Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-05-13
TRIP TO DARLIN GTON.

tule from our regular BUSINESS 10 get out
of Iowa county, and take, what may be
called, pleasure trip; but on Monday
morning last the editors Of the CHRONICLE
decided that they would accept the re-
pcated invitations of friends and spend at
least few hours in the thriving village of
Darlington, situated twenty-four miles
south Of here, on the Mineral Point Rail
road, and the county seat of lafayette
county. We accordingly hitched up
Doc" and made start The weather
was delightful, the air was pure and bra
cling, and cool enough to be pleasant rid
ing. We spent half an hour in Mineral
Point and called on DIR. d. w. Averill,
whom we found rcfittng up his always
neat and pleasant office. He is now wait
ing for business which he expects will
come along shortly, but at present the
complaint appears to be that there is not
much being done in the city. After few
moments conversation with John Strachan
the great machine agent, we continued our
journey The road from Mineral Point to
Darlington is very good; it is hard and
smooth, and as a general thing very level.
The country is rich both in good land and
heavy timber There are some very fine
farms and everything appears to be pros
porous. We arrived at our destination
little before noon, and was welcomed by
our esteemed friend w. l.. Abbott, of the
Republifan, and o. F. Blakely, the popu-
lar landlord of the Blakely House. who
provided us with an excellent dinner, and
insisted on us making his house our home
during our stay. Mr.. Abbott kind y
showed US his Office, which, by the way, is
good one, supplied with splendid as.
sortment Of new and fashionable material,
and we are glad to learn that
TIE REPUBLICAN
under ITS present management, is largely
increasing its circulation and influence,
and is now without a shadow of doubt,
one Of the permanent institutions of the
county. Mr.. Minor, Mr.. Abbott's partner,
had just married wife," and had more
important business to attend to, conse-
uuelltly we were unable to see him.
HON. ALLEN WARDEN
by some means heard that we were in
town, when he made haste to find us, and
kindly conducted us through the new
school house, court house, and county Of
fees, and last though not least, through
his immense Touring MILL This
NEW SCHOOL HOUSE
is magnificent building, and the enter
prising citizens of Darlington deserve
much credit for the perseverance and sac
rificeS which must have been necessary to
erect and SO near complete this elegant
school building. 1t is so by 80 feet, and is
two stories high besides the basement, in
which there are rooms ten feet high with
plenty Of light. On the first floor above
the basement there are four. rooms each
90 by 40 feet and Is feet high, with hall
ten feet wide running through the center
Of the building. On the second floor there
are two more rooms the size of the lower
ones, and one large room 40 by 4S feet. 1t
is arranged to be warmed by furnaces in
the basement The grounds embrace a
whole block which is most eligibly situa-
ted opposite the court house. The cost
when finished will be about $4,000. We
next visited the
COURT HOUSE,
which is a good looking, substantial build
ing. The court room is not quite as large
as the one in the Iowa county court house,
but it is conveniently arranged and well
seated. The
T FIRE PROOF OFFICES
aro.not handsome but they are good they
are built of stone, with iron roof, floors,
doors, shutters. &c There is no chance
for them to catch fire from the inside, and
II the balance of the property in the place
was to burn up, the records and papers OF
the county would be safe.
Mr.. wARDES's MILL
is one Of the largest and to all appcaran-