The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-10-14
BOURBON CORRESPONDENCE.
BOURBON, Oct. IL.

BOURBON, Oct. IL.
Ed. DEMocRAT:-A year has passed
since anything has appered in the DEM
ocRAT under the head Of Bourbon
Items" During the year msny chang
es have taken place in Our social and
business relations. Some who were
with US year ago in all the vigor Of
manhood, have passed over the river to
try the realities of the unseen world.
Some who were blossoming into child
hood have fallen by the sayside Bus
iness firms have changed, new
ones have come into existence,
and old ores have assumed more
substantial and dignifsl appe iran &c;
old buildings have been torn down, and
new ones have been built. The streets
have been worked" and the sidewalks
| Enlightened and made level. Drain
| have been dug. and sewers built
| Corporation taxes have been levied and,
in mott cases, cheerfully paid. Ordi-
nances have been passed looking to the
public good. and if they have not been
carried into effect the necessity for so
doing did not exist. All in all, though
the changes have been many and varied,
We have lost nothing by them in bus
mess way, in population, in religion, in
morals, education, or anything that
tends to make f.rst-class village Of one
thousand inhabitants. Our public build
ings are very inferior. The two
churches, although having capacity to
seat sll who attend them, add but little
in appearance to the place, being scarce
ly di>tinguishable from the dwelling
houses that surround them. The U. B.
College, the most slightly building We
have, is pile Of brick and mortar going
to decay for want Of funds to complete
it. SO far as it is concerned, distance
lends enchantment to the VIEW Our
| town school house is large enough and
cJmmodious enough to accommodate
cur school -going population, but the
architecture displayed in its proportions
is not as pleasing TO the eye as was that
which characterized King Solomon's
temple Our hotels are not large enough,
and are not such in appearance as TO in
spire the weary, cars-worn traveller with
desire to stop any great length Of time
on account of superior accommodations
in that line. We have been laugh that
We should learn to swim before we &c
near the water; so we must put up with
what We have until We get able to have
better The first thing that attracts the
attention of visitors on alishting from
the ears at this place isthe peculiar styl,
of the depot 1t differs from any OF
the line Of the railroad, and, as such
strikes the beholder with feeling akr
to that experienced when he sees some
thing, which, to be appreciated needs t.
be seen. The Tuscan, Doric, IoGic
Composite or Corinthean order Of archi
lecture does not enter into its compost
ton. Although it is not positively
known to what order it ls mostly indebt
ed for It's peculiar form, aud beauty, ye
it is thought by those who have exam
: ined it closely, that it belongs to one O
e the ancient and original orders, invented
some time anterior to the building o
Noah's ark, and now known as tn,
: What Is IL" order A minute de
c scription of this model depot is reserved
:, for another time Those who have
j desire to see this wonderful structur
s are informed that it will remain here
exhibition for some time to come, as tn
: right to use it has been secured from
y the owner, Mr.. j. d. Thayer, of War
\ saw, and was turned over with the leas
F" of the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chica
= go Rail Way CO. to the Pennsylvani
!" Central r. r. for term Of nine hundrc,
, and ninety-nine years.
We have had our share Of sicknes
. this year; mostly bilious fever frou
: which few deaths have resulted. Tn
Y whooping cough is the principal amuss
= ment Of our little ones now-xdays.-
VI Otherwise we are enjoying our "otiun
!" ern, digritu,e' in regnlar Hocaier stvl.