1854 -- trains and such

Indiana American, August 1854

VALLEY ROAD

The Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Chicago Road (being the road straight through to Cincinnati by the White Water Valley) promptly made their payment yesterday i case on their excellent Depot grounds in this place.

The road is progressing surely and safely. They take good real estate for stock, and we hear that they have accepted 93,000 acres in the last 20 days.

The lands are in various parts of the country and are received by appraisement of three persons under oath.

With their safe and efficient President, E. M. Gregory, this road will be managed rightly but they will not begin before they are ready, consequently they will not swamp down. 

-- Ind. Journal

• The turnpike to Metamora is nearly completed. We are glad of this. We not expect to visit that thriving place more frequently. (This became U.S. 52.)
• The fourth quarterly meeting on Fairfield circuit will be a basket meeting in the grove east of Blooming Grove on the 2nd and 3rd of September.
• Geo. A. Chase will deliver a temperance lecture at Blooming Grove Sunday the 27th at 10:30 a.m. and at Fairfield at 3 p.m. the same day.
• John L. Robinson don't like the American. If we would steep it in whisky or lard oil, he would literally devour it.