The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-05-13
western Maryland Railroad.


Council Of Baltimore ovcr>this road.
For the purpose Of allowing the corporate
authorities Of Baltimore to form q ecmpe-
tent Judgment Of the expediency Of granting
70 the Western Maryland Railroad the fur.
Their appropriation Of one million dollars
asked for BY It 10 order to finish the line TO
Hagcrstown and williamsport, Maryland,
an invitation Was extended by the officers Of
the Company to the Mayor and City Coun'
ell to visit the route OF the road. onThurs.
dry morning the party Of exearsionists lett
Calvert Station in handsome special car
on the halfpast eight o'clock train. The
following gentlemen composed the party;
Hon. Robert T. Banks, Mayor Henry Du.
vail, Esq, President of the First Branch of
the City Council Bernard Carter, Esq, II.
Crout, Esq, and John Wickcrsham, ESQ.,,
members of tho Committee of Ways and
Means on the part Of the First Branch Of
the City Council General James NJ. An
derson, George II. Dokce, Esq, and WIN.
J. King, Esq, the Second Branch members
'' '''e same eo,nn,'''ee pes'ues '"ese 'ue'e
were messrS, .. .. "'u'' 'osepn v" hs
gleston and John Ferry, of the First Branch
OF inc ivy eoune''' ana ihcmas D. Drown,
ESQ VI 'h' 'eeo"u or'''ea' nie'no''s "
.ne Uotnul'',eo U" in'e'""' i"i,o'e"en,s'
"enue'i no''uia"' Esq., i,es'ue"' VI .a'
"ss'e'" 1"y'aau n'''',o"' W. o"''''
no'lhan, n, i,~in' ESQ oupe,'"'e"'
oeh', anu mr. nouseS, rre's"' atu 4 assen'
gss Hsen' " Tue i,oao' oene''i isA,' ~
i''"''e' s'' s"i VINO '.eS '"'
s'eA'er pat' ot .ne 'ou'e 'onn "'ns' hsq.'
yA"es nyue' hsq'' s''u s'''," ,'P,ess"'a
"'e' VI 'ne p'eS' ""u o'ne' i"'''eu sues''
were 'nc'uuea "nong tue eNcufS'oh'S'S'
luz car Se' 'p''' 'oF inc use VI '"o guests
Vi Tue company was one OF INC hneS' on 'he
roau' handsomely h.'ed up ana iurnished
WIN p.eh'''ul s.ooA Oh e"'soies anu orihk'
a"'e FROM pa',.'nore 70 'ne 'le'ay mouse
was Out tue run ., some twenty MN n'es'
anu ~ '''S pom, Tue spee'a car was s~''ch
wv" ~ " '"e "n ',"''''"u '''''roa'
anu without any loss Oh ume was running
rapia'y along 'ne margin OF owa"n Lake
anu sum "'e'"a'us 'ne passengers "er'
anorueu an opportunity 70 witness the Ter
''e beauty Oh inc oreen spring 'aiey, ~
the hei"y house, Hon. james U. Clark
state senator from Baltimore county, wa
added to the number OF excurslonists.
On arnvlngat Westminster, Carroll coun
W about u O'Clock, we found the platform
at the depot pretty well crowded with the
peVp's VI '"''' Oo'v"s", anu 'oau ,a''S Ner'
"Ns 'v 'po.,"' a'o, i"'H' '"''o
.u'eu W. Da'@', "no si'o"o W 'i' ''o"'
no." '"s ea' p'""V'" ,o' 'e" ""'''e"'S
s"s'"s '"'" " WIS 'ns'' ue''fe 70 'ooA " you
Interests a'''' 'ooA'"s 70 our owl" '" W.
""s '"' ''""e'O" "H'eA VIC "o" nave " I, ~
sou' "''' "'p' " MANI :" e'e" '"o'eo0'u'"
'"aa "o" eA'S'S We nope mat 'hc u'n'
"'h 'one "neh 'ne ioao Will pe eonip'e'e'
P" YOUR sa''s,aenon'
Inc sPseen was ,oua'y eneerea, anu up
peheu " srca',y p'e'se tue pieopie'
~ "e'',nns'er 'ne eAcurs,o"'s's "er'
Jo'"ea ~ augustus ,nrSer, Esq, 'orme
te''uen ,, ., 'ae r0a"' w. O. names ans
A.. = g, n, -
: sn9anod ho.r, ond sani :, a. 80.
of bn;Idinc The road and has dsvo,od - :;
a orsa, nor,ion or rio ,;mo and ,noons II
was heartily Welcomed hv a.. v;.;,ors oh,
cal, ,b., , mos, ;,oor,.n, .1d;,;onL.I -,
-. =. ~. -" '''''' wv
nv on'ou ''f''se 'ne .in'n s'opped an
i.s occupants par.ook oil very exceilen
ainner AZ inc no'e', LOT whi,h early risin
anu i''ioaa ''a'"s hha erea'eu ncar'y mp
pe'''e' A,'e, u,a"e, Tue western "ary'ah
brass na"u' 'eu oy D. u "enH, serenade'
the VISITORS Inc WORKSHOPS Oh 'he Com
pahy were inspected, and the working
49, ~ p;n.ne..,. s,.nsSc,te 80
Amer;o,n son,n,or p;n.ha.s, a.'~. :,
bo,rd ana w.s ;n,ro,,n.a5 - a.. 80. n
to,a /. vorv ;r,.rs.,;na h;.,o,s 81 ~. -
,.,.,. ast;. 49, ~ ..r'.' -, y ~ -
w,. 80. G., d..a,..as ~. IA, TT. -
- ~. ~ - ' - n' WIS 'e'' -
n~, passing .nrousn inc niue Town Q
M'a''epurg, io'k hoaa station, hi'y-thre
tRnE Ia AL L..
"i'es from na'''more' ana the present ter
minus 10, 'he passenger trains OF the West
ern MARYLAND hai'road, was the next poin
q interest AZ 'h't place The projected lin
o. inc rfeoerick and fennsyivania Lin
fsairoad, crosses the western Marylan