The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-07-28
Letter from Double Pipe Geek
We take the following letter from the
Baltimore SlA, of SATURDAY last:

Letter from Double Pipe Geek
We take the following letter from the
Baltimore SWa, of Saturday last:
A trip from Baltimore to thi. thriving little
place, over the Western Maryland railroad, dc.
yelops two important facts. The fret is that al
| present the Western Maryland road manage
ment ia being invigoraied aud the second Il
| that every thing looks like steady prosecution
| Of the work on this locally desirable liue oil
internal Improvement 10 Williansport.s AS Is
we'll known, Double Pipe Greek l. at present
the terminus Of the road, but the grading Is
nearly completed to the Monncacy river, some
two miles further west, to whieh point the cars
| will run as soon as the rails can be laid. The
Monocacy is 90 be crossed By an elegant and
substantial bridge. the stone abutments of which
are already up, and the contractor for the
structure, Mr.. PlScide, designs going to work
a. once with large forec, aud push it to COM
plelun.
West Of the river, and between that point
and Mechanicstown, considerable poftinn OF
the grading has been finished, and the contrac-
tors for the completion of the route between
the two points being energetic men, the inter
ested parties both here and at other points
along the line expect to hear the shrill whistle
Of the locomotive along the base Of the Blue
Ridge in the shortest possible time. Along the
line Of the Western Maryland, west OF owings'
Mills, gangs Of workmen are engaged in the
work OF repair, putting down new cross.t ties,
new rails, ballAsting the track, &c. In fact
every thing looks like business. few hundred
yards south Of the York road station, the Fred
eiiek City and Pennsylvania line railroad pass
es under the Western Maryland road. The
deep excavations have been made on each side
Of the track OF the latter road, but the arching
over which the cars Of the Western Maryland
road are To run will not be commenced until
the Frederick road has begun to lay its rails.
The town Of Double Pipe Greek is a striking
evidence Of uhat local railroad /, calculated
to do towards developing the resources OF the
surrounding eountry for miles Il is situated
in a deep rayine, as il il we're a bowl, with high
bills all around, except where the swim run
ming stream from whence the TOM takes lis
namel passes through, and the deep cut through
which the railroad enters on its south side
But few years since, previous to the location
Of the railroad. here stood only what was known
as Delaplaine's old mill, dwelling house, and
q few tenement housos; bat there has Suddenly
arose, almost as ifhy magic, busy and thriy-
ing town, consisting OF well-fnished brick
dwellings, Che bricks Of superior quality
aud made ia town. a church Of the Dankard
persuasion-manT Of the new settlers being
Dunkards from Peunsylv ania-a handsome
parsonage, awell-furuished store, where near
ly everything can Do found lrou needle to a
milestone. In fact, all the modern village
improvements, including a postoilicc, have
reached Double Pipe Greek, with the exoep-
ton, aud perhaps a happy exception for the
town, there is no tavern OF bar-rooln, although
there can be found several most excellent
boarding houses where a country meal can be
procured that would do no discredit to a city
cook. As the Dunkards are sober and in
dnstrious, and, as a necessary consequence,
thrifty race, a retailer OF intoxicating drinks
would bring bis wares TO a bad market should
ne locate here. IL may be mentioned that some
half dozen good country roads centre here,
aud il will not be long before immense amounts
Of produce will be shipped hence to Ball-
more.
The Double Pipe Greek people are possessed
Of no little enterprise. The railroad being To-
Gated on the south side OF the stream, which,
although having a good ford, is sometimes
iniorfered with by q rise Of the waters, the
citizens contemplate erecting at once a sub-
stantial aud handsome bridge. THIS will be n
great accommodation to the country people,
as we'll as to the extensive -four mills on the
north side Of the stream. After leaving here
the railroad does not cross the creek but runs
along its southern oank until it cmpties into
M0nOcacy.
The extensive -four mills are now known as
Covers, Mr.. Thos Cover, one OF the represen-
tatyes of Carroll county In the State Conven.
ton that gave Us our present constitution be-
ing the proprietor. The mills are not now
running, thorough repair going on ia order
to be ready for grinding the new crop Of wheat.
which turned out excellent this season, and
which will begin to come In within a few days
This place Is the centre Of a large and fertile
grain-growing county, but there has as vet
been no wheat shipped to Baltimore, ii all
reaching your market after having been
ground into -four. There are also a number
Of other nourishing mills along the stream.
which must tend as feeders to the Western
Maryland railroad.
Mr.. Cover has also the railroad warehouse
and is the feight agent Of the company. He
has press in operation for bailing hay and
straw, and thus quantity OF these articles
reach market that would not Otherwise do so.
On the whole, this interesting little place re-
minds one very forcibly Of some OF the pros
perons towns Of the West, built up as it were
almost by magic. Some Of the wags here saw
they design having their town Incorporated in
order to make Mr.. Cover their mayor, bat that
gentleman AYERS that he has too much of his
own and other peoples business to attend to
already.
Base BaH-The Mohawk Base Bali
Club, of Manchester, on last Wednes.
day, July 20, played the Pastimc Club
OF Hanover the first game of match
which resulted in favor Of the Mohawk
BY the following score:
Mokapk. Pa,time.
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