The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-10-01
Letter from Walters, Baltimore
County, Md.

| MEssRS. EDIrORs.-IOur interesting gazette is
| welcome visitor here. We were just getting ready
| nee for congress, but fate has stepped in.
Anglers are plying their hooks and the finnN
tribe in our noble rivers gives much sport, besides
supplying our bill OF fare with one oil the best de
CaceS of the season.
The fruit crop generally, has been low per cent
this wear Some of our people are tomato growers
The past two years this crop has realized figures
which are very encouraging to the farmer Among
the successful growers are MeSsrS j. A. Miller
Walter Il. Gillespie Franklin FoulEe and ShateI
Bros.
The corn crop is not an aveage one here, yet it is
far better than was anticipated short time ago.
The cabbage crop which Is Il very important factor
i'll parts of the district has suffered materially
Grain seeding has commenced here although we
do not SOW quite early as our friends on PARIS
Ridge, Carroll county. We reluctantly confess,
since your soil contains more clay, it is better
adapted to wheat raising than these river bottoms,
notwithstanding have other advantages i'll
agriculture. -.
onium this county. The managers OF this enter
prise are wide awake business men and always
give us u first-class exhibition.
All the churches here are doing good work, and
Four Of the Shafier Bros, grand sons of the late
Abraham Shatfer, of Cranberry Valley, and each re-
siding here, recently, made a tour to Pen Mar. We
subjoin the following: The party met at Hillen
Station Western Maryland railroad at 9.l5 Il. m.
We embark the Pen Mar express and are now
haunting through the beautiful hills fair wales and
pleasant atmosphere OF Baltimore county.
Arlington, Glyndon, Glen Morris and Finksburg,
successfully, accost the tourists and are each Il
cosy little town or village, long to be remember
ed by one who goes out to sec and learn.
our ndefatigable iron horse is pacing along with
his comfortable coaches at velocity OF 80 miles
per hour and we are all breathing "home again
atmosphere that is, Carroll county, the land of our
ancestors, is being explored, every hamlet villa and
village, me thinks, extends its grateful arms to en-
brace the prodigal son, fortunately, not prodiga
heir; our train is now invading the source of the
historic PatapSco river. Noble old Westminster.
God bless her sacred halls, has appeared i'll the
western horizon, all eyes III the gay party ale
VOracouSly feasting on your ancient, yet, up to
date city. Pardon this apparent weakness; all are
half enyious with eyes filled with tears. of the land
we love we'll
From Westminster to Avonda1e, Medford and
New Windsor, the canton is dOubly dear to us, be-
ing the home of our birth. Our great grandfather
the father of the late Reuben Haines, owned large
tract of land i'll the rich fields of Wakefield Valley.
Having passed through the cOntented and greatly
improved town of New Windsor, our chaperon or
tourist agent, calls attention to the grand Blue
| Ridge Mountains now barricading the western
horizon. Here, nature certainly has called halt
to the aspirations of human beings. The dullest
specimen of humanity is aroused and soon lost i'll
wonderland. If the observer will turn his glasses
TO the SOUTH the bloody battle field of Antietam is
not far distant; now reverse your position and
Gettysburg is only a few leagues away. You all
Something like 10000 men laid down their lives at
| the former place and 5000 at the latter.
Old Fredericktown which has been immortaliZed
by Whittier through his poem on the patriotism and
gallantry of Barbara Fritchie" is hard by.
The Shrill whistle of the locomotive and the
noble efforts he is making, points to the fact that
he is gradually ascending the mountain. Magnif-
cent vistaS through the sublime hills of the Blue
Ridge meet the traveller; fortication upon fortif-
cation of rocks seem to defy the strong of dill
gence and the progress of man; yet these gigantic
elevations are natures warehouses, which have
stored away minerals, in the long past, for the
present and future utility of mankind
| Arrived at Pen Mar diSembarked. and now stroll
ing through the delightful park. Here you find a
| frt-class restaurant and good things to satisfy II
hungry man, generally We have no difficulty in
securing team; are on our way to High Rock now,
| passing over good road, through very rugged
mountains, looking over precpices that makes one
| head swim. At two thousand feet above the sea- il
| the pavilion at High Rock, all lost in admra-
| ton while viewing the rich Cumberland Valley
and neighboring mountains. The climax is reach
ed 500 feet higher places us on the summit of old
| king, Quirauk. If the reader has never been OF
the crest ola mountain, he surely must endeavor
| to come here some time You have the carolina
points for observation; it is stated, fair days
distance of fifty miles can be covered. Waynes
boro Pa, and HagerstOwn seen in the distance
The ozone in the air here makes Il fellow 20 years
his junior. OCCASIONAL.