Telegram-herald., 1886-09-20
FROM WASHINGTON
But Mostly About Maryland
and Old Virginia.
Of THE season At BAY RIDGE
Maryland Local Opti0n-A Fairfax
Coaoty Virginia Farms and
Farmers as Described bY
wolverine.

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denf visited Bay Ridse-about sixty miles
and tao hoafs. bg the Baltimore and ohio
railroad from Wa,hinsion-o Monday
l8hI and assisted in the closing cere-
monies of ihe season which consisted
chiefly in eating ap all that remained in
the larlsr from the previous day-and that
was not enough to satisfy the hungry
crosd A carued beet sandwich, of Chi
caeo canned-beef and stale bread with a cup
OF muddy coffee constitutes very unsatis
factory duuer for hungry citizen az the
end oi am eisht-hour fast Anne Arundal
county. of which Annapolis is the county
seat is q local option county aud in
Maryland and Virginia, under local option,
they have red prohibition. without the
least regard TO politics. in all counties In
which the people want It Imagine wat
er.ug place of the dimensions and preten-
sious OF Bay Ridge without q bar Do
imagine that nothing stronger than water
ever touches the palate ot a visitor or so
i0urner. there. for necessity, The iawIess
mother OF invention. often provides a
" w4v where the will exists. You could ind
10 no easy matter % discover any one under
the influence or 20 tell how or
whence it came, until initiated The
largest and best pavilion | ever saw-diniug
room in centre and dancing or promenade
hall thirty feet in width all around outside
situated short distance from the
edge of the bluh. which is almost
perpendicular. sixty feet above, the shore
of the beautiful Chesapeake, commands
a magnificent view All of the mod
ern improvements cad be found here no.
TEL opera house summer houses, laundry.
All sorts of games and devices for amusing
people and catching their money, bat the
best aud most successful is the Gravity
Railroad" l0O0 ieet in length, double
IRA K, the cars carrying eight or ten pas
sengers make the trip in forty seconds,
and make one think OF the remark made
bv the Chinaman in Chicago upon seeing
cable car moving rapidly along the street.
NO hOrsee. no steamee, no pushee, no
pullee, go like h-lherv alice samee
They say this is the longest road Of the
kind in the country, and 1t has coined
for the propr:etOrs already
Sixteen passenger cars. crowded fail of
excursi0nists from Baltimore and Wash
ington. lefJ Bay Ridge AT 7.30 Monday even
ing. and. without a parting word for the
place or ceremony of any kind. returuod 10
their homes % wait for next year
and new management Probably the N
O. r. r.. Co. viii then assume entire control.
one thing certainly must be said. The
place is beautifully located and commands a
view OF the lake unsurpassed. The dome Of
The old State House, under which Washing
ton resigned his commission at the close of
the revolution, end the numerous tall
spires Of the famous and pretty city of An
napolis-pretty because IL embraces the
United States Naval Academy. a lovely
spot, and quaint almost beyond description
because of the funny old houses and mar
row, irregular streets-can be plainly seen.
IL is always interesting To watch the move
menfs of the numerous vessels OF all kinds
engaged in the commerce Of Baltimore.
The water Is quite salt here and fresh
breeze is nearly always ready for YOU
How the fairs come on 20 interest and in
struct You as yon return. invigOrated and
reiuvenated. from the Summer resorts.
Your corresp spOndent had not taken in fair
since lSS0 having been otherwise engaged
in fair time. and having opportunity, need
and desire for recretOn, being beguiled by
advertisements in the daily papers Of a
Grange Camp. Fair and Picnic in Fair
fax County. Virginia, he resolved 10 see the
sights purchased a round-trip ticket. iu-
cluding admission and boldly started for
the scene Of action-a lonely place, in the
wOOdsOn the line OF the Washington, Ohio *
Western Railroad about midway between
the villages of Falls Church and Vienna
many of our Michigan soldiers where those
places are, not far from the never To be-tOr-
gotten road from Washington 20 Bull Run.
For several years the farmers of Fairfax
and adjoining counties have been holding
Grange camps near the pretty village OF
Falls Church, but this year they have
| changed their location and have pitched
| their tents in the woods and with bush
}. r.ft. rl.rrf- l
briars and brambles. for roads and paths
| leaving the "stubble about five inches
| high and sharp as knife Numerous
| buildings have been erected 4 hotel and
various halls Out in the woods a dane
! ing pavilion consisting of tisOr without
| cover or shade. except such as the trees
/ around and the sky above afford. enclosed
| hy a barbed-wire fence. constitutes an at
/ traction We did not remain until after
dark TO see the tan on this floor, and, there
| fore. ike the speakers A. the temperance
| meeting. who had never tasted or even
smeIled Of strong drink, owing To the ex-
/ ceiient training Of a good and se mother
| We ddn' know what we missed. We saw
| several very fine horses bus never a COW oi
| a hog two small Coops Of chickens Ply.
| mouth Rocks and Brown Iegh0rn. box
| o { baufams and one cage Of ducks con.
| sfitUfed the poultry sh0T. In the COM
/ bined horticultural and pomoiogioal de-
/ partmeut are found one squash, six heets
| about a bushei Of apples. As many pears
I few peaches and some canned fruit a i0al
| or Two Of bread and lwo Jumps Of butter
/ The ladies make quite a credjiable display
| ~ patchwork quilts particularly crazy
/ Quilts. and embroidery Then We hunted
/ up ne machinery and agricultural impie
/ menfs one hav-ioadsr. one cultivation. onf
| spring tooth harrow. four Wear5 piors
/ one small cheap tanning mill. a few feed
/ cutters three or four churns and three
/ wagons all from NeE York Ohio or WIS
/ consin. We saw nothing male in Nir
/ zI1is eVcep- the handi work 9f The ladies'
llaitp q sp'sg ras M JADE n ferenf kiufs
/ of fertilizers hone.dlsf and phosphate.
pas uu in Il As arr ighf fo avoid ofeuse
/ Quite an important Industry Is This fer
/ nffer business Manr farmers IH Nireini.
and Mary Vland exQend neatly al theF mak,
/ esfh year Cor manures with which f0 70
{ -'a5r ner and ~ even 20 n1ake cran-
outstanding tire Vocr Show fh'
rsods wss f1l - reouIe ~ al aers siar
/ snd roIors and t0e grocery store. tte can
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F anil tse cider mau from Washington
I oter being the onIr drink allowed Ism.
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