Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-07-30

THE HONE DIARY-As many of our
readers have heard, VIM. WEIGH, ESQ, OF
Madison, the orator of the day at our re.
cent celebration, is practical printer, and
has an Office in which he prints little
sheet called the Home Diary, in which the
name of. his eightyear-old son, Master
Victor, appears as "ed editor" From their
issue of the 10Th we extract some pleasant
remarks of the seniors in regard to
Dodgeville
Honors come not singly but in bat
talions. Scarcely had we accepted the in
vitation to 20 to Stough.on, when we re.
ceived note from VIM. Hendy, Esq, Of
Dodgeyille, in Iowa county, containing an
invitation to visit that place, and to deliver
an Grafton on the 9Th. We wrote letter
declining the honor, when our friend Col.
Calkins, of the ST. Paul Pioneer, to whom
the letter was shown, Induced us to
"about face - and we agreed to 20.
We had not visited Dodgeville since Xmas,
1855, and knew only the family of Col.
Stephens, personally. Isolated, however,
as this place IS from railroads, it has kept
its rank among the foremost Of our Wis
consin villages, and presents the appear
ance of thrift and prosperity. The people
are ambitious to obtain railroad facilities,
and as far as we could observe, those
who question the propriety of additional
aid from county and town to railroad cor
porations, are denominated old fogies."
Were we Dodgevilleian, the term would
possess musical charm for our ear, par
ticularly when uttered by the fair ladies of
the village, one of whom we heard urging
the enterprise with animation and force.
We hope the road from Mineral Point may
be extended to Tomah ola Dodgeville, =
but We hope never to see Dodgeville
stranded and bankrupted by those change
able, unreliable, merciless, bloodless, soul
less monoplies. If such calamity hap
pens, it will be no new or startling event
in the history of western cities, villages
and towns.
We tried our best to reach Dodgevlle
on the evening of the 3D.. The rains had
rendered the roads almost impossible. II
was a consolation to know that young
Elliott, who had the team in charge, was
careful with the lines and knew the roads.
Night coming on, we determined to stop at
the first presentable place, and soon there
after reached the large house and barn of a
Mr.. Ruggles, situated equi-distant between
Arena and Dodgev;lle Application was
made to the good lady of the house for
rest beneath her roof which she was will.
ing to grant, but like gude-wife," re-
ferred US to her lord and master. We soon
found Mr.. r., who vetoed the kindness
| met within, sans ceremonie, and we and
ours. under the gathering bleakness of in
hospitable surroundings and of pitiless
night, commenced the ascent of hill, the
summit of which seemed to struggle to
reach purer height Of mercy than that
which lowered around its impenetrable
base. Flooding along two miles and more,
at the hour Of half past ten we reached the
house of Mr.. Sampson, where we were
well cared for, and the next morning we
We're set down in Dodgeville, and placed
under the care of "mine host" Mr.. Jones,
of the COMMERCIAL where sojourners
are made at home and happy.
We see great display in public prints
about the order, sobriety. and decorous
character of New England towns, but lit
tie is said for anybody else. Not New
| England, but Old England settled Dodge
vile. American families are few in nun,
Der, the largely predominating settlers be-
ing from Cornwall and Wales. A teacher
| in one Of the public schools made the re.
mark in our hearing, that in census of
one hundred and six scholars, but one OF
them was of American parentage. There
are several fine church edifices here, a
commanding court house, and the usual
proportion Of elegant and commodious pri-
| vate residences. On this Sabbath we no.
ticed large numbers of church going
people, and in all that pertains to external
appearance, we should place this village
on par with the most favored of our in
| land towns.
The REPUBLICAN REcoRD.-In a recent
Occasional" letter, Colonel Forney, dis
cussng the political situation, says: