The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-27
DEER PARK JOTTINGS.

We again have weather that re-
minds us of summer, and the chronic
croaker is lamentiHg and predicting a
drouth, Never satisfied: but such is
life.
Col. John Il. McGraw gave out
door party to the ch dren of guests
at the hotel and cottages Saturday
even lg on the gro' IDS OF his beauti-
full home. The hotel band was pres
ent and eT 'ivened the occasion with
delightful music.
Mrs. John W. Williams Is still alb
sent, hav g been called to the bed
side of her daughter, Mrs. DR.. Kane,
of Phi adelphia, who has been dan
gerously for some weeks.
We were sr pr'sed to learn of the
sudden death of Mr.. Deahl living near
Broadford. His son Henry IS very
low with typhoid fever.
Mrs. Upton Cuppett, of McHenry, a
daughter of Mr.. Bryson Welch and
niece of our fellow townsman, Sam-
uel P. Specht, died last Sunday night
at her home.
Mr.. j. b Jner BantZ, former res
idcnt of this place but now located at
West Virginia Junction, near Pied
mont, is spen( ing few days at Fair
view Cottage and has Purchased a
beautiful lot on Church street from
Mr.. E. F. Droege upol which Mr..
Bantz intends bud lg nice cottage
to cost about two thousand dollars
which will prove quite an acquisition
to our town.
The NJ 'ses Hennen gave a social to
their young friends of this place on
Thursday last and an enjoyable time
I reported. TIL cultured family, but
+ Gently come here from Keyser, w.
Va, like = true Vi"ginians, has won
hosts offriends among the better class
of or" citizens. NJ. Hennen is a
trusted employee of the Baltimore and
Ohio.
Rev, W. H. Z AIRY, of Keyser has
purchased the Warwick property on
the corner of MAJ street and Davis
avenue and expects to bring his fam
lily here in September.
We were stastled by the cry of fl e
whist at church Sabbath morning
jr7t as services were about concluded
and a hasty e. It was made, to find the
roof of Mr.. w. L. Skaters house in a
blaze, but our citizens soon rallied
and bucket brigade formed. AL
though a breeze was blowing and
water scarce, the flame was soon sub
dued, thanks to the heroism of Messrs
Elias B. Reed, w. w. Thrasher, F. L.
Warwick (who owns the property
and others.
Mrs. A. G. Orbello arrived home on
Saturday night after burying her
aged mother = Wa hington. As
noted in our 'ast weeks letter, this
devoted daughter had gone to Wash
ington to see and attend her mother
where she remained, doing all she
could to relieve the suffe1ings of that
one that had done so much for her.
We as friends of tn christian lady
and her husband and three interest
og CHI dren, cain only extend orr
heal field sympathy in tbs their hour
of bereavement.
Mr.. Paul s. Hendrickson of the Ger
man National Bank, st. Paul, Mimi,
in company with b. sister, Miss Lu-
ella, arrived this morning-on train No.
2. Mr.. Hendrickson remained one
day visiting .elatives here a,id then
went on to Frederick county where
his We has been spending her va"a-
ton at the parentH' home near Lib
erty. Miss Lucia viii remain here
with her mother, Mis-. Hendrickson,
who is spend g the summer at Five
Gables"
Our cit 2ers were greatly annoyed
Monday night by being awakened
from the slumbers by the most loud
and unseemly noise that has ever
grated-on their ears and upon inves-
tigation found that some thirty or
forty of the colored help from Noun
TIA Lake Park had come down on
the "fliern and private conyeyauces
and bad rented the hal P1d had a
"social dance" which wound up about
one o'clock in the morning with a
drunken brawl which our bailiff was
unable to cope with unassisted by
citizens who should lend their aid in
time Of emergency. We shall expect
better things from this famous relig-
ious resort IN the future than to let
their help ar 10Y sister town il this
manner.
Hoping to meet many of the old
veterans at the Park on Grand Amy
Day of both sides that fought in a
war such as the world has never seen
"a war that the rising generation has
no conception of, / again say