The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-08-04
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DEER PARK JOTTNGS.

Again we are in our sanctum after
a few weeks of silence owing to sick
ness and some official duties, scrib-
bling to the readers of THE REPUBLI-
CAN, hoping the editor will pardon
the silence and remember sickness
comes to all of us sooner or later.
We were pleased to meet and greet
our old friend of years past, Mr.. Lloyd
H. McRobie, of North Glade, and
found him the same warm hearted
friend as of old Old Father Time
has dealt kindly with him, for he
looks as youthful as he did twenty
years ago. In the language of Rip
Van Wrinkle, Il hope he may live
long and prosper"
Mr.. and Mrs. Menke. of near Kurt
chapel, south of Deer Park, spent
Sabbath with friends and attended
both the Lutheran and Baptist ser
vices, listening to our good pastor,
Rev. Manages in the morning, and the
talented young Georgian, Rev. Faust
at night.
Our young friend Charles A. Jones
is on his wheel meandering through
the mountains and hills of Garrett
and Fayette county, Pennsylvania,
to the home of his grandmother near
Uniontown, Pa. We wish our friend
pleasure in his much needed recrea-
ton after his close application to
studies and more recent care of sick
brother, and we are glad to say, his
brother Ray is recovering rapidly.
Our friend and close neighbor, the
venerable Rev. VIM. f. George is in
feeble health at this writing. AL
though in his S4th year, when feeling
well is as lively as boy and happy
all day long, and now as we write on
this I'd day of August at $50 a. H.,
we miss hearing him singing his
favorite hymns; and we pause and
| think will we again hear this God
fearing, grand old man. sit on his
porch Opposite our sanctum) and
sing with the birds at o'clock in the
mornings. We hope he may be spared
many years, but if not, we feel assur-
ed he will sing with the Angelic Hosts
in a fairer Land than this.
Mr.. VIM. b. Miller contractor and
builder of this place, has just finished
the "Swiss Cottage" of Mr.. Walter
Engle and in justice to Mr. Miller
must say that he has proven himself
a workman that need not be asham-
ed, and has turned over the key to
the owner with proud assurance
that he has finished up complete in
all of the appointments of this cot
tage a tirst-class job-far in advance
of the contract. and we feel assured
will stand as a monument to Mr..
Miller's workmanship.
Our genial real estate dealer, Mr..
! Clary, has made some land sales the
past few days, and been negotiating,
with every prospect of success the
sale of some valuable town property.
He sold to Mr.. John r. Male valua-
BILE farm some two miles north of
town and lot and two houses in
town to MIR. Wayne; and with every
prospect of another sale of a house
and lot in Speicher's addition to Deer
Park. DR.. j. w. Laughlin having
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placed all of his property including a
farm near upland" in-the hands of
this trusted and energetic real estate
agent we wish him abundent success
and if the Democratic headquarters
comes to the old summer home of the
candidate for Vice President we feel
sure our little town will take on a
boom such as it never has had and IN
this connection surrounded as we are
with land monopolies we look to our
worthy Mayor to place on the market
valuable lots and sites for villas and
suburban homes of which he is the
owner and thus show a public spirit
edness that will add so much to the
prosperity of our people.
Mr.. Editor, | feel you will again
give Inc space to mention some famil-
lar scenes. In a ramble with NV
friend. the efficient manager of the
Altamont Springs Farm, Mr.. w. H.
Chadderton, the sight that met my
gaze on every side was like that which
| loved to look upon in the beautiful
Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, and
that of the South Branch Valley of
West Va, in the years that have
passed. | find that Col. George Trues-
dell, who is now in Dresden, Germany,
will have his heart gladdened to know
what tlourishing crops are growing
on the Heights by virtue of his syste-
matte and up to date farming. As
we walked oyer this magnificent farm
| found Mr.. Chadderton harvesting
over three hundred acres of clover,
all new land cleared the past winter,
and finer clover never grew out of the
ground; also over six acres of new