Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-06-24

Un the 18th, instant. IN company
With . pleasant party Of members
OF the Maryland Democratic Edi-
tors Association our Mr.. King left
Washington By the Southern Rail-
road en- route for Nashville aud the
Tennessee Centennial Exposition.
The officers of the road, and espec-
tally, Mr.. Burkett, secretary Of
General Passenger Agent Brown,
treated our party individually and
collectively with every possible cour-
tesy and thoughtfully arranged for
US the details Of the trip. We left
Washington at 11:15 q. m, Mon
day and reached Nashville at 1880
p. H., on the following day. The
run was through country afford
ing all kinds of scenery except
blue water Beautiful farming
lands, rugged and picturesque
mountsins, winding rivers passed
in review before us. Orr route Law
through historic harnlets and thriv-
ing cities and We had pleasant com
pany to enliven the wa7. Manas-
sas, Orange, Culpspper, Charlotts-
vile. Lynchburg, Danvillc, Greens
boro'. Salisbury, Ashville. Knox
vile. Chattanooga, Murfressboro
and other famous places we're along
our line. We passed under the
shadow of Lookout Mountain and
Mission Ridge, and close TO Chick
amauga. At 2 Tuesday afternoon,
We were domiciled at Prices Col
lege Hotel on Broad street, Nash
vile. and after sksrt rest were
ready for sightseeing. The Cum
berland river flows through Nash
vile, the main portion of the city
being on the south bank of the
stream. The city is built on lime
stone bluffs which rise about eighty
feet above low water mark, the ele-
Vation increasing as one leaves the
river. 1t is compactly built and
contains many handsome residen.
ces. Nashville is the capital of
Tennessee and the Court Hous e
OF Davidson county. The popula-
ton has passed the 100000 mark.
1t boasts large number of famous
educational institutions the chief
test being the Vanderbilt Universe
ty with its massive buildings and
acres of beautifully srnamented
blue grass grounds.
The exhibition is superior to the
Atlanta Exposition in many things
and inferior to 1t in but few. In a
subsequent paper We may treat of
what to us seemed its most interest
ing features.
During our visit to Nashville we
were called upon by Mr. j. Coode son
OF Mr.. ID. Coode, of this county,
and to his hospitality and thought
fulness we are indebted for very
pleasant drive TO the famous Belle
Meade stock farm where we saw the
greatest racers in America. Mr..
Coode is manager of the Atlantic
and Pacific Tea Company's store in
Nashville and from members of our
fraternity in his city we learned
that he has won for himself a most
enyiabie reputation as thorough
business man aud respected citizen.
Jack is married TO one of Nash
ville's sweet aud courteous ladies
and they are blessed with a daugh-
ter and son. Their kindly course-
sizes to us are one Of tho most pleas.
ant incidents of a pleasant trip.
In subsequent article we will
endeavor to describe Belle Meade
and also The Hermitage where lived
and died Andrew Jackson-Old
Hickory.
In the following enumeration of
the companions of our trip we, of
course, name first those who were
the most pleasant and agreeable
the ladies Miss Charlotte Ash.
MISC Carrie Hall, Miss Nellie Bunt-
ing, Miss Juliet Street, Miss Reed.
Miss Temple. The gentlemen were:
j. NJ. Street, j. b. Bunting, +. E.
Gorrell, w. J. Price, ir., Jos. Pur-
Wis, Sam'l Brooke, Mr.. Castlemain,
DR.. Feldmeyer and Mr.. Abbot.