Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1894-05-11
Williamsburg, the Circus, Several Towns
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day, | jumped TO the circus at Williams
burg Tuesday and spent another day
taking in the sights aud shekel or two
now and then. | told you in our last
that Mr.. Breckinridge's show was good
one and now | can tell you the same OF
Mr.. FOrepaugh.
An immense crowd gathered at Will
iiamsburg to see the show and following
my established custom OF being where
two or three are gathered together
made this no exception. Money is mon
strous scarce everywhere and hard times
is the cry from the four corners OF the
globe, but notwithstanding all this /
found good many who wanted the
Cheapest and best" as well as respect.
ably large number who were ready and
waiting to renew for another year. Will
liamsburg, with population Of 1000 or
1900, has only three papers, enough for
town just three times the size. They
all get along though and as is said OF the
omnibus, there seems to be always room
for one more.
Williamsburg is not growing as fast SO
some towns and there are some who
think she is about grown while others
claim to be sincere in the belief that the
place will some day be one OF the cities
you read about. There is an effort on
the part of many OF the good people to
make Williamsburg an educational CEN
working. The Bsptists already have a
magnificent building and a tlourishing
school and the academy, with about 100
pupils is also in prosperous condition.
The public schools OF the town and
county are also good and il the children
of Whitley don't get a pretty fair educa-
ton it will be fault OF their own.
The section around Williamsburg used
to abound with saw mills but owing to
the present dull times, together with the
scarcity of timber, great many OF them
have closed down.
The circus, as | said above, WAS good
no doubt the biggest one that ever
Stretched its tents at that place. The
menagerie vas splendid and many new
features we're introduced in the circus
TIE riding hardly came up 10 the aver
age, but 1t seems that that portion OF the
circus is gradually wearing out. Spleen
did order was preserved throughout and
for a prohibition town comparatively
| few drunken men were seen.
From Williamsburg | went to East
Bernstadt and thence to Altsmont; two
mining towns and two very dull ones al
present The former seems TO be grad.
ually dying, and when arrived there al
the solemn hour of midnight was oi
the opinion that il had already gone the
way OF all good. A little life sprung up
with the dawn of day, however, and
was reminded that the little town with q
big name Was not dead but sleeping
Altamont, Col. Cash Crooke's town, ia
holding her own a little better. Tit
miners were all idle as far as digging
coal is concerned, but the majority wer,
either working their gardens or improv'
ing their homes. Altamont promises t.
be a far better town when the railroad
between Manchester and that place il
completed, but from the present appear
ance of things that day is far in the din
and distant future.
At the circus, on the train and in ever,
town visited young babies were abun
dant. They were noticeable because o
their beauty and excellent lungs ant
with me more than anything else be
cause OF my intense love for the dea
little creatures in general. +. q. w.