Whitewater
Valley. On passing this fine farm few miles
You are at the head of Greensboro, and become
bewildered among the frog>ponds OF '.Soccum.' p
With your leave / may continue this sketch
ing process. Yours. s GREENsFoRK.
{Go>ahead, Mr.. G. with your sketches.-E Ed. ]