The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-03-09
LNIILAIA THEODORE ROOSEVELT.

called to his eternal home, bearing
the same initials wv. E. Gladstone.
But this humble Christian perhaps
will not leave the great name and
fame of Gladstone But we know
he will wear a brighter crown even
than his great name-sake in that land
beyond the stars. We hope to ever
keep this little coin, minted in the
good year 1900, and preserve it as a
precious souvenir.
On Feb. 28th last, a message was
received from the hospitable home of
our mutual friend Mr.. l.. TOwnshend
Friend that his five sons wished nv
presence at their home on this last
day Of February, at 1870 p. m, and
they would come for me at O'Clock.
On our arrival at this beautiful home
one and one-half miles from Deer
Park, we found an array of all the
beautiful girls Of our town and yicin-
ity, who had proceeded me, and the
strains of music, both vocal and in
strumental, greeted our ears, and then
we were reminded that on this night
p Years ago | had been invited to the
wedding of this host and hostess, and
that this musical demonstration was
given as a surprise by these five sons,
in honor of the marriage 81 years be-
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ing to the violin of Messrs. Brown
and Walters, the clarionet by Messrs.
Thrasher and Lashorn, the guitar by
Misses Florence Thrasher and Kate
Brown, the organ by Miss Nellie
Thrasher and Miss Browning and the
beautiful Miss Mamie RodeheaYer as
vocal soloist, the music was simply
grand.
The next surprise was gotten up
by the parents of these FIVE manly
boys. All the guests were invited to
the dining room to a sumptuous feast
of all the delicacies of the season.
Even the oriental luxuries were Law
ishlY displayed on snowy napkins, and
all the fair young ladies were escorted
to the banquet feast by the gallant
young gentlemen. The invit e d
guests numbered just 81, including
the writer. The strange coincidence
was, that p years ago, this last day
of February, 1905, the weather con-
ditions We're the same, and without
any previous arrangements as to in
Yitations, there was one guest for
each wear of this happy couples mar
ried life, and they live less than half
mile from the groom's home. | wish
them many returns of this marriage
anniversary and that these five man
ly boys may give them many musical
surprises in future days.
And now, Mr.. Editor, we come to
what was promised last week. Whilst
we have interesting data of the SER
vices at the Baptist church organiza-
ton, we find we will have to pass and
leave it for another issue, as [ fear
YOUR space will forbid, so we will
briefly give you an interesting ac-
count of the crops raised on the ia
nous "Altamont Spring Farm" as
cleaned from the manager, Mr.. w. H.
Chadderton, of this productive farm.
Mr.. Chadderton, after a week spent
in Washington at the beautiful home
of Col. Truesdell auditing accounts
of the farm, he and the Colonel went
to Philadelphia and purchased all
the up-to-date machinery for the
coming seasons farming and then
finding they could purchase a supply
of mules at Hagerstown in our own
State, they concluded that the blue
grass field of the dark and bloody
grounds of Kentucky would not be
patronized for supply of these long
cared animals of toll, andsthe mana
ger was instructed to purchase in
Maryland, so he and Col. Truesdell
both went to Hagerstown from Phil
adelphia and purchased at that place,
this giving to the farm some five mule
teams for the spring work,
The audit shows oats 80 bushels to
acre and weighs 42 lbs. to the bushel:
% tons of turnips per acre; 10 tons
of cabbage per acre. On one field a
yield of % tons of crimson clover and
a heavy crop of rape-two very heavy
crops on same land the same season;
200 bushel potatoes per acre, some