The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-07-16
VALLEY OF THE KILLBUCK.
Interesting Poaey Point Corrospo donoo
from Louis schaefer. Fsq!
PosEY POINT, MILLERsBURG,
HOLMEa Co. 0. July \. 1888

=. PosEY POINT, MILLERsBURG.
HOLMES Co, 0 July 8, 1885
A. NcGREGoR, ESQ Having few
leisure hours, lounging In the shade OF
the Heights, concluded 10 annoy you
with a brief communication touching
the beautiful Valley OF the Killbuck,
surrounded by emlling. romantic hills,
interspersed with the most fertile fields
and mead0ws,dotted all over with ferns,
wild roses and flowers, The route here
from 0rryille Ia certainly one OF the
most inviting; however, some OF the
farmers have reason TO mourn over the
loss Of fair wheat crop. Little Holmes
and its county seat are not az truly aud
Justly appreciated as they should be.
TIE county,with Its fourteen townships
spotted aud dotted all over with farms
and improvements equal to many In the
eastern counties OF Pennsylvania are
an Index or key TO the not distant pro.
Rress aud prosperity, especially of its
romantic county seat, Millersburg.
Yesterday evening Albert Adams, ESQ,
OF |. 81 q, Adams banking house here, ,ac.
companled by few Of Millersburg's
ladies, seated In fine rig, took us all
over aud around this little city,and with
the most pleasant disappointment
found the private residences, scores In
number, to compare very fayorably with
any OF It's neighboring county seats,and
give the assurance that u healthy and
wealthy condition underlles and over.
spreads ita surface. There ia no county
seat IN Northern Ohio rendering and
promising more enviable Inducements
for enterprising merchants, tradeamen,
and manufacturers, OF capital from $b
10 $25000, The great and only obstacle
to Ito more rapid advancement Ia the
want OF competing railroads, Minerals,
coal and ore all its beautiful hills
Stone quarries,equal to any In Northern
Ohio. are almost within gunshot
Of its corporate limits, II Ia
a surprising problem that some
of the leading men here delay con-
structing n track TO Wooster, 10 miles
north, the grade only being the whole
distance four feet to the mile. Wooster,
with equal and greater sel'.lnterests,
ought 10 Join hands with Mlllersburg
and slmutaneou Ily construct track TO
its nearest and most practical point
north on the N. Y, P, q 0, securing TO
both points what 10 80 necessary and In.
diipensable to them--c0mpetItion in
railroad rates; not until then can either
OF these pointa, but moro especially
Millersburg, extend a successful invita-
tion TO commercial and manufacturing
elements and industries. The idea OF
only three dry good strores, two OF them
rather limited, two hardware stores and
two drug stores here, with n population
approaching 5000, In u county 40 rich
and densey populated, Is a conundrum
difficult TO solve.
Frequently we hear Of slurs about the
intelligence Of Holmes and Millersburp,
but one need to pass but one day here
TO satisfy himself that In that regard,
Carrollton, New Philadelphia, Nav Lis.
bon, Rayepna, and other similar no.
called cities OF much larger aIze. can.
not, In proportion TO popnlotion, com
pare fayorably IN intelligence and good
looking ladies aud gentlemen OF the
capital Of little Holmes.
IT. Court House In process OF con.
slructo1, Its recently erected county
prison, surpa's any In style, conven.
ience, beauty and safety, In Northern
Ohio The lot on which they stand
me isnres 2liS26i The Court House on
the east eld of the lot is 00S0i. three
stories In heghth; first story IA feet In
the clear (all ubov grouud) contains on
its south side hall for county cOnven.
tiona Of oil kinds, interior apartments.
go. The secoui floor, IS feet In the clear,
IL designed for county Offices. The third
floor, % feet In the clear, for court room,