The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1898-03-15
FACTS AND OBSERVATIONS
On a "trip to Jackson, Breathit'
County.

Entering into the makeup Of every
day life are many things for which
we shosld be thankful. The traveller
by rail to Jackson should not COM
plain because he has not the use Of a
Pullman or Wagner palace car, speed
ing slong at fifty or sixty miles an
hour, for hewould get there too quick
and would not have sufficient time to
study and appreciate the surroundings,
through which he passes.
The last mountain trip made by the
writer was to Hazel Green, in De-
cember, and in buggy. While this
method OF transportation is better
than walking, yet he says that tor
dispatch and business, for ease AND
physical comfort, give me a train on
the L g. e or on. the Broas railroad
which will soon be built between
jackson and Csney coal fields, in
Morgan, although there are not three
or four passenger trains daily each
way.
Circuit Court was to convene Oh
Monday Cast week). The writer and
his, brother Robert, to be in time, ar
rived on Sunday at 6 p. m. The ge-
NAL host, his honor Judge j, Wise
Hagins, met us with conveyance
drawn by two blacks, Charley and
Ned (f), which can be relied upon in
stiff mud fully 141 inches deep,
through which you must go part Of
the way en- route to the hotel.
OF course we stopped at the Arling-
ton, kept, as intimated, by the County
Judge, whom we first knew when we
were schoolmates under Judge Saw
Sge in Mi. Sterling about Is years
ago. After being refreshed at his
we'll supplied table, Trimble brothers
attended the Presbyterian church and
heard Rev. Witherspoon, of Louis
vile. On Monday night there was a
large crowd at the Methodist church
to hear lecture delivered by Rev. T.
S. Hubert, subject, "Home Sweet
Home" (The lecturer is known in
this county,. as he has preached for
Rev. johnson at Grassy Lick). The
lecturer, apparently young man, has
a fine command of language, speaks
fluently, and delivered pleasing lee
ture. s...,.
i We had visited Jackson about 20
years ago, when it was an insignifi.
cant hamlet, before the quickening to
higher living and commercial enter
prise had transformed it into thriv.
ing prosperous town, whose people
are now interested in good works, to
large degree sober, law-abiding, re.
fined and progressive.
We prefer to '"forget the things
which are behind and to dwell upor
the present and hope for the future
The contrast is great. We observed
the large crowd in attendance a
court; we noticed the people at tho
churches; we also listened. WI
sought explanation, asked the chic
factors in the very commendabl,
change. OF one prominent county
man we received the answer: eth,
work of Rev. }. j. Dickey and th'
building of the railroad" Others ties
titled to the good work done by Mr.
Dickey, who In pulpit, school room
and with his paper, started into new
/ life the people of Breathitt. Othe
> worthy and consecrated men hav
, been his co-laborers and successors
and will continue to greater useful
ness the agencies for good. 1t W
. mistake not, the school which he es
tablished passed into other hands, ant
for seven years the oldest of the uni
. versity schools of Central University
Richmond, KY, has been the pride O
Breathitt county. The college build
ing would do honor to bluegrass
Q cities. During the past year NOR
| than $4,000 were spent in enlargin
: the buildin0. which Ia modern in an
2 pesrance and apartments and heate
l by furnace. The chapel, with stee
I CEILING and seated with attractiv
opera chairs, will accommodate abou
500 persons. The building is two an,
three stories, made OF brick, wit
: stone trimming, and is located on ele
| waited ground. There are two com
4 modious and attractive college home
A for boys and girls, In recognition o
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