Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-07-22
A SOUTHERN TOUR
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ning Of Friday. NAY 10. expecting TO reach
he latter eliy early saturday morning.
BAT frcleht train ahead Of us broke down
mar Dafon. and AFTER travelling All night,
swtchlng from one track a. another and
around. no one Knows whsrv, Nc foand
ourselves breakfasilug a. Cleveland, niteen
miles further away nom Atlanta than We
wsrc ~hsu ~ started. the PRECIOUS eve
ulug. GA reaching The spot where The ae-
ciisnt occurred the previous night, Ne
ioand ths track had not yet been CLEARED,
AMI Ne sefc detained there sbou, four
hear 4 broken axle separated ne
o., ight traiu on a down grade portion Of
NE road The detached part, going Of u
own momentum. ran into the remainder
of ths tfsIn. which hat been haiied. throw
lne eight cars down an embankmeut, and
part ~ them iuto a stream. Among The
height wsre q number % nue kcntucky
horses. some sheep and swine many Of
Which were ALLIED. We found one horse
crippled. bat sin alive. and large hog
with IT, back broken. trying 10 arise aud
travel oar party were DESTROYS Of putting
these suf.ring creatures cat OF existence,
AL nate anxious inqairy % the crowd for
a revolver. bot among All those Yankee ed
ltors and native Southeruers, 20, pistol
or revolver could be found remark this
nct. hccansc The S0utn has been land Of
ne revolver We were glad 10 note this
change. ca another occasion, A. Ne
halted Al a station. . Wild rabbi, was tax
Ing shelter hcncath pile OF boards
expected b zee dozen revolvers drawn,
ant b hear them crack a, the poor game.
But not -. stones and chunks Of coal
sere ne most dangerous missiles which
ne rabbit va called upon % dodge. !
doubt "a lac scene would have occurred
10 Maiue. sppfchsud that on train OF
that s'fe o his state either a revolver OF
a corkscrcw would have bccn produced.
There l. q stringent lAw 10 Tenuessce
sgalusi cafrylng concealed weapons
We reached Atlanta. iust a. DARK, on
saturday. ant were me, a. The depoi BY =
delegation of citiIeos. among whom were
two oxford County men. Messrs. II / and
j. e. Kimban We were CHARTERED Al The
hest hotsl AMI werc the guests % The city
during oar stay. Mayor John u. Good
40 was A. he hotel. with other promi-
nert citIrens % welcome us. AMER Tea
~ scrc rendered q reception Al The eSecn-
tive mAns.ou BY Governor Mcnauiel THIS
VA one 10 the most brilliant eutsrtain-
meni. o. ourtrip. The Atlanta lailes ard
gentlemen were 10 fali dress. which male
us poor. trayci-siainci Yankees feel AMI
look rather Insignificant Amoug The
hanisome.i and most elegantly dressed
ladies' Vas Mrs. Grady, wife % the editor
la-chlef of The A''1ail Coasffu'ioa. We
we're luformed hat Mr. Grady and the
CaastfrfI0a exercise great influence 10 The
Democratic party OF The South. We would
saggest that thcy come COT boldly AMI de-
nouncc frauiulcut elections and an Unfair
couut. 10 thsy wish 10 90 their section the
most good This reception was very so
clai and friendly. and gave Us good iiea
% ne cltys society. A uumber Of Maine
men Who have located 10 Atlanta were
preseut a. the reception. amoug them Col
Buck. descendant of The B1ckneid fam.
.iy. and ihe KluhAlis ron Norway.
SUNDAY morning received brief call
iron Rev David Poster Es,es. son o. De.
n G.. Estes who Nas for ten years pastor
% the Baptist Church. Paris NIL Mr.
Es,es - q professor To- The At.AptA Baptist
Seminary .coiorct'. Unfortunately oar
stsy .n the city Was - short, ] bal 10 op-
portlniiy % visit his Institution or TO
learn much abo1i IL. work. which = eda-
eating Negroes Cor teachers and ministers.
attended church With Mr. J e. Kim
bal. Who l. prominent member Of The
Methodist society In Georgia. lie also
take. a great Interest In SABBATH schools.
NJ. Klmhan has = fne. homelike resi-
deuce. Ia fashionable part Of The city. A
coaplc % Maine men AMI gentleman from
New Hampshire were eutertalsed ~ NJ.
Klmbali. during Sunday. We arc under
Obligations 70 MI Kimban And his later
esilng family Tor q very enjoyable day.
sunday evening We attended q Wild Negro
service. The songs, sermon. and service
10 general were OF such a character A. 20
excite any but religious emotions
Monday morning We drove about The
city. 10 party. AMI observed L. wonder
mi growth nom the roof o. the new build
lrg erected by The Afanil Cossiui.aa.
Tai. c.ty was enilrvly destroyed. during
tie war When the rebels evacuated, they
burnsd maay buildings containing stores.
IL had been q centre o. supplies Tor the
Confcderacy. and was well stocked with
army goods. when sherman len Atlanta,
he nnished The 100 BY buruing all bis sup
ply dcpo,s In lisa Atlanta contained
5l.sl2 Inhabitants. Twenty years have
made . marvellous change Ia this city.
Where werc blAckeued umbers aud ruins,
nov may b. seen the NOS, elegan; and
tasty residences. doubi n 80 many oosi.
~ residences and elegant grounds can be
found 10 the given territory 10 any other
section % TIE Uulon-And an this in TWEEN
~ years. The people have shown won
derful enterprise 10 bulldiag up the city.
II i becoming a great manufacturing cen
tre. and many Industries are locating here.
The Sic i 1850 feet ABOVE the sea, giving
a splendid climate fOr this latitude. Al
lantA l. = city o. churches ant everybody
attends church over one million three
hundred thousand dollars are invested In
church property. The Baptists and Meth
odists arc The leading denominations. At
lantA Is also a great Publishing centre.
Twenty-thrte daily. weekly and monthly
periodicals are regularly issued BY the city
press. A splendid park, The ground for
which was donated BY Col /. p. Grant. Is
being aid cut under the supervision OF
Mr. Hannibal l. Kim5Ail. who has done
great things In the development Of Atlanta.
The KimbAn House, the finest hotel In A.
-. -. $500 - Mn ant ~ l.. nox