The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-01-10
A Visit to Vienna.
Mr.. Editor:

In your valuable paper to say some
thing about my visit to the quaint
old town by the Nanticoke, the
place where have spent many
happy moments in my boyhood days
Some people would try to make you
believe there had been no improve
ments made, but this is a mistake;
there have been within the past few
years some great improvements,
which in knocking around through
the town I could readily see.
There are two nice churches, as
pretty a little hall as you will find
anywhere. The Eastern Shore Trust
Co. has a nice bank building, Win
field Webster has built a large
hardware store, which adds much to
the looks Of that part of the town.
and Capt. M. w. Marshall has just
completed a new front to the prop
erty where that good and sanity
old gentleman, Mr.. Geo. w. Nc
Cready. lived so long. There has
done. and you can see Improvements
most anywhere.
But when we came to the new
school building that Is being erec-
ted, at a cost of $1,000. the ap-
preparation for which the, Hon. VIM.
A. Percy was instrumental in get
ting from the last Legislature. and
which, If properly spent, would
have been a lasting monument to
Mr.. Percy's memory, long after his
days were numbered here on earth.
But alasi It was not done. The
building is much larger than the
town needs or will need in the
next fifty years; but the most OBJ
jectionable feature is the material
very common indeed, and there was
no care taken in placing the best
of them ON the outward surface.
Broken corners, broken edges and,
In fact, most anything, was used.
The mortar. which is mostly sand,
Is as thick as mans foot, and al
though some of 1t has been there
for over two months, it has not
hardened yet. The timber on the
inside is all widowed, and we have
heard when lumber, was widowed it
this will be covered up, and may
answer every purpose, but those
walls in the city would not stand
twenty-four hours, for the inspector
would have them torn down.
But after being told who the
building committee was, we were
not surprised at all. We also nm
thia.bpild ling cpa
performance OF his
The idea of building COM
mdttee giving itself to itself as
bondsmen for the performance of
piece of work. Had such men as
J. w. T. Webb, Jas. A. Higgins and
Winfield Webster. men of expert
ence and ability, been placed on
that committee, there would have
been a different state of affairs,
we are sure, and they would not
have bonded the contractor.
We contend that the School
Board Of Dorchester county. or who
ever has the authority, should take
this matter up at once and have
whatever Is not right adjusted. I
happened to be there several times
during our stay in town, while
school was in session, and we no
ticed young ladies and young men
from the Academy sitting around
on piles Of lumber, with their books
in hand, and were Informed that
this was an everyday occurrence,
and that 1t was very usual thing
to see them out on the streets at
any hour of the day, and up to the
postoffice every mail, it mattered
not when 1t came in, even If at IL
o'clock at night.
Someone said the professor was
afraid Of tuberculosis and did this
as preventive. Now these are
matters that need attention and
should be looked after, and If you
doubt this statement, go and see
for yourself. Visitor.
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