The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-11-16

big spring, a favorite gathering place
for Indians, where probably more
than one war dance was held before
going out after the whites who
they considered, were encroaching
upon their rights. Gradually but
surely the redskins had to move to
other pastures northward. The In
dams sold their lands for whiskey
and tobacco to the friends down in
''The Neck" south of Williamsport,
as well as at Williansport.
On visit to Williamsport we used
the bonneville Trolley This is
the only trolley line now touching
Hagerstown. 1t serves an important
link in transportation between Hag-
erstown and Williamsport. There
is beautiful vista of open country
between Halfway and Williamsport
where the Well-trained motorman
speeds her up. There are many
homes appearing along the line and
nice ones, too. Believeit or not, this
trolley line on six days of the week
hauls approximately 1,4O0 passen-
gers per day, while on a Saturday
the number mounts to a daily aver
age of 1000. There is possibly only
one bugbear in the whole trolley
line operation and that is the rail-
road crossings where trains pass and
shift to and from the big yards. But
what doesn't have some fly in the
ointment? We saw large field of
corn on shocks, ready for the husk-
ers. Wanta job? We suppose, in
Horse and Buggy days, without a
war on. the corn would have been
husked by this time.
''The boast of heraldry, the pomp of
pow'r,
And all that beauty, all that
wealth e'er gave,
Await alike tn inevitable hour.
The path of glory leads but to the
grave"
These words of Thomas Gray, in
his "Elegy Written in Country
Churchyard, kept coursing through
our mind as we treaded the many
fallen dry leaves from the many
beautiful trees In Riverview Gene
terry. The first verse of this wonder
full poem truthfully says, "The cur
few tolls the kncll of parting day"
Buried in this cemetery are many of
Williamsport's residents of years
gone by, who served their commun-
ity well and are now waiting the
sound of the trumpet at the last call.
On gravestones we saw these names:
General Ohio Holland Williams,
founder of Williamsport, who died
in 1894; John Finley Van Lear,
William D. Byron, g., mayor of Will
Transport and then member of the
State Senate and of the U. S. Cong
ress, and others. At the entrance is
this inscription on tablet: "The
land was donated to the town by
Gen. Ohio Holland Williams, the
founder. Originally it was a public
commons, covered with a dense
growth of underwood and briars,
and such it was when the Ladies'
Cemetery and Memorial Assn. was
organized in 1881, having as its
special object the caring for it. The
charter was obtained in 1887.
The cemetery is on a high eleva-
ton overlooking the river, with
three cannon perched at breastworks
! of the Civil War. the location being
known as Doubleday's Hill. The
three cannon (small today are
pointed across the Potomac
We would not close this column
without mention Of one of Williams
ports citizens of some years ago. He
was colorful Individual Many no
doubt will remember him as the
]! leader of a band. and wearing a
! high silk hat No parade was COM
plete without him. We refer to the
late George w. Hurd, who for many
years had store on the corner of
the square. now conducted by his
son. By the way it was Hurd's own
band, equipment, uniforms and
everything There is no reason why
1T could not be SO called for he finan-
ced it throughout.