The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-12

trade With the farming class now con-
tlnues the whole year round. When cot
houses were hampered In their operations
by having their capital locked up for eight
q WIN hf s dspssaoh II Srsd T. hs s
the farmers have something to sell or ex-
change all the time. Receipts OF fruits.
and other vegetables as We'll as Chickens.
eggs butter. cattle, hides and tallow are
as good as cash az any time .
| through two institutions. the First Ma
tonsi Bank: founded In lsSs. isns and the the
bassn' N0s pTesident: nanE NJ Gsiose Moseey vice.
| president, and Isham Evans. cashier. It's
statement Of condition in April showed
Sonds for circulation Sss ssSooo due from re-
ssss ssea assns T & due dus fsSm Ssh sas
banks. sl34S; banking house, 5000; other
real estate. :2l. l5s; cash on hand sl9SS;
rsSsPsSa rsnss Pss iIoa totsl i resources The
surplus. 1892 undivided profits and siss.l1
iGspSSssss IN New York. k N St. Louis. Memphis and
$, L. Hearn is president Of the Bank Of
| w. Keyes are yice-president and cashier
$4,000, with surplus and profits OF sSogo so
| OF their statement loans and discountss
| $4,000. bonds and real estate $500 AND
cash and exchange ssa'ysS ;s ;sppeaar' pea Meme rne
| phis connections.
The splendid moral tone of the West
Point community Is 9sssveT 3s Wits
list, Methodist. Cumberland Presbyteri-
in lie denominations. en5rnSltii and ali have large
Congregations. The nolored race has
many Churches Of its own.
Point are the especial pride OF the ciu-
zens. The educational institutions are
both public and private. me public
sl4.5O0. The attendance. OF pupils is about
400 white children and 800 colored. The
sShSoi for she Whit sS Sharsn tsacssrs yeeS
best talent in the educational line that
the city could secure. All the grades are
t,1.anns Common sce and high pf school education.
The public school is modern In It's ap-
pointments and occupies a square In 2
for ruS' the coiored " children is G equally well
located. and those who have Il In charge
are competent instructors The building
Is good and substantial
Tho southern Female College. located
I'm West Point in 1894, is a fourtshing In
stituop Its spieppdid en- eu,aings n t sitgas
section OF the city. make II the show
place for all visitors. The buildings are
in extent. The increasing reputation has
made necessary many extensions OF the
college buildings and property: The
ed by steam and are perfectly ventilated.
Artesian wells furnish the purest OF wa
ter. The healthfulness Of the location OF
there never has been a case OF serious
illness among its students. The enroll
ment OF students reaches % more a than 20 80,
faculty is composed or graduates or the
best colleges IN the country 10 teachers
tuions shem 70 do i the ever Very BEST
for the students. Many OF these teachers
are specialists Of national reputation In
branches are taught and the special
courses consist OF music, art. elocution
and physical culture and commercial
Garment DH ii is from the New England Con-
servatory IN Boston, and the principals OF
the art and the elocution and physica!
prominent New York schools. A gradu-
ate of the Royal Conservatory Of Leipsg,
n. parSess OF tha rv,ne us1S pSs
| paratory work for the best conservatories
| In Europe and America A feature OF
room. roo containing the standard works, the
l best reference books biographies and the
| leading periodicals. Each student Is ex-
hsI,eS tsis department "a sR Systematically cuitiyat-
literature; The citizens Of West Point
| cate, and have reaped a splendid return
on the nvestment
| The West Point Military. Academy fur
coantfy Tt hs EstSoshed S do in iss It has nsd
great oIR II pr s Il rs has srad aSe
best facilities far furnishing a first-class
| business education or for forming tho
basis for further course IT I'M IN the S1sbs sntVer or
| der OF talent. Some 100 students arc en-
| rolled at the academy.
A West Point institution which IS en-
gagged in the work OF the higher Christ
Holmes seminary. established in 1897 by
the Board OF Missions for freedmen Of
nary. Which cost $4,000, were. recently
greater cost and with Increased facili-
| ties. The seminary Is memorial to Mrs.
| Mary Holmes, wife OF Rev. Mead Holmes
Gated in Jackson. Miss, in 1892, but after
| WARDS came to West Point, chosen be.
cause Of its exceptional healthfulness and
| the offer OF 20 acres OF land at the city
| limits The faculty consists of the pres.
| ident the principal and nine cultured
and fS ted Ths rss IF
and to work for the advancement OF
their race one Of the objects OF this
tai teachers for the public and private
schools OF the state. The departments in
housekeeping and In dressmaking arc
valuable adjuncts Of the school. Every
girl must learn TO make her own clothes.
References have been made to the
healthfulness OF West Point. The record
OF the city In this respect is the very best,
the death rate OF both races combined not
exceeding 10 per 1000. The climate Is
bracing and invigorating and the heat Is
never oppressive. the highest mark OF the
thermometer. IS degrees. being only occa-
sionally reached during the summer. In
the night cool breezes always assure
rest
This enterprise OF West Point is shown
IN It's water works and electric plant.
which are run Jointly and both owned py
the city. The systems cost SC,0OJ ana
only $50. 900 bonds were Issued 10 pay ior
construction. Both systems pay pront
which Is applied to the cancellation or the
bonds. The water supply Is furnishsd py
two artesian wells. one 90 feet deep ana
the other $40 feet deep. The water from
these wells Is soft and free from alkaloids
or minerals and tho supply, 600 gallons
per minute. is equal TO $4,000 gallons per
day, or more than enough for popula-
tlon OF 1901 900. The supply can be In
creased to any limit by this addition OF
moro wells and the building of moro res
eryoIrs The water is forced by air to a
.,f,,r. Hor rl,a of