The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-02-09
DEER PARK JOTTINGS.

recently learned JnaJ Mf. b. L.
Thrashers family, who reside short
distance from town, are all down with
this much dread disease and Mr..
Thrasher was com elled to send for his
his Allen, VINO was at work in Pitts
burg, to come home to assist on the
farm and help take care of the sick
| We extend our sympathy and hope
for no serious results.
The young ladies of Saint Marks
Lutheran church will give an oyster
supper on Saturday, the 18th inst.
at O'Clock p. IN, in the town hall
for the benefit of above church. The
Deer Park Cornet Band will be pres
ent to enliven the occasion and as
they have so kindly offered their SER
vices gratuitously, the young ladies
will take a silver Offering at the door
of ten cent for the exclusive use of our
musical friends, and they hope to see
this festive occasion we'll patrOnized,
and extend cordial Invitations to Oak
land, Mt. Lake, and Swanton to come
and aid worthy cause and at the
same time partake of the toothsome
bival and enjoy the music and
social intercourse of our towns genial
citizens of all churches and classes.
Mr.. p. NJ. Stemple, of Morgantown,
w. Va, spent a few days last week in
our place and joined his wife, who
had preceded him, and made sale of
his Frankville property at fair
price and had his assessments in this
county readjusted. Mr.. Stemple, I'M
til the past few years, was one of our
most energetic and prosperous citi-
zens and he still has considerable real
estate in this county and many warm
friends TO greet him and wish him
well in his beautiful home in the hos
pitable city of his adoption.
The sad news reaches relatives at
this place that Mrs. Mary E. Balthis,
nee Hendrickson, widow of the late
Rev. NJ. 6. Balthis, of New Market,
Frederick county, Maryland, is lying
in critical condition at the Elmer
gency Hospital in Frederick city,
where she was placed for treatment
for cancer of the stomach. Her
brother, i. G. Hendrickson, of Wash
ingtOn, d. c., and her only son, Rev.
j. H. Balthis, of the Methodist church,
are both with her and have no hopes.
Mrs Balthis was born at Addison, Pa
Besides her relatives of Deer Park,
she has many relatives at Petersbu
Morefeld Listonburg; Romney, and
Washington. She was a graduate of
the 'Pittsburg Female College, and
had in the late Bishop Simpson a
warm personal friend. She was a
school mate of Mrs. Sullivan johnson,
nee Felicia Ross, a cousin OF Mrs.
Lou Waters and Mrs. Virginia John
son of your town, and personally
known to them as a friend in other
days. as also to Mr.. ,G s. Hamill, Mrs.
d. f. Offutt and others of your city.
Rev. Weigel, of GAINESVILLE, NV. Va,
expected to return this afternoon to
assisted Rev. P. w. Matheny in his
meeting at the NJ +. church. In his
ministerial efforts of las week this
gentleman impressed our people as a
devout and talented young minister.
We congratulate Rev. Metheny in Sc
curing such an earnest and able Di-
vine. The services are growing in
interest and a number of conversions
are reported and many at the altar.
Mr.. W. w. Thrasher is out after a
week of sickness with quinsy and we
are glad to meet and greet this genial
and kind hearted neighbor, for he at
all times has kind word and backs
bis words with kind deeds.
A slight damage was sustained by
the B. & o. at the tower Just west of
this place and opposite the hotel last
Saturday by train sidewiping one
of the Deer Park and Altamont help
ers, but no one. was injured, and our
good engineer, Mr.. Hennen, was not
to blame and so all are thankful.
Mr.. S. P. Specht and daughter,
Miss Nora, accompanied by her aunt,
Miss Emma Glotfelty, and her brother
James, visited friends and relatives
at McHenry on Sunday last, and was
caught on return by facing one of the
most inclement days of the winter,
fine cutting snow driven by high
winds from the east and the mercury
at zero. But they enjoyed the ride
and are gay and happy. Storms of
winter have no terrors for these Jolly
people, and Mr.. Specht loYes to see
and give them good time, remem-
bering we are never young but once.
DR.. J. W. Laughlin, of Mt. Lake
Park, attended the funeral of Mrs.
VIM. E. George Friday of last week.
His wife and daughter, Miss Sadie,
who have spent the past two months
in Green county, Pa, have returned
to their home and will enjoy the re-
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