The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-06-12

r,st1 s~veral Of nc citizens az .lasprr
r-rornnnieA hv ihr J,rass Rand, started
n,orr .r,~pcr for sn excursion over the :,
,Aascaa 10 nockport last Monday even,
ing. The road to the county line mas
hs~ INA ,nrs,y. and rbrhing hut thS iaci
thstr,f fair ladies endured the trip with
raiience. prevented lie men from graln-l
lifns y, Themselves aud everybody else
foe starting in tho heat. As X wNs,
seemed the preseirS Of several ominoi
hsAing black bstties were necessary to
keep The buyvics moving on ni'isSlys nd
nsnla,e. thereof lappy. Barring 'hel .ea,
aud dus,, she drive OF 10 nrsSss as a
very pheasant owe. and the tcat 20 81.
Arriving ~ T.amasco Sc ioend' verv
pretty sitc fHra town. wiih'uee a. pot At
the end or the railroad, alread' built.
and several blocks of handsome business
houses = in the prospective. ia = he near
future though they are not t. he built
until Nv. Jos. Enlow. the pro ,prictor ri
present OF the future 'ts,s Of the couti-
ncic, gets his wheat cut of OF the lots
lie will then offer the publ ic an oppor-
ranity to invest IN tie OIL !, Lamasco OF
the universe.
shortly after the arrtva of the cxcur-
sion party the train "a me thun lering
in from llocspsr. uw'ie the COP uctor
ship of Mr. George Br .nham, with Mr.
Webb. who lived iu Jasper fc : short
~. al Ia
the intense satissic ion of hearing tn,
locomotive nsiss. the limi4s OF Duboi,
coln,y.
All nhrssrll she Ban struck up
tunc, aud the IA rty wcr whizzing ava,
toward tile ssguNly Sou n. over delight
fully smoots, road, lille Or Wclmau
called for tickets, no passed the cold lee
water. ~ thou,htf ,ly provided by the
gentlcmtnly Bran nam. around 10 the Ia
die Of the party, ia gcnerOu. hall
gafios ncas
The first place of stopping was Dale
crossing, about three miles from Lamas-
20. II is in the midst Of very fertile
region of country. aud j. peopled by al
ntclligcnt aud Interesting community
school and church privileges are good,
and the business of the place considcra-
bic. Last season 100000 pound, of to-
bacco were purchased here by Mcssrs.
Anderson and Hammond. who are both
purchasing largely again this year and
will add considerably 10 the freight OF
the road.
The next point was Lincoln City.
where the Band played a solemn dige,
either in honor of the dead mother OF
Lincoln who lies there without a head
stone TO mark her resting place, or of tho
dead character of the city we couldn't
tell which, for the city seems pretty dead
now, the only store room IN il bein.
closed for want of an occupant Tho
original log house which ABE" helped
to build is yet to be seen from the cars
Gcutryvile was the next stopping
place. where several passengers got on
and where several large hogshcads o
tobacco were received, and which wer,
being shipped by Mr. John IIiley direc
20 Europe. Messrs Grigsby & Son, ant
Anderson also buy tobacco at this place
and large amount is annually shippc,
TO our home markets, as well a. TO Eu
rope, from this point.
A few miles farther on Spring Station
was announced, and here the mail carrie
with his bag. came aboard, giving an al
of importance TO the train, as being il
Uncle Sans service. This was the las
station before reaching Rockport. an
all along the line were evidences q
growth and prosperity stimulated by ia
completion of the road thus far
Arriving at Rockport. some of til
party had been led 10 anticipate seein
some one authorized to show them IN
sights and advantages of The niue
Wanted city, but
Not sound was heard.
Nor welcoming note.
As up the steep grade We hurried.
Until the crowd the Vcranda mot
And into their suppcrs Hurried 2
Mr.. Eigenman had plenty provision
10 satisfy their appctites, and AFTER .ul
per, each one strolled of TO sec VIII
Rockport looked like. determined to !,
- much As possible OF il in short tim
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