The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-10-05
GARRETT COUNTY WILL
Be REPRESENTED
In the Service to be Presented the
Cruiser Maryland.
EMBLEMS SHOW ON SILVER
Elaborate, Beautiful and Appropriate
Representation OF Great Things
Done In Maryland.

The contract for making the testi-
mOnial to be presented to the cruiser
Maryland by the people of the State
was awarded to the Samuel Kirk &
Son Company Monday by the Mary
land Cruiser Fund Commission.
The gift will be a silver service, com
posed of 4S separate pieces, and will
cost $4,000 The present ton will
probably take place next spring.
An important departure from the
ordinary silver service is the depic-
ton of historical events. On 81 of
the pieces events relating to counties
are shown, and on the u punch cups
the first 70 Colonial Governors are rep
resented. To carry out the designs
Col. William H. Loye, secretary of
the Board of Trade, was selected by
the commission to adYise the Kirk
Company.
In making the designs it was sought
to keep in mind the important part
played by every section of the State
in the history of the nation. The
forms are simple and graceful, con-
Yeying the idea of hospitality and
plenty, for which the State is famous.
The punch bowl will be III inches
in diameter. At the top center in the
design is the great seal of Maryland,
/ on laI lN,r 1, %
III tive trees. This is surrounded by
an eagle. Opposite, in a similar
wreath and mounted with an eagle,
is the cruiser Maryland. A border
surrounding the top Of the bowl illus
| trates some of the things in which Bal
timore has been drst-the telegraph,
| trduk line railroad and Peter Cooper's
steam engine, birthplace of the Star
! Spangle Banner" first city ligbtei
by gas, first gas company in Ameri-
ca, the tavern adjoining Holiday
Street Theatre, where the Star
Spangled' was sung for the first time
by Charles Durang; the first electric
surface road and first electric over
head road.
Below and to the right Of the seal
are shown in a festoon of tobacco Fort
McHenry and the British ships in the
offing. To the left of the shield in a
festoon of tobacco, is the Baltimore of
1852. Opposite the Fort McHenry
scene is a large scene showing the
Washington Monument as it appear
ed with its surroundings just after
completion. A copy of the picture
now at the Maryland Historical Sc
ciety,"The Laying Out of Baltimore"
is also given.
The bowl rests on four diamond
back terrapins, these being the top of
plateau upon which are placed 70
punch cups, each representing one of
the first 70 Colonial Governors of
Maryland. Around the border of
the plateau is the first monument
erected to Columbus in America, this
being surrounded by laurel wreath,
To the right and eft of the Columbus
| Monument are redheaded and canvas
back ducks, above are asparagus
grass and water. This scene runs in
| to Indian corn on the front and sea
ward on the reverse. In the middle,
or front of the plateau is miniature
reproduction of Old Congress Hall,
and at the far side the monument of
the Battle of North Point. Opposite
Old Congress Hall is Baltimore clip
per ship, in full sail Above the pie
teau and around the base is border
of oyster shells.
The punch ladle has as its handle
a perfect reproduction in miniature of
Mason and Dixon's fiye-mile stone,
this having the Calvert arms on one
side with the arms of the Penn family
on its reverse side.
The candlesticks which will from a
part of the service will represent Gar
rett county and for the design a maple
| tree has been selected. The base of
the tree VIII be surrounded by coal;
arms of Maryland and cruiser Mary
land in wreaths of leaves of native
trees, opposite stone arch over Castle
man River, part of the National
Road built in 1916. Maple sugar and
coal being the principal industries of
the county, are symbolized.
Auction at SWantOn.