Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-07-20
LOCAL CORRESPONDENTS.
Venerable Resident Of Vale Summit
Walks to Frost burg.

ALE SUMMIT, MD, June IL, 1879.
To the MINING JOURNAL.
Please allow me space in the columns
of your long established paper for "a
few observations made during recent
visit | paid your town.
Leaving at II. IN. the old village of
Vale Summit, which enjoys the rep.
utation of being one of the most law
abiding mining towns in the coal re-
gion, soon found myself crossing the
bed of the &. G.. and c. II. r., running
through the Vale farm meadow
The old stile being gone and the fence
down, | soon found myself on the path
| had travelled for forty years and,
after climbing over a number of stiles
and fences, | rested on the top of
Wright's hill, in full view of one of the
oldest inland towns of the State, and
contemplated what numerous and
great changes have taken place since
| first visited the town of Frostburg
In passing through the famous
Wright farm, one of the most valuable
IN Allegany county, every inch being
underlaid with the Big Seam of coal,
with little or no outcrop, the scene re-
called to memory vivid recollectlons of
old Mr.. Wright and his son-in-l law,
Hector Grahame, two highly respected
citizens of the county, now departed.
Arriving at the "Piney Woods"
took a foot-path leading to Allegany
cemetery. Proionging my stay there
a few minutes, | noticed some fine
monuments and tombstones. Within
its limits lie Il number of my old
acquaintances, all having Joined the
silent maJorlty.'
Winding my way along the cemetery
road, | soon passed the old ice-pond.
the first pool of water | noticed on my
journey, and soon reached the National
road on "Preston's Hill" But the
old landmark, the log house, where
many pineknot was burned and
many game of seven-up played, has
disappeared. From here both sides of
the National road are lined with fine
residences and business houses. |
visited the old "Stemmer tavern" now
the st. Cloud hotel, we'll known to the
travelling public and for q great num-
Der of years conducted by my old
friend, Con. Lynch, an old Union
soldier, but now run by his stcp-son,
Thomas &. Dillon, popular young
man, an Alleganan by birth, and one
that understands the hotel business.
Both sides of Main street constitute
the principal business portion of the
town, although there are some fine
business houses on both Bowery and
Broadway.
A new hotel is about to be erected
near the corner of Broadway and
Main.
Among tie names of the old mel
chants OF my acquaintance of by-gone
days, whose places are filled with the
young generation are Hoblitzel, Keller,
Taylor, Evans, Hamill, Goodwin,
Payne, Jandorf, Percy, Beall, Preston,
the three McCulloh Bros.-Robert.
John and Thomas--and with the senior
partner Of Hitchins Bros. All these
have passed 1.-THE great DIVIDE"
The town is well lighted, both by
electricity and gas, w. B. Redgrave
being president Of the former and
Hon. Lloyd Lowndes Of the latter COM
pany.
But the greatest Improvement of all
that the town ever stood in need of was
the water supply. This has at last
been secured by pump, natural flow
and reservoirs and bountiful supply
led through pipes to every part of the
town. The water is pure and the
supply is ample at all seasons of the
year. With the towns pure mountain
air, there is no pleasanter summer re-
sort for persons of limited means in
the State.
Among my old time acquaintance
that | met was Marx Wineland, who
is still in the christian business of
clothing the naked for moderate ex-
change of the circulating medium. |
hope he will live long and die happy.
THOMAS BROWN.