The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-25

| long unloylng past. spare IL IoF
the sake Of the few. The Glot-
feltys carried on the shop on the
farm till it was moved to Salisbury
about the wear 1880. The present
generation will be surprised, | hope
a little instructed, to learn how and
where coal for the shop was pro-
cured and conveyed in those print
tive times. 1t was procured on
what in after years was known as
the Brown farm, now the home Of
Mr.. Joseph Maust, where the writer
of this article was born and reared.
The coal was mined from a thin
seam and carried to the shop in
strong, toW-linen sacks on horse
back, and sometimes on the sturdy
shoulders of the old pioneers. In
the same manner. coal was taken
and carried to smitheries along the
old Braddock road. But some
years later better coal was discov-
cred near Salisbury, The mines on
the "Brown farm" were no doubt
first opened by Philip Hare, the
date unknown and was suffered to
60 into disuse at least 85 years ago.
"The two "home boys" Henry
and Jacob, remained with their
father, or rather upon the farm,
till his death, and long after, carry
ing on the shop in little elongated
building Git is family remembered, J
and also the farm. The two broth
ers were very brotherly, and lived
for years almost in common.
"Henry Glotfelty married a
Hare, of an old Pennsylvania fam
lily, but by no means as numerous
as the Glotfelty. After time he
moved to a farm a mile west of
Salisbury. Here he lived and raised
a large family, Of both sexes. Some
Of them taking to the family trade;
notably Joseph, who after being
married to Sarah Compton, moved
to Grantsville, where / , was en-
gagged in bIacksmithing and farm
ing to his death in 1864. lie was
very worthy man and much es-
teemed. He raised a large family,
His son Edwin was a promising
physician and died III Accident sew
eral years ago. The oldest daugh-
ter, Lydia, was the wife Of Sheriff
Perry Shultz, who died in St.
Louis in 1868. She is now on a
home visit which she has not seen
for many years. William Aster,
son Of Henry, married Esther Liy-
engood, and moved to what is now
Garrett county, and located at the
Cherry Tree meadows upon large
farm. They raised large and re-
spectacle family. The husband
died not long since. The widow is
still living. VIM. Glotfelty will
always be favorably remembered for
his good citizenship and many ex-
cellent traits of character. The
sons are we'll known citizens of
Garrett county and the daughters
eligibly married and situated.
There was son Henry who lived
on the home farm. lie was re-
markable for his quiet and amiable
disposition, was married, but had
no children, died only a few years
ago at the foot of "Big Hill. "
There were two other brothers,
Peter and Daniel, who have been
dead for some years, leaving chill
dren, but not well known to the
writer. Henry Glotfelty also left
daughters, but they are not sutfi-
GENTLY known or remembered tc
give an intelligent account Of them.
One, however, was the wife of the
late Robert Patton.
"Jacob Glotfelty-It is now in
order to treat of him and his family.
which happened to be more fully
known to me than any of his broth
ers. lie was born on the old
homestead in 1884, learned the
family trade, and pursu ed it actively
till declining years required him tc
relinquish it. He moved the shop
from Green Park to Salisbury,
about 1880, and turned it over to
his son Samuel a number Of years
thereafter. He was industrious,
honest and thrifty in his business:
of a cheerful and lively disposition
very well liked. In his more
active years he would occasionally
! join the large sleighing parties that
! used to driye out to the turnpike
in large convoy Of sleighs. Plenty
OF fun and amusement. The fiddle
with such experts as Adam Shultz
and Jesse Kurtz was not forgotten,
nor was a little cold Jerre Miller"
and "Peter Livengood" overlooked.
These terms translated meant rye
whiskeY made by these two well
known distillers. The sleighing
parties mentioned, though lively,
were always orderly and well be-
haved.
"Jacob Glotfelty had eight chill
dren in the following chronological