The Washington herald., 1921-06-05

The houses begin to get morei plen-
tiful and we hear the rushing
waters of the Patuxent river.
-s A squint at Marlboro.
It does not take us long to enter
Marlboro and the car is stopped to
let the party look over the little
town. The Chesapeake Beach Rail-
way company has a large station
here and several people are waiting
for the local to take them to the
beach. where many of the inhabi-
tants find employment about this
time of the year. We turn to the
right, and before our startled eyes
stands the Marlboro bank, an ap-
to-date institution in every sense of
the word. We understand that the
bank is doing a big business cater
ing to nearby farmers and the re-
sort at Chesapeake Beach.
After looking over the town. we
turn the car to the right and pre-
pare to cross Hills bridge, slowing
up the motor to view the wonderful
sights on the river front. The Pa
tuxent river is not as large as the
Potomac but it is very wide. We
note several fishermen in small
boats casting out their lines.
Large hills begin to loom up on
both sides of the road. covered with
natural growth of forest. Here
and there a farm appears and We
wonder at the large acres of grain
that every farm seems to possess.
Speeding Over Gravel Road.
The road is of gravel now and we
shear a continued patter as the car
speeds on. We make a wide left
hand turn and note the A. A. A.
sign on the roadside. Mount Zion
is our next destination, and We sit
back on the cushions to enjoy the
beautiful scenery. An occasional
farmhouse, a country grocery store
with its General Groceries and
Notions" sign in front appear, and
we stop at one near Mount Zion to
get refreshments. After being ac-
customed to the service received in
Washington we receive a big sur
prise when two clerks Immediately
appear. very obliging and with a
= evelcome. stranger" greeting as ".
enter.
:. 1t is a typical country store with
little bit of everything from chew
Ing tobacco to gingham dresses for
ID the country maiden: little pigs and
chickens were running in and our
of the store. The first thing to
catch our eye is big barrel with a
large sign stating to the world that
5 cents would buy two large glasses
of delicious apple cider. We spend
Eve minutes in the store and get
under way again.
Hundreds of other cars are trav-
eHng up and down the road. most
or them going to Chesapeake Beach.
At Mount Zion a road branches out
from the main route to the beach,
very picturesque but also very
rough We are now only four miles
from the bay but continue on the
main route to Annapolis.
- Through Tobacco Country.
49, The gravel road continues and we
note large farms on both sides of
the road. Instead Of old farm
houses. as we expected, large and
prosperous-lOoking houses present
well-kept appearance to the mo-
torist. This section of the country
Is noted for its tobacco and as we
go by we see hundreds and hun
dreds of acres of the plant stretch
ing along the road for miles and
miles. The tobacco plants. when
completely dried and ready for the
market, are packed in large barrels
that are drawn by oxen. After see
ing the road leading to Chesapeake
Beach we pity the poor oxen be-
cause they have to haul the heavy
barrels to the Chesapeake Beach
railway station at the resort.
The road is not bad and the car
makes good headway to Annapolis,
our next destination. We cross the
bridge over the south river and stop
to look at the scenery. 1t is not
long before we reach the outskirts
Of Annapolis, home of the United
States Naval academy.
s.. Not far from Annapolis the mo-
torist must watch out for a short
turn to the right, where the Wash
fngton, Baltimore and Annapolis car
tracks appear.
Into Historic Annapolis.
Annapolis is one of the most his
toric towns in the United States,
and our first object of interest is
the historic church and parish of
st Anne. The church has an inter-
-estfng history and is associated with
the names and lives of families
how scattered all over the country
A perusal of the names of its rec
tors, assistant ministers and vestry-
men will indicate this to anyone ac-
quainted with the history of the
state and the nation. Among them
are TO De IOunO many OF the earlier
governors, and two of Maryland
four signers of the declaration of
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Chase and
William Paca. The lineage of many
sofy the nations leading men can be
traced to this church.
1~king William III, in 1895. pre-
sented to the church a silver COM
munion service and aims basin The
sexton of the church showed it to
US. On our way out we look at a
number of tombstones in the yard
and read some of the inscriptions
lDCarvel Hall is our next point and
then We cross the bridge and see
sone OF the most inspirational sights
that we ever saw. The naval acad-
erry. from a height, Is a wonderful
sight, and we look at it for a long
time. Our mileage is now 42.S by
the speedometer. One of the most
interesting sights is Annapolis. ana
the motorist should not fail to
see It.
- Motor Cops ApIenty.
i've leave Annapolis, going our
King George street, north to Join
the main road again. When we
reach the pike again We find that
We have a fine macadam and con-
erete road at our disposal, in the
best of condition. The historic Sc
wern river is crossed and we enjoy
some wonderful scenery. The state