Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-31

| bridge on the outskirts of the town
Turning sharply to the right we soon
crossed a smaller bridge Of the same
construction and later the tracks of the
Pope's Creek branch of the PHILADELPHIA
Baltimore and Washington railroad
About mile further on we turned to the
| right and after a run of two miles crossed
Hills bridge. over the Patuxent river
| From here on We found the roads quite
| sandy. AT South Chapel we turned to
the left and within a short space Of time
had arrived at Bristol. The post office
at this place is located on a high bluff
at a fork in the road The road to the
right leads to Friendship and Chesa-
peake Beach, but is so heavy with sand
that motorists are advised not to attempt
to take this route. The road to the left
is the one most used by motorists. and
While the distance to Friendship is a
few miles longer, it is we'll worth ones
time to go this way. The road passes
through Greenock, where a right turn is
taken for the village of Lothian. Just
before reaching Lothian the new state
road is met and by turning sharply to the
right onto the state road it will not be
necessary to motor into Lothian or Mt
.-lon, as 1t is better known. thereby saw
ing considerable time.
Once on the state road, which is Of
gravel construction, the motorist has
nothing to do but follow it in a southerly
direction through Calvert county. The
next town on the state road from Lothian
We found was Friendship, thirtyfOur
miles out from Washington, where we
turned right in front of the post office
building and after proceeding about
square turned sharply to the left in the
direction of Prince Fredericktown. Friend
ship is a quaint little settlement and is
adorned by many attractive homes, with
spacious green lawns. After brief stop
we continued on our journey through Ow-
ings station. where we crossed the tracks
of the Chesapeake Beach railway and de-
| scended steep grade. only to be met by
a similar one on the opposite side of the
town
Sunderland was the next town passed
through en- route, forty miles from our
starting point. Another run of four miles
and we were in Huntingtown. The next
town of Importance on the state road was
Prince Fredericktown, the county seat of
Calvert county. where is located the
courthouse, an up-to-date. hotel and news
paper. This village is situated in the CEN
ter of the county. being about three and
a half miles from Chesapeake bay and the
same distance from the Patuxent river.
Start for Solomons.
Securing the necessary information here
about the condition of the road south of
Prince Fredericktown, we lost no time
In heading south for Solomons Island,
twenty miles away. 1t was 5:25 clock
Saturday evening when we passed
through here, and it was our desire to
arrive at our destination before night
fall If possible. We found that the state
road extended south of Prince Frederick
town for a considerable distance, and as
long as it lasted We took advantage of
every foot of it. A four-miie run and we
found ourselves in Port Republic. 81 +
miles from the National Capital. Here We
We're told to keep on over the state read
and follow the telegraph wires and we
would have no trouble in getting to Sole
mons Island
This was enough assurance that we had
nothing more to worry about. We then
devoted our attention to road conditions,