Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-12-16

Father Myer Progressive Pastor.
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harfis Lot. har es County " weeks
(, inner inner 10 Within the M m. rest II
Baltimore. Wa.hingte nch With this sec
the world " IN hs.-F t'.uVi. teteer,an hv
I on Of the sl<te by wireless Me-
Il II :, ,.s - ~ Rev Joseph A. niNeI.
! - 4 the uosv Ghest tafhsr.c
fhuffh II Tampkinsvi ~, iieir here, 10
,,ds miacaffV. lie has decided 20 erect
wireless Telegraph station near his
home. opposite the church. The mast
from which the electric sparks wi fly
a. baltimore. Atlantic City End othrr
points. will BE- erected the latter port of
this week and the instruments from
which the operator will receive mes
sages and send them will be located 70
Father Myers study The nearest teie-
graph station is IS miles away, kfa'-
king the need Of . wireless plant a.
Tompkiusvile, whereby the eutsinr
world can be reachedquickiy n case o.
emergency Father siyer HIT upon IN
plan Of the wirwess telegraph as the
cheapest way t. keep in touch with DIS
tant parts
IL vas not FROM sentimental reasons
that this priest in the wilderness saw
the need q wireless in that section.
A short time ago one Of his parishioners
was taken suddenly III. The physician
who attended him said that the sick man
must get to a hospital a. quickly a. pos
sihle. Faith Mxer was called into con
suit@iion Three miles from ms nome
Is small ti-hiig town. Rock Point. IL
is here that he keeps a swiit-gning
LAUNCH h. priest and phy sician, after
driving from near Tompkinsviile to the
wharf Though snow.cov' red Dads
reached the pier at Rock Point just IN
time to see a speeding steamer cave fer
Baltimore. The launch was put into
play and IN less than an hour the i'll man
was D aced aboard the baltimore bound
Steamer aud brought to this city, where
he received proper medical attention.
Today he is a well man. Had there
been telegraph station at Tompkins-
VILE inste3d ~ rs miles from there,
medicsl assistance from Baltimore could
have been quickly summoned ard a
large expense TO the sick mans family
uid have been saved.
Bu1IT TELEPHONE LINE.
North aud southbound steamers often
put into the harbor Of Rock Point,
especially VIII n ia distress. Wien the
wireless system of Father Mver is in
operation the ships in distress can sig
mai the nearest point and assistance will
BE- sent them
The country around Tompkinsville il
isolated. Father Myer has lived there
for seven years. In that time he has
minstered to thousands of Jeople Hi;
congregation numbers about 200 peo
pie. who come to church nearly ever
Sunday from the surrounding county,
for distance Of more than 40 miles.
II have ordered the mast for the wire
less plant" SAID the priest, land hop'
to have everything in readiness for tn
sending and receiving Of messages il
about two or three weeks
Father Myer built the house he lives II
and abont three years ago be built
telephone line from Rock Point to l.
Plata. Before that there was no othe
connection BIS wire with the outsid
world except for short telephone sys
tenn owned and operated exclusively b.
the railroad, which is 20 mites away
In building this Telephone line, wbic
now con ects every place along the roa'
from La Plata to Rock Point, Fathe
Myer was d aneially aided by Hon. Rob
stto,nsvs in RaItimore Mr. Grain hs
model farm about a half mile from
this place ltcoyers three thousand acres
Father Myer took his telephone PROPOSE
NJ cr.;n COW tbe aavsntages IL wonI,
oiva 10 this secti IN and almost immedi
stsIv nnt mn nearly - GOO. which stsrte,
~ c.inst ,,,,tinn II inc nr.sent system
Tbs svstem sxt.nds through Cbsrie
80 g. Nlar,,,s eonn,ias
WILL iNfNof = NVONii
Father Niger says tie wireless system
will help to improve the country IN man,
respects The mast from which new
from here will reach the outslds.x2ri
,vir..isss stsfion a,iiii ~ &, lrha saI,fr,e,
1 mar,can FatLar Mvsr sos tba, Il,
viii msLe ar-angs,nants Nth az -
less neonls in Rsltin,nrs ~ "a tats lie Arc
,neesaaa An n,.sss,,ss s,rt S., 80.
vi H.. rsc.ivad l q, ~ e In MI M
no ne Ia. great dsal n tima ~ X,
hands and spends it in lettering tn
lives Of the folk hereabeuts, beth spiritu
~ and materially.
When NJ cime here tie peope in thl
region worked az only one thihg--th
growing Of tobacco. Father Ayer show
ed them how they could make monev u
other ways
lie went into the forests with a say
AND an Ak and cut timber In large qufn
tiiies Then he purchased shingle say
10 BaitimoTe and sawed 30. 900 shingles
They were quickly purchased by farmer
in the neigiioorhood He made mission
furniture from walnut and cherr