Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-09

Pyles. II. L, Offutt, Il. Owens (the z
standing for Zed, as the Rambler re-
members), David Lawrence. Cyrus
and Eli kezer, Henry Kisner, ], Hop
kins Anderson, A. H. Bean, B. F. Bean.
e. II. Bean, James NJ, Bean, ]. T.
Bohrer, John G.. Bohrer, Fl. G. Car
roll, William Counselman, J. II. Dodge,
George Dunlop, James NJ. Gingel.
Joseph Gingel. John Gleghorn, George
Huddleston, William Huddleston and
l.. c. Jones. There were, of course
many others, but in hastily recalling
old neighborhood friends ones men,
DRY slips now and then.
Taking farewell look at the pile
of railroad ties and regretfully turn
ing his back upon them, the Rambler
started along Persimmon Tree lane,
the old road in that part of its course
pointing little west of north. 1t
is high country and affords extensive
views particularly to the east, in
which direction there is less forest
land than TO the west. On the right
of the road is post-aNd-ran fence.
which is the proper frame for a pic
turesque old road. From the top of
each of the fence posts rises bushy
tuft of winter blighted vines. On
each tuft are numerous clusters of
gray and withered things that once
We're berries With each post topped
with gray, plumelike masses, the long
line of fence presents curious as
peCt, or perhaps ii would be a curious
spectacle 10 many city men.
These gray masses are the winter
dresser the winter undress--of
plant, which many thousands Of city
people know in summer and which
many of them fear. In summer it's
leaves are composed of three leaflets,
If that is q clear way of putting it.
They are dark. glistening green and
are coarse and irregular in texture
and form. When summer waned and
autumn came they changed from
green to brilliant red and were as
bright and flaming as the dying
foliage of the scarlet maple or the
sumac. The gray TUFTS that stand
up from each post of that long line
Of fencing aye the dry vines and dead
berries of the poison ivy. The road
is wooded on the left nearly to the
point Of it's junction with the River
road.
At that junction one comes to the
first house i'm the village of Potomac,
which as the Rambler told in pre-
vious narrative was once called Of
futt's Cross roads. The first house
is a new one II Is built OF cement
and has about il broad pUrches and
broad grounds II is the hame of sam
uel Case. Turning into the River road
and travelling toward the thtckiy set
tied part OF Potomac, YOU soon come
to two large new houses. opposite
each other On the left is the home of
Charles Case. ON the right is Il house
which until two weeks ago was the
home of au estimablc woman, long
n resident of the ueighborhood and
a member OF q family settled in the
NxFNNA OF 10 sNf %
great river for many generations. ON
his first trip over Persimmon Tree lane
the Rambler Knocked at the door of
this house to see the woman VINO
lived within. She was sick. That was
only "A few days ago. To-Day there ls
sad mound of cold. fresh earth in the
cemetery of Potomac Church. she
rests there. Her name was Margaret
Leaving the Case and Harrison
houses behind, YOU pass the homes OF
w S McGaha, Clarence Dreamer,
Enoch Dreamer, cay Fisher EqWsra
HeudIeY. James Benson and James
l.Vuu. You are then ~ the CROSSROADS
Seneca and many other points on the
uppcr Potomac. The road to the LEFT
leads to Great Falls and that 10 the
right to Rockville. Two store build
in,-s grace the cross- roads, The hrSt
is n small brick structure with sign
across the front telling that II IL the
store Of John q. stone. The sign has
not kept pace with events NJ Potomac
for MIR stone has retired from mer-
chaudlsiug and lives In broad house
in A grove Of trees nearby. In the
angle of the roads to Seneca and
Rockville Is the store OF IT,, X. Perry.
Rockville IN the store, ON the south
west side OF the road to Seneca IS his
home, one of the best and most sub
stantial in that part Of Montgomery
county. Saved. +t. -s sd. CPL.
rNrhninu 10 lthe right Into the road