The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-03-01

1910, owned by
Russell Eldridge; Springfield, built
by Joseph Williams in 1850, owned
by Humrichouse heirs; Dalton, built
by John r. Dali, owned by Wishard
heirs; Woodland built by Judge
John Buchanan about 1920, recently
owned by the late Grafton Downs;
Woburn, supposed to have been
built by Judge Thomas Buchanan,
owned by Courtney Myers; Tamm-
any, built by Matthew Van Lear in
1889, owned by w. Preston Howard;
Bal Yuka, built by Kip Anderson in
1845, owned by Lynn K. Brugh;
Rockland, built by Col Samuel
Tilghman in 1895, owned by Pris-
ella Williams Carmichael; Fountain
Rock, built by Col. Samuel Ringgold
about 1850, owned by ST. James
School; Delamere, built by Rev. Bar
tholomew and used as a school, own
ed by Raymond Snively; The Naples
built by Jacob Huyett about 1910,
located near Cavetown; The Hive,
built by Col. William Fitzhugh near
Chewsville, about 1850, owned by
Frederick Baker; The Old Forge
House, built by Col Samuel Hughes
in 1853, owned by Mrs. Frances M.
Dawson; Ball Barren, built by Harry
Hall in 1915, owned by Luther K.
Long; Valentia, built by the Claggett
Brothers about 1900, owned by At
torney E. R. Roulette; Ferry Hill,
built by Col John Blackford in 1913,
owned by Capt John K. Becken-
baugh's heirs; Flint's Chance, built
by "Old Man Flint" about 1850, own
ed by J. Andrew Cohill (owned in
1886 by John w. Breathed) Long
Meadows, built by Col. Thomas
Craesap in 1875, and used as fort,
owned by ]. Forney Young; The
Willows, built by Daniel Huyett
about 1900, near Cavetown; Mt. Airy,
built by Philip Grove about 1900,
owned by Allen L. Poffenberger;
Belinda Springs, later owned by
John Baker; Mt. Prospect, built by
Col. Nathaniel Rochester in 1859
(201 West Washington street, own
ed by Mrs. Victor Cushwa; Governor
Hamilton House, built by Gov. Will
lam T. Hamilton (210 West Wash
lngton street, owned by ST. Mary's
Catholic Church; Heyser House,
built by John Heyser about 1910,
owned by the City Park; Jonathan
Hager House, built by Jonathan Ha-
ger in 1889, just north of the City
Park lake; Elmwood, present home
of John H. Roney, Broadfording
road, and the Andrew Bachtell stone
house, just east of Chewsville now
the Frank H. Kretsinger farm, are
both known to be over 100 years old,
and both are in good state of preser-
walton. People by the name of Zeller
are known to have lived at Elm
wood years ago.
(Let us know of other houses
built hundred or more years ago).
An unique advertiser of Hagers-
towns earlier days was Emanuel
Highbarger, who was matchmaker
and jeweler. Old residents remember
tb of ba uyoc located ~, NTo,4I, Do4o
mac street, in close proximity to
the old Franklin House He was the
official timekeeper for the old Shen-
andoah Valley (now N. & w. Ry.)
trainmen. He subsequently moved
to Roanoke, Va Here's one of his
ads in rhyme:
Wind with care and use me we'll
And always give fair play
And l will try the precious time
To tell both night and day.
But should I stop and fail to give the
hour,
Just take me back to Highbarger
And he will give me power.
hA AOOa, GIL cSSOQIlI SLdLSS, LllGIG
were few public buildings in Hagers-
town. The principal one was the
Court House, described as a hand
some building of the kind, costing
about 100000. The town Market
House was venerable building,
well adapted for the purpose" Belle.
vue Asylum, situated in the midst of
a fertile farm, was given for the
purpose by public spirited citizen,
and was regarded as model in
stitution of the kind Continuing, the
business structures and private
account said: There is a class of
houses here far superior to those
generally found in towns of the same
size. Conspicuous among these is the
old Hagerstown Bank building, on
West Washington street, which has
been justly admired for its chaste
and simple architecture and its sub
stantial appearance. The store rooms