Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-06-30

The past week has been one of
uninterrupted enjoyment with the
numerous visitors at Bon Aqua-in-
Valids who cannot enter into all the
the sports can sit by and forget, for
the time, all their ailments. The
weather has been bright and beau
tiful, the airpure and unadulterated,
and everything has cOnspired to
make all happy and contented. At
ter partaking of a well prepared
meal, consisting of all that an cpl
cure could wish, you can stroll up
the valley about seventy-tive yards
and refresh yourself with the best
sulphur water on the Continent
then little beyond you can either
take boat ride upon the beautiful
lake, or take a game of ten pins or
billiards, or on little further to wit
ness beautiful trout in an adjacent
pool, or take a stroll through the
densely shaded woods and gather
ferns and wild flowers. Some pre-
fer to remain in the parlOr and listen
to the execution of splendid music
upon the piano by Prof. Steinberg,
of Nashville, who, with his family,
will spend the summer here. When
the Sabbath comes, all is quiet, and
Sunday School and preaching are
well attended. Preaching is con-
Quoted here, at present, in the ball
room, which is in striking contrast
with the gay revelry sometimes
kept up here until the small hours
warn Bob Dodd's excellent string
band to hang up the fiddle and the
bow. The ballroom attracts many
who, perhaps, would not attend
watering places, therefore we pass
by this part of the programme with
out comment. DIR. Campbell, an
excellent physician of Nashville,
will reside here during the season,
so you see both sick and well folks
are amply provided for.
Yesterday morning Rev. Mr..
Yates, young Methodist minister,
delivered a plain, practical sermon,
to the visitors, and at night we were
addressed by Rev. Mr.. Erwin, de-
nominated the church builder, and
tonight Rev. Mr.. White is to preach.
So you see we are not cut off from
church privileges. The hack from
the station came in crowded this
morning, and another is reported
on the way with a lot Of visitors.
We received kind letters and a pack
age of papers from dear ones at
home, the perusal of which tends to
make us forget our afflictiOn. The
weather is now getting red hot in
the cities, and in a few days dele
gates from Memphis and Nashville
will roll in to enjoy the pure air and
lovely surroundings Of Bon Aqua.
From all we can learn it is quite
likely that branch railroad will be
built from Bon Aqua Station to this
point before another season. Major
Russell, the manager, showed us
the contemplated route as we came
out on Sunday, the 10th inst. 1t
will require very little grading or
filling, and can be built for cOmpar-
atively little money. Should this
road be built, then will follow the
erection of large and elegantly APP
pointed hotel here, which will then
make this fully equal if not superior
to any summer resort in all the land.
Mr.. Russell is sanguine of the sue
cess of this enterprise, and is willing
to draw largely upon his finances to
that end.
AS you failed to receive my first
communication in time for last issue,
and will put that and the present
one in at same time, / will not tres
pass further upon your space.
In the meantime, however, you
can inform invalids and pleasure