Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-01-03

snort distance north Of ChambGrSburg
1t is one of the most prosperous insti-
tutions in the country. It was hand
Somely endowed by its founder, and
il rapidly acquiring a reputation OF
which its friends may well be proud.
The buildings are c0mmodious, well
entilated and comfortable, while the
ample grounds which surround it are
laid out in artistic style. Besides a
Iarge woolen factory, which manu-
tilctures some of the finest goods in
the country, Chambersburs boasts of
i straw-board mill, a paper mill, the
Failing Spring furnace and steam
iour mills, numerous planning, and
aw mills and quite a number of
'ther industries. The Cumberland
Valley Railroads shops and offices are
at Chambersburg.
Shippensburg, town of some note,
vas only short stop for our train,
md but little of the town was seen.
At 1880 Carlisle was reached and
his to all was worth more than the
est. This town is situated on the c..
V. r.. r., l23 miles from Philadelphia.
The history Of no town in America
/, more worthy of extended mention
han that of Carlisle. From the ear
lest times this town has been promi-
,ent. 1t has figured in all the eras
# Pennsylvania history, from the
,our when the first hardy pioneer oi
utilization placed his foot upon Its
oil to the present time. Romantic
ales of border life and thrilling adj
entures with the Indians spring into
q, OF g DC,
he great episodes of the Revolution
lry period were enacted within its
orders. and it was the home of many
Who won for themselves fame in that
'arly struggle for our liberties, and
Who now rest after their faithful la
,ors, in the hallowed precincts of it,
sncient burying ground. Ephrain,
blaine, John Armstrong, William
Hendricks, George Stevenson, Will
am Thomson, William Irvine,
robert Magaw, Frederick Watts,
lanes Mclean, and John Banister
iibson, are a few of that bright gal
Ky of heroes and statesmen whose
iames-for their military and civil
ervices-will live in equal honor
Nth the name and birth place or do.
nicile through all time.
Dickinson College, named in honor
# John Dickinson, President Of the
,upreine Executive Council of PENN
-ylvania, is situated in the western
art of the town, also in view of the
abroad. This ancient institution was
Incorporated by the Legislature iii
1873, and numbers many noted names
an,ongs its alumni. A little to the
stst Of the town, opposite South
fountain Junction, is the site of the.
Intensive barracks erected during the
revolutionary war, by the labor ot
ne Hessian prisoners capturd at tbs
attic of Trenton in 1776, for III,
accommodation oftroops and the pres
rvation of public stores. The origi
al barracks buildings were almost
italy destroyed by Confederat,
oops in 1868, but the guard houst
ID the walls of some of the buildings
ct remain, specimens of the hsndi
DIRK of some of the Hessian prison
rs. The barracks having been re-
uilt, are now transformed into a
government Indian School, under tn.
harge of Capt. r. H. Pratt, wher
Dung Indians, numbering about $50,
.e taught the arts of peace upon the
cry spot where their savage ances-
or- once figured in scenes of blood
nd carnage. The school is Govern
.ent experiment, which seems likel.>
prove successful. The" big Injun,"
q most of the boys, was quite cur
nsity. They are taught the rudi-
'ents of an English education and
lso taught some trade. They are re
luired to attend school half day and
lbor half day. They havea labor
< establishment in which the bOys
earn to make clothes, and a dreS'
laking department where the girIs
ire clothed, as well as a shoe shop
,arness shop, tin shop, carpenter
hop and in fact all other pursuits in
luding farming. The fine art OF
printing is also cultivated. The
Morning Star, or in Indian, Eadle
HeataE Toh, is printed by Indian
oys in the school. The several class
= were exhibited by their teachers
is to theirproficiency and after spend
ng all the time allotted to us and seq
ny few specimens of penmanship
# the Indian students, we were driven
nack to town to the Florence House.
where dinner was spread that made
he hungry man happy. The tables
in the spacious dining rooms were
oaded with substantials and dainties,
md mine host, MIR. N. H. Shelton,
made the members of the West Vir
ginia Press Association feel cat
home" once again. To have witness
ell this. after the boys had all been
served to an early breakfast and a
half day spent in exercises of mind
and body, would have caused land
lord, unused to such, to weep to see
the disappearance of the supplies Of
lis once filed table, but all felt on re-
firing like voting thanks to the Flor
ance House and its proprietor. The
members of the press of Carlisle and
its citizens showed us many acts OF
kindness.
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