The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-04-19
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK

Mr.. J. NJ. Couch, Of Clarksburg,
spent Thursday last at the Park look
ing at cottages. He rented Mr. c. II.
Rsthbun's cottage on NJ street, which
will be occupied by his mother andsister.
Mr.. L. p. Carr and wife stopped off
at the Park Wednesday en- route TO
New York. They will occupy their cot
tage at this place early in May.
Mr.. N. C. Nicholas, Virginia law
yer, was a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. L. A.
Rudisill Friday last.
Mrs. James H Jarboe, of Loeb Lynn,
is visiting her mother near Tunneltcn.
Mrs. Chamberlain and son Henry, Of
Antioch, w. Va, are guests of Rev, P.
w. Metheny and wife of the Park.
Supt. Davis spent Friday and Tues
day last at the Park. He will not locate
at the Park for few weeks. He X
poets to spend some time ION the road"
working up business for the Park.
The railroad people are tearing up
things generally at the station. The
The plank platform has been taken up
and the vacancy filled with cinders. The
depot building is to be raised about IS
inches, and.the brick walk extended to
the public road, thus completing the
work begun few years back.
The Park Grocery Company will con
duct business in the Hooking stand. Mr.
W. D. King, of Loeb Lynn, is the bust
ness manager. The new firm will han
die groceries, provisions, etc. They
expect to open for business sometime
next month.
Miss Kate Z. Thomas, who for the
past several years successfully conduct
ed boarding house in the Park, is to
have charge Of the Allegheny House
this season. She has already booked
number of guests. Miss Thomas has
made fine reputation as manager Of a
hotel, and under her control the Ale
gheny House will advance to the rank of
our best hotels.
Mr.. S. w. Kuhns, of North Carolina,
has rented the Fullerton cottage, and
with his family will occupy it early in
May.
Mr.. S. II. Bernard expect to visit the
country round about the Park this sum
mer to buy eggs, butter, vegetables, etc,
to be disposed of at his residence in the
Park. Mr. Bernard will solicit and de-
liver orders at the cottages.
Messrs. C. M. Rathbun & Sons have
rented the store room formerly. occupied
by the Loeb Lynn Construction Co., and
putting in it all surplus merchandise,
etc, The old store room was not large
enough to meet the requirements of
their growing business.
Burning and raking leaves is the or
der Of the day, when the weather will
permit. Where the leaves have been
removed the lots are becoming quite
green and pretty.
Rev. J. H. Enlow, of Pennsylvania,
is visiting relatives at this place.
Mr.. w. S. Kelley, of Fowler & Kelley,
publishers of birds-eye view work, was
at the Park Tuesday trying to interest
Supt. Davis and through him the Park
Association in the publication of bird
eyes view edition Of the Park.
An attempt was made to Tuesday
night to rob Messrs. Cuppett, Leighton
& Co.'S store. The large plate glass in
the east door was broken. The bark
ing of dog the firm keeps in the store
at night, it is supposed, scared the
thieves away. No loss except the large
glass.
Prof. j W. Ream is attending the
grand lodge I. O. 0. F., in Baltimore.
One day last week the young men OF
this vicinity organized a club to be
known as the Youghiogheny Shooting
Club. A target has been purchased and
shooting grounds established between
Rathbuns warehouse and the railroad.
The club expects to enjoy some fine clay
pigeon trap shooting this summer.
Monday night the thermometer got
down to freezing point and on Tuesday
we had a heavy frost
Miss Maggie Updegrove, Of Mounds
vile, w. Va, is guest Of Mrs. Johr
Faherty, Loeb Lynn.
Mr. land Mrs. A. c. Browning vii
have charge. of Hotel Chautauqua this
. season. That means good things to cat,
and everything about the house in ex.
celIent condition.
Thursday last was the fftieth ami
versary of Mrs. }. A. Hayden's birth
day. The Ladies Aid Society Of The
NJ. E. church, of which she is president
decided to give the lady a surprise. TIL,
Society was to meet at Mrs. HAYDEN.
on that day to do some work. Wher
the hour Of meeting arrived a goodly
number Of the society people had foung
their way to the home. After ;
short time a couple Of the ladies' go
Mrs. II. into another room then began
to arrive the good thing, in the shape
, Of cake, ice cream and hot coffee
Well, it was complete surprise, anc
such time they did have Those pres