Daily Republican., 1885-04-16
Around the Circle.
UP INTO PENNsYLvANIA AGAIN,
AND ON To YORK. HARMS.
BURG, MIDDLETOWN,
AND BACK HOME AGAIN.

AMI BAUM HUME AGAlN.
April 7th, as the sun rose in Mary
land sky, our bays were hitched to our
carriage, and after few farewell words
we were on our way up to Pennsyl-
vania again. 1t was noticeable that
wheat along the Baltimore road looked
remarkably fine when compared with
the sickly looking fields along the line
of the P. W. & b. Railroad from Will
mington to BaltiInWe. And this was
the land that 80 yeafs.e2o, Could have
been bought for SO anScre. The farm
ere here in Fsw q add HoHeweli town
ships used 10 go to York., adistance of
20 and more nities for their lime, taking
two days tor TIE trip. They used to
string cut hslf dozen of four horse
teams ia a line. Railroads now bring
their lime within few miles of their
farms. We forgot to FAY that new
railroad WAS now being built from New
Freedom, q 8 alton on the n. G.. Rail
road TO st-wartstown, q distance OF
some seven miles. In inch billy
country there is some remarkable curv.
ing around abrupt juts of hills and
some very high trestliBe over deep
ravines. 1t is expected that by the
month o; June the iron horse will
come snorting, putting and screeching
into Stewartstown. Night found us
again domiciled beneath brothers.
roof, and the next morning, April 9Th,
after q short breezy ride, we were land
ed at New Market again. At d o'clock
the train for York was boarded at Free.
lands and we were soon on the wings
Of steam down the Codorus, though 1t
seemed 10 us that We were going up q
steep grade.
Here We are again in rich, romantic
valley. Every stopping place gave
evidence of luxury, thrift and comfort
Shrewsbury station, Glen Rock, Glat
felters and Smysers were real thriving
bus ling towns. Glen Rock il a borough
aud has weekly newspaper. Th'
Heathcoats have large woollen manu-
left, are seen tremendously large barns
! mostly painted dep red color. Sool
we begin TO zee evidences of nearinJ
York. The hills are disappearing, ant
the little valley las widened ont int
broad, level plain, and right before IL
lays York with It's numerous steeple
almost piercing the sky. Why,
thought York was a small borough
tow n, said our companion, land here !
Is q large city"
So 1t Is, compared to the population
| of some cities. York has population
W OF at least Is, 600 and still it is
borough. Several times has it attempt
ed to clip on the garments of a city
but as often has she shrank back int
her boroughhood.
York has some very finely pave,
streets, and some of her stores woult
be no discredit to the popular bushes
portion Of Chestnut street, Philadelphia
The Small family. which il indeed
large family, are the leading manufacl
urers. The court house, which thirt
years ago was considered beauty, ma
now be looked upon as good one whe
compared with the costly and beautiful
buildings erected at present an
dedicated TO Justice.
| OF course We we're all drought, 70
ono OF orr company was lawyer AN
in a strange town he wCu'd Eaturall
gravitate to the headquarters of Law
This il the town that was for two day
under rebsl rule during the rebellio
ut cost of about $27 900 to tie citizen
General Early wanted 100000, b,
before he got i, ell collected he WI
wanted at Getty sburg, and besides ,
the Union cavalry was sweepiI
around not far off he took his S27 On
and left sooner than he WAS inclined
leave. The chief burgess at hat tin
waS a very accommodating gentleman
Hearing of Early's approach, he star
cd out of the city some eight miles
meet HIM and offer him the hospital iti
of the town. Had Mead been on. ds
later in getting the army of the Pot
| auhinnfn,. Int D.,
vania the great three days bate tn
stained red the fields arcund Getty
burg and left M 4usoleum of The de;
on Rcundtop would have been foug
? on the hills around York.
But although we cannot tell all '
= saw of York, there IL one thing we mu
+ not forget to mention. It. will be I
t mem bered that little over year, I
n Codorus dashed itself into territ
4 fury and York was visited wi'h tlo
the like of which the towu had Low
before experienced. Nearly al /
bridges over the Codofus wrre wash
r away, aud an immense amount
property, both private and public, "
i destroyed. To day but few traces
the great flood u: 9 left, except in t
beautiful new iron bridges that nc
:. take the place OF the OGDEN ones wat
~ ed away. There are some thirteen ir
bridges put up ty tho county OF You
at a contract price of 500 600. Some
them cost $5, coo, and some $4,000.
u Why, the Levy Court of New Cas-
County came very nearly putting
one iron bridge across the Christia
this sunmcr,tO cost something like "a
600. We hope our Levy Court will
up to York, and learn something abb
{ cheap bridge building before they co
j meme, to build one across the Chris
ana.
The Metzel House, near the CO..
p House, that night contained the t
! Wilmington ramblers The telegra
was usedS to send messages hoI
Thursday the 8 b,was ushered In bri,
and beautiful. Our respects were IL
IS paid to our friend Young, the venera
!. editor of the York Daily Dispatch
M gave us warm greeting, and after
few moments In social chat, on
en went.
Our next call was on legal gen
man, " it'll whom we were acquain
by reputation. Our greeting was
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