Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-06-06
MT. UNION, OHIO.

tor in our midst.
Mt. Union is a beautiful little town
of about three hundred inhabitants,
located two miles from the Union
Depot in Alliance, Stark Co., O., the
junction of the Cleveland, Wheel
ing q Pittsburg r. r., with the Pitts
burg, TT. Wanyne 81 Chicago r.. r..
The corporation Of Mt. Union joins
that of Alliance.
Mt. Union College is situated in
the north western part ofMt. Union.
Ever since the origin Of this Insti-
tuition in 1864, constant effort and
liberal contributions have been made
to found Museum that would be a
distinguished blessing to the Insti-
tuition, and a permanent benefit and
honor to our republican nation. This
Museum, estimated as worth at over
a quarter million dollars, embraces
meteorological, geological, botanical
and Geological cabinets, and histOri.
cal, clinical, archaeological, indust-
rial and art collections, with cosmic
specimens. The cabinet of minerals
embraces several thousand speci.
mems, produced from nearly all parts
of the earth, illustrative of the vari-
Gus formations, classes and species
of the mineral kingdom, including
native ores of the metals, and of the
forms they assume under the process
of manufacture. The College Cam
pus contains 20 acres. and is shad-
ed with spruce, maple and other
trees.
We had the pleasure, a few even
ings ago, in company with M. q.
Bassler, of Pa, of going to see
Falrmout children's Home, an insti-
tuition for keeping and educating
orphan children, situated q miles
south of Mt. Union. The buildings
Of the institution are all built of brick
and surrounded by beautiful lawn
such as one seldom sees, with fine
evergreen trees growing upon it
which add much to its beauty. We
are sometimes favored with a public
lecture in one of the Halls of the
College Building.
Mt. Union is 1,500 it. above the
ocean. From here one can view the
for distance of several
miles but no mountains are visible.
There are some old people in this
State who say they never saw a
and that it wonld be a
lreat to them to see such thing.
One can see things in Ohio which
1 person in some parts of Berkeley
County has not the privilege often
% see. Turnpikes are rare, and the
'oads cannot be repaired with stone
Is are the roads of W. Va, but the
Dad leveler is used in the spring of
he year. When we tell you that
We saw house moved over the
Dad Oh trucks distance of two
niles, with the aid of horses, You
will form a mental picture of how
mooth the public roads are.
here is not the same advantage of
cred the public in travelling as on
he solid roads of w. Va. One can
lso see many bicycles in use which
i've amusement to those who thus
hoose to spend their time. Vast
numbers Of emigrants are still find
ng their way to the regions Of the
Vest. Almost every day a loaded
rain or more moves over the rail
DAD bearing them toward the Pa.
ific coast.
One more year has elapsed and
lemorial Day is now time which
las glided into the past. When we
woke on Friday morning the rain
vas rapidly descending while the
lark clouds lowered above, but Sat
Irday morning the sun rose brightly |
'ver the eastern mountains and shone
n splendor, while the birds sang as
'weetly as ever in the green trees.
At nine o'clock the people Of the
Iulet village Of Mt. Union and the
gathered into the M. Il.
Church for the purpose of observing
Decoration Day. A procession was
ormed in the street headed by a !
BAND of music which preceded a
Of men of the Grand Army
Of the Republic and citizens, who
marched to the cemetery south of
5he village and deposited flowers
upon the graves Of eleven sleeping
heroes. In the afternoon we took
the opportunity to 60 to the city of
Alliance to attend similar exercises.
The city was decorated with flags
while about three thousand or more
people ayailed themselves of a grand
national holiday retiring to their
homes in the evening well pleased
with the way the afternoon had
been passed.
June LIST, 1885. KESECKERs.