Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-08-21
GERMANTOWN HAPPENINGS.
Items From Annapolis Growing Sub.
urb Beyond The Boundary Line.

The rains of the past few days have
had very beneficial effect so far as
the roads are concerned, laying the
dust, which has existed for some time,
and putting the road leading to Camp
Parole in fine condition for the humid
reds of automobiles that go to and
fro each day from Annapolis and
Baltimore.
While Germantown is a suburb of
Annapolis, it may be said that il is a
part of Annapolis, as the people enjoy
every city advantage such as water
from the city reservoir, electric
lights, and it is understood, the Anna
polls Gas and Electric Light Company
are ready to lay gas mains as soon as
enough consumers can be assured to
justify the company in going to the
expense of running the mains. An
other advantage enjoyed is the regu-
lar daily delivery and collection of
mail, morning and evening, from the
Annapolis postoffice by the genial car
rier, Mr.. Lee.
Quite a number of improvements
have been made in the past year, such
as the numbering of houses and the
naming of streets and avenues. There
are West street, Spa Road. Chestnut
avenue, Ridgewood avenue, Brewer
avenue, Greenfield avenue, etc. There
| has been some talk for some time of
the citizens waiting on the United
States Government for the purpose of
having a vitrifed brick street run
from the city limits beyond the Ma
tional Cemetery. This would bring
more visitors to the cemetery, which
is certainly beautiful and interest
ing spot. Under the superintendent y
of Mr.. L. B. May everything looks
beautiful and should be one of the
places known to every person coming
/ to Annapolis.
Ground was broken last week on the
property east of the National Gene
terry for the erection of several frame
dwellings. The houses will be two
stories high and will be modern in
every detail. The contractor is Mr.
J. j. Stehle, and the lumber is being
supplied by the Gardiner Supply Com
| pany. Mr.. Gardiner says that quite
number of houses are to be erected
on this property, which was formerly
known as the Brewer property.
Mrs. Mary Machin and daughter,
Mamie, spent Yesterday with her sis
ter, Mrs. Isaac Machin.
Mrs. Isaac Machin, who has been
i'll the past week, is able to be about
again.
Mr.. Roland Ward, of Hagerstown,
spent Saturday with relatives here.
The family of Mr.. Melcher, who
have been occupying the new house of
Mr.. Harry Elliott, opposite the Ma
tional Cemetery, have moved to Anna
| polls and have taken a house on Madi-
son street
Mr.. Charles Dickerson and family
have taken the house owned by Mr..
Clarence Machin on Ridgewood ave-
nue..
Miss Pearl Hopkins is visiting rela-
tives and friends in Baltimore.
Mrs. Roland Ward and children,
who have been spending some time
with Mrs. Wards mother, Mrs.
George King, have returned to their
home in Hagerstown.
Mr.. Isaac Machin and son, Winfield,
of Baltimore, paid flying visit to his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Machin,
Saturday.
Supt. l.. b. May, of the National
Cemetery, and his son-in-law, Mr.. AL
ford, of Pennsylvania, spent Saturday
in Washington and at Mt. Venom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Afford and child
rem, of Saegerstown, Pa, are spend
ing some time with Mrs. Afford s
father, Mr.. L. B. May, superintendent
of the National Cemetey.
NJ. and Mrs. Norris, of Baltimore,
spent yesterday at the National Gene
terry with the family of Superinten-
dent May.