The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-06-12
Letter From Kentucky.

HENDERSON, KY, june 5, 1874.
EDITOR PREss: This day finds me in
this pleasant city of the sunny south,
still engaged in the financial interest of
the Singer Mann featuring Co. | have
since | last wrote Won. visited many
towns and citizens, IA condensed descrip-
tion OF some Of which l will give YOU
l left Cincinnati on the 21st day of Feb
ruary, for Gallipolis, the county seat of
Gallia county, Ohio, and found it to be
a lively energetic young city, surround
ed by hills and valleys GalIia county
is rather hilly, and part OF it very
poor. We next turned up at Pomeroy,
Meigs county. P. is somewhat noted for
its extensive salt wells, also for the re-
tail of whiskey, which is generally car
ried on by the Germans. We then
crossed the Ohio river, and visited many
towns in West Virginia, some Of which
are noted for the manufacture of salt
Clifton, West Va, is new town, noted
to some extent, for its extensive nail
= O1fIt 4 ICdSdILy TIC
tai of MasoA county, w. Va, is thri-
wing town of some three Thousand souls,
situated at the mouth of the Kanawha
river We then proceeded up the noted
river To Buffalo, which is one of the
oldest towns in the state Nothing re-
mains to be done at this town but to put
fence around it, and SOW il in Buck
wheat. We next proceed up the river
to Red House, which derives its name
from an extensive red rock, which is
hardly, and assumes very much the ap-
pearance of a mammoth house; hence
the name Red House We next went
TO Charleston, the Capital of the state;
and found it to be rather q nice, busi-
ness city. Next, to Huntington by rail.
Huntington is on the Ohio river, also
on the B. & Q. Il. R., and at that place
commenced hard times, which We had
for about two weeks. We started from
that point, back into the mountains, on
board the LATEST mule, that ever did
mule. If we mules ever had tough times,
it was during that trip. We also had. at
intervals, showers of fun. The next
place We note was Owenesboro, KY, at
which place We remained two weeks
Owensboro is very nice city of eight
thousand inhabitants, and the toughest
place we ever visited. We are not very
certain, from the present prospects, that
it will ever have a single representative
in that Better Country, spoken of in the
Bible. We next went to Evansville
Ind. F. is quite a city, of thirty thou
sand, and has the appearance of thrift
and enterprise. We here found Peter
Dittoe, formerly of Somerset. Peter is
engaged in the Music trade, and has one
OF the finest establishments of the kind
in the South West. We next took a
flying trip TO Vincennes, Ind, and to
various points along the o. & NJ. R. R.,
and on last Sunday we landed from the
steamer Morning Star, in this place
Henderson, but before we got off the
wharf boat, We met Willie Overmyer, of
Somerset, who is here engaged in the Ex-
press business. Will is destined to
rier in that trade. If We don't miss
our guess, he will be Express Messenger
on the railroad leading from Evansville
to Nashville, and that inside of forty
days. l will leave here to-day for Dix
on, and then to Madisonville, and then
TO Paducah, then to New Albany Ind,
thence to Louisville, then to Lexington,
and about the last Of July to Cincin-
natl, Ohio
Yours truly,