The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-05-03
Mountain Lake Park,

busy as bee getting things ready
for the opening of the season.
MIR. Chambers, of Oakland, is
putting is Kalbaugh's bake oven,
The salesroom is ready for business
and in a few days fresh bread, pies,
cakes, "and things will be ready
for customers. Kalbaugh will have
a frst-class baker here in few
days. lie will solicit trade from all
lovers of good bread.
DR.. Gregory, of Washington, d.
c., is here looking around for a
home. We hope to locate him in
our midst. The doctor has been
one of the leading educators of our
land. His location here would
mean much for the farmer boys and
girls of Garrett county.
Superintendent Sheets AMI wife,
of Grafton, visited the Park Satur-
day. Their eyes are fixed on de-
sirable cottage for the summer.
They are fast friends Of the Park.
Train No. 4G will stop at the
Park and Deer Park after the 31st.
1t will carry combination baggage
and passenger coach and first class
coach and will make connection at
Fairmont with the tram from Pitts
burgh via Morgantown, putting
Wheeling, Pittsburgh and Morgan
town passengers here about p. IN.
@. W. Conner, of Wheeling, one
Of the board of directors of the
Park Association, and Mayor of the
Community, visited the Park We'd
nesday. He is one Of the commit
tee on enlargement Of the ta6erna-
Gle.
Mr.. D. Z. Olfutt has the contract
for furnishing the lumber for the
enlarged tabernacle. Supt. Rudj-
sill has commenced the work. The
present structure will be widened 30
feet and have Is feet added to the
length. The seats will be elevated
so as to give the audience a better
view of the platform.
The electric light company has
put the poles through the Park and
will in a few days begin to stretch
the wire. Two arc lights will be
put in the auditorium. The lights
are we'll located and will add much
to the attractIyeness Of the Park.
Mountain Lake Hotel and Column
bian Hotel will each have electric
lights. Oak Hall will also have an
arc light. Now if Oakland will put
a light at the east end of their city
the road to the Park will be well
lighted.
The program for the summer is
well, simply immense. My,what
a time there will be. What feasts
of music, of lectures, of opportuui-
ties. We are almost led to exclaim
GLOW can such things be accom-
plished these times?" 1t is aston
lshing. June LIST is to be opening
day and it is almost here. 1t will
be a great day. The best opening
we have ever had. The B. & O. r.
R. will on that day sell special one
day ticket from Cumberland and
Grafton and all intermediate points
to the Park. This will give Sunday
schools and the people in general
an opportunity to go to the woods
and enjoy day of rest. The Oak
land band will be present and vel
come in the season of 1894 with ap-
proprlate music. Then at night
the Park will be lighted with cleo
tricity-something new. There
will be appropriate exercises at the
auditorium. All of Garrett county
ought to turn out on June 1st and
make it Garrett County Day. Whv
not? You are invited and welcome,
June S-10ls the Sunday School
Workers Convention. The rail
road company sell one-fare round
trip ticket to this convention. A
good time is promised. Every Sun
day school worker should arrange
to be present. Send for program.
Death again invaded the home of
VIM. Enlow, this time taking his
wife. Mr.. Elbows family have
been passing through sore Affections
the past weeks. He has the SYM
pathy of all his neighbors in this
sad hour.
James A. Enlow is painting the
Babb cottage.
Mrs. McIlwain will have pleas
ant place for the summer. Charles
Dawson is to paper the house.
The contractors are pushing their
work this fine weather. 1t makes
one feel good to ride over the Park
and see so much work going on as
well as to note the improvements.
Jake Echard is as happy as man
can be over the success he has had
in getting his cottage up. He is
making good Roadway. The roof |
will be on by Saturday.
Mr.. Johnson has commenced a
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