The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-27

sum of money to the pickers of Gar
rett county.
Trout fishing is Almost a lost art.
Had one fine meal upon that rare del
icacy at the hospitable mansion of
Mr.. w. H. Swauger, white in the
neighborhood. A carp was shot in
the old Swauger mill dam measuring
"a inches in length aud weighing four
teen pounds. | have nothing to say
as to its flavor or odor.
was greatly surprised to see the
lively interest the people are taking
in supplying themselves with tele-
phones. Most of the well-to-do farm
ers have already obtained them and
others are following suit. The poles
are to be seen along the edges of
nearly 81 the public roads. The rage
for the phones is quite prevalent and
the talk and chatter over the lines
among the neigh bors are almost con-
t NOUS; some times a little annoy ing
to members of fam les. There are
two competing COMPANIES the
county. l suppose the phone and
belongings cost about $14, ed a rate
of So per year is charged for the use.
The telephone is certainly a great
convenience to a neighborhood, but
with someth 'gof burden of course
Connections with Frostburg, Cumber-
land and other places w" soon be
made.
The people in this section of the
county are now taking a lively lter-
est in another enterprise-the electric
trolley railroad. A large public meet
ng was lately held in Grantsvi to
encorrf re and even help the enter
prise.
A line is already about completed
from Myersdale to Salisbury, which
j. about FIVE miles east of Grantsvi'le.
1t is said this company contemplates
extending its l''e from Salisbury to
Frostburg by way of Piney Run to
the National Road at a PORT about
midway between Grantsville and
FrOstburg and from thence following
the line of T. old highway. Any
one acquainted with this dreary route
up the run will not ia to see it WI
be a mistake. For number of miles
in the begiOn' g the road wor' d pass
through a thinly settled country
which could afford it but little or no
support 9'od 1T the same time miss or
avoid the most prosperous and
wealthy part of the county to be af-
fected. Grantsville and the district
adjacent, which are populous, enter
prising and it may be said wealthy,
would be missed. They will give
generous SUPPORT to the enterprise in
different ways if it should be located
so they can conveniently reach it,
This advisable route would be west-
ward from salisbury to Grantsvi'le, a
distance Of about five mics; practi-
cal one throU h n coal producing re-
gion - Somerset county, Pa. This
prosperous district could and would
give help to the road. Then from
Grantsville it would follow the old
National Road eastward to Frostburg,
a distance of fourteen miles. The old
pike would afford an excellent bed for
the foe without impai"ing the use
fitness of the old historic highway in
the least. Indeed, the section of this
road between Cumberland and Frost
br g'S nc. much better condi-
ton than heretofore, made so by the
trolley company. No doubt the same
result would come if the road should
be extended as indicated. The 1ail-
way occupies only the margin of the
road and leaves the main bed I'M
touched.
There are even expectations that
the line wiz be extended to Union
town, Pa, by way of the old pike.
The route and grade are perfectly
practicable.
| omitted il the suitable connection
to say a word about the buckwhcat
crop IN the section visited. | found
it in bloomi, beauty with prospects
for good yield. So the people in
that favored lend will have plenty of
buckwheat cakes with thick spread
of wholesome mountain butter.
August 20, 1908. J.B.