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The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-07-23
When Washington County
Was Young
PART %.
By
GEORGE T. PRATHER
Written exclusively for The Hagerstoun c1oh

PART ".
Out fthe disconnected stories
of the events leading up to and
during the French and Indian War
as recorded in our local histories,
it is difficult for the casual reader
to form in his mind CONSTANT
narrative of that period in our his
tory. These stories seem to be
derived partly fEpm the record
but mostly from traditions still
existing among the people in the
various communities. The years
of that period from IT'S to 1853
were to the people of our section,
what we would call today, hectic.
Nothing was certain, no one was
secure. The dark cloud of Indian
warfare, in its worst form threat
ened the people at all times. I'm
der such conditions Of life, mems
minds are stirred to depths I'M
known in more quiet times. Peo-
pie lived in constant fear of saw
age raids. Messengers continual
ly hurried from one settlement to
another bearing whatever news
which would be of interest to the
people. The very fact that the
people lived at such high tension
of fear and apprehension stimulat-
ed their ability to carry to each
other the news of approaching
danger. Upon their alertness the
very safety of their lives depend
ed, for if settlement or a family
was left uniformed when an In
dian raid approached it was al
most certain that they would be
slaughtered.
This does not apply to any par
ticular person or family but over
the heads of all the same danger
threatened. The common terror
united the people in bonds of so
lidarity. Local and family bick-
CA Ah6o WOlC IO16OCCOn' 1G1Fd1l1Oo
were put aside. The people of
What is now Washington County
in those dread times united them
selves to each other in one of the
most desperate struggles to main
tain theiF settlement and their
homes in the face of most
blood-thirsty enemy. The settle
ment of no other country was
ever accomplished at a greater
price of conflict, blood and battle
than that of the Potomac Valley
during that trying period. Taught
by experience the settlers soon
found that their greatest safety
depended upon themselves. 1t was
felt that the proprietor of the
to the one who is the true pass
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Province ought to spend some
money for the protection of the
people. 1t was also thought that
the Provincial Government should
assist them as well as the English
Government. But after numerous
delays and disappointments the
people finally found that they
must band themselves together
under their local leaders and
make their fight for safety. The
campaign of General Braddock
against Fort Dequesne was the eff
fort of the English Government to
overcome the Indians and pacify
the district. When this failed in
1855 the danger of the local peo-
pie became greater than ever.
That campaign only Served to in
flame the minds of the Indians
and their French allies and set up
in them a determination to kill
every English and German settler.
Braddock's campaign taught the
people that for their safety no de-
pendence could be put in the Eng
fish or their arms. The war
methods of General Braddock
proved futile and useless. The
settlers by the most bitter expert
ence found that the only way to
combat the Indian was to fight
him on his own ground and in his
own way. They learned that the
Indians were such good fighters
that the only advantage they pos
sessed over them was the super
iority of their arms over those
of the Indians and the desperate
determination to hold on to their
homes at any cost. Seach the
records as we may we cannot find
that more than about 200 local
men were ever available to defend
the huge section from Cumberland
to Frederick. Many fled the coun-
try but those remaining are Ger
tainly worthy to be called heroes.
The details of the unfortunate
battle at the end of Braddock's
campaign is left to the historian.
The aim of this writer is to show
that had the settlers depended
fo,, fbo;u nvsc+onao oe n co44Io
ment upon the assistance of the
English Government or upon that
of the Province of Maryland or
other outside help, they would
have been after the failure of
Braddock's campaign, under the
impact of the attack of the
French and Indians, wiped COM
pletely off the face of the map
And it would have been a long
time before new North Noun
tain settlement could have been
established. Our forefathers were
not of that nature. Having come
into this area in the first place
to escape the rigors of religious.
political and economic persecu-
ton, and having found a place in
which it appeared to them that
they and their children might be
freed from these, and having once
tasted of this liberty, no Indian
War, not even the danger of death
could drive them back into their
former condition which they con-
sidered the same as slavery.
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Lesson for July Is

LESSON TEXT-Exodus 12:21-28.
GOLDEN TEXT-The Lord thy God
hath chosen thee to be a special people
unto himsef.-Deuteronomy 7:6..
PRIMARY TOPIC-Ready for the
'O JUNIOR TOPIC = Ready to Start
ilg INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
IC-How God Prepares a People.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
IC-Equipped for New Era.
LET my people go"-such was
the word of the Lord to Pharaoh
through Moses and Aaron. who is
the Lord, that I should obey his
voice to LET Israel go? know not
the Lord, neither will l let Israel
90" - thus hardened Pharaoh his
heart. The issue was so drawn for
one of the great struggles Of history
On one side was bold and mighty
Monarch with all the resources OF
the empire of Egypt, and on the
other an unorganized multitude of
slaves. No, wait, on the other side
was Almighty God! The outcome
was never in doubt and through the
unspeakable horror of the plaques
we come to consider the last of the
ten, the death Of the first-born, with
which is joined the establishment
Of the Passover and the story OF
the night in which God prepared his
people for their departure.
The Passover is Of sufficient Inn
portance TO justify careful study
simply as the perpetual feast Of
Jews, but to the Christian it is also
a most blessed and instructive type
Of Christ who is, according to Paul.
''our passover" Il Cor. SD. Let no
one who studies or teaches this les
son fail to point to ''the Lamb Of
God which taketh away the sin OF
the world (John 1920.
l. A Lamb Slain ". 21).
The sacrifice appears, a gentle,
submissive lamb, male without
blemish, which is separated for the
giving of its life that the first-born
in Israel might be saved.
Notice that Gods instructions
we're explicit, and were to be obeyed
if there was to be redemption. There
are those in our day who would
substitute any and every other meth
cd of salvation for Gods revealed
plan They talk about character de-
velopment, the redemption of tn e
social order peace and politics. and
forget the Lamb of God.
II. A Blood Salvation wv. %, 2S).
The act of faith in marking the
Intel and the doorposts with the
blood, brought salvation to the fam
lies of Israel Had they waited until
they could reason out the philosophy
of their promised redemption, or
had they shrunk from the blood as
their covering, their first-born would
have been slain. 1t was when the
destroying angel saw the blood that
ne passed over them.
Many there are in our time who
speak disparagingly of the blood Of
Jesus Christ, but it is still the only
way Of redemption. without she'd
ding Of blood there is no remission"
Heb. 9:22).
1t i'll BELTS an age that is so blase
and sophisticated as ours to attempt
to cover its dislike for Gods way
OF redemption by suddenly becom-
ing too cultured and sensitive to
hear of the blood of the Lamb OF
God shed on Calvary's tree for our
cleansing from sin.
Ill. A Perpetual Memorial (vv.
24-28).
God wants his people to remem-
Der We like Israel ara IN reYnenl.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-07-23

Crippled children at the Catoc-
tin Demonstration Area Camp
have hown gains in weight during
the first two weeks of the sum-
mer season.
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to the one who is the true pass
over, Jesus Christ.
". Christ Our Passover Il Cor.
SD.
Let us add to the assigned lesson
text this New Testament passage
which speaks of our Lord Jesus
Christ as "our passover sacri-
feed for US"
The bondage in Egypt was ter
rible in its Affections and sorrows,
but far more serious is the bondage
in which men find themselves under
sin and the rule of Satan. Surely
there is need of divine redemption,
and there is none to bring it to us
but the Lamb of God. He was the
One who without spot or blemish
Il Pet. 1:19) was able to offer him
self in our behalf that in him we
might find redemption through his
blood" (Eph. III. Col. lid.
rs the blood upon the house OF
nv life? Is the blood upon the door
post of my dwelling place? Have |
put I'D against the divine judgment
some hand of self-protection? Veri-
". it will be swallowed up in the
great visitation. In that time moth
ing win stand but the blood which
God himself has chosen as a token
and a memorial The blood of Jesus
Christ, his Son, cleanseth US from all
sim I" (Joseph Parkerl
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-07-23

LESSON TExT-Exodus 12:21-28.
GOLDEN TEXT-The Lord thy God
hath chosen thee to be a special people
,,nfo himself. deuteronomy 7:6.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Ready for the
Journey.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
TC-How God Prepares a People.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
IC-Euuipped for a New Era.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-12
Hearts Score 20 Shutout With 7wo Hits
Today's Sport t
 Parade
By HENRY McLEMoRE
tUnitsS Press stan csrrsspondsntD

aweing Several months ago l named the Washington Senators and the Pittsburgh Pirates as my choices for the National and American pen nants respectively That was q mistake I did not mean to select the Pirates and Senators to win the championships but to lead their leagues in club fielding :. I see by the papers today that the Pirates are only nine percentages away from the lead in club fielding and the Senators but four points For some reason or another I found myself sitting next to the Reverend Jardine at banquet Sat- urday night The man who married the Duke of Windsor and Wally Simpson would very much like to see a baseball game while he is in this country Thanks he will like it better than cricket, game he used to play Q bit himself.
 Different, Now
 It's funny, isn't 1t, how British athletic teams manage to work up enough enthusiasm to try when they are powerful and have enough class to winf And now, when they are weak, give the impression that winning isn't everything. and that Americans place too high Q prem- ium on victory These observa- tions were prompted by reading of the victory of Cambridge and oxford athletes over Harvard and Yale When the British failed so miserably in the Olympics their supporters spent their time helittling the winning spirit can think of few worse things to watch than a women's polo game The nearest ever came to wathing one was in newsreel, and even the scenes showing the Japanese cabinet furnished more action Dr. Douglas L. Little did the American Wightman cup team a great favor when he asked Dorothy Round to marry him, and set September as c wedding date Because Miss Round declined the invitation to play on the English Wightman cup squad on the grounds that she did. mt want the international tennis match to interfere with her mar riage With Miss Rounds play. ing the No. 1 singles berth the Eng. fish would be heavy favorites to lick the weakest American side in years With Dorothy out, our girls will have an equal chance .. Ferris, A. A. U. secretary, in an. nouncing that Marathoner Clarence De Mar had been dropped from the track team that will compete in the Pan- American games in Dallas be- cause he asked for too much ex- pense money, said De Mars attitude was mot that of a good American" The man in the street would disagree with Ferris The M. I. T.'s would tell you that De Mar was not only good, but good and
 Copyright 1887, by United Press)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-12
FISH AND GAME
 GROUP MEETING

Considerable business and discuss sion of interest to every fisherman and hunter in Waterbury and vic- inity, will take place this evening at a meeting of the Waterbury Fish and Game Protective Association to be held at 8 o'clock at the home of ex-Governor Charles A. Templeton, president of the association, on the Country Club road. Increased membership is one of the objects of the group which has been re- sponsible for better fishing and hunting conditions throughout this vicinity and other parts of the state. Carl Olsen has secured 70 new members for the club. Each member Is entitled to bring a friend and prospective member to the meeting tonight. which will last about an hour and will be follow ed by colored motion pictures, &C., cording to a notice from Secretary Walter A. Woods.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-12
ROBINSON SETS NEW HALF MILE
 WORLD RECORD
School Teacher Shades Eastman Mark; Cunning.
 ham Cops Mile Run
By LESLIE AVERY United Press Staff Correspondent)

United Press Staff CorrespOndent)
 New York, July 12. (UP)-A cracked ankle shattered Elroy Rob- inson's ream of g place on Uncle Sam's Olympic team last year, but the stocky Merced, Calf, school teacher had his reward today in Q new half mile world record.
 Robinson, national half-mile champion when he graduated from Fresno state college in 1885, stole the show from 20 of the nations track and field stars at the second annual world labor athletic carni- val yesterday when he clipped two- tenths of second off the 0e0-yard mark set in 1884. by Q fellow mem- Der of San Francisco's Olympic club, "Blazin" Ben Eastman.
 Elroy, who broke his ankle in the 19S6 Drake relays, climaxed, his comeback by setting the pace from gun to tape and finishing the half- mile gallop five yards ahea dof Howard Brock of Manhattan col- lege in one minute, 49.6 seconds, compared to Eastman's old record of 1:49.S.
 Johnny Woodruff, the lanky Pitt Negro, Olympic 90 0meter champion and National A. A. U. titleholder stepped out of his class yesterday and tried the mile, but his long legs just weren't geared to the longer distance and he finished in fourth place.
 woodruff started great in the mile and clipped of the first quar ter in 606 seconds, but Archie San Roamni and Glenn Cunningham, the Kansas rivals moved ahead on the second lap. San Romani set the pace until the final turn when Cunningham blazed out to win by four yards in 4:il.4. Gene Venzke, the Pottstown, Pa, flash, running under the colors of the New York A. C., was third, and Woodruff fourth, 70 yards behind Cunning ham.
 The one-mile relay team (Wiers- hauser, Robinson, Malott and Bob Young, all of the Olympic club which defeated team of eastern CTS composed of Dick Gill, Boston college; Jim Herbert, N. Y., Curb Exchange A. C., Charles Beetham, Ohio State, and Woodruff.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-12
SHUTE AND COTTON
 IN SPECIAL MATCH

Walton Heath, Eng, July l2.- (UP)-Deny Shute, P. c. A., cham pion of the United States, and Henry Cototn, open champion of England, te off today on the first round of their 72-hole contest for the so- called match play golf championship of the world.
 There Is a prize of $2,500 for the winner. offered by the promoter of the match, "The News Of the World, a weekly publication.
 Betting on the outcome was even, but some of the experts favored the West Newton, Mass, professional be- cause of his steadiness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-12
HARVARD WHITMAN
 WINS N. V. TITLE

Tennis champion of no less than six tournaments last season and ur to late yesterday this season Naugatucks Henry Cieslewski fin- ally met his match in the person of Harvard's No. 1 netlnan, James Thackara of Hartford, who won the Naugatuck Valley championship yes- terday In straight sets at the Country Club Waterbury courts. The Har- vard- Hartford racqueteer, also a top- flight squash racquets player, won by scores of 6.4, 7-5, and 6.2, there by succeeding Dr. John Curtis of Baltimore, MT, who did not defend his 1936 title.
 A strong game at the net and ex- ceptionally speed to his service brought the championship to Thack- ara, who was runner-up in the state championship play this season. Double, faults at critical points of the match, cost Cieslewski the crown Thackara had to play only one match to reach the finals, winning two others by default, while Cieslew- ski ducked a semi-final test with John Cow of Hartford, when the latter defaulted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-12

Atlantic City, N. J., July l2-(UP) Being nothing more than random remarks by Q man with more sun- burn than sense: With the popula- ton of the world as large as 1t is the American golfers who competed in the British Open championship undoubtedly are wondering WHY Henry Cotton had to win 1t :. Cotton, who has developed snobbery to an all-time high, is robustly dis- liked by our pros . The fact that from the moment he whirls up to the clubhouse in an expensive lim- cuisine, liveried chauffeur equipped, until he whirls away again after his round, he never speaks to anyone, probably has something to do with it. Cotton even awes Walter Hagen, and that, you know, takes a deal of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-12
Sports In Shorts

James Empire City track New York has representing profits last improve the track this
 Rowing University conducted by of alur wisconsin Rowing, Inc"
 of the finest military training camps in Europe
 During past Pittsburgh uners athletes travelled a of miles in various sports
 Springfield Mass where rotg races nave a member of the major circuit in 1875
 golfer credited with the feat Of shao a nty-thre exactly that
 Five running the Mo- position figured in the daily during racing at Rockingham Park
 Joe Dooey York valuable high school ball pitched nnennng In week and them all.
 A. shotput champion from Stanford University completed debating with group of elow-suden
 Billy has hiy-four consecutive for his first fight
 speedboat and arpane worth about esaO0Oo00 in his
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-12
|LONChORNS BID !. FOR SWEEPING GRID PRESTIGE
University Prepares fOF New Era Under Dana
 X. Bible

Austin, Tex. (UP)--It may or may not be the coming of Dana x. Bible as head coach of the University of Texas football team but:
 Plans have been drawn ct the oil- rich school to enlarge the press box on the huge, half-million dollar Memorial Stadium to accommodate 20 more seats for newspaper report CTS, broadcasting and motion. picture booths, and c special booth for the public address system announcing staff.
 During past football administra- tions while Notre Danes Jack Chevigny and the University of Texas, own Clyde Littlefield were trying their hand with the Long, horns, the press box high on the west side of the stadium was so crowded with newsmen that com- plaints to school officials were long and raucous.
 Bible Signed For 10 Years
 Now, with the acquisition on 10-year contract of Nebraska's fail1- our Bbile, university officials prob ably fear that the influx of news men will be even greater and an- other floor must be added to the press box else 1t bulge and finally burst.
 At least, recommendation for the expansion are to be made to the schools Board of Regents when 1t meets.
 A special room Is to be accord ed national press services, 6 private booth will be available for the nae tional broadcasting networks, an- other booth will be given to local broadcasting companies, and a fourth booth will accommodate mo- ton picture cameramen, not only from news companies but for com peting schools as well.
 To Give Play.By Play
 Space will be provided for the a1- nouncers who. by a public address system, will give fans in the stadium a play-by. play account of games.
 The booths will be on the new second floor. Additional seats will be on the first floor. The entire box is to be raised several feet to eliin- mate the difficulty reporters now have of seeling over spectators heads when they rise to cheer.
 Glass will enclose the entire box.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-12
GRISWOLD GOLF
 PLAY UNDER WAY

Eastern Point, Conn, July i2.- (UP)-The qualifying round of the annual women's invitation tourna- ment of the ShennecoSsett Country club opened today with many of the nations leading golfers competing.
 Jean Bauer, Providence, defend- ing champion was among the first to tee off. She already has one leg on the Griswold trophy, emblematic of the championship.
 Others in the startnig lineup were Mrs. Frederick David, Providence; Maureen Orcutt Crews, Englewood. N. J.: Glenna Collett Ware. Phila- delphia: and Mary Jane Wilson. i4- year old Providence star.
 Match plays opens tomorrow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-12
HARTFORD GIRL
 WON TENNIS CROWN

Coming from behind after losing the first set, Miss Argyll Rice at- tractive Hartford young woman, won the Naugatuck Valley womenS championship from Miss Louise Raymond of Rye, N. Y. Saturday at the Country Club of Waterbury
 courts. The scores were: 3-6; S-6; 6-l. Strong forehand play plus the effect of the heat upon Miss Ray rnond brought the title to the Incur ance City miss, who rallied to tie and then win the second set and take the last set as she pleased.
 The winners also teams with Mrs. Catherine Semple of Miami to win the doubles title from Miss Ray. mond and Barbara Yields of Rye, N. Y. by two straight sets 6-2; 6-2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-12
EXCAVATIONS

T0tAIg .,......J0 Score by innings:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-12

Runs-Foster, overton, Kalosky 2, Lipps, switz, ?, Mclean, Burns Errors-Ceientano 3. Kalosky. Over- ton, Burns, Calo, Mellilo, Marcey Lipps. Runs batted in-overtori, Nc. Lean 3, Mellilo, Lipps, Kalosky. Two base hits-Burns, Mclean. Home runs--Foster. Stolen bases--Hobbins Egan, Shaw, Mclean. Sacrifices Maruca, Kalosky. Double plays Switz to Overton. Left on bases North End Tigers l0,, West Sides 1. Bases on balls-off: Bradley 3 Shaw 6. Hit by pitcher, by Bradley Marcey. Struck out by Bradley 10 Shaw 4. Wild pitches-Bradley. Win. ming pitcher-Bradley. Winning pitcher-Bradley. Losing pitcher Shaw. Umpire-Ruggles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-12
THREE TEAMS TIE
 IN PARKS LEAGUE

Tn a trio of games which brought about a triple tie for league leader ship in the Public Parks organiza- ton the St. Lucy's outfit were i2 to g winners over the Wilson A. c, no less than l9 errors being made in the game, l2 by the losers and 2 to the winners. Mason Supply won a 90 forfeit from 0 and c juniors in first round title play.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-12

Runs-Grahann, Joe Marc, Devito, Shaw g. s. Mara, Dary, Jasilunas, Zajac, Greaterex. Errors-McCor- mack 2, Graham, Greatorex, Mar inelli, Grudzinski, Dooley. Runs batted in-Stanley Shaw, Jasilunas 3, zajac. Two base hit-Shaw. Three base hit-J. Marc. Stolen bases-Shaw s. Marc, Harnick. sacrifices--zappone, B. zajac, &. Marc, Harnick. Sacrifices--zappone, B. Zajac. Double plays--Greatorex to Jasilunas to Shaw, Jasilunas to Greatorex to Shaw. Left on bases -Tommies 8, Brooklyn s. Bases or, balls--off: Dary 3, Pesaitis 3, Place l, Curtis 2. Hit by ptcher by Dary (Chieffo), Pesaitis (S Maro) by Vaughn (Quilter). Struck out by Pe- salts 3, Dary 3, Curtis 1. Wild pitch es Dary, Vaughn. Passed balls Chieffo. Winning ptcher-Dary. Los- ing pitcher--PesaitiS. Umpire Stan. ton. Time-2:05.