. Book of the Royal blue . liiad been done that was necessary and tiieparty proceeded to Washington to cele-brate. This was the last hostile meetingof which we have any particulars. -Near the dueling ground there nowstands a Clul) House where prize fights structures, a telephone line connects withWashington and the neighboring villages,and signs on two places, besides the threehotels, show that lager beer and moderndrinks can be bought, and it is safe toassume that without the bar attachedthe hotel business would offer few induce-ments. On one of the most progressive of thesehouses a sign info
. Book of the Royal blue . liiad been done that was necessary and tiieparty proceeded to Washington to cele-brate. This was the last hostile meetingof which we have any particulars. -Near the dueling ground there nowstands a Clul) House where prize fights structures, a telephone line connects withWashington and the neighboring villages,and signs on two places, besides the threehotels, show that lager beer and moderndrinks can be bought, and it is safe toassume that without the bar attachedthe hotel business would offer few induce-ments. On one of the most progressive of thesehouses a sign informs us that besides beer,pickled pigs feet, deviled crabs and icecream are for sale. Near the town is theformer house and workshop of Clark Mills,the sculptor; here the equestrian statuesof Jackson, which now adorn public squaresin Washington, New Orleans and Nash-ville, were cast. At the edge of the townis a spring which is said to possess somemedicinal qualities. The burial groundabout a mile from town has been neglected. -C OLD STEVENS HOrSK. under the name of boxing matches areheld. Many of the old houses are of thedormer window variety with roofs steepenough to split a raindrop and the side-walks are cinder paths. I jThe old George Washington Hotel bearsthe date of , and a little farther downthe street is the Palo .Alto House, built in1734. At one of the entrances to town isa newer hotel. The last census reportshowed \(iS inhabitants. On a recent visitto the place but one white person was seen,and the number of dogs is noticeable, fivebeing in one yard, three in another, andseveral others on the street, and it is evi-dent that this once aristocratic ])lace isprincipally inhabited by negroes. A few signs of progress are seen in thesingle street; two modern iron bridgesspan the stream replacing the old wooden for years and is overrun witli weeds andbriers, but some attempt to reclaim it isnow being made. One of the first Presby-terian churches erected in Maryland washe
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