The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1880-06-10

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briefly, for the benefit Of your read
ers.
ShakertoWn is situated in a beau
tiful country, the most beautiful part
of Warren county, Ohio. The town
partakes also Of the beauty Of the
country, in respect to cleanliness and
tidiness, but it is differently planned
from any other town that 7 have ever
seen. 1t consists Of four divisions
the west, south, central and north.
There is but one house in q division.
The houses are very large, resem-
bling the Highland County Infrm-
ary, the central being much larger
than the rest, and Just across the
| pike is their church, a neat frame
building, where they have meeting
three times a day on Sunday, and
every night in the week except Fri
day. Two nights in the week are
devoted to social meetings, when
they talk on all subjects that their
faith viii admit of. These meetings
are for the purpose of keeping them
from becoming dseontented.
Their mode of worship is quite
peculiar. It consists chiefly in
marching, and sometimes dancing
and singing, the ladies dancing on
the east and the gentlemen on the
west side Of the church. They never
have speaking except atpublic meet
ings, when some Of their number is
appointed to lead the meeting. They
claim to ground their religion and
habit Of eeIibaey on the New Test
ament. .--
The dreas OF the ladies is some
what peculiar. Their bOnnets con-
sist Of the old-fashioned cap, with a
| vide rufie around the front, and over
that is worn a straw bonnet, with a
short skirt, resembling the old-fash-
| ioned scoop" that used to be worn
/ by the ladies. There is nothing very
peculiar in the dress Of the men.
Some years ago, they carried on
extensive manufactures, such as ma
king brooms. Their brooms now
sell higher in market than any other
make, because they are known to be
well manufactured and Of good ma
teriaL They formerly had an exten-
sive eooper-shop, and packed pork to
some extent. Shakertown was the
greatest manufacturing town IN War
ren county at that time, but a great
many left and others died, leaving
them with but a limited number.
They number now about $50 per
sons, and their greatest number was
about 600 at one time.
Garden-seeds were formerly a !
principal article Of trade with them,
but competition arose and they were
obliged to abandon it They now !
raise brOom-oorn, garden vegetables
fine stock, and a variety of early corn,
but stock is their main source Of
wealth, such as sheep, cattle and
hogs. The stock-raisers Of High
land county would do well to go
there to get fine stock. They are
good farmers, from appearances.
Their woods are cleared of under
brush, and sowed in bluegrass; their
fences are in good repair, and every
thing about their farms is well cared
for. They own sac thousand acres
in one body. Their leaders consist
of Ministers and Deaeons. The Min
listers attend to spiritual affairs, and
the Deacons to the temporal affairs.
They have a bank, and an Office
where they transact business with
traders. They have entire equality
among them. When a person joins
them, he or she has all the privileges
that any one of them has. Children
in their care are we'll educated and
as they have a good school
house in their village.
They are very clever people; they
like for "the world"-(as they call all
to come to see them.
They have no saloon in their village, /
which speaks well for them.
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