The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-02-01
A PLEASANT OCCASION.
Two of the Club sleigh Ride AROUND an,
About Greencastle.

Two of the Club sleigh Ride AROUND and
About Greenca stle.
DEAR II. /. C.. FRIENDs-I will under
take TO tell you of a very pleasant visit /
made yesterday. and the nice time l had
with Mr.. Alonzo p. Jacobs, the chairman
of our executive committee.
As the winter term of school was out
and we had a few DAYS of vacation /
thought ! would run down and spend
few hours with a member of our club,
the distance beng only some TWEEN
" miles southwest of this place
On arriving at Greencastle | found that 1t
Was nearly a half-mile to the business
part of town. Going to the postOfiice and
inQuiring for him l was directed to the
clerks office and from there to the
auditors office. whore | found him at
desk hard at work. As he was very busy
we made arrangements TO meet little
after noon and l left him, spending the
next two hours with one OF my fellow
students, walking around through the
town.
When | came back to the Office he was
not there, but IL was not long till he came,
when We went to the restaurant and had
dinner, after which we went to q livery
stable where there was horse and sleigh
waiting for us and the next two hours we
spent IL sleigh riding He took me ali
over the city; past the college buildings of
DePauw university, seven In number.
The West college and the Science
hall, TWO large brick buildings one three
and the other four stories high, stand on a
block west oil the avenue surrounded by a
very beautiful group OF trees Across the
street in front of these buildings il the
east college bulldog, three-story brick
above the basement, and has q tower in
which Is situated large clock. There is
grove OF young trees surrounding this
building. Or course all this was covered
up In fifteen inches OF snow, but one
could half way realize the extreme beauty
of the place in summer or fall.
Across the street east OF the old build
ing is the ladies' dormitory and music hall
two large brick buildings. And farther
south on the avenue is the theology build
ing or Florence hall, q new three-story
building. and last is McKim's observatory,
which IL on the opposite side of the town,
below which there is soon to be planted
large park and lake constructed. he
also pointed out many places OF interest
and residences OF some of the best people !;
among them was that of John Clark Rid
path, the historian.
OIocSiBR the fOaQ, which mas
very nice little depot, We went south
past the place where the Grseucastle nail
works was situated before IL was moved to
Muncie, Ind after natural gas was found.
Beyond this on the hill on the east side of
the road is Forest bill cemetery on q level
with or perhaps higher than the city, from
which one can obtain an excellent view
of the city lying to the north and extend
ing fully q mile in length from west to
east; also of the college buildings, which
present fine appearance from here.
The cemetery itself is pace OF great
beauty to the visitor, consisting of a grove
OF cedar and syergrsens intermingled,
with which are beautiful tomb
stones of various shapes and
designs. There is also several large vaults.
and several fountains and not lar from
the center is a soldiers monument COM
| posed OF marble, statue OF a warrior per-
haps somewhat larger than lie size, sit
ting on column which rests on two
| square foundation stones And along the
driveway there are several representa-
lions OF cannon poised on rock base
ment OF course all the beauties OF sum
mer and fall were covered with ice and
snow but l thought what a sub
lime and beautiful place il must
be in the many charms OF autumnal daye.
Returning TO the city we drove back TO
where We had started.
We then went around to his home,
where l became acquainted with his