Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-03-04
Letter From n Former Resident.

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EDITOR PENINSULA ENTERPRISE
Please allow me space in your paper
for q few notes from Lake Superior.
Perhaps they may be of interest to
some of your many readers.
A Northern Wisconsin winter! This
thought is chilling to Southerner,
but only so before he has some ex-
perience with our climate. While
on our way to Wisconsin we were
troubled much by our thoughts of
the cold section into which we were
going, but our apprehension of any
dissatisfaction on this account has
failed to materialize. 1t is true we
have had cold winter but has it
not been cold everywhere? While
mercury has dropped to the bottom
and remained there for several days
before rising again, yet we have been
troubled but very little. The re-
deeming feature of the Lake Super.
ior region is the dryness of our at
mosphere. At 15o below zero we feel
the cold less than you do at 100 above.
Our air is so dry that we hardly
think of the weather until we are
reminded by frozen water pipes, land
in other ways" that mercury lies
asleep at the end of the Toboggan
Glide. We have had only one small
rain since we came here-that fell
early in October. The snow? well
we have our share. From the way it
has fallen since yesterday I think we
shall soon be able to spare about
eighteen inches and then have all we
want.
Ashlan,2. where your correspondent
resides, located on the Chequeame-
gon bay only few miles from the
lake, is a city of 10000 Inhabitants
fifty three per cent. foreign birth.
The CITY is supported by mining and
lumber interests principally. No ore
is mined in our immediate commu-
nifty. but it is all either worked here
or shipped from this point by water
to Eastern markets. We have many
lines and four trunk line
roads. The city is growing rapidly
and bids fair to be one of great COM
mercial and manufacturing import
ance.
The various denominations are all
by at least one church.
The Baptists, Methodists and Pres
byterians have at least two organi-
each. While the people here
as body are not as religiously in
clined as the people of the South.
yet there are many as good and no
BILE hearted christians in Ashland as
have found anywhere Mrs. Pruitt
and I were warmly received by the
First Baptist Church, and were &C
corded a grand reception in church
in which the various churches took
part. We thank God for all the kind
received and the encour-
aging prospects of our work. Mrs.
Pruitt has charge of a very interest
ing missionary band. Her class meets
her twice each month in the lecture
room of the church. 1t is wonderful
TO note the interest manifested by all
the boys and girls. The First Bap-
list Church is an active, aggressive
body. Our congregations are large
1T every service. Often the lecture
room is thrown open to accommo-
late the people. We are much en-
outraged by signs of increased growth
ind interest along all lines.
/ We all like sympathy and love true
dave prt s7I4s.s4o At tters jath to me
aware that any loss had befallen me
until I learned that it was currently
reportedn in Eastern Virginia that
had. We have had cold weather but
nv ears have not been taken off. SO
to all friends, I will say that this re-
port is like many other thinge we
occasionally hear. But as it is based
on "good authority probably it
might be well for self-appointed
committee to make an investigation.
myself permit me to say,
that years ago adopted the prin-
ciples embodied in Nehemiah Q: 8, to
which / refer all especially" in
terested.
Your paper is welcomed by us reg
ularly every week. We appreciate it
most highly and never knew just
how good paper it is until we left
old Accomac. Our health is good
and we greatly enjoy the cool, brac-
ing air OF a Northern Wisconsin eli
mate. Should you or any OF our
Eastern Shore friends visit Chicago
during the year it will be a pleasure
to us to have you extend your trip to
Ashland and spend awhile with us in
our new home. Best wishes for all.
With regard,
J. B. PRUITT.
Feb. ssd, 1893.