The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-09-29
HISTORICAL SKE TCH
West Nottingham Friends Meeting
Together With Some Side Issues or Obser-
vations Not Strictly Historical
Ia Character.
By E. HENRY HIAINES.
tcoNcLUDED FROM LAST WEEK.

In the year 1910 when the Friends of Wes
Nottingham Preparafive Meeting were
making preparations to build this house they
could not agree upon proper site to build
and weappealed to the Monthly Meeting fol
assistance. The Monthly Meeting appointed
James TTimble. George Churchman. Thomas
Rogers Moses Moore. Richard Lamborn, Jesse
Pugh. William Kirk, William Rodgers. Robt
Brown, Charles johnson, William GrifAth
William Howell, Isaac Chandler, Reuben
Haines Robert Leslie, Abraham Lidwell and
BENJAMIN Hudson, a committee to inquire into
the circumstances Of the case and give such
advice as they thought proper. This commit
tee after holding second meeting fixed a
place for the meeting house which was salts
factory. At this time the trustees of this
meeting were William Preston, Eli Haines
Eli Coulson, Isaac Richards and Joe Moore.
In the 9th mo-, 1870 the subject Of incorpora,
ting the trustees according to the State act OF
1909 was considered and In the Bird mo-, 1911
the Instrument Of writing incorporating the
trustees acknowledged. This paper recorded
IN Liber Incorporation Of Brick Meeting
House Lot in East Nottingham and the Little
Meeting Lot in West Nottingham, Cecil Co..
Nd one of the Church Records of Cecil Co.
aforesaid
The Monthly Meeting appointed committee
to superintend the building Of this house and
as no report of this committee can be found, on
record, it is hard to find out much about who
did the work and what it cost Some of the
oldest Of the inhabitants hereabouts believe
that the bricks were made by Capt. Leonard
Krauss who had a brick yard west Of the pub
lie road running north from here, and not at
the brick pond still TO be seen on the east side
of the road, and also that the bricks were laid
by his son Leonard who was brick layer at
that time. It is known for certain that this
Leonard Krauss relaid the bricks of the gable
end next to the road which had fallen out
about 1910.
From statements received from various
sources we seem justified in concluding that
much Of the work at the house, such as digging
the foundation, hauling stones and bricks and
other things not needing skilled workmen
was done BY men and boys of the community,
volunteers, who felt an interest in the work.
II seems strange coincidence that the
establishment of East and West Nottingham
Meetings should each be followed by the
starting of taverns almost within the shadows
OF their walls and each to be called Cross Key.
The starting of places for the sale of LIQUOR
close to these sacred edifices seems to show
that the ..evil reptile is ever on the watch
seeking out those places dedicated to the ser
vice Of God, as If fearful that his evil
Majesty's power should be annulled and a
desire at least to keep up balance of power.
The tavern just down the road from here
was kept by the same Capt. Krauss before
mentioned, and, while he was making the
bricks for this edifice in which were to wor-
ship the peace-loving ouakers and nionears i,
the cause OF temperance he was daal;rs, s,,,t
the detestable sts,ff tn the ;t;,rs, -
the neighborhood and the nn,varv +,a,,ala,.
thus securing for himself as r. we've t1a ,,,.'
at Of serving both thosf ,vo
for the betterment Of mankind and ,s t,,oss
who had chosen ~ tra,aI 4, az 49,, 49,
was s1re ~ lead y, 1astr,,.t;e. s-'''s
This Krauas tava,n 49,. $3.50 -. j,
great halls held here -,
February narans IL E,, I, s
the great service ra,a, 1,,s ~.
Geo. washington. a. ven q ~ a., ~
Of the proprietor and were atta,54d ~ t,,s
very elite ~ tba co,,ctrv - s.,,, -
came long distances - an;nv tha sat !, 49,,
and have dance Vii, A., ~
said conld stir ,,,ol,aa al. .sstes. 49,. -
snort al fonr -
the mother ~ n cl;,5ra,, u T" -
After the guests had rartala an ~ az e,o,,,
things constit,tino tba rsst .sa go
ouaffe once 8, twice q t mast
bar furnished n would u ,,,s;t
for them to feel their atrotis,,, ~ ~ -
Geo. Washineton could 80 ana aa
spirt the "a 80
ostansiblv for His hanaf,t e ,,,,,Id =
much elated over the afforts - t,as
corners, made to perpetuate bis ma s,S s's's
The writer well remem bsrs .v lD.,,,1 So 80
passing this old tavern. whara. mon -, al
pole nlanta l,fo,s tbs a,,,,. - : .a.'
frame in which hung SIGN hoard IN rvbich
was painted two large door kavs
other ii the mildle This sion os Il 1870
the tor on two iron HINGES and 81 -
hack and forth Il the wind s,ays ~ ,s
and oleful sound anc a. s',.,s
stories tell Of COMING from tbs ~, sss;,;ss
Sometimes before The oor az ,d LII
bloafed faoes and red nosas
Of many wears EARNINGS md ,,,,,,,,
time spent in consequence Of he ~