The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-10-01
For the Agis and Intelligeacer
From Bel Air to Little York.

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HARTFORD AND YORK COUNTIES CoNTRAsTEl
Having had occasion to visit York, Pa, recen
ly, concluded to drive there, and herewith civ
you my observations made upon the trip. Th
weather was SO hot that gait faster than wal
would have been injudicious. l therefore no
an excellent opportunity OF seeing eyerythln
along the road The distance from Bel Air t
York, according to my calculation, via Norris
Vile, Stewartstown, Winterstown and Dallas
town, is about 43 miles the Maryland and Penn
sylvania line being about half way.
sTEwARTsTowN.
From Bel Air to Norrisvillc, in the Long Cor
ner of Hartford, 20 miles, / found the roads abou
as well mended as usual. Five miles beyont
Norrisville is situated the village OF Stewards
town. 1t contains fifty-fve houses along thu
main street. and q considerable number also, OF
the cross streets. Many of them are nice look
ing and ofgood size. There are several churches
there but could find no hotel.
wINTERsTowN.
Six miles farther is the village of Winterstown
containing thirteen houses, good stores and O
good hotel, kept by Mr.. Carman He Informed
me that he is q relative of the families of that
name about Jarrettsvileand in Baltimore coun
ty, of which our deputy sherifis also member
DALLAsTowN.
Seven miles beyond Winterstown is the village
OF Dallastown, which is near the terminus of the
Chanceford turnpike. 1t contains eighty houses
and the usual number Of churches and stores,
but cannot tell you whether there is hotel
there or not. There are, however, some good
ones between there and York-you know 1t was
very hot day.
THE YORK COUNTY ROADS.
was much pleased with the condition OF the
roads after leaving my own county, and think
our supervisors could learn good lesson by a
similar visit. The water drains were well clear
cd there were no mud holes; all the loose stones
were thrown out of the road, and the breaks
made In such shape as to allow vehicle to
pass comfortably over them.
TOBACCO AND CORN.
was much pleased with The York county
cleanliness of farming, not having observed q
single dirty fence row In my drive. | was also
much surprised at the quantity of tobacco
grown, farmers being engaged In cutting and
housing the crop. do not think there was one
farm along the road in York county that did not
have at least patch of tobacco, and many had
q whole field of the noXious weed. think the
corn In York county, along the aforementioned
road, would average better than the corn of this
entire county, but would not average as well as
the corn in Hartford from Lapidum Via Church
vile and Bel Air to Jerusalem Mills. How the
corn along said road would compare with the
entire corn crop of York county am unable to
say.
was disappointed at finding no grazing farms
along my drive in York county, and did not see
a single field of natural grass after passing Mr..
David Wiley's, near the line. consider his
larm better than any that came under my obscr-
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hog in York county, although | have been in
formed that much attention Is paid to that
branch of business there, and very successfully.
FARM BUILDINGS AND SURROUNDINGS.
The manner of construction and style of farm
buildings are very different from those in llal-
ford. The dwellings are larger and in the ma
jority of cases the barn IL situated 80 near the
house that In the event of o fire occurring In
either, do not sec the possibility of saving any
part of the building. The barns arc in great
m fnafapppA largo md nnppnr tn he we'll
ranged. There are Immediately on the above road
in York county, nincty-nine dwelling houses, Of
which twenty-four are built of brick and four OF
stone. There are sixty-nine frame and one stone
stables, almost all of which are covered with
shingles. The villages along the route are not
included in the above account.
THE CITY OF YORK.
York, as approached from this side, presents
an attractive appearance, being situated in
valley, the Conewago Mountains forming
beautiful back ground. 1t is one of the most
enterprising and business-like places have ever
visited. There are many different manufactur-
ing establishments, which employ large num-
Der Of hands. Its stores and hotels compare
very favorably with those Of the larger Cities
and 1t has one of the largest mutual fire insur-
ance companies In the United States, which has
been In operation for over twenty-five years, and
has never assessed Its notes. There are over
one million dollars invested In York In churches
which speaks well for the morals Of its sixteen
thousand Inhabitants There Is very fine
opera house In course Of construction, and 1t
has several market houses, one ofwhich, think,
would compare very favorably with any in the
country. 1t is very large and its roof is sup
ported by arches, not one post or pillar touch
Ing the ground York also has many fine edu-
cational facilities and buildings, and 1 under
stand that Mr.. Small, philanthophist, has en-
dowed a college.
Ifany of our people desire to visit York,
think that they can find at EX-Sherif SIAM
baugh's hotel, which is kept both ON the Euro
pean and American styles, all that they may de-
sire In that line for themselves or horses.
HORSES.
l did not observe In the county more than one
pair ofhorses that appeared to be good roadsters,
but the farm horses are very fine, and are models
of strength and docility.
found the people polite and accommodating
and every one whom | met, outside of York,
greeted me with pleasant salutation.
did not observe any large orchards on my
ticed that nearly every farmer had good sup
ply of grapes and other small fruits, and almost
nil Of them had q collection of flowers around
and about their houses.
A majority of the persons heard talking pol
tiles were In favor of the election of Hancock,
and the State, found, was claimed by both par
ties. They have very fine fire companies in
York and | had an opportunity of witnessing
the speed with which they arrived at and subju-
gated the flames of a rag house burnt there on
the night Of Sd September. 1 think they had
four steam fire engines on the ground and at
work In a few minutes, the engines being drawn
to the fire by the iiremen and other citizens.
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