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

The contractor for the erection of
the large and beautiful hotel, Enos
Il. Williams, his son and his archi-
tect, w. s. Boody and family,
arrived from Cape May, N. j., last
Friday with seven of their most
trusted carpenters and master
workmen. Their car reached here
the same night loaded with tools,
tackle aid material for the hotel,
and on Saturday morning all hands
went TO work. Oyer twenty men
are now engaged in excavating,
putting in the basement and pre-
pairing the frame work. More good
carpenters will be needed and given
employment as soon as more ma
terra. r1Fes. Mr.. Williams pre-
ff}s h5STRasy ying workmen in this
locality to bringing them from a
distance. He expects to complete
the hotel, kitchen and laundry
within ninety days if the weather is
the least favorable. When CORR
pleted it will be the most convenient,
attractive and finest summer hotel
on the entire line of the B. & O. r.
+. between Baltimore and Chicago.
Major Anderson has sold 30 acres
Of land and closed a contract with
Mr.. &. ". Williams, of Clarks-
burg, W. Va, for the immediate
construction of large and perma-
nent tile, BRICK and sewer pipe
works. Such works have been long
and greatly needed in this locality.
A large and fine strata of fire clay
has been discovered underlying
Loch Lynn Heights. The siding is
now beng put into these works.
Messrs. Sweet & Shackleford have
nearly completed their model green
house just west of the depot, and
will begin next week setting out
trees, shrubbery, ETC., on the hotel
grounds and private properties.
Mrs. Craig has moved into her
nice new house on Second avenue,
and is happier than if she owned
all Loeb Lynn.
Mr.. Friend has nearly completed
his residence on Seneca avenue and
and has moved into same.
Mr. Geo. P. White has completed
his residence on Roanoke avenue
and is waiting on the plastering to
dry before moving into same.
Stone, lumber, etc., are being
hauled for the erection of eight or
ten more new cottages. Several
other parties are arranging to build
this fall and winter.
Contractor Williams and his fam
lily are so much delighted with Loeb
Lynn Heights that they are think
ing seriously of purchasing some
lots and erecting one or more cot
tages on same.
The planning mill is full of orders
and running steadily, The four
boarding houses are full and the
land ladies are correspondingly
happy. Agent and Postmaster
Spery has all he can do, and even
Blacksmith Bunce steps quicker
than in days of yore. Engineer
Burley is busy plating additions to
Loeb Lynn Heights.
At a meeting Of the Mountain
Home Company at Grafton last
week, Secretary D. l.. Jamison's S
resignation was received and Mr..
Oscar w. Sanner was elected in his
place.
Major Anderson, the hustling
general manager of the Mountain
Home Company, is busy night and
day, grading streets, making sew
err, selling lots and answering his
large correspondence. He is work
ing over twenty men on his i'm
provements.
A well yielding the largest flow Of
water ever found on this mountain
has been sunk on the hotel grounds
The water is as clear as crystal and
as cold as ice, and flows about z
gallons to the minute, or 10000
gallons in "a hours-more than
enough to supply the hotel laundry
and hotel.
Major Anderson has commenced
building a stone dam for his lake
on Trout run, where there is a nat
ural basin for same, and will erect
Immediately large improved ice
house for his friend Squire Crane,
who will remain in the ice bust
ness. He has leased it for a term
of years and will supply his friends
and old customers at Loch Lynn
Heights and Mountain Lake Park
with clear, clean ice formed from
pure spring water at reduced rates.
Manufactured ice won't be any
where compared with it, The lake
will be as near the depot and nearer
the auditorium than where he form
erly secured ice in the Park.
The erection of the hotel has
started a new boom here and more
persons are now purchasing lots
than any time since the public lot
so 10 loet orJ ,ooor1 Ill o,o