Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1889-04-05
HELL Man at Williamsburg.


The |. J. Man at Williamsburg.
The combination Of mishaps which
the editor has fallen heir 20 has kept
me from visiting this place As frequent
Is OF late as would have desired, and
it Was quite treat when was told
Tuesday morning hy the unfortunate
gentleman above referred 10. that
might spend couple OF days with the
people in this part OF the state. came
10 Williamsburg for more reasons than
one knew that Common Plcas Court
WAS in session and would very proba.
bly, strike Il crowd to work on AMI
! also knew. OF rather remembered the
kind treatment and liberal patronage
which met with when first ! present.
ed my cause which vas really the INrE.
RIoR JorRNAl's, IN the mountaiusoi Ken
tucky. / ike Williamsburg Tor the
Kindness with whic. / Vas received and
IL j. for that reason as we'll - perhaps a
few Others that Try 90 rrciprocatr 10y
putting into the hands Of her people
trst.clas- literature. II was Just six
wears ago thar first hii eyes on this
place, which WIS then ragged. dirty
settlement vi 1000 LOO inhabitants
amt IL looks almost miracle 20 gaze on
the city ike appearance It now presents
with 4 population nigh on to 5000.
From one window in nav hotel ! can see
four handsome churches with steeplrs
and cupolas towering A. high As the
chain Of mountains which makes a
beautiful background short distance
beyond: from another window look
upon the Baptist Collrgr. an imposing
thrve-story structure. in which $50 stu
dents are porting over their books, and
still from another window for this room
is most exrellently ventilated / see the
stately courthouse and the gently flow.
ing Cumberland, which nearly encinles
the town. with iu-t 4 quarter OF a mile
further the kentucky Lumber Co.'S
mammoth saw an planning mill which
ranks with the largest in the country.
There are besides these named many
other important features which make
Williamsburg a deci ledy pleasant place,
both from a socill an ! business stand
point. but vii not mention them for
fear that those who know nothing Of the
place might think deal in hattery.
There are LAWYERS here from almost
every section AMI they all seem 10 be 10.
ing well. bad th- h nor ~ 10 sit with
9 members OF "a bar AZ one NAL aud 10
room, with 3. Ii thought il true max.
i'm that evil c)nmInicdtiOns corrupt
good morals, | should certainly be unea-
~ about my own, for wherever the
name lawyer j. known, il is also
known that there are two accomplish
ments possessed by them, with. which
they can double discount any ST OF in
diyiduals on earth.
The Congregatonalists here have pur.
chased land and are preparing 10 build "A
$40, 900 Industrial College. With this.
the Baptist College and the excellent
common school system, Wi linnsburg
will soon be note A. an educational cen.
tire
The mountains are beginning 20 put
on their spring sirb. The trees are rap.
idly budding out, the evergreens, with
here and there a doswoo blossom, and
the beautiful ivy, which grows no where
so luxurautly as in this section, give rs
a reminder that spring, made notorious
by Gentle Annie" in connection, has
really come, an that bleak Winter and
JACK Frost have left rs for season at
at least. Even the flowers seem to be
more forward here and il is no unusual
thing to see the fair sex with beautiful
nosegay, plucked from their own yards,
adorning their angel-ike forms. Flow
ers and women are lovely things, and
when combined, as have seen so ire
quently since have been here, present
a sight the expression OF which would re-
quire more superlatives than | can COM
mand. +. G. w.
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