Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-01-05
Letter From Missouri.
PLEASANT GREEN, Mo-,
Dacemhar 20 1903

| Jour l0CneS Oh SHOW, SIelSIl ueIlS Hedlu
on all sides; fine ice harvest, eight
! inches thick.
have had a very pleasant visit OF
several days with my friends, Messrs.
James and Ollie Bridges, at the beauti-
full home of their parents, near Clifton
! City. On Sunday heard two fine SER
mons by Rev Mr.. Briggs, pastor, at
! Clifton Methodist Church South-fine
congregations. On Monday, behind a
fine span of horses, my friend Mr.. J. B.
| handling the ribbons, we drove fourteen
miles past some fine farming land and
! comfortable homes TO Sedalia, the Queen
! City of the Prairie and cOunty-seat OF
! Pettis county, and saw many places of
| interest 1t is lovely place. Broad
way street is POO feet wide and over
three miles long four rows of shade
| trees and grass plats and adorned with
| the fine residences, exhibiting great taste
| and wealth. Ohio street is the scene Of
! business activity. Sedalans can well be
! proud of their magnificent churches.
| The most prominent, noted for their
| beauty. are First NJ. f. Church, First
/ Congregational. First Baptist, Calvary
| Episcopal, Christian Church, Cumber-
! land PRESBYTERIAN and Broadway Pres
! byterian churches, all immense build
| ingS and elegantly furnished. There are
also fine school buildings and business
| colleges Colored college costing $50, 900.
The court house is the second finest in
| the State, costing sos, 600, occupying
| beautiful square in the center Of the
| city. From the tower 200 feet high is
| fine panoramic view of the city and the
rich farming lands surrounding it, The
| circuit court was in session. The ar
rangements and furnishings Of the court
house were superb. A fine public library
! is in the basement. where the stranger
is always welcomed. | was in 1.-The
vault" where are kept the deed books,
| the beginning of which dates back to
| 1888 Quite a contrast in size Of books
! of that wear and the huge ones of late
years. 1t is very large room and very
secure. Sedalia is an up-to-date city of
%. 200, and has electric street cars and
| fine hotels and stores.
On Tuesday of last week, in company
with county clerk elect, w. B. Rissler,
we went by rail TO historic Bonneville,
| the COunty-seat of Cooper county, Is
miles distant, sometimes called the vine
! clad city. on account of the immense
vineyards on the hills surrounding the
| city. 1t is a place of 5000 and rich in
| historic interest. 1t is named after the
| famous kentuckian, Daniel Boone, who
once lived near there. The present
| courthouse was built in 1910, and its
! first record Of court proceedings dates
! back to 1919. 1t was the scene Of many
| stirring. exciting and startling events
! during the war between the States.
| About the second battle of that eventful
| epoch took place on the bluffs ON the
! Missouri river, about two miles from the
! town. between the Federal and COnfed-
/ crate forces. A great many representa-
/ tive and wealthy men have their homes
! in oonevillc-among them that distin-
| guiShed MiSSourian, Senator Vest, and
| Governor Lon V. Stephenson, the pres
! ent Governor Of the State. The Ste
! phenson homestead in Bonneville is one
| of palatial elegance had the pleasure
| of meeting all the Judges of the circuit
| court then in session, also eX-Judge Zol-
! linger. who has relatives in CharleStown,
! and the clerks of the circuit and county
| courts. all of whom were most pleasant
! and agreeable gentlemen, and made
many inquiries about old Virginia, as
| they were either closely or remotely
| connected by ties of relationship with
| the grand ole State. The hour spent
! with these court officials was very pleas
! ant indeed Bonneville has fine educa-
! tional advantages the Mcguire Female
| Seminary. the noted kemper school,
! founded by . brother Of Governor Kemp
er. of Virginia. and the MiSSourian State
! Reform School. The latter was place
! of great interest. 1t is beautifully sit
uated on the bluffs half-mile out, COM
handing magnificeEt-view Of the Mis-
souri, river. the city, Walnut Grove Gem
etery ana the surrounding country for
mi IS distant. There are 4l5 inmates in
tie School-boys ranging in age from
! childhood up to Is. who have been guilty
| of some offense against the laws Of the
State. Here they are we'll cared for,
taught the various trades and sChOoled.
| The buildings are handsome and COM
modous, kept in perfect order, and all
the work is done by the boys The dis
ciplne is very strict and carried out to
the letter. Shoemaking, knitting, tail
oring, laundrying, farming, cooking,
briCkmaking, carpentering and black
smithing are all taught here. | heard
! good recitations in the school-room. The
sleeping apartments are in keeping with
| the reSt-snowy-wh cots. rooms all
heated by steam q chapel seating per-
! haps 500, where Sunday school and re-
ligious services are held every Sunday
afternoon by the different ministers of
the city The religious discipline is rig
idly enforced. The boys have organized
fine band, and on certain evenings
| give dramatic entertainments, accom-
panied by band and piano music. The
| hospital building, where the sick are
cared for. is a model of neatnesS and
comfort-n fact the whole affair is man
aged in a systematic way. The Secre-
tarv is a very pleasant gentleman and
takes great pleasure in having visitors
shown through the buildings. This in
stitution is Il great credit to the State
One of the most pleasant and polished
gentlemen met in Bonneville was Judge
Horace a. Hutchinson, Judge of the pro-
bate court and editor of the Bonneville
AdvFrtiSer, a very popular paper. |
had a very pleasant call at the Judge S
editorial sanCtum, which was fitted up
in style that showed good taste. He
is also the author of some fine poetical
works; in fact he is type Of the pol
ished gentleman Of I'VE olden time. -
May success attend the Judge and his
good paper many more years.
Pilot Grove, pretty town Of POO. is
noted as taking its name from Pilot
Grove, clump of trees on an elevation
near by that served as a pilot TO direct
travellers on their road westward, and is
well remembered by the old pioneers of
Missouri.
Mr. Andrew Eichelberger former
Jefferson county man, has handsome
residence at Pilot Grove and owns fine
property there. Old NirginianS are nu-
merouS here, and all are anxious to hear
from their native State. Quails are nu-
merouS, and perSimmOns are seen on all
sides and are almost equal TO dates. The
trees are loaded with them, and are now
in their prime. The colder the weather
the better they are.
Miss Sarah Harris, who is well-known
1 at I'm ffialdS is mem her of Judpe Will