Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-20
BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC RAIL
ROAD.
From Bowie 90 the Potomac.

started from the city OF Huntington, otherwi Sc
known as Bowie station, on the Baltimore and
Potomac railroad, situated 11.0S miles from the
Washington depot, for ride over the yet un-
finished portion OF the road, extending from said
station TO Pope's creek, on the Potomac river,
opposite Matthias point, the route travelled being
little over forty-eight miles in length. The
track has been laid this entire distance, and
there are several trains engaged in bslasting il
yet open to the public generally, one train
per week is run to accommodate the
farmers living along the line, leaving Bowie
about Clock a. m on Thursdays. Mr.. Thos
Franklin is the engineer in charge of the con-
stTuction OF this portion OF the road, with MI
Bowie as assistant; and Mir. James w. Nichols
general agent at Odenton, is in charge of the
freight business for the present The ride on
the occasion mentioned was in box car fitted
up with undressed white pine seats, soft side up,
in which were Mr. Franklin and others. There
were in this first through train, three fats and
five new box cars, the latter laden with groce-
ries, brick, lumber, &c, drawn by engine IL, in
charge of Andrew Hobbs. Mr.. Nichols, in
charge OF the freight, was assisted By Mr.. j. II
Anderson, assistant agent at Bowie, during the
trip.
BUILDING Up BOWIE.
Before leaving Bowie (HuDtington) q hssty
glance over that unfinished city revealed the
TACT that il now contains eleven buildings in all
among them the Bland House, right on the
railroad, kept by Mr.. 5. Il. Crown, formerly OF
Washington, two stores and several neat DWELL
ings. The company has at this point an engine
house, water tank, and a large boarding house
for its hands. a tne frame depot building sc
feet in length, and T shaped, is being erected
at the point where the two tracks meet, in an
tlcipation Of an early opening of the Pope's
creek branch to Marlboro. Capt. Joseph
Withers, LOW engaged as dispatcher Of gravel
and other trains on this branch, has already
received his appointment as conductor-the
right man in the right place.
THROUGH PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY.
Getting under way about 8 O'Clock, a ride OF
four miles brought us to Collington, at which
the branch OF that name is struck, and where we
arejust upon the edge of the famed tobacco grow
ing country known as 1.-The Forest" Within a
fourth of mile of the road here there has been
recently opened quarry Of very fair wh.te
sandstone, which Is easy to cut. and hardens on
exposure to the clements, and the company are
now using il in erecting culyerts. Three miles
further on wheelwrigbt and blacksmith shop
on the road side is dignihed by the people by
the title OF Mitchellville, and By railroad men
as Muliken's. Near by are two OF three
stores, but they are not visible from the cars.
The farms OF j. Mulliken and G. Mitchell are
on this road, and like all farms in this sec ton
look remarkably well, considering the drought.
one mile further down is the splendid far M of
Mr.. Frank Hall, who, like President Grant and
Governor Bowie, likes a fast horse, and who,
for his own use, has on his place a track said to
be unsurpassed in this section OF the country.
Mr.. III. recently sold 200 acres OF his land 10 a
Pennsylvania gentleman at $40 per acre-a
price unheard OF in this section before the rail-
road was located. The next station is Brick
Church, * miles further down, but the church
is not seen from the road, il being fourth OF
mile to the right. Three and half miles OF rail,
partly through the fine farm OF Charles Hill and
the lands Of Mr.. Glenn. Hill, bring US to
MARLBORO STATION,
less than an eighth OF mile to the east of Upper
Marlboro, where we find a turn table in course
of erection and preparations being made for a
depot. Marlboro, with Its old fashioned court
house surrounded by country inns and comfort-
able dwellings, is ia full view OF the station, and
TO the east OF the road q portion of the leve.
lands Of Glenn Hill appear to be divided off into
!o,s, ana sign informs The traveller that on
them Seabrook City is TO be erected. From Col
ington TO M Marlboro the track follows the Col
Engton branch, and crosses IL near the town.
This portion of the road proved rather costly, "a
trestle bridges, varying from 36 to $50 feet in
length, being necessary in ten miles, and some
OF this trestleing required timbers OF great
III the language OF enc OF the road hands, is
THE DEVIL FOR STRENGTH.
and was all done last winter by colored hands
The temporary work is now being replaced by
masonry-stone from the COlIington quarry
being used-and soon there will be 81 handsome
culyerts over the Collington and its numerous
branches The Colington at this point is
crossed by a uestle bridge 152 feet in length.
and half a mile TO the southwark, over the West
branch, is q restle 3ll feet long. Here freight
for the Marlboro stores was discharged which
one of the train hands said consisted of
ONE BARREL OF WHISKY FOR EVERY HOGS
HEAD OF TOBACCO
to be taken back, and he said the same rule
applied TO all the lower stations. The signal
" All aboard" was then given, ard three miles
more brought us TO CroOme station, two miles
from the village of that name. Charles branch,
lew hundred yards north of 1t, is being crossed
on restle work 265 feet long. Between this
place and Linden, three and a half miles below,
two arms OF the Southwest branch are crossed,
the trestle work being 2l6 and 300 feet long re-
spectvely. 1t would appear, from the fact that
sign-board bearing the name of /" Rosaryville''
was conspicuous at Linden, that the people
Whereabouts prefer change OF name for the
coming village.
Talbert's is tie next station, 2g miles south OF
Linden. 1t is on the old Washington and Not
ungham road, and the company Is about OPEN
ing gravel pit. Two miles further down
Brandywine junction, three quarters OF a mile
west OF the village OF that name, is reached, and
1t is here that the present line OF the Washington
and Point Lookout road crosses the b. and p.
road. Four miles south the Mattawoman is
reached and crossed on a trestle work of les feet
in length. This is the last stopping place in
Prince Georges county, the creek, now almost
dry, being the dividing line between that and
Charles county.
IN CHARLES COUNTY.
Beantown depot was the first stopping place
in Charles county, ~ miles from M attawoman
and the village of that name lies one mile to
the westward, while about the same distance
east is village of two houses bearing the name
OF Helltown as compliment to former inhabi-
tants Of the place. White Plains, 2x miles fur
Their on, Is the next place reached. This section
OF the country is very appropriately called
White Plains, as the prevailing color of the
soil Is white, and for miles around almost a
dead level. The farm OF that name, owned by
Mrs. Conkling, embracing about 300 acres, Is
regarded as one of the finest in Charles county,
Here number Of passengers, white and col
new thing worked" and soon the s'iron horse
was again tearing along, 5 miles more bringing
US to La z lata-the plantation OF Col. Il. Char
man, on the road from Bryantown 70 Port To-
bacco.
THE NATIVES AsToNIsHED AT TIE IRON
HORSE.
At this place quite q number OF people. white
and colored, had gathered, and a. the engineer
pulled up the machine some such expressions as
f" Fore God!" {" See dat, nowi" SC, from the
blacks, and 81 never expected to see such a
thing here;' why the id thing meaning
the locomotivel can beat any horse in Charles
county," from the whites could be heard. Con
siderable merriment was occasioned by the ef-
forts of one old man to place his wife on the
train He first ordered his son to jump into one
Of the box cars, which was done, and then di-
rected him to take hold Of the old woman's
hand, while he caught her by the ankles and
between the two the aged female was landed on
All fours' in the middle OF the car, while the
father mounted the passenger car and made
himself comfortable on pine board. A rein
iorcement to the number Of passengers Was made
here, as also at Salem station, miles from the
village OF that name, two miles below La Plata,
an pound for COxs store, where the popular
Col. Sam. Cox holds forth. On the evening in
question there were from 100 TO $50 persons PREF
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