Daily Republican., 1879-06-05
Matters and Thisgs About Sails.
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For the Republican.
SALISBURY, Mp., June 8, 70.
am in the metropolitan town of the
peninsula. That is saying agreat deal
for the lower counties of the Eastern
shore; but nevertheless. in manv re-
spects this is correct. In no other town
have such extensiy improvements been
carried on and expenses met by them
selves. In scarcely any other town
have the business interests been coa-
Quoted with equal vim and capacity.
People up country only think of the
lower peninsula as being huge sand
plain with forests of pines and people
verdant and ignorant, poorly fed, and
clad in homespun. And such were
never more mistaken.
But mean to write up Salisbury,
not the country beyond and about
During tue year bygone from date to
date, some monumental improvements
have been made, among which stands
prominent the beautiful Court House.
This is an imposing structure, bal. Of
brick, with stone trimmings, of nam
moth dimensions, and has the honor of
being the handsomest Of its kind in the
State. 1t is enough to state that the
same architect is engaged on the Court
House to be erected in your beautiful
city, with instructions to follow in main
the plan of the Salisbury structure
The people here feel signally tlattered
by this, but in addition to this many
private dwellings have been erected, /,
and many have undergone thorough
renovation ; the pavement has been re
paired and extended sprinkler lays
the dust aud cools the air, and bust
ness has multiplied in many branches,
and besides the metropolitan character
of the towE is made manifest in street
lamps from end to end in the po-
lice regulations to conserve the peace
Of the town; in the ten churches that
call the people to worship On the Lords
day in the ten-hour system of labor,
and in the systematic conducting OF
business.
The place must have city charter
Why when look about the place al
most instinctively call it the city of Sal
isbury.
These ten churches belong to foul
Methodist congregations, three Baptist
one Protestant Episcopal, one Pre:by-
terian and one Catholic. The people o
course are expected to be very temper
ate and pious. 1t is lamentable fact
though that the contrary is nearer the
truth. There are no less than nine
places where intoxicating drink is sold
and all seem to be doing affair business
1t is said there are few young men il
the place who do not indulge. Sine
the reported fall of butcher these mel
have become much bolder in their fear
full work. 1t is said one Of them ha
offered some of the temperance peopl
$5 for one of Dutcher's pictures to ham,
in his bar room. And the furniture Q
the Good Templars, recently sold, wa
purchased largely by venders Of stron
drink. Salisbury is metropolitan, lie
US hope in this also.
But it is doubtful whether tn
Christian people here are as exemplar,
and persistent in good deeds as tn
l. Master demands. They are highl
social. Indeed, all the people are sc
cial. But they perhaps lack in tire
less effort in behalf of morals and re
ligion. 1t is true they are discouraged
They were but recently badly beate
at the polls by the liquor interests
Then their extra religious efforts hav
been abortive. But right has God o
its side, and if the Lords people d
their duty, victory is only a question
of time, and the day must come whe
morals and religion must triumph i
Salisbury. 1t is said that Cambridg
has never experienced such prosperit.
and peace as since local option triumph
ed. And the tide of wrong canno
always run-nool in this beautiful town
God will destroy it by some means.
= The "Summer Fair" brought crowd
, of people, principally of the darke
shades, into the town yesterday, VIII
luxuriated in conflicts and whiskey
Thefs occasions bring little good t
the place, and should be discouraged
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