The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-09-05

and put IN good condition before WIN
ter
The country between Lima ant
st. Marys is mostly new, and moth
ing resembling a town WAS in exist
enee prior to the building ofthe road
Already four stops are made, an6
stations will spring up. Bnckland
seems 10 have taken the lead 50 far
and presents the appearance of ar
emhriotic village. Glancing at the
: country along the line one would re-
gard it as a good place for hermits
the houses being at such great dis
tances from each other, and We were
not prepared for the sight which
/ met our eyes when we came in sight
Of the present terminus of the road.
/ For 3 mile before reaching the depot
crowd conld be seen gathered on
| the railroad track, ard as we ap-
preached the crowd kept spreading
out until when we reached the depot
it had expanded to an extent esti-
mated by good judges to number five
thousand, mostly gathered in from
the surrounding country. We won
dered where they had all come from
considering the desolate appearance
of the country through which we
passed, but when we recollected that
St Marys was one Of the Oldest
towns of the State, and previous to
the introduction of railroads one of
the most prominent, we ceased that
surmise and only wondered that
Rip Van Winkle like, she has slept
a dreamless existence during a score
of years.
The position of St. Marys on the
river and on the canal, furnishes her
with water privileges unexcelIed in
this part Of the State, and had she
have had railroad connections, she
would have been as busy a city as
Springfield or Dayton. She was
asked recently to raise 500, 1000 to Sc
cure this road, and after a great ef-
fort succeeded. To-day she stands
many times repaid by the increased
value of real estate alone. We were
shown lots that q short time ago were
sold for $3.50 per lot, now held at
5000. Nor is her improved pros
poets in real estate alone, it has
brought in business, and many new
houses are gOingu Ithas inereas
ed the price Of produce, and money |
has become more abundant, in fact
in every respect her present is pros
porous and her future bright.
The location is pretty one, and |
its size shows what it "might have |
been had not blight fallen upon
it. In company with Messrs. Bur
goon and Andrews we drove around
the town, and called upon Mr.. Althie-
sen, son-in law of P. C. Herring, of
the Board of Public Works, where we
spent a very pleasant halfhour, and
enjoyed their hospitality. Mr.. A. is
a very pleasant gentleman, and
friend of the railroad, although it
points directly at his hall door, and
and promises to take away portion
of his fine residence on its way TO
Union.
One thing surprised us a little, the
array Of handsome equipages drawn
up in line along the streets. Itman-
ifested the good taste of the people
and their well-to-do condition, and
showed that although they had been
shut out from the world Of railroads,
they had, so far as comfort and tasue
we're concerned, been trying TO keep
up with the spirit Of progress.
Well, We have got ahead of our sto-
y. AS the train reached the depot,
piece of artillery which had been
for the occasion, grew mer- !
y at the sight, and exploded mum
'er of times, harmlessly, of course,
4 token of welcome, and the throng
out of the cars, and hand .
haking and congratulations we're in :,
rider. The crowd then moved to I
Armstrong's grove, where the tables h
'ere set, land where the Squire was 90 +
Apply he could hardly congratulate 8
he officers Of the road in terms warm +,
nough to suit him, and where DIR. q
lawson and General Buckland, on i,
ne part of the road responded so fe- Il
n
We would have liked to made if
erbatim report, but we're so interes- Il
ID in expectation of dinner, we n
died to get good start. After the II
oeeches came dinner, to which we q,
id full justice, and remarked that II
very body elfe took a lively salts h
.ction in the good things which the al
ospitable people had provided. if
After dinARr the crowd scattered ia
7er the toEn to make observation, ol
ID some few got rigs and started m
see the reserVoir-but alas, either o,
e horses of that locality are not th
st-unless tied up-or the road I'll
as too long, or there were too many ct
aiculHes in the way-for they 81 81
lied to make connection with the -, =
lin, and so had ample time for Wis
ng. We believe Jake Newhouse
AIMED that thing on purpose. te
after3 o'clock the whistle y. h.
nded, the bellrang, and the trains "
He'd ont homeRard bound. The on