The Van Buren press., 1874-08-18
Jottings About Fayetteville.
Mr.. EDITOR

Mr.. EDITOR
up among the mountains" we are apt to
associate with cooling breezes bracing at
mosphere and refreshing sleep in summer
nights. While this may be true of ordinary
seasons We tail To find il SO at this time.
Breezes we have In abundance, but they come
as hot as though they had swept over burn
ing flames. and the parched and heated earth
but adds to the intensity of the heat. The
"oldest ;nhabtant" state that this Is the
warmest weather ever known in this locality
and verify their appearance Is good evidence
of the truth Of their statement.
The drought In thi, section and west of
this place Is very severe. The corn crop will
be almost failure; also Irish potatoes and
unless rain comes soon. turnips will also be
scarce. There are lpealiIies. east of this
where they have not suffered for want of rain
but seasunahle showers have blessed them
and an abundant harvest will gladden. their
hearts. hut the area is Of limited extent
Rpligeou>ly. Fayetteville seems to he well
inclnrd. There are congregations OF Cum
berand and y. 5. Presbyterians. Christians.
Baptists. Methodists, Protestant Episcopal.
and R,man Catholic Churches. Some have
Houses OF Worship completed. some in course
of construction. In one of the Churches
attended, was struck with the number of
excellent voices in the congregation and the
miserable singing of the Hymns. 1t seems
that many upon whom drvolvcs the duty OF
leading in the singing remain deternlnedly
iynorant, either through prejudice nr indo-
lence Of the most common rules that govern
musical sounds and whether praises sung to
the Almiatty Creator in violation of every
law ordaInev by him to make melody and
harmony, and by mutilating the airs sung to
such an extent that their authors in some in
stances would find it difficult to recognize
them. is a question that probably every wor-
shipper may ask himself, and which VIII not
attempt to answer.
The great feature Of Fayetteyil. is the
State University. now located here and the
new building for which are now in course OF
erection. When completed 1t will be the fin
est building in the State, and IL is estimated
W III otC tiVNoauu SlutNHts' ~
is to be hoped the School will he SO managed
as to fully meet the expectations Of its friends
which can only be done by the employ
of the beat and most competent instructors,
and the maintaining strict disciplln. without
which no school can long retain the confid-
ence of its patrons. Washington county
made good investment when they secured
the location of the University in their midst.
Most OF the water in this locality is soft or
frecstonc. and some the magnificent Springs
all the water used about the University build
ing; it bubbles up from the bottom AS rapid
ly as it can be dipped up with bucket and
no appreciable difference can be observed in
the amount % water in the spring by the
most rapid dipping; all they have been able
the edges of the Spring. Around these
springs there seems 70 have been Indian en-
campments, and have no doubt been trading
points. when they met from distant parts to
interchange commodities. The amount of
chips of flint Of which their arrow-heads and
lditIltiS FtIc SHOWS liIls W UiNt IPtU
place where they were manufactured. al
though no flint rock of that character occurs
in this neighborhood; so the rough material
must have been brought from some distance
There is also. north of the town. a ledge OF
fossiliferons rock cropping out near "A branch.
The fruitrrop of this nrighborhood " i'll be
much injured by the drouth The peaches
are very small aud making no growth. while
the apples are prematurrlv fall off in every
passing wind. Some few trees. have seen
are apparently dying. while much shrubbe
~ is >uccumuing to the want of moisture
and it is stated that in places forrest trees are
also ii, ing
Outside Of the Public Square. Fayetteville
is a town Of magnificent distances" 1t is n
long way to anywhere; You inquire for n
friend and are informed he lives in town !;
you find it difficult to realize tie fact, when
the course is pointed ont to YOU; and yon
pass here and there what seems part Of Il corn
field. and helds turned out to waste. dowh
into formidable hollows and up more formid-
able hills. But you are well repaid by the
beau,y of the location when you get there
and the generous hospitality that always
meets you. This town is pcture.quly and
beautifully located although the inequalities
of the ground will always make extensive
locomotion more beautiful than pleasant to
SoJOURNER
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of comfort