National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-07-18
CLARESBERG,-
SOME CHIT CHAT FROM THE MARY
LAND VILLAGE.

SOME CHIT CHAT FROM THE MARY
LAND VILLAGE.
Correspondence Of the Republican,
CLARKsHURG, MONTGOMERY Co, MD,
TT. e July ., 1874.
Your journal being the only Washington
paper that finds it way TO this part of the
country, it may be of some interest to your
readers to hear something Of this delightful
suburban of the nations, capital. Clarksburg
is well located for summer residence. Nestled
in the lap Of hills from which the Big and Little
Seneca have their source, and over 200 feet
above tide-water on the Potomac, 1t affords q
splendid view of the surrounding country. In
the distance the grand old 'SSugar, Loaf" rears
its lofty peak far in the clouds, from whose
summit the signal corps of cur army during
the war witnessed the operations of the con-
tending forces in the valleys below, being the
intermediate station between Harper's Ferry
and Washington. Since the completion of the
Metropolitan Branch railroad this surrounding
country has improved rapidly. Boyd's sta
ton, our nearest depot, is four miles distant,
and before the opening OF the railroad was one
vast forest, where nothing was heard save the
huntsman's horn, the yelping hound and the
barking fox. Now how changedl The snort of
the locomotive, the clink Of The hammer, the
woodman's axe, the beautiful farmhouse, the
pieaSAbt SOStaS0J al NenOso VIZ HSdISuOI lu-
| prOvement. .. .-
The harvest, which has been unusually good
| this season, has all beon saved, and phomises
an increased yield over last year. SatSFday
being the national anniversary, was generally
observed by attending the Washington Grole
picnic at Gaithersburg, given by the different
Methodist churches ofyoHr city. As early as
6 O'Clock the members Of the harrisburg Cor
net band were In motion. The four-horse
band wagon "a feature of the vfllage) was
brought out beautifully decorated, the horses
| caparisoned, flags flying Sc The band took
their seats with their leader, Prof hSrly, IN
| charge. At the crack ofthe whip in the hands
| Of that veteran driver, Ell Bowman, who has
| handled the prancing team of the band to and
the patriotic ali Of the Star spangled Banner
was borne on me air, snd all knew that the
ninety-eightI anniversary of our glorious indie
/ pendence vas being celebrated.
AfteT pleasant drive Of eight miles the
beo,Siful forest Of the association was reached.
] As the different carriages came driving in from
all parts of the county and adjacent Howard,
freighted with the fair and 'bfaye, It was pleas
ant to witness the greeting OF friends and &C
quafntances. The great feature of the day
was the arrival Of the Washington excursion
lists, who came slowly in about 1870 o'clock
in charge of Mr.. Woodward. The crowd. of
some two thousand soon dispersed in groups
the willow baskets, with which they seemed
literally supplied. The band continued to dis
course sweet and appropriate music until about
o'clock. when the man who had charge Of
the ''big horn" double bass, intinated that he
felt o weakness in his stomach, which caused
q corresponding feeling with the other members
Of the band. On inquiry they were directed
by the manager to the general booth, where
accommodations had been prepared for
them. You can judge of their surprise
when they received nothing but glass Of fee
water and fan with a scrfptural track printed
on the back, replete with good advice. The
big horn-player immediately resigned the horn
and took TO the base drum, having greater
powers of endurance in the muscle of the arm
than IN the lungs. Tired nature was some
what resuscitated by the "boys" making a
skirmish amongst the carriagesof their friends,
and they were enabled to elbow" during the
remainder of the day, leaving about 9 O'Clock.
They arrived home IN good spirits considering
they had to encounter the severity of the storm
for about two miles Of the route. lais
The storm proved very disastrous to the
farmers, scattering shocks OF wheat and stacks
of hay in every direction. Many of the giant
trees that have been land marks for genera
tons have been swept away, and will only be
remembered in tradition. 2'f
Our enterprising merchant, Aionzo Sellman,
and Colonel Boyd possess very fast horses, and
contribute tothe enjoyment OF many by an oe-
casioIial exhibition of speed. Colonel Boyd's
horse is & dark bay and shows great power aud
endurance. He has already shown go in bar
ness 75- ttg4i.r.r r - 1000 STOCK.