The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-10-02


moved TO Richmond. Several hundred |
Of Richmond citizens who were an.
ious that the new court house be con-
structed at that place went to Center.
Vile and took with them a small can
non. When they arrived ut the town
hall they demanded the officers to
prepare to move the books to Rich.
mond. This they refused to do.
whereupon the Richmond men loaded
their cannon and AIRED at the build.
ing. The FIRST two cannon balls lodged
in the bricks above the front door.
the third went crashing through the
door. The Centerville ONCE holders
surrendered the hall and the court
house was moved TO the Quaker City
Of the West
"West Of Conterville." says Mr..
Searight. tho road crosses Nolans
Fork.a small Indiana stream. and
short distance beyond and near the
poor farm. toll gate was established.
and there was also a tavern at this
point One mile west OF the poor
farm. Crum Fork Is crossed by means
Of bridge. and between this stream
toll gate and also n tavern. There
n a bridge over the stream between
Germantown and Cambridge City.
West of Cambridge City and near
Dublin. there was a toll gate and a
short distance west OF Dublin. the
rond passes out Of Wayne county.
Tho frst tavern established in
Dublin was by Samuel Scheduled, an
old virginian. pleasantly remembered
on account Of his staunch patriotism.
He displayed on his sign board the
motto: Our Country. Right or
Wrong"
The years before the civil war and
even before the building OF the Cum
borland road, Wayne county witness.
ed growth In population and increase
In industry. Some OF the best life
blood OF Germany and the British
Isles was flowing In the veins Of her
Inhabitants. The sturdy. economic.
industrious German piled his trade or
operated n small farm. Industries
were soon established. The power OF.
fered by the Whitewater river was
readily adopted and as a result the
manufacture OF pianos was started.
and the Starr Piano company.
making forty pianos daily. began.
Abraham Gaar and Mr.. Nixon started
other industries Gaar. Scott & Com
pany. manufacturing. together with
Robinson & Company in the city more
threshing machines than any other
city In the world.
Schools followed Road.
Thus Richmond's industries grew
and with her Industries she progress.
ed. Public schools followed in the
wake OF the National road. churches
were established and Earlham col.
lcge founded.
The Quakers have for years been
prominent In Richmond. In 1887 they
started a movement for the construc-
ton OF Quaker boarding school west
OF Richmond where the children of
Quaker parents might receive q
guarded education" In 1857 this was
changed into q college.
Before the college was established
the Quaker Meeting House was built
and Richmond soon was known as
the Quaker City OF the West. In
1887 Joseph John Quincy came to
Richmond to attend. the Yearly Meet.
ms. He was prominent English
Friend and statesman. While visit.
ing In Richmond he visited with Wal.
ter Carpenter who was the first su.
perintendent Of Earlham college.
While Joseph John Quincy was Wis
iting In North Carolina ae met old
DR.. Cannon. father of Speaker Joseph
John Quincy Cannon. A few years
later when Uncle Joe" was born he
was named after the Hon. Joseph
John Quincy OF England. Earlham
college was named after Mr.. Gurney's
country home In England. "Earlham."
Yearly. since 1890. the Quaker
Meetings have been held In Richmond.
A few years ago tho Five Years Meet.
ing. which 10 meeting Of delegates
from all the Friends churches in the
world. met In Richmond.
News Travelled Slowly.
The National road was invaluable
In other respects. When It was con.
structed there were no telephones,
tclegraphs or railroads. Events in
the east would not reach the west
for months before the Cumberland
road linked the east and middle west.
To the farmer and resident Of the
small towns the arrival of the mail
= coach was welcomed with great Joy.
even though the mail when II did ar.
rive. was . month or two old The
stage was delayed while the anxious
people gathered about the driver or
the travellers and questioned them a.
TO events Of tho east and Europe. Az
ter the completion Of the road the
mail was sent from Warrington to
indianapolis In sixty-0ve and one
half hours hours. n the mail was
piled In the bottom Of the stage coach
~ Il was at the beginning Of the Cum
oerland road tra6lc. II required six
days and twenty hours to make the
trip. Contrast this method With that