The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-03-21
An Old Landmark And Its Story.


The Substantial brick building, southwest corner
of Howard and Saratoga streets, known latterly as
the Saratoga Hotel-for more than century
dwelling, business stand and inn-unchanged iii
outward appearance in the memory of the Oldest
inhabitants is being torn down and another laha-
mark will be missed
TWAS one of the reminders of the Howard street
that was the grea test -four market IN the Worio
a street of warehouses and inns in the Gays OF
horseback and saddlebag travelling ana stage
coaches and Conestoga wagons; when the th'erhs
were filled with teamsters and drovers. ana west
wardly along franklin street and pennsylvania
avenue in the busy seasons, half the highway was
nightly blocked up by the great wagons many
from beyond the Alleghanies. their superb Teams
feeding in troughs fastened to the wSgohpoies
when droves of hogs and fat cattle came in.
QUAINT ODD NAMES.
The names of most of the inns have been forgot
ten There was the White Swan, the Golden Lamp
the Black Horse before Howard street was reachso
and on Howard the Golden Horse tuorth"est cor
ner of Fraakln) the White Horse, the Wheaihela'
the Pineapple the Globe, the Leopard ana tue
Western.
Our first knowledge of the old house Is In 1919
when the upper floors were occupied bS the owner
Mr. John Miller, probably as dwelling ana the
lower floor as a -four store by Mr.. William Moore
house a short time before this. In June 1876 II Is
described as the three-story brick house at the
southwest corner of Howard and Saratoga streets
Mr. Miller may have been Miller who had come
from Pennsylvania some years earlier. Mr.. Moore
was perhaps son of the old miller on Jones faIis
of the same name.
About 1902 store and dwelling seem to have been
occupied by Mr. William Hays. merchant, one OF
the Irish patriots of 17os (greagrsndfather OF the
late Dr. So. George W. Teaekle). Mess's nays y
Power. merchants seem to have occupied the store
about is07-iO when they moved to the corner OF
Franklin and Howard A grocery and -Four store
seems to have followed which was sold out IN ISIS
Froua this time we lose sight Of u until February
o. 1885 when the stables in the rear, being on nfe
one OF the walls fell killing four and badly wound
ing several hreunen. IL then the Western Hotel
THK SUSoUKAASSA HOUSE
We learn from the American Of February Il, 1879
that Mr. John N EbeFman. late Of HArrisourg' oil
long ex per3euce as q hote-keepeE aud well known
in Pennsy lysnIs had taken the house Ions known
as the Western Hotel and that after thorough re-
pairs the Baltimore and Su$quehsnna House Was
then upen. large stables were attached TO Il lie
remained in charge but e few years. and We ne1t
end Nj James p. B4yiess the proprietor and the
old pane revived. This was The s,arting point Of
the daily RsisterStoWn stages AsjoE Jacob an
dsrs from Adams county. Pa. became the And'ord
about Issa and was followed. After about sven
years. by Mr.. < A shaw. and she, at the end Of
the war BY Mr. Jesse V. Love; and ne. about ISIS,
BY M ChArlcs : pevilbasa- who gave Il mp about
ISL
GIBBONS HoTKi.
Al this time Col. stephen n Gibbons hee2uas Pro-
prtsios and changed tire uaEse to Gieeoua Hotel
Il wAs then popular with sheairiesl people AMI
baseball plHyerS Ia lSsi william pslPhey wAs in
possession and q became IRE Western TsnPsFsnos
Hotel In lsSls Mr. Ioha Manly conducted ihs
Hotel Western thcrs. In Iss Colonel Gieh-ous v ~
back and Il vas sgRia Gtbaous Hotel In lss3 Is
heca1s The ssrziogA Hotel, and Nsss-s, WiiiAAaa
pelpssr ans FraRk .. wAssrs ssrS followed in
is-s, b Nr Abjzh u Cole suiez uaoss Ch4tsv u
sss Cals's Ho.eL 10 lsal II again ne ssrSiCgE
Hotel and has sgncs remained anasF The care q
NJ Johu l. Boswell
AeouE 7hrr. rear ago TIE property uas sod % q
rarty y hass pane vas wIiAbeaa far tlacocn saa q
uazbef u lbe HclghhorinT Dry rossis zse'eAAa's
were ssch srrsIisd zith havlaE esoouss The oWnss
s.ssae aslisvct nat Mr. yaau wAuaz&fsF h<1
bszxhs t. Bat tho ProrHisat savings b@ns re<s-
leg sz4rters larger thsn iss p-rszat ones NJ Ho~
s~s sas FrankIia streets. hss sscarri g. AMI wiu
A. eace bald shsrs &rxs rors~r salsitug Soc ~
crniral oszns 81 hss 500 EA@ rear psEE - Nssars
BntHsrE B-ugAr-S,
SKaQRauARpon a cswrtsy 400
NJ Ntlsrs's neiskhsrs sheet kaas;rps yrsrs az
xste NJ Szcps~H ush.sa suaf sseFraauL to tss
hegzss zasasGirE "a he sssfa- On ias un-th 49,
es.sur= q uassri ssi szrzioEz strrsts NJ Aszissz
F}sks sRszcal sa.sr1sscas za<sss- tfv1a Efvzasa,
Sps 70 fhe aseiiiaE pars ~ TIE soose ~ Kna-st
taas fsihrT - shs sFiltsci 0ipssts on tas ssiA-
ua,a easass. wAs ~ dea. Fss.' ttasryara. amer
usrss wbea improved. Ne msfeAsuse q NJ bsus-
raa.