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] One day last week Jas. A. Carter| ’ r 1j a n d w i f e a ce o m pan i ed by Jas. £ van ::j of Blue Mound Illinois, visited Mr,! , 'j Levi Evans and family near Stones■ * • * . .Crossing, Johnson County. Ther%first place of interest on our route. 9was Waverly, a quiet little village* - ''' ’ ■ . • .nestling at the foot of the bluffs ofWhite river. In the olden times,■ ‘ . ... *Waverly was considered the wicked-jest town in the state, but there has 1 been a wonderful change in the mortals of the place. The town is ] filled now with good moral men and woman. They have a beautiful* •■■■.-, vW:-' . 9 (church building, perhaps the best in. ■ ■ ■ . •• TT'Tthe county, as a country church*r\The next place of interest was Brown-' . • ‘ ‘ i r i .•town which was completely burnedout last Summer. Several new build-• 1 , . ■ ■ ■ * ■ * •' ■ 1 -• 1gins have been put up. The placei v ' § •does not look so cheerless as we expected. There is a Christam church,■ - r . • • - _ i ..a large and commodious structure1 • ' * .. . ! . . • m m 4 » •which escaped the great lire. All along our route the farmers werej 1 . . * * • • . • . _ • . . *.***.• . • • . . * - - . . .busy gathering com which crop is immense. But there seemed to be ageneral complaint ot the scarcity of water. On the Southwest corner ofA . * . - . # • i ' * 1 ' r ■ *Evans4 land, the township has a; - •; - . • . . J ■ • *_ • V 1 - . ' ■ . 1 •graded school. The house is a brickj ■ .. , (l;a. • . . # . • . * * 'structure, largej i . • . • . . . • ■ .■ i . . 4 * *• 1 .mschool observed• • % ’ i . i • • “§ •• * ’ • . . ' *• . - I 's * * . *. • • .The school building was beautifully• . ' ' 1 * _*• ' “ iwithi . -•ge one floated from the top of the building. Mr. Evans informs me• 9 .1 Athan the school is a success. Thefarmers of that part of the countryf - v “ : ' .. 1 . .. ..raise thousands of bushels ol tomatoesfor the canning
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Mooresville Guide
Mooresville, Indiana, US
Fri, Nov 15, 1895
Page 8
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