Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-07-28
Communicated.

MEssRs EDITORS believing your readers
to be of IN inqurng turn of mind, willing
and axious to learn the how, what and where
OF any place or thing Of Importance, take
the liberty to scribble YOU few lines as to
the past and present history, and the future
prospects Of that "hamlet among the hills"
called Adamsville, situated about seven
miles east by north from the City OF Min
eral Point.
shall not stop to indulge in strain of
'highfalutin, as to the time when the red
man wandered unmolested, and the wild
beast howlcd, &C., among the lofty hills,
&C., but come down at once to its past since
lhaye known it.
1t was a slushy day in the month Of De
aember, 1867, that with a jovial friend, a
resident OF this place, | left Mineral Point
to visit the muchtalked Of Adamsyile.-
After a short, but disag reeable ride across
the praries, over the hills and through
the hoilows, enlivened only by the occa
sional Jokes Of my friend, who persisted in
informing EVERYONE we met that we were
were going to Adamsvlle, but that they
might 90 to the "tother place" and the
numerous and sundry rbreadth escapes
from being dumped. into the slusb, and
down the hilIsdes, suddenly and unexpect-
autlS foundmysef in the very centre Of
the village, for coming from the west yea
cannot see the place until you are in it.
After partaking of a hearty meal at the
table Of an old and open hearted friend
Mr. Richard Bentley, then proprietor of
the greater part of Adamsyille, accom-.
panied by mine host, ! sailed forth to
SEQ the lions Of the place. First wo-yisitsd
the grst mills large four-story frame
building, l20xS0 feet, capable Of doing a
heavy business but which seemed to be an
immense nothing Next We called on Hal
version 4 Co., who we're doing a very brisk
business for country stoso. The mill
the store, a blacksmith shop, a neat little
school house, and four or Eve dwelling
houseomade up the sum total of INC village
Since that time many changes haze token
place, some for the better some for the
worse. Upon the whole L thiuk Adams
vile bids iaie to improve rapidly IN
doubtedly there is room for improvement
Harmony Lodge of & 0. of 6. T. is a liv-
ing, growing institution, carried on with
much vgor and interest by the young
people of this vicinity.
Last winter Mr. Bentley sold out to G.
H. Orr, ESQ, man of enterprise, energy
and capital, who seems likely to make the
mill what it never yet has been-a paying
concern Halyerson & Co, also sold out in
March, since which the store has remained
vacant but aacouple Of adventurous school
ma'ams Of the male persuasion" by name
Tompkins q Griffith, have made arrange.
mepts to put in a stock of goods abons'the
lst of August. Since these pedagogues
have agtated the subject Of going into
business, mercantile fever seeras to have
seized upon the majority Of the male pop
ulation of our heretofore quiet village
One firm, that Of w. HOLSTER SEQ, have
commenced extensive operations on small
scale in the candy, aTple aud tobacco bus =
mess Another company under the name Of
Orr Il Halverson viii, | understand, shortly
open q. caady store, j. c. as soon as the
oan&ysenson opens. Competition is the
life of trade, -" The more the merrier. ."
doubt not, nothing preventing, Adams
vile will yet vie in population with Mir
eral Point, for among many things there is
some talk about that railroad" that is to
come up our valley, and then, too, we are
soon 10 have an Adamsyile band. Hold
my hpt'while LSiyc three tines three for
IAlamsyille.
Yours, &C.,
PnIErJs PunANDER.