Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-08-19

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ginia side Wv Va" Three commits.
sioners laid out the lines. one from
Maryland. one from West Virginia and
one appointed by the United States
On dit that the United States man sid
cd with the West Virvinia commission.
er in the questions at issue That is
however. only the talk OF the Peter
Parleys of the neighhorhood. The line
is said to have been. in some places
wavered in order not to throw large
estates into two states Senator Nc
Cullough Brown, OF Garrett county,
was the Maryland commissioner.
The Eating Contest-The pie
eating contest at Breedlove was one OF
speed. not OF quantity Two black
berry pies were cut each in half. -Four
contestants entered the race Mr.. Ho-
mer Evans won the event No time
was taken, The prize was two dimes.
"A Wetsern Maryland Bill of Fare
In this land of plenty and prosperity.
4 Western Maryland table is as fruit
full of good things as its fields are lux
riant in crops. Cream. curd. cottage
cheese. jellies. jams. preserves. bacon,
chicken, hot cakes, bread maple syrup,
milk. vegetables fresh from the home
garden. apple sauce fresh and canned
fruit, force, tea. coffee, cakes. cookies.
mushrooms and apple pies for break
fast, dinner and supper.
Gnegy Seated in the grove
at Gnegy Church. Garret county. Md.
looking eastward, one sees the great
green Backbone Of the Alleganies.
stretching across the horizon from
north TO south, sky and SUBMITS meet
ing on the tops Of the mountains, over
which white clouds in majestic clus-
ters sail westward like feecy squad
rons in the celestial sea. The foothills
parallel the loftier range.
Undulating hillocks, like waves, roll
up to the feet of the foothills Be
tween, around and on the foothills and
in the lowlands environing them, lie
beautiful farms and commodious
houses. Thrift and bounteous harvests
join happy hands. Buckwheat i'm bloom
corn in the tassel, oats in the shock,
field In the upturned burrows. pastures
i'm the luxuriance of the summer and
wooded knolls lend a panorama of col
or and picturesqueness. to this land Of
peace. plenty and prosperity.
The ploughman and his team, the
WAGNER and his load. the smoking
burning brush touch the picture with
a dash of life and activity. The quiet
hnnan dpp,fpatfng, tlo a,a,,o,.., ,.Ho,,4r
the melody Of domestic joys The
mountain breeze softens the heat Of
the August sun, and the shrek of the
locomotive. passing its way from civ
ilization 70 the lumber camp for its
mighty load of timber. tells of the de-
struction of the forest for the practi-
cal use of man and the preparation Of
the soil for its annual yields for the
needs of Gods favored creatures.
The reverberating neighs Of the iron
horse awake the Echoes in their quiet
wales and they arouse themselves to
nocturnal delights. the young moon
ventures out from its western hiding,
casting a new glory On the feature
scene.
A Visit to Stemple Ridge Church
The West Virginians cannot be excel ]
ed in genuine courtesies and hospital
tiles. So. long before Sunday August
10 came the arrangements had been
made for trip to Stemple Ridge
Church. eight miles away. in Preston
Co. w. Va, TO take dinner by spec
ial invitation with a sister Of my hos
tess. and to attend the Children's Day
services. Our party consisted of Mr..
and Mrs. H. c. Fowler and their son,
Mr.. George H. Fowler, and your cor
respondent. A tour of eight miles any
where in Garrett county Md. and in
Preston county. W. Va, is full Of in
terest and beauty. "The West Vir-
ginia Hills" are sublime in outline and
form, and the fertile fields and gentle
glades between are rich in grass, ce-
reals and fruits.
The automobile soon brought us to
Stemple Ridge and the home of our
host and hostess. The drive was
through an avenue of majestic mount
ain views. At the Children's Day ser
vice the programme had the sensible
merit of being confined to the limits OF
an hour. The children acquitted them
selves we'll Their wheel of virtues
formed by hub set by the preacher
and a spoke added by eight children
with appropriate recitation, was both
novel and pretty.
The adult singers sang with spirit
and I'm pxpaIIauf fiYoa nfstsnctio,,
were not always agreeable, but they
set the special merit in relief. So, a
word for Mr. johnson, in the auartettc
singing. He has a voice worthy of a
metropolitan choir. The service was
joint one-the Methodists and the
Lutherans uniting The collection was
divided, the Methodist money going tC
educate Methodist ministers, and the
Lutheran share was given to a Luther
an orphanage.
AT Stemple Ridge the scenery was
very beautiful At Mr.. William Hau.
ser's, where we dined, two Of our part,
ascended a high hill on Mr.. Hauseri
farm, often visited by summer tourists
in the neighborhood. From this sum
init magnificent view Of splendid
mountain vistas is obtained from ever,
line of the horison. We returned hom,
by a more circuitous route than thu
road we came. passing through {
country filled excellent houses. beauti
ful farms and thriving villages. Fer.
tile fields were filed with abundani
haryests. Each new section of tbs