The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-10-04
DEER PARK. Sept 25th. 1884.

4 DEER PARK, Sept 25th, 1884.
ED Observation-Disclosures your
earty cooperation and sympathy in
le temperance work generally. and
specially in Garrett county, 1 feel
/ hured that you will give space in
+, ilr columns for few items in the
}erest of Local Option, which will
! settled at the polls on the. 4th of
a,Fember. Allow me in my weak
ftp to give few items that may in
rage some of our workers in other
, riots of the county to press for
/ q In this grand work for the hap
, Pss, peace and prosperity of this
county, the home of my
tdhood. where all my affections
ii treasures are. and to give an
/. n and public expression on a ques-
OF right and 10rong-the wrong
bkf of which has caused me so much
ny and pain. The cause of that
J lng has Indirectly brought sorrow
g ,byself, and has been a blessing in
ping me and others to take a bold
! ID on the side of right.
i nth this preface, I will now pro-
c to give some items from this
q fict mo. 10). The committee on
"a Option, (of which 1 have the
issr to be a member, met some
,FEexs srnc5 and made out a pro-
gamme for the campaign, which is
now at hand. Starting out with a
meeting for Bethlehem Church, in
the southern part of the district on
the Goth inst, and five other points
at which meetings will be held in
regular order weekly, viz: Kitzmil'
lersville, Wilson's Chapel, Little Eng.
land school house, Heads school
house, with this place for the last
grand rally. The meeting at Bethle'
hem Saturday night. the Goth inst.
was grand success. In company
with the chairman of our committee
Rev. ]. G. Rodeheayer, and Miss Ids
Head, who is also a member of GU
local committee Miss Fannie Clary
and that indefaligable worker, Mis-
Jennie Smith, and her partner il
every good work. Miss Alkaline Sher
man, together with some others o
the community, we left our beautiful
village and wendell our way oyer tn
great Backbone range. Late in tn
evening we arrived at Mr.. Foglepole'
where we met with a warm and &c
NAL greeting, and l am sure our goot
sisters will not soon forget the ricl
repast and especially the deliciou
mountain lamb, which was prepare,
by good mother Foglepole, assiste,
by her only child and he a son, a sol
that any mother might be proud OF
He can say that whiskey never pass
ed his lips, and he never tasted tC
Ibcco in any form. After lunch W
REARED to 1.-THE little white churcI
IA the grove" about one-fourth of
FmNe away. which we found packe
to its utmost capacity. The meetin
was at once called to order and tn
speakers introduced. Sister Jenni
being the first, then sister Sherman
l cannot command language to de
scribe to your readers the earnest ap
Ipeals of these noble women, and tn
Telling effect on the assembled multi
ltude. At the close of the meetin
they were met in the aisles and EN-
braced by the ladies old and young
md gentlemen grasped their hand
Ind with tears in their eyes said
you can count on my vote for Loca
Option" Returning to Mr.. Fogle
poles we enjoyed a quiet rest tn
remainder of the night. Sisters Smit
and Sherman attended the dedlcatio
of the M. E. Church at Oak Grove o
Sunday at 103 A. NJ, and held Cos
pei Temperance meeting at Ryan
Glade at 8 P. NJ. Although this meet
ing was not announced until Satul
day night, / am informed it wa
largely attended. l was not presen
having returned with the rest of GU
party to Deer Park in time for GU
Sabbath School which met at 9 A. N
Hoping the committees of the di1
ferent districts ofthe county are dom
all they can to further the cause {
temperance and secure Local Optic
for our county, and that they wi
grapple successfully with the foe
both on the rostrum and in the socis
circle, until they open the eyes of a
hnpest -Haen to see the utter futilit
of tt.ot nrroupdloco arp,,poanf uDa,