Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-08-19
IN THE MOUNTAINS
AND IN THE GLADES
Of Western Maryland As Seen by
Annapolitan Sojourner.
A VISIT TO GNEGY VALLEY.
Happy Conjunction Of Map and Fact
Picturesque Table Land.

1 0eHSNtlui EedlAldNiOn oA idIt Wuttl
the suggestive nomenlaclue the map
/ becomes the environment of the tray
| eler. How much is raped up in the
| names OF Gnegy Church. Roth Rock,
Red House Table Rock. Conway Hill
and Sunnysde. located on the map in
the midst of towering mountains, and
how satisfying it is TO find ones self
after many longings. there in the YER
table centre of them in propria
persona.
Roth Rock is three miles away and
rises 3 200 feet above sea-level and is
is located directly on the backbone of
the Allegany Mountains. Red House,
once a way-side tavern. and. located
on the old North Western Pike was
the site of many travelling party
when this highway, built by the Uni
ted States Government, was the only
way TO the great West before the days
of canals and railroads This is a
landmark. so much so that. when the
owners of the premises let the color
fade off, some enterprising automobil-
list, in order to keep up its historic as
sociations. asked the privilege of
painting the dwelling once more its
original color and did so. so that trav-
elers passing that way would see the
Red House of their maps. Table
Rock, Conway Hill and Allegany
are on the Backbone Mountain of the
Alleganies. Allegany Heights is 3.1S7
feet high. The other points are not
quite so elevated. There is no climb
to reach Table Rock The public road
full. but not as extensive, landscape
as Allegany Heights, from which all
points of the compass are presented
TO the eve.
The Free Delivery Destroys the COun-
try POst0ffice.
The rural delivery is a profound
blessing to the farmer. but II has de-
stroyed the local postofiice. This is
felt by the public who regret that this
has passed away. Near Gnegy Church.
ten and a half miles from Oakland. in
Garret county. Md, was a postofiice-
Hauser IL was convenience TO the
people. but an inconvenience to the
household that attended to It, With
many regrets from the patrons, the
post-people gave up the position II
had much trouble and little pay The
site remains a postal centre yet. and
he that passes that way, may see on
the roadside, on an elongated plat
form, seven mail boxes. all in a row,
perched on their stand like pigeons
on their roosts
Gnegy Church - This temple OF
Christian worship. eleven miles from
Oakland, was built by the Menonites.
They have now become so few in num-
her i'm this section, that services by
them is seldom held. The church site
is a central point and crossroads. II
is also used as a picnic place. There
is a convenient grove near the church,
in which there are a platform, seats
and a sales-house for wares The
signboards on the great oak at the
crossing of the ways is interesting
and instructive. II says: "Gnegy
Church-To Dobbin. miles: Henry
z; Eglon, g.; Aurora, Il Terra Alta, 16
1-2; IT, s. (Altitude) $500 it.: Davis,
13 l-2; Thomas. IL 12; Run p. o.. 2:
Oakland II Red House, 3;Gcrtner, 3 l."
On the opposite side of the road a
thrifty innkeeper has set up his sign:
Thirteen and half miles of good
road to Blackwater Hotel, Davis. W.
Va" Fine farms and beautiful noun
tain scenery ad to the charm of the
surroundings. The Backbone of the AL
leganies stretches out scarce three
miles away.
The Local Advertising ard-The
friendly and towering oaks act as a
bulletin board for the neighborhood
Here is sample of its notices. pen
ned in a clear. but not elegant hand
"Notice-The baseball club of Breed
love will hold pie supper and festival
Sat. night. Aug IA. 1915. big Ball game
in the afternoon at 2 o'clock between
Bredlove and some near team: Re-
feshments in the ground; every body
test.-Ball Club.
The people of Breedlove and yicin-
ity, to their credit, like work more
than they do play. and this being the
harvest season, the baseball players
came in slowly from the fields of gol-
den grain. BY o'clock only ten men
had arrived. When the eleventh came
in, sides were chosen, five to the team,
and the eleventh man for umpire.
What a fine, game" exclaimed an en-
thusiastic man at the bat, as he sur
veyed the grounds. no fielderl"
The bases were manned and the
other two of the quintette of outs were
placed as pitcher and catcher. This
lop-sided playing was most uninter-
esting to spectators. and the two
bleachers stated on friendly log left
by railroad wreck near the diamond,
son vacated their free holdings and
gave the arena and environments en-
tirely TO the eleven.
At Breedlove. W. Va. Mr. Alfred
Sisler lives. He is a veteran of the
Civil War. He was at Annapolis as a
paroled prisoner. He has great inter
est in the town and speaks of visiting
it, He remembered MIR. Elisha Tay-
lor. who lived near Camp Parole. Mr.
Sisier spoke with enthusiasm OF the
fine boiling spring back of Martins
Grove. Alas. the people of the yicin-
isx- have nIiovUpd thsc fi,,a fouu..;,, g.