The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-05-25
PLYMOUTH, SHEBoYGAN Co.,
May 10th, 1876.
Mr.. EDIToR-DEAR SIR:


Mr.. EDIToR-DEAR SIR:
Plymouth Is located about midway
between Milwaukee and Green Bay; on
the Wis. Central r.. R. at its junction
with The Fond du Lac and Sheboygan
road. 1t Is fourlshing village with about
1000 inhabitants. The country is so
thickiy Inhabited that, viewed from the
hill as we enter Plym nth from the west,
it looks like continuation OF villages
| interspersed with streams and wood
lanos. 1t must apgear quite picturesque
the village nestled in between the
hills, VIXEN the fields and woods are
clothed in green. There are nearly as
many places of worship here as in
Kenosha, but the buildings are compare
lively small. There is one saw mill, three
grist mills, ,wo breweries, two hardware
stores, four stores dry goods, groceries
&C., besides several grocers' stores, two
millinery establishments, two livery
stables, one cheese factory, two lumber
yards, one hub factory, one Racine pump
factory. The finest building in the
business part of the place is meat
market. It must be used as dwelling
house too, judging by he lace curtains
at the windows. There is also one bank
and three hotels; and back, on the hill is
nice grove, furnished with tables and
benches, for picnics anG holiday
occasions. It is said that vessels on the
lake can be seen from his eminence,
although it is Is miles west of Sheboygan
How 1t enlarges ones ideas to get away
from home. l supposed that Kenosha had
but one rival Co. in the State in dairy
products, now leai q that Shehoygan Co.
claims pre-eminenee in this particular in
dustry. Our Jin who is from Kenosha
is ready to take up the gauntlet in favor
of that place, but as the proof Of the
pudding is in the eating, it may be we'll
for the Kenoshaists to prove the cheese
in like manner, before attempting to
give an opinion. We pass one cheese
factory two miles west of Plymouth, and
another two miles south of tlat and near
our residence; it was made since we were
here. What plodding it must have taken
to produce such pleasant fields, Orchards
and meadow lands, where the forest
reigned before And the builders
must be worse to manage than the
trees Around SONS fields are substantial
stone fences or walls, in one OF these
noticed great boulders or rocks reaching
TO the top of the wall, 1t must have been
a nice Job to place them there. | beg
leave to say to GUY friends, that there is
not a better farm in the vicinity than
this upon which we have fixed our tent,
for the present. The buildings are com
with plenty of room for cur large family.
The graln-w heat, barley and oa:s-
was in the ground and the wheat COM
ing up in April. Our folks have been
polling the hops, pIastering the meadows
and preparing the field for potatoes and
corn. The orchards have been sadly
neglected, the vegetable garden is so
very small, and no flower garden.
Though have not made up my mind to
do without flowers, / CERTAINLY will not
have the pleasure Of making 80 boqtets.
and other floral designs, from over 80.
varieties of flowers, and after receiving
blue ribbon upon them as the best
display Of boquets and cut flowers, fail
to get the premium, as at the Kenbsha
Go. Fair last fall. And my pansies met
the same fate. | would like to be there
to help make q centennial display
Very Respectfully,
Mrs. John Saubtr.
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