The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-03
Mountain Lake Park.


The Ice house is enclosed and |
ready for the sawdust filing. The |
exterior of the building is to be
weatherboarded and painted.
Many of our cottages are rented |
for the next season. The demand
will far exceed the supply.
A fourishing branch of the Ma
tional Loan and Building Associa
ton of Washington has been organ
lied here. G. D. Kimmel secured
the first loan.
The Splitter cottage has been
rented by couple of GAINESVILLE la
dies who will run it as a boarding
house.
W. II. H. Sheets, a prominent
Pittsburgh business man, has rent
ed P. T. Cartright's f street
cottage.
No better investment is offered
to capitalists than the erection of
cottages at this charming resort.
From 10 to 20 per cent. can be re-
allzed year.
Charles Dawson has just finished
painting Mrs. Nesbit's new cottage,
on the corner of D street and Ha-
eel Glade drive. This is a large
eight room building with bay win
dows and porches. Mrs. Nesbit,
her daughters, Mrs. Richardson, of
Keyser, and Mrs. Kline, Of Virgin
la, will summer here.
Carpenters are busy at work en-
larging Mrs. Henry Felty's cottage,
on the corner of Spruce and E
streets. The place will not be rec
ognized by the public.
DR.. LaFetra, the proprietor of
the Hotel Fredonia, one of the best
hotels in Washington City, has pur-
chased two lots on the corner of X
street and Pittsburgh avenue.
Vim. Caspari, jr., prominent
druggist of Baltimore, has pur-
chashed two lots on the corner of
Wheeling Avenue and P street.
II. NJ. Etchison, OF the engineer
ing department of the B. & 0. rail
road, has purchased three lots on
the corner of Pittsburgh and P
streets.
S. Z. Mckee, a prominent citi-
zen of Philadelphia, has purchased
lots on Arbutus Glade Drive;
price 81, 900. A fine residence will
be erected on this handsome lot.
Henry Felty has rented the store
in the postoflice building for next
summer.
Rev. Arbuthnot organized a Ju-
Nor Epworth League few even
ings ago. 1t started off very en-
couragingly.
Mrs. P. I. Cartwright is visiting
in GAINESVILLE, Ohio.
Miss Norris is sick at Grandma
Smiths. She has the sympathy of
a host of friends.
Among the prominent citizens of
Garrett county who have made in
vestments at the Park, l might
mention DR.. Lee McComas, the
leading physician of this mountain
region, who has nice six-room cot
tage on III street; Mrs. Henry Felty,
of Oakland, very pleasant cottage
on the corner of Spruce and E
street; Joseph Harmed, manager of
McComas & Hinebaugh's drugstore.
Davis & Townshend, a two story
business building. Among the lot
owners living in Oakland, and who
will build shortly, are Arthur
Townshend, j. M. Jarboe, j. M.
Davis and A. Wotring. Levi Hew-
lit. numbered among our solid men,
has two beautiful lots on the corner
of Pittsburgh avenue and l. street.
W. NJ. Thayer and III. Thayer, Of
Thayersville, each have lots; H.
Hoye, of Deer Park, has a choice
lot on N street; Mrs. Flora Porter
has two lots on L street; John Close
has several lots; j. l.. Echard, of
McHenrY, has a very comfortable
residence on d street. Last week
| mentioned that Conrad Micheal,
a former Oakland merchant, had
about finished his house. He has
moved into his new home and will
be permanent resident of the
Park. Captain Hayden, former ed
itor of The OAKLAND REPUBLICAN,
has delightful home at the Park.
He has also invested in several 9TH
or lots. Howard Echels, who for
merly clerked for G. 0. Miller &
Co., of Oakland has invested at the
Park. l might mention other
names of citizens of this county
who have purchase property in this
summer resort. '
Among the West Virginians who