The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1872-06-01
Editorial corespendenesl
a Visit TO Washington and lff.
Yes.n0sl

Editorial couespendenes.l
a Visit to Washington amd Mf.
Vernon.
Having lately paid visit TO Washington We
think al account Of what we saw aud heard may
prove interesting 10 our readers.
The traveller from distant parts Of the country,
10 making his journey 10 Washington, necessari-
" gets very unfavorable impression Of Mary
land agricultural farm life, progress aud thrift,
10 passing from Baltimore 20 Washington, over
the Washington branch OF the d. 4 q. n. r.
Between the City Of Monuments aud the City Of
Magnificent Distances the county prrsenis a des-
olaie, barren, unihrify appearance generally
u is true that here and there you see a comforta.
BILE farm house with good ouibuildipgs aud n
farm that shows some Of the indications OF indus
Try and improvement. But these are the excep.
ton. The Relay House Is the point ut which
western travellers to the naiioaal capital change
cars Tor Washington. hotel. u large aud com.
modiuus railroad station, the Office al Dr. Wm
u. Wilmer, the collector Of lniernal Revenue for
the 9th Maryland Congressional District, and
sot1e two or three small houses Gil the sum total
OF The place. The indications around the station
at Laurel are that u considerable business is done
there. The station has a substantial business air
about q that is refreshing along route seeming.
ly destitute Of this element. Bladensburg except
Tor the historic associations connected with rs
name. has nothing Of interest about Il. II was
the birth place VI the distinguished Vim. Writ.
the scene of . battle between the British and
Americans in 1914 and was the dueIing ground
Tor those ambitious Of that sort of distinction
during the DAYS when the "code ~ honor" was
IN better rcpuie than ~ present Here u whrr,
CiaS shot the coat oil %: Randolph withon, doing
an! harm 10 his prrsru and where Drc.-
tur fell victim to N custom 81 duslinr /,
was the ground usual, selected for this purpose
To day u Is a SCATTERED village. having number
OF comfortable residences and one or two pfos.
porous looking stores.
WASHINGTON cry
IN point o. numbers has oser l2o. 600 inhabiiant.
and Is beginning to assume considerable proper.
tons compared with It's wonird ,,Ee sni impot.
iancr But there are many reforms To- b. wofk,d
out IN her midst before she stand IN the front
fsnA OF American cities aud occupy that position
that justly belongs 10 her Leaving the car. ss
looked Tor gsnirr, restaurant whsfr w. cnuN
resalr ones ser With psiatsbir dianet W.
fo1nt oue rrk "us ~s-t ~ - tshl~ and css.
our order A'rr ssiting almost half .. long ~
u would have laksn Us teturn to baltimore 90 .
through train our allied .fdsf came 10 q. W. sea,
through thr motions ~ ftsing dinner sone = hat
fr.Detsr'.s, though huugry We have con.
cuiel from th.s and furmrt as ,,t4enrr. 10 Nash.
ingiou frstsutinis that thetr q. sqsa +, -. m4-h
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