
          756.

* Someone later told us that it was once a mill. We, however
doubt this.

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August 30, 1902.  A trip with Mr. W. from Lakeside to
Holland station, then along the Green Spring Valley branch
of the N.C.R.R. towards McDonough and Pikesville.
We met at L. at 8 o'clock A.M.  We took a path leading
to the west of the resort, we passed the dam at
Lake Roland and saw that the water was extremely low
and finally reached the N.C.R.R.; we then went in the
direction of H. At H. we took the Green Spring Valley
branch.  We walked along the tracks a short distance
but when we came to an old ruin, (it looked very much
as if <s>they were</s> it at one time was a church*) we were so much
interested in the very strongly built structure that we left
the tracks and proceeded to it.  It was one story in
height, the walls were built solidly of brick, the foundation
was of rock, and it had a slate roof.  All the
woodwork, excepting the rafters had been removed.  There
was, therefore, no flooring, no ceiling, no doors, no
shutters or window sashes, not even door frames or window
frames.  The floor now was the ground. As we walked
into the building we wondered why it should be allowed
        