Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-04-20
Letter From Missouri.
EPwORTH, Mo,


April II, 1899.
DEAR REGISTER Il am now in North
east Missouri about 80 miles west Of
Hannibal. on the Mississippi river, Wis
iting at the home of my venerable KIN
dred. Mr.. and Mrs. Marten Miller Mr..
Miller is a native of Washington county
Md. and his wife. who was Elizabeth
Conklyn, now S0yearS OF age, was raised
near Duffields, jefferson county She
left there in 1885, and settled in ONO,
coming to Missouri in 1859. She used
to attend services at Elk Branch Church
with the McGarrys, the BurrS, the Dan
iels and many others of the long ago,
who have passed over the river and are
resting from their labors. 1t is great
Measure to hear her relate "reminiscences
of that neighborhood which occurred IN
her girlhood days.
Mr.. Miller is e years Of age, and re-
lates many incidents of We olden times
in Old MARYLAND | have been most de-
lirhtfully entertained at the hoSpltaole
| homes OF Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Deeman,
Mr.. and Mrs Henry ShOatfstall, Mr.. and
Mrs. Al Shoafstall, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Shoafstall. Mr.. and Mrs. James HarklnS,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. LorrentZ.
We are having beautiful spring
weather now, quite a contrast to Easter
Monday. when fierce northeast snow
and wind storm prevailed, drifting the
roads terribly and very cold-only 10
above zero on April LIST. We mad nne
| sled-rde on the 2nd, and were caught
out on the prairie in the great storm
This is beautiful country up mere
and generally well improved. with com
Portable homes but worse roads are
hardly possible TO be found than here
during the wet season. This seems to
be the case generally in regard to the
roads wherever have benin Missouri.
Some of the Virginia rock could be used
| to advantage on these roads, as rocks
are a rarity in this section.
SheIbina. on the Hannibal and st.
Joe Railroad, is thriving town OF 3OOO,
has a fine park, and is the metropolis OF
the county. Clarence is also place OF
considerable business on this road.
| Shelbyville is the county seat and has
a very handsome and imposing court
| house recently built. Its arrangement
is very complete. The town has a num-
| her of handsome residences, including
that of Congressman Lloyd, Hon VIII
| lard Burris and Judge Rice Maupln, OF
the probate court, prominent gentle
men of the town, who extended to us
very cordial greeting that made one feel
RIGHT at home. 1t is a pleasure to meet
such genial gentlemen. The remem'
brance Of their hospitality stays with
one. There are some fine stores IN the
| town The Baptist, Christian, PreSby'
terrain and Southern Methodist all have
handsome and commodiouS churches.
Substantial old Shelbyvllle is really a
pleasant place to visit. 1t has many
| quaint-looking buildings, landmarks of
We olden times. The Shelby county
Herald is a bright, spry, readable news
paper. Mr.. Joe Doyle, the editor, IS a
pleasant gentlemen.
find in this section, as | have done
in other portions of the State, large
number of old Virginians, who all seem
to be glad to talk of the Old Dominion.
The venerable DR. PreiSt, a Nirginian,
has a fine practice and is highly es-
| teemed in the community as physician
and citizen Epworth is busy little
| hamlet at the crossroads ID miles from
| the noise and hustle of the iron horse,
with telephone communication with
different sections of the out side world.
The various religious denominations all
have neat and comfortable churches
| through this section Of country.
The farmers are much rejoiccd that
good weather has come, so they can SOW
their oats and get to general work. The
season is unusually late this spring.
This is a great oats, corn and grass
country Little or no wheat is raised in
this section. 1t is also great stock
country.
The little town of Leonard is very
Economically situated, on the bluffs over
looking Black creek. DR.. Homed, a
former Nirginan, is a very prominent
physician at that place
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