The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-07-22
FROM THE BUCKEYE STATE.



Mt VERNON, KNOX COUNTY, Ono,
Jaly 1, 1882. Ed. NeU Dominion
On arriving at this city, one is struck
with its beautiful situation. At the
top of the slight elevation on which
the city is built is an Indian mound
surrounded By the marble and gran
tie monuments of Mt. Vernon's hon
ored dead; while hack of it are the
water works which will be completed
and dedicated next week. The
streets are well laid out and are lined
with naples which almost meet
across some of the principal avenues.
The city was founded about the year
1903 and claims population of near
5000. For many years it was owned
and ruled by few aristocratic mo-
nopoiists but at present the wealth
and power is more equally distribu-
ted. The county gives a majority of
about one hundred Democratic. This
town gives majority Of about four
hundred Republican. Yet the Dem
ocrats elected a Mayor at the last
election owing to split in the repub-
lican ranks. Religious denomina-
tions are we'll represented here. The
NJ. e. Church is the strongest nu-
merically; the Congregational Church
is second in numbers and has much
the finest church in the city. Messrs.
Gray and Charles Cooper give steady
employment and good wages to about
four hundred and fifty men in their
machine shops. The Cleveland, Ak
ron and Columbus r. r. have their
shops here and expect to open them
soon. The wealthiest man in the
city is Henry b. Curtis whose wealth
is estimated at 100000. just across
Owl creek, branch of the Muskin-
gum river, which flows west of town,
is the palatial residence of Columbus
Delano, formerly member of Grants
cabinet. This week the Board of
Health issued a quarantine notice to
some of the northern townships of
the county and placed a guard over
five roads leading north, to protect
the city against small pox infection.
Here, during the week, but especially
on Saturdays, one sees ''bevies' of
girls and "swarms" of women on the
streets, and who seem to do the prin-
cipal buying. In one store alone we
noticed twenty women customers, one
baby and one man; the latter went
along Of course to take care (?) of the
baby. Women drive buggies, ba-
rouches, spring wagons and from APP
pearances, men as well. One will
see five girls alone to where he will
see one with an escort and rare in
deed is it to see gentleman with
more than one young lady. On pass
ing along some of the principal
streets, apart from the business cen
tire, one would think from the appear
ance of the yards and porticos, that
this was the seat of a great seminary
and that the young men had taken
Horace Greeley's advice. or had late
ly been drafted. The people as a
class are well-informed, good looking
and in good circumstances.
Gambler the seat of Kenyon college
AN Episcopal school near the banks
of the Kokosing river, is but ten
minutes ride from Mt. Vermont, about
five miles. Your correspondent was
down to it's fifty-fourth commence
ment on Thursday. There were nine
graduates who as a class did well !;
in delivery they lacked what we
would call the w. Va. fire. After an
introduction to ex-Chief Justice
Waite, the latter introduced us to ex-
President Hayes. The ex-President
has the grasp of hand equal to a
Methodist preacher; his wife is GER
tainly very fine lady. Mr.. Hayes
was valedictorian of the class of AZ.
Hon. Stanley Mathews, Edward Stan
ton and Vice President Davis are
also among its honored alumni. r..
B. Hayes and Chief Justice Waite
gave an impromptu talk to the grad
mates. The chief Justice is short,
heavy-set black haired, black eyed,
large mouthed - which is little
twisted-large nosed jovial man, and
graduated at Yale, in the class of 81
with Pierepont and Edwards. Bishop
Perry, of Iowa, was also present.
Bishop Bedell the executive head of
the institution, treated us we'll while
there. The Bishop is one of the fin
est pulpit orators Of the p. E. Church
in America and is a learned, genial
gentleman. The bulldogs of the
different departments are of sold ma
sorry, with two exceptions. To give
a description Of the place would not
be proper at present, suffice it to say
that Gambler is town in beauti-
full woods where you can see but one
house at time and that when you
are standing beside it. L.
There are two ways of being happy.
We may either diminish our wants
or augment our means. The result
ia the same. and il is for each man to