The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-22
LETTER FROM NEW HARMONY.

New HARMONY, June 20. 1870.
| Editors Journal:
Our farmers are busy harvesting
their small grain. Their operations
have been interfered with by the fre-
quent rains of late, but they are using
ali the sunshine they have. There
seems to have been a good breadth of
small grain soWn, and the yield will
be fair. It is to be hoped that it viii
get into market without unnecessary
delay. and do something toward re-
lieving the stringency of the money
market.
Merchants speak OF a temporary
lull Ia trade, and so do the physi-
clans. They report the country ex-
ceedingly healthy.
Some excitement, or at least inter
est, is manifested by our people about
the location of the projected Mt.
Vernon & GRANVILLE Railroad. The
interest takes the shape of numerous
public meetings at the town hall, con-
siderable oratory, and proposition
to raise $15, 600 TO secure the location
Of the route near the Fair Grounds.
The Agricultural Society voted 81, 900
of the amount to-day, and the whole
amount will probably be secured.
Capt. Larkin. of your city, had an
interesting little time in our town on
Friday last. He was driving, when
his horse took fright, shied against a
fence and overturned the buggy,
breaking it badly. The Captain may
congratulate himself that our streets
are sandy. and furnish a soft place to
light. Luckily no bones were bro
ken.
The Sabbath Schools of the town
have furnished US couple of enter
tainmeuts lately. The first was a
strawberry festival given by the Meth
odist Sunday School for the benefit of
the Parsonage fund. 1t was pleas
ant affair, well attended, and netted
near fifty dollars.
Last Saturday evening there was a
fair held IN the town hall, for the
benefit OF the Episcopal Sabbath
School. f 900
The hall was elegantly and taste
fully ornamented, and was well filed
until a late hour. 1t followed the
usual routine Of church fairs refresh
ments 10 abundance, aud hot coffee
instead of ice cream for those who
preferred it. Tables with a tempting
array of fancy articles. atfancy prices;
post office, grab bag" and lottery
scheme, wherein u sewing machine
and other articles TO the amount of
over q hundred dollars. were disposed
of by rattle. The net proceeds
amounted to over hundred and fifty
| dollars.
Sunday School interests are looking
up in this part of the county. In
Harmony. the Methodist school has
about two hundred scholars. is we'll
oficered, has an efficient corps of
teachers and is hourishing. The
Episcopal school is not so large, but
is, believe, in healthy condition.
There is a Methodist school at
Rush Greek Church, four miles south
of here, we'll attended aud prospering;
another at Stewartsville; a large
union school at Mt. Merioh, four
miles northeast, aud | learn that an
other -Method,st-Will be or
ganized at Hopeweli. a country
church, five miles east from here,
next Sabbath.
We are looking forward with much
interest to our approaching County
Sunday School Convection, to be
held in the Methodist Church here,
in August. We look for a pleasant
and profitable time.
The West Wind put in aH appear
anee last week, after a long absence;
but as the river is falling again, we
will probably see little of her for
some time to come. w. Il. X.