Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-08-22
Letter from Medley's District

| poltan for GAINESVILLE Station, and after
pleasant ride, barring some peculiar sensations
as our train passed slowly over the high and
dangerous looking trcstle works on the road,
arrived in time TO meet "Thompson's daily
linea via Beallvilc to Poocsville.
| Az we rolled along over smooth road Mt
pace sufficiently slow TO admit Of good view
of the country through which we passed,
was struck with the great improvement in the
quality of-the crops since my last visit some
four years ago. The corn is short on account
reviyiug since the late rains. Tho valley ~
ing to the east OF the road is one of the most
beautiful and productive in the country. 1t
extends, ! Am Informed, from the famous Sus-
quebannn Valley to the Potomac a. the mouth
of Seneca The farms Of Capt VIM. o. Sell
man, Boyd, and Grafton Beall are the most
improved in lis course through this immedi-
ate neighborhood The road from the Depot
to Beallsville could be made magnificent, with
a little cutting down and filing up, as itruns
along high and gravely ridge.
After passing Bealsville, small but thriv-
ing village, Il was told by its Oldest inhabi-
tant that it had dois5lcd its population in the
last three years. we struck the Poolesville
valley and soon reached that ancient city We
met the same kindly greeting and open-hand-
ed hospitality for which she has always been
noted, but saw With grief, that she was max
ing no strides towards becoming, in this CEN
fury, at least, frst-class town. Some few
substantial houses have been erected since my
last visit, but tho same metes and bounds OF
good many years ago would suffice to show
her limits now. The neightorbood has, how
ever, rapidly improved, and the farmers Of the
vicinity are certainly on the high road to sue
cess, If neat and conDodious farm houses,
good fences, and clean fence rows largo stack
yards, fat cattle, and good sod land, are any
indications. found the farmers taking
lively interest in the relative merits of fertili-
GERS and freely iaterchanging ideas as to their
success with their fayorite compounds. This
is as it should be. Twas, however, surprised,
that they would put up with such miserable
roads, Over the most of them the Supervisors
have made rapid visit only last week, maxi
ing, generally, shallow plough-furrow on
either side and leaving the dirt on their banks
to keep The soater IN The road-bed They are
complaining, but it amounts to but lttle,-
Who is responsible? Evidently they want
Farmers Grange. They also want Paper
Factory, Machine Shop, Foundry, and
Building Association,
After spending, probably, few days in
this neighborhood, procured private con-
veyancc and proceeded TO Mouth of Monocacy
and GAINESVILLE. was particularly struck
with the beautiful farms of George Brewer
and Franklin White, on tho Monocacy road,
and believe that they will outcrop any of the
famous lands on 'Carrol's Manor From
the Mouth passed over the dam at Whites
Mill where there was petition for change Of
road which was defeated on some teehnicality
The Rail Road has taken complete posses
sion of the public road and compes travellers
to pass over narrow cause.way owned by
Mr.. White and the Baltimore apd Ohio Road
There was Commission appointed several
years ago to condemn the old read-bed and
lay off new road. They reported adversely,
but the managers of that corporation paid no
attention to their report and filled up the road
From that day to this, the Commissioners of
Montgomery have not opened their mouths or
done one thing to protect the travelling pub
lie. Must they form Farmers Grange
Well after leading my horse across this dan
gerous path arrived in good time at Barnes
vile and took quarters at the now Hotel lately
erected by Mr.. Nathan Talbot and now kept
by him. lie deserves credit for his enterprise,
and will certainly receive liberal encourage
mcnt so long as visitors can appreciate good
house well kept, healthy Dir just from the
mountain, and genial, open-hearted people,
such as live in and around this burg. Mr..
Piles is building q new store house, and from
the appearance Of the old one he will not get
il done before he needs it, The new building
viii bcquite an addition to the appearance of
the town. Mr.. Il. P. Hays is preparing to
build new house all for his bachelor self and
will have his hands full attending to that and
tho new Church which the Episcopals are
building.
The citizens generally seem to be impressed
with the idea that thc r. L. which runs only
half a mile from here will do something for
their village if they putthoir shoulder 10 the
wheel andkecp II moving along. ItwouId be
a good thing if they could infusc their spirit
into the villagers elsewhere, along the line of
the metropolitan hear but little talk on
political matters. The old Democracy Of this
District say they want harmony, no boiling
and a fair fight with their old enemies 1.-THE
Rads) whether disguised as Independent or
under their true colors. They will whip them
if you give :hem chance. propose in my
next TO give you a few sketches of what sec
and hear in the Seneca country aud elsewhere,
and how have succeeded IN my mission
find have spun this epstlc out too long.
Truly, thine, VIAToR.
august 10Th.
The BALTIMORE AaEaIcAN.--On Wednesday
the goth of August the propretors of the Bal
timore american celebrated the centennial
birthday OF that paper, then called 1.-THE Ma
ryland Journal and the Baltimore Advertiser"
by the publication OF q .fac-siwiie copy of the
paper issued one hundred years ago. 1t con-
tains much valuable historic information aud