The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-12-18

remember as man Of splendid phys
Ique and genial nature, new, but
suited to the business enjoying per-
feet health and strength. yet death
came in early manhood-in 1884. and
with it grave suspicious of foul play,
insidious poison supposed to be the
cause of his sudden death, the wife
in after years strongly suspected of
being the author of this death as well
as other similar ones. The next
keeper of the same house whose
name we recall was Mortimore d.
Cade. He came from the neighbour
hood of Westernport, in AIlegany
county. He ran the house for num-
Der of years successfully. hail the
patronage of the stage lines and other
good paying business. He was con-
sidered first class in his line. He
died in l843, a young man as much
regretted as any death of his day. 1t
was supposed his death was superin.
duced by the effects of serious in.
jury incurred in a terrible encounter
some years prior. with three or four
runaway slaves, whom he and sew
eral other persons vaiDly undertook
to capture. near the Stone House.
Poor Cade had his skull fractured and
never was well man afterwards.
A brave young man, a constable. felt
it TO be his official duty to capture
and return these men who were fee
ing from bodage to freedom. He re-
ceived a fearful cut in the face from
corn cutter, the marks of which he
carried for the rest of his life, though
not permanently Injured. The me-
groes won this battle and very likely
their freedom. Realities like these
to the youth of the present genera
tion seem barbarism itself, but the
old National Road in times past was
the scene of many of kindred ma
ture. This is an unpleasant topic,
hut so is much of history itself.
Friendly notice must here be made of
one other host of this once noted
place, David Mahany, who kept
more public houses than any man of
his day. From 80 to 40 years of his
life has been devoted to this business,
always popular and well.liked by the
public. He was by nature and train
ing fitted for such life, for which he
had Il fondness. David always filled
a respectable space in public estima-
ton. He yet lives in green old age
at ConnelsviIle, Pa, verging his four
score. This. small act of courtesy,
is willingly and justly rendered to an
old reliable friend. May the remnant
of his life be crowned with peace,
plenty, ease and comfort.
AT the other Red Ridge hotel be-
fore mentioned, there were several
weil-known proprietors, such as Will
liam Fearer, who married the widow
of M. d. Cade. already referred to.
Fearer was very respectable man
and once a candidate for the Legisla-
ture. He moved to Morgantown,
W., Va. where he lived for many
years. He ONLY deceased recently.
His widow survives in Illinois. Jno.
d. Rench was the last inn-keeper at
this house. He was an expert at the
business commenced at Hagerstown
and went the rounds, closing up at
the Crossings. He went to Illinois
in 1859. where he lived on a farm till
his death in 1868.
Mr.. Editor here is a long article
for you hastily written, but the SUBJ
.ect is not yet exhausted. If it shall
he acceptable to the few old surviv-
ors. such as Maj. burst. Michael
burst, Jacob Garlitz, J. H. Wegman,
w. II. Chapman and Samuel Gustav.
the foregoing "reminiscences are kind
ly dedicated to them. They and only
a few others have personal knowledge
of its statements. and may perhaps
feel themselves interested.
PREsERvER.