Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-07-16
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W.. h''ior'-Thiukiug you woy, l n %
serious objection to publishing = - g.. ~, note.
concerning the STATE Teacher, y" Liam
which souvered here on the ~. $50 =
nave 'ea'ared to hastily scribbIe vi, r,ry
'''nt and imperfect account W. q H.
more on the 3:25 p. m. train NV ILL.,.
and after most delightful rid. WI ~ Two
hours found ourselves at our destin.s. The
scenery Is beyond description. 50 Nh, t,;ssg
mention the most important pl,cs. ~. I'LL,
The most 20 able on the way bs,a The
DO c. shoe bead, which curves nh
Ike its name sake. From the a., .b
Of the hotel you have an exquisite VII. ( he
lovely valley stretching before Won IN.
vcrdure nd magnificent beauty for I'm
twenty miles We visited High Roct abere
We had splendid view, and confn,., oar
ascent passing Brentwood and naa- l.ise
till we reached the climax Of the IN,
Qdirank, and had view ofall the .nr,,poj.
lag country for distance of for,v -, 6ey
II lies. On Mt. Quirank is an ot.....,o,y
about one hundred feet high. and - ,,,of
this is $500 hundred feet above III. l.rl, o.
the sea, go you can imagine what O Oh .,nior
view is presented. We also drove n..,,ba
portion Of the valley Cumberland, :. p,Ees.
vile and Wane borough During ,be war
Gen. Jackson made a demand or a., latter
place for a considerable amount n, ,,,oey
which was readily paid by the Dutch ciazens
sooner than have their town burned Cun
6erland valley is also made memorable
AS being part of the line of retreat of Gen.
Lee from Gettysburg. Pen Mar situated
mile lower down the Mountain is quite A pref
ty place, and yoa can stand with one nit IN
Maryland and the other Penn.y,v,ria
There were about four hundred teacher. and
their friends present. and the association WAS
called TO order by Prof Soper OF Baltimore at
8 p. m, on the 9Th instant. Mai,r Nd
Douglas delivered an address of welcome in
which he advised the teachers to stem Town
from the school room dignity and no, he too
and hoped that some union for
life would be formed among these rock.rib-
bed mountains President Soper RESPONDED,
thanking Major Douglas for the heartIuess Of
his eloquent welcome, and congratulated his
',lc w-teachers upon their good fortune 10
having their meeting AT the hospitable and
amid this grand scenery of Washington couu-
y, the first of all places on this continent to
&c named in honor Of the Father OF his soua-
try During the sessions many interesting
aud instructive papers we're read, but space
md time will not permit me TO mention all.
Prof. John W HALEY Of your county de.ir-
red wee able and intelligent dircss,
= hich was well received. judge M,smler
nm address on THURSDAY, which VIA,
lStcucd to win marked atteut on and clcrd
much applause, The exercises we're pleasant
j mtctspcrscd with duets by the Misses
Maddox aud Misses Green and Frunck. FIRE.
leuily met yoUr delegates, each Of whom
expressed himsclf as highly pleased viii all
le saw and heard Messrs. VI. & b. apr,
quite attentive to the ladies and opptrcntl,
we're going to accept he advice 50 kal's
given 10y III" gallant Major. Taken aitosc.l-
r il was one Of the most ENJOYABLE meetings
winch he ,aehcrs Of Mar, land have attend
a. The geoialty Of the manager of ththo
n brother telling Of al pre.ea
cnt much o the = rusure 0 TIE teachers
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