The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-17
THE TOWN TO EVANSVILLE
As Seen by heyersda.e Newspaper
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| Among the villages within a circuit
of dozen of miles of Meversdale.
GrantsYille, Md, is one that not only
holds its own but also keeps steadily
improving. \ visit made to this place
lately by a representative of the Com
n2erci0l, who had not visited the
| place during the last two years. a
period during which the place has
shown every sign of substantial i'm
provement. A number of new build
'ngs have been erected, while others
are now in course of construction.
The first mention we find of this
place is in Searight's history of the
"Old Pike" which chronicles that in
1888 Samuel GiAS kept a tavern in the
east end of Grantsville.
Among the improvements made the
last year is fine brick residence
built by G. A. Iounkin located near
the upper part .iof the town. This
building has a substantial stone base
ment and cellar feet high in which
are located the coal bins, vegetable
cellars and also place to install heat
ing apparatus, etc. The main portion
OF the building is Of brick and sur
rounded with both back and front
porehes. There are-eight rooms fin
| ished in oak besides bath room aud
closet.
Richard Younkin, brother of Mr..
G. H. Iounkin also built a fine resi-
dence during the last year, this resi-
dence is also fine one and is finished
IN the best style; C. A Bender has
also made many Improvements in the
National Hotel, which he recently
purchased. He comtemplates max
ing other improvements in this Justly
popular hosiery in the near future
| including bath Dom.
Andrew BeYans is breaking ground
to build new hotel, one of the largest
in this section.
This place has ialwaYs been noted
for its fine general stores. The gen
eral and department store of Bender
& Hcr hberger is one of the finest and
best stocked with all kinds of season
able goods to be found outside the
largest towns This establishment
which is a large one is filed in every
department and the goods are Of the
finest quality and most varied assor-
ments. Both the partners, Mr.. G. d.
Hershberger and NJ. Bender have
been brought up in business and
show every cou;tesyto their patrons.
The town also can boast of most
prosperous National Bank with a list
of directors having among them some
of the most substantial capitalists in
Allegany and Garrett counties Among
these might be.mentioned G. Fl. Jen-
Mugs, of Jennings, Md. L. NJ. Stan
ton, Garrett county; g. G. Keller,
Grantsville;l Frank Watts and w. A.
Hitchins, Frostburg;.E Eli Stanton and
j. S, Hershberger, Garrett county,
with j. o. Getty, of Grantsville,
cashier This institution has CAPT
tai stock of 5000. and a surplus of
$500.
A visit to Grantsville would not be
complete without a visit to the
Gnagey farm adjoining town, where
Samuel Hershberger has fine herd
of registered Jersey cows. the finest
that can be found. Besides these
cows he has several younger cattle
and fine bull registered of the best
pedigree that can be found. Mr..
Hershberger makes speciality of
raising pure bred Jerseys and buying
only from the best dealers and know
ing the wants of the owners of stock
and the kind required for the section
he has been very successful in the
business.
J. S. Hershberger at the stone
house who makes speciality of fine
draft horses, has a fine stock of these
animals that command the highest
prices He recently sold a pair of
matched horses at Windber for $3.50
and a single horse for S2S5. He has
now about 10 horses on the farm.
This place has its full quota of sum-
mer boarders during the heated term,
Hotel Casselman having been full the
whole season.
Uriah Stanton has shut down his
saw mill but will resume again about
August 25th.-Meyersdale CONNER
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