The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-10-27
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DEER PARK JOTTINGS.

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our town and vicinity, and although
somewhat depressed owing to so much
sickness in our town for the past
two wee ks, which has saddened many
| homes, yet some events occur as the
days pass by, as the storms of winter
approach and our itizens busily pre-
pairing for home comforts during the
months that will intervene before the
spring time comes again." yet they
lind time to take lively interest in
their respective political parties be-
fore the great battle of ballots
comes off on the Sth of November.
Passing by the local happenings of
corners and goers, our thoughts turn
to a visit to "Truesdell Heights the
past few days by special invitation of
Mr.. VIM. H. Chadderton. the efficient
manager of this noted farm, and
through his kind courtesy we were
shown all the produce grown the past
| season on this up-to-date farm, and
although in former communication
we spoke of the growing crops on
this farm, we had no idea our ewes
would behold the immense yield.
After visiting the large bins of pota-
toes III the cellars containing hun
| dreds of bushels of the finest potatoes
we have ever seen, weighing from one
to three pounds each, were informed
| that three car loads had been shipped
to market and as we passed from
one to four of the great barns filed
to overlooking with hav, crimson
cloyer, oats, rye and other provender
and after inspecting the machinery
used in cultivating this immense
farm, consisting of plows of various
kinds by the dozen, harrows, cultiya-
| tors, weeders. reapers, grain drills,
iced cutters and other implements of
all the modern improvements but
| the most attractive piece of machin-
cry was the electric engine which
runs the thrasher and other machin-
cry such as large grindstone. cut
| ter for beets, turnips, cabbage, pump
klns and other vegetables. After
| going through all the vast depart
| ments of these immense barns, the
manager took me to his office and
explained how he kept his accounts
| OF the varions products of the farm
and the outlay for all labor, and it
will be gratifying to Col. Truesdell
when he returns from Europe to know
that handsome profit Will be shown
over all the outlay of this season, all
| due to his having one of the most
practical and honest farmers of which
| Garrett county can feel proud in the
| person of the gentleman referred 10
as-manager. But the most pleasing
| surprise of all awaits Col. Truesdell
| when he hears that his faithful Shep-
herd, Mr.. Hugh Calderwood, has
returned from the Worlds Fair where
| he had been entrusted with a car load
OF the finest sheep this farm produces
and has taken first and second prizes
on all that was entered in competition
with other prize winning sheep of the
| world, taking in prizes alone over six
| hundred dollars besides selling some
eighty head, some for as much as one
hundred dollars each, bringing back
only his prize winners. On receiving
a letter announcing this wonderful
result and stating that they would be
| home in few days, Mr. Chadderton
with just pride arranged to give this
trusted shepherd and his assistant,
Mr.. Clark Rodeheaver, a fitting ova-
ton on their return, and on last
Thursday on their arrival he and the
assistant shepherd ON the farm, Mr..
| William Crawford, another gallant
Scottish chief from the Highlands of
| Scotland, a companion of the efficient
Hugh and from his own native
heath, determined to give them sur.
prise. They secured the Deer Park
band and with wagons decorated to
convex the prize winners and a
band wagon for the Cornet Band. all
decorated with flags and with that
military genius of war, Sergeant John
Lands leading the advance with a
large United States flag, and keeping
time with the music, they marchod 10
the hotel siding playing for T., t"n-
eft Of the love sick Hugh the tune
1.-The Girl l Left Behind Me-" He
was aroused from his car by the
sounds of Home, Sweet Home as
he and his friends grasped each
others hands and many congratula-
lions were poured into his ears on
account of his great success. He
bore it all with the manly grace and
modesty of a true Scotch gentleman,
well worthy of a Wallace or a Bruce.
After greetings the famous sheep were
loaded in crates and the march back
to town and through the principal
streets, with men cheering, ladies
waving, boys yelling and Sergeant