The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-10-28
Correspondence
LETTER FROM ABINGDON DISTRICT.

MEssRs. EDITORS 1t is seldom you pub
lish communications from the first district,
which would seem to indicate that it is slow
place, and that nothing ever takes place with
in its limits worthy of being furnished to the
public as news. However this may be, Alb
ingdon and vicinity have been driving nails"
of late, notwithstanding some of our citizens,
who are inclined to be funny at their own
expense, say that it is q violation of the law
to drive nails in Abingdon. If this law APP
plies to the whole district Mr.. Edward j.
Snow has proved himself most indcfatiga-
BILE law-breaker, for he has driven, or caused
to be driven, great many nails lately, and l
think, from the results, he has struck every
| nail fair and square on the head.
About year ago, Mr.. Snow purchased the
farm belonging to VIM. H. Pierce, ESQ.,, sit
uated about half mile from Abingdon on
the Bel Air road This farm, considered as
| q farm, has no particular advantages, but as
building site, do not think it is surpassed
by any location in the State of Maryland
The view from this place is more extended
1t includes, believe, five or six different
counties, together with large portion of the
Chesapeake Bay, the Susquehanna, Gunpow-
der and Bush rivers, with all their ever
changing population of white sails and steam
ers. On this spot, Mr.. Snow has erected
what believe to be the handsomest and most
complete dwelling in Hartford county. 1t is
quite large and roomy, and built in the Tudor
Gothic style, with the addition Of square
tower, which adds very much to the comfort
| and beauty of the house. | have read Haw-
| thorne's blouse of the Seven Cables" but
Mr. Snow has gotten up revised and en-
larged edition, it would seem, for his house
has some eight or ten gables, and is SO AZ
ROM tn ipnlXy Il pa,Nf
pearance from every point of view, adding to
its other beauties that of variety, doing
away entirely with that squareness and same
ness which characterizes so many houses in
our county. Mr.. Shows house is not only
ornamently, but as substantial as the best
material and the most workmanlike construc-
ton could make it. 1t is finished through
out in city style. The hall is lighted with
beautifully stained glass, and the floor laid
in alternate strips of black walnut and ash.
The stair rails and doors are all of walnut,
except those of the dining room, which is
finished entirely in oak, and supplied with
dumb waiter communicating with the kitchen
below, whence the good things" hot and
smoking, are Showed up the spout in short
order. The house is supplied with hot and
cold water from garnet to cellar, and has
bath room where you can get up a most re-
freshing shower by merely pulling cord
a great convenience in dry times! In short
/ examined the entire premises, and was at
loss to suggest any improvement, although,
you know, it is q great satisfaction to be able
to show your neighbors where and how you
could have done better If any ofyour read
ers think have over estimated Mr.. Shows
house, they can come and see for themselves,
with the full assurance of finding the owner
and occupant one of the most courteous and
pleasant gentlemen in the land.
Before closing, allow me to say good word
for the builders of Mr.. Shows house, Messrs.
West g. Carroll, of Port Deposit, who so well
deserve all that can be said in their favor.
They built last summer very fine, large
house for Mr.. Chas. Fl. Snow, on the Bel Air
road. These gentlemen speak in the highest
terms of Messrs. West g. Carroll, and know
from my own observation, that they push
their work faster and do it as well as any l
have ever seen, and what is still better, they
make their contracts at the very lowest fig
ures.
There are many more recent Improvements
in the first district, but suppose have al
ready occupied more of your space than you
feel inclined to give me, so I'll call again at
some future time M.
| Abingdon, Oct. 10Th, 1870.