Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-10

EhON 0huNB-bVLTVN IhH FIAN EVh
PIcNICs AND ExcURsIoNs.
BOLTON, MISS, April zs, 1873.
Editor Of the Herald:
Located upon the VlOksburg and Nerd.
ian Railroad twenty.seVen miles from
VlCksburg and eighteen miles from Jack.
sOn, and o little north OF the center Of
Hinds county, is 10 be found the flourish.
ing village OF Bolton, q village Of 800 In
hGbitants, OF fourteen stores, two saloons
and one bakery, aud which has been built
up almost entirely since the war, the
wreck and desOla,iOn Of that terrible con.
fllct having left only two store-hOuses and
few dwellings standing In the place at
its close. As unpFetending as Bolton ap-
pears from the railroad depot she shlps
ally, and does an immense business with
the surrounding country; her merchants
are mostly thOrOughgOing young men,
and have excellent credit; II is q n)ticea-
BILE fact that only one failure has taken
place In Bolton In two years. Bolton has q
refined and Intelligent population, and the
elegant modern residences Of her citizens,
and their beautifI' flower gardens speak
volumes for the hne taste Of the ladies OF
this delightful little hamlet, for you bep
their wishes were con, ,ulted In the cree.
tiOn OF the tasty residences In the town,
and, as for the gardens, they supervised
these them selves. A ride OF hall q mile
from Myric.'s corner up through the prin.
clpal street )f Bolton, viii both please and
astOnish any stranger TO the place.
Bolton has line school, too, though moi
large, presided over by the accomplished
Miss Capers, formerly u Port Gibson; she
has also hourlshing churOhes Of the
Methodist and Episcopal denomination
As to morals, the place ranks high, nc
drunkenness, no lighting bei0g seen upOE
her streets; and In the two days that have
spent here recently, have heard no
swearing in the streets, nor have seen
any lOaiers lOunglDg at street corners.
May Bolton continue bliasfully Ignorant
oil the disgusting PROCLAMATION heard upon
the streets of larger towns.
The cOlOred element heTea0Out see ns
| 10 be doing we'll, have totally abandoned
politics, are upon the most amicable terms
with the whites, and no talk is heard
among them OF emigratlng TO Kansas,
Colorado or Liberia, or any other iar-on
country, because OF the oppression the
enemies Of the South tell them they suffer
They are Satisfied with Mississippi and nc
speclOus sophistry will entlce them away
Crops are rep led as well advanced In
this section, 4aters and freedmen all
working hard 20 pay themselves out oI
debt. The merchants say they never saw
peOple buy 50 little, either Tor cash or on
credit. They anticipate q glorious trade
next Fall by reason OF this.
Bolton has but one mechanical industry
and that is the steam gin and grist mill u
Mr.. Z. Y. Harris.
BY the way OF amusement and recrea
tlOn the ladies OF the Episcopal Church
will give q strawberry supper here tO-mor
row night in aid Of their church, and Ii
view Of the superior advantages Of tux
locality and with an eye IT, business
this Summer, MessTs. Walton
Black have leased the beautifu
"Dameron Grove" directly In front o.
the residence OfMrs. Martha Dameron, II
Bolton, and under the grand old oaks o
the Grove, some Of them beautifully drap
ed with hanging moss, have erected nie'
dancing platform where the lovers OF th'
dance can "trip the light fantastic" The!
have erected q music stand, too, for tht
band. ave. the band for Bolton, besidet
shipping go much cotton, has Bras
Band, In view OF these rec0mmenda
tIons, its healthfulness and good water
and plenty oft, think Bolton the plac
OF ali others best suited for pcnlcs and ex
cursions. know Of no place In the stat
its equal, with, perhaps, only one eXcel
tion, add that Is MagnOil, Miss. Ny pa
per Is aoo ut full, but, in conclusion, | mus
saw one more word. At the "MyTick House
YOU will not find "lancy dnings,' bu
plenty OF substantial. good fare and g'O
coffee and II YOU will give Jim Murray
the polite cook, wink, and tell what yOl
want. ne will get YOU good square mcu
sure The house is In charge Ot Mr., X. A
Moore, a very accommodating gentleman
Yours, etc. UBAD. All,