Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-09-11

N LEN h01E4N A = IN llAG EtsH-
rowN.-On our way back from Car
Isle on Friday OF last week We stop
ped for a few moments in Hagers-
town TO See some friends and o5-
serve how our neighboring city was
prospecting. OF course We fell in
with John Adams of the Daily
Ners, and having some previous &C
quaintance with that gentleman's
habits it would be folly to add any
explanation as to what followed,
especially as we had about ten cents
each. Well, after that we walked
around town and looked at the i'm
provements, notably that of the
Baldwin House, a magnificent
structure with a large Opera House
in the rear that has a stage as large
as Holiday Street Theatre, all of
which stands on the site recently &C.
cupied by the Washington House,
which our readers remember was
destroyed at night by fire, causing
the death of several Of its inmates.
1t is a large, handsome building
containing over seventy rooms, with
neat and commodious store rooms
fronting the street. 1t has been
erected by a stock company, and
Mr.. Baldwin, of New York, for
mer citizen of Hagerstown, being
the largest subscriber, the building
was called after him. The house
has just been opened for the recep-
tion of guests, and Messrs. Nc
Laughlin and Herbert are the land
lords. OF course Mr.. Mclaughlin is
not we'll known here, but he has a
splendid reputation as clever gen
tleman, and every person here knows
"Charley Herbert" who kept the
fine cigar store in Martinsburg, and
Charley will insure to all Martins
burgers a cordial welcome and first
class attention at the Baldwin. They
have a big house on their hands with
which to accommodate guests and
as big hearts in their bosoms to greet
and ooro for them, therefore don'b
overlook the Baldwin in passing
through Hagerstown. Strange to
say after gossiping with George
Shaer, Charley Amey and other
Martinsburgers and taking in some
of the main streets we were attract
ed by and stopped at the very eX-
tensive and we'll supplied marble
works of j. w, Meyer, opposite the
B. 81 o. r. r. depot. We had read
of his polished shafts and expressive
designs, so well calculated to lead
the memory of the living into loving
communion with the best of those
who have gone before, but had no
idea that any artist, outside of the
larger cities where money in plenty,
rewarded skill, deft and ornate,
could be found to chisel natures
cold front into such chaste express
sive forms. Mr.. Moyeris designer
and works after his own and original
models, and employs only skilled
workmen. He was kind enough TO
show us designs of some of his latest
works, especially monument just
ordered, to be eighteen feet in height
that was grand in its conception and
certainly an elegant testimonial on
the part of the living to the dead.
Boarding the train for home we
ran across Mr.. Garlinger, President
of Hagerstown Agricultural Asso-
citation, and we were pleased to hear
him express himself so favorably to
the farmers of this community and
to wish them very successful Fair,
saying he hoped the people of Wash
ington county would give us good
attendance, especially on the day the
fire laddies of Hagerstown would be
with us. They are fixing up for a
pretty good Fair over there, and we
hope our people will run over and
see what kind of products they may
have on exhibition.
JUDGE HoGE returned home We'd