The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-31
INTERESTING "REMINISCENCES.
TIP Through Garrett County via tn
Old National Pike

From tne Meyersdale Commercial.
before leaving this revered spot
viii note an incident occurring here
just then, that may interest at least
sone OF your many readers. Ex-Judge
Samuel H. Fairall. who removed to
Iowa City more than forty years ago,
was here with his cousin Mrs. DR..
Carr to take one more view of the
premises and the stone house, and
the very room where he was born GA
Years ago. Sad looks and pensive
thoughts were shown. The little
school house where he, the writer and
others attended in 1S41-42 disap-
pa red long ago. The master Charles
lomaker was thought and spoken
If he were living teacher
t@,Ss SsafoS be caifed professor. The
J-N>f&is & bright and experienced
lawyer. Has returned to the practice
and is now unraveling some old es-
tates i'll the two upper counties, in
which western clients are interested.
The thoughtful, enjoyable halt ended
the quiet lash warned pair of will
ing horses to proceed. In few hun
dred yards the 90 mile post from Cum
berland was reached and passed, and
then an abrupt turn to the left upon
public road. somewhat worse of
wear from heavy usage. one mile
brought us to the Boucher mansion,
many years ago the hospital home of
the late George Bruce, one of Ale
gany county's most prominent and
worthy sons, still kindly remembered
and appreciated by few survivors.
A pleasant halt here with the obliging
Boucher family, and then onward by
the same road, by the two nice farms
and comfortable homes of Edmond
Hershberger and son Gideon, very
comfortably fixed indeed The next
stop was the end of our ride. Hun
ter's Art, the home of Mr.. Ross Comp
ton, our summer resort for many years
past-l shall not characterize those
years-as weary or even happy still
with something like sigh we can
say they are gone.
Hunters Art" has lost none of its
former charms, its little prairie, hills,
mountain footlets, meadows, culti-
yated fields and primitive woodlands
are all the same. This tract was sur
veyed in the prolific year for old sur
veys, l774, untouched by any other
sHlaG lands. and has remained in
tact from then till now, without addi-
tion or subtraction, singular in
stance of long preserved identity.
But the owner of it will soon amDu-
tate an angle of it to be conveyed to
his worthy daughter. 1t takes its
name from some exploit of a hunter
in olden times large game in those
days was very abundant, annoying
and destructive; such as wolves,
panthers and bears but they have
long since disappeared with the ad-
vance of civilization, and the fatal
rifle and the traps. Even the beauti-
full wild deer which the law has en-
deavored to protect for over a hun
dred years, that used to come down
from the smiling mountain to the
round glade, as it used to be called.
to feed upon its delicious grass and
pure waters gliding by, have ceased
to make their visits as in times gone
by. The remorseless hunter and his
fatal rifle have destroyed almost the
last one. There are still few flocks
of wild turkeys and some pheasants
and quails. Birds below the game
standard re little more plentiful
than a few years ago. The cherry
trees with their loads of ripe fruit,
bring the summer birds in considera-
bic numbers. They are happy and
musical over their choicest fruit. The
whippoorwill With its evening solo
from its unseen cover makes one feel
sad and lonely NJ IS poor bird never
seems to e. society or cheer
al. -. sorrow.
This is an excellent farming com
munity, fine crops of grain, hay, oats
and all kinds of vegetables. The hay
and oat crops are exceptionally good.
some of the former slightly injured
by excessive rains. The latter crop
not yet quite ripe. Upon the whole
the farmers are well off and satisfied,
everything indicates prosperity and
advancement, especially their farm
ing equipments. Spring wagons,
buggies and fine horses are to be seen
at nearly all the farms. Where we
are visiting there are buggies and
carriages sufficient to remind one of
a livery establishment.
Spent Sunday at the Reformed
church across the mountain in New
Germany. a neat little edifice cyood