Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-06-27
A Trip to the West.

Certainly in no part of the continent
is pleasure travelling so exquisite and
unallOyed u pleasure as visit to the
State OF Ohio. Not only are the sights
grand and wonderful, but the climate is
exhilerating and favorable to an active
life. Roads are surprisingly good. The
country hotels afford great accommoda-
ton and charges generally moderate.
A journey by the overland route, which
costs so little, is i'm itself delightful as
well as instructive. We will endeavor
to give the names of towns and villages
as we drove or passed through them,
Sodem, Pa, being our starting point.
Passing through Bridgeville, a small
village of two stores and post-office,
through which a branch Of the Pan
Handle Railroad runs. Going up and
down steep hills and through valleys
we arrived at Oakdale, it being on the
line of p. c. & st. L. Il. R.--a very
much scattered village. Being about
noon we stopped at Mr.. Whitmore and
partook of bountiful dinner. Hitch
ing up the match sorrels, pursued our
journey till we struck Steubenville
Pike, at DIR. Pierce's, near Shirland p.
o. Shirland is a small village of one
good store, and about eighty inhabi-
tants. After this We crossed little Rae
coon creek. The roads here were very
rough in many places. Put up for the
night with an old farmer, VIM. john
ston, Esq. After having good nights
rest.and the team groomed to blooming
chestnut color, We again pursued our
travel to the setting of the sun. Ar
rived in FlOrance-streets paved with
coal cinders. As we drove along we
ascended the hill to Chstnut ridge. Ar
rived at Paris at no0n--met an old
friend and again partook OF another
dinner. Paris is very fine town of
about two hundred inhabitants, large
public school, &c. At 2 p. N. struck
Virginia State line. Country here rath-
er hilly, and many places very rough.
Arrived at Holidays Cove, small rail-
road town down in valley, among the
tall pines, where lions have roared and
monkeys cut up monkey-shines. Ascen-
ding the hill to the level ofSteubenville,
Ohio, we had splendid view of the
city, and of the great Suspension Wire
Bridge over the Ohio river. Steuben-
vile, is a beautiful city, the streets are
wide and clean. We then took the
Richmond and Cadiz plank road. One
half mile west of Wintersville we were
benighted. Next morning we pursued
our journey to Salem, beautiful town.
Fine farms and all pretty well i'm
proved. Arrived at New Market at
dusk. Feeling pretty tired from the
jolts of the old plank road, we retired
early. Leaving the town next morn
ing We passed through Masterville. III
Ascending the hill, came upto Mt. Rockford.
Had q splendid view of three towns in the dis :
tance. Saw many fine improved farms. As
we jOurneyed along we came to the town Oi
Rockford, it being very much scattered. Pas
sing into Tuscarawas county, the land looked
very rough and grain very unfayorable for q
good crop. Found New Philadelphia a beauti-
iul city of three thousand Inhabitants. Three
miles west arrived at Dover, u manufacturing
town. consisting Of rolling mills, planning mills,
etc. said to contain fifteen hundred inhabi-
tants. As we left the town we crossed Tusca-
ed Sweet Water. AS the sun was beginning to
set in the far West, We stopped at Mr.. David
JOhnsOn's for n nights rest Mr.. johnson is
the happy pOssessOr of a fine farm OF two hun
ired acres, well improved. Arrived at Shanes-
vile, q beautiful country town. Next was
New Carlisle, Holmes county. Found land OF
q good quality and very productive. Arrived
at Berlin at noon. Stopped for dinner at the
Empire House. Left at one p. m. Onour way
saw many rich farms. Arrived at Millersburg,
Il beautiful town, justly famed far the pictu-
rescue beauty of its suburban surroundings as
for its business enterprise. After an hours
drive, we arrived at our destination. Thus
ends our trip, the overland route from Sodom,
Pa, to Holmes county, q. 80. Hli-l-