Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-02
CAME INTO FREE MARYLAND

90 vas impossible for the dissenters
70 u,e In that province. They sent
ner representatives. TO Maryland,
and Governor stone appointee of
lord Baltimore. promised the Puri-
ans land. liberty and asylum. only
0actiug from them an oath of fealty
the Proprietary This they readily
greed TO. and so the Protestant fugi-
1es from Protestant persecution
ame into free Maryland IN l64s. and
pitched their tents in Anne Arundel
county and Annapolis city. which
pa.e they aptly called Providence"
and settled there under the protection
4 q Catholic proprietary.
The next influx of inhabitants TO
Alne Arundel was when the capital
"as removed IN l694-l695 from St
N1r 10 Annapolis. This brought the
edition 10 the Annapolitan popula-
ION Of the gentry and best blood OF
hngand i'm the Provincial officials
'asi came with the seat of govern
aenl 90 the busting and growing
on the Severn. It was then the
gSt city in Maryland.
The incretions TO the inhabitants
Of Anne Arundel have since been
s'aduai. chiefly out OF its own loins,
swing and excepting in the last 80
Years strong and potential pop
tauon Of foreign element that has
cone into the Curtis Bay and Brook
ba sections
IondontOwn On south River.
beng purely English colony.
Maryland Immediately showed the
's'es. progress and love of liberty
re- The British people.
10 The year 1854, Londontowu was
Fs,'ed on South river. and the at
Tempt was made 10 have Lord Baltl-
nofe make il the seat of government.
Tie people were willing To erect, free
o expense 20 the Proprietary. the
ae.ic buildings.
There was developed in Annapolis
u an early date the newspaper. the
'-saier. the race course and the ball
nom. while its bar was the most dis
aasmshed 10 all the colonies for the
esai learning OF its membership.
wealth art culture and patriotism
,ononed 10 make Annapolis famous.
For The learning and ability of its
man, it was known as "the Athens
w America - and for the grace and
u'''iy Of its women. "the Paris or
iae Poynces
First Newspaper I'm 1925.
he lrst paper printed in Annapolis
-, ihe Maryland Gazette. 1t was
!. suated by William Parks in
~ Thus edition was short-lived
S Green began the republication
-f Gazette in 1745. There are files
aS paper from that date to- 1889
Mary land State Library. There
' been many newspapers in An
.-''lS Two only arc now issued
The Advertiser Republican,
aA.E. edited by George r. Melvin.
" proprietor. is already showing
'- Signs OF activity and aggressive
Up public matters. The other is
y, oAe daily in Annapolis. the Even
s, .aH.taI and Maryland Gazette. the
az having bought the latter
Evening Capital was estab-
,s. .s' 10 1854 by the late William NJ.
t1 and has been a valuable adj
,, 20 the life and progress Of An
lV''S Among the public improve
l ms tfst the Capital has advocated
~. 9e'Ned TO establish are the pres
ny Market-house; TO have re-
I. Cd 'he unsightly iron fence around
ny. STATE House: il urged the present
sround sewerage system of An
helped. by creating or en-
ing public sentiment for il. TO
.... The present Emergency Hos
',1' r appealed 10 the citizens of
l'efeis for the Inauguration of
' most modern FIRE department;
ss.S'ed ~ its approval and en-
asement TO establish the Society
NE Prevention OF Cruelty 10 Ami