Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-10-24
EVANSVILLE.

ATrlVlnS lHeTe dDOul . CLOCK, ID.
m, we took lodging at the Sherwood
house. r
Every citizen knows that for years
there was general complaint among
commercial travellers, and the travelling
public generally, as to the hotel accom-
odations of Evansville. When the
beautiful st. George was completed,
it was supposed, that the travelling
public we're satisfied. But, you see,
three dollars day is twenty-one dol
lars perweek, and twenty-one dollars is
a great deal of money.
There was cry for a cheaper house.
Cheaper in price, but yet neat and COM
Portable, with good beds, and attractive
bill of fare. The demand became i'm
perious.
In the emergency, Mr.. U. G.. Dam
ron, a gentleman of eleven years ex-
perience as the boniface of the princi-
pal hotel at Mt. Vernon, came forward
to fill the want. The old Sherwood
House was selected as the forthcoming
hotel. An army of painters, plumbers,
gas filters, paper hangers, carpenters,
GLACIERS, masons and upholsterers were
set to work on the old caravansary.
Partitions were knocked out, new
floors were put in, ceilings and walls
were replastered, all the rooms were
re-hung with bright, cheerful and at
tractive papers, new doors and win
dows, were substituted for the old case
ments, and as the result of their COM
bined labors, the old Sherwood now
starts out refreshed, rejuvenated, and
in every respect better building than
it was at its completion.
Then Mr.. Damron's employees came
in. The rooms they carpeted with
new carpets, new furniture was put in,
spring mattresses were put on the beds,
elegant parlor furniture was purchased,
and the hotel is now the best second
class hotel in the State.
The rooms all have an outside ex-
posture, and a patent annunciator con-
meets with the Office. The halls are
carpeted with fine quality of Brus-
sells, and no pains have been spared to
make the house attractive and conven-
lent. Mr.. Damron, whom eleven
years experience has made hotel
keeper of undoubte6 ability, will pre-
side over the establishment in person,
assisted by H. Clay Stinson and Rue
Shaver as clerks. These two gentle
men are well known to the travelling
community, and their presence is a
sure guarantee of comfort.
A large and efficient corps of walters,
chambermaids, porters and cooks has
been secured, and through the exer-
tons of the latter, the house will gain
a reputation of good living, as well as
being one of the most comfortable
hotels in the State.
After supper we repaired to the
Courier Office and found our young
friend, Charley Robert, late local editor
of that excellent paper. He is busily
engaged getting up a Directory for the
city, and will make it valuable work,
combining many new features in a
work of that kind. The business in
terests of Evansville will be guarded
and advanced by the pen of Mr.. Ro-
bert, who is fully competent to the task.
We spent Saturday in visiting the
business and manufacturing establish
ments of that live, enterprising city. We
found her people to be courteous and
hospitable to the stranger, and think
we laid the ground work to secure
paying patronage from that city for the
incoming year.
We left on the transfer boat, Satur-
day evening, and heard rejoicings all
along the line at the recent Democratic
triumphs in Indiana and Ohio.