The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-04-26
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK.

Mr.. A. R. Sperry, of this place, went
to "Old Virginia" last Friday to visit
friends, and take a needed rest.
The many friends of Judge Bernard,
of near this place, will be delighted to
know that he is slowly gaining in
strength, and by the use of pair of
crutches he is able to walk around
Mr.. j. w. Anderson is making some
improvements to his property on E
street. A second story is to be put on
the rear building. A bath and hot and
cold water will be added.
Last Monday morning we were sur
prised on awaking from our slumbers
to find the ground covered about four
inches with snow. Monday morning
was rough and disagreeable, with
high wind and falling snow. The sun
began to shine about o'clock, but new
ertheless it was cold, and during the
night the thermometer got down to
freezing point.
Hotel Chautauqua will be run this
summer by Mr. Archibald Browning.
He is arranging for thorough adver-
Using of hotel and hopes to secure a
good trade.
Highland Hall will be open for guests
this season. The location is good and
the rooms very pleasant and attractive.
During the past week about 80 copies
of the daily papers were sold at this
place. The Baltimore American Lead
ing the procession with SO copies.
DR.. Rambeau's cottage has been
painted inside and out, adding very
much to its appearance and comfort.
Several Of our people are anxious
about friends in California. The town
where DIR. Frysinger is living. is report
ed among the localities visited by the
earthquake.
Mr.. Charles Washington and family,
who have been residing in Oakland the
past several months, have moved back
to their cottage in Loeb Lynn.
S. H. Shaw has his men and well dig
ger = this locality. He is now drilling
ev -or Mr.. John Galloway, IN Loeb
Lynn.
DR.. Mcmillan is getting cut some
good advertising for his business, and
at the same time for the Park.
C. M. Rathbun & Sons establishment
should be called the Surprise Business
House. They are all the time springing
surprises upon the public, and consc-
quently increasing their trade. With
each purchase amounting to one cent
a marble is given. Ten cent purchase
gives 10 marbles. A marble for each
cent spent. This accounts for the bows
having good time shooting" marbles.
Mrs. H. B. Lewis, of this place, is
visiting friends and relatives at Cranes
vile, w. Va.
Mr.. c. F. Dawson and sons are paint
ing at Warrington, w. Va, but will re-
turn to the Park in few days.
Among the recent arrivals at the
Park are Mr.. J. W. Alderton and fami-
ly Of Woodsfeld, Ohio; Mrs, J. W.
Kuhns' and daughter and Miss Sager,
of Charlotte, N. c.; and Mrs Weems,
of Washington, D. C.
Mr.. Chas. Bunce is acting as B. & O.
station agent at this place in the alb
sence of Agenr Sperry who is visit
ing friends in Virginia.
Last Thursday night some unprinci-
pied scsundrel or scoundrels threw sew
eral stones against the large plate glass
windows in Messrs. Cuppett, Leighton
& Co. S store building, breaking.two of
the glasses, and two meat platters in
the show window. One of the large
glasses above the show window was
broken also. Loss about SIC.
A contract has been made with one of
the leading scenic souvenir publishing
houses of the country to print set of
souvenir postal cards for the following
hotels and boarding houses in the Park:
Allegheny House, The Hotel Chautau
qua, Loeb Lynn Hotel, Assembly House,
The Romney Cottage, The Burlington,
The Maryland Home, The Ohio Cottage,
Faith Cottage. The photographs were
furnished by Messrs. Stewart, Prtchard
and Line. The cards will be placed on
sale at the different hotels represented
in the combination. There is some talk
about getting out Park postal NINA
tdre, set Of twelve pictures printed
on heavy paper, neatly encased in a
card, which can be mailed for one cent.
Monday molning Dave Glaze, fore
man of section at this place, with his
crew en- route to the Park, from the
wreck at Oakland, and when they
reached the curve west of Mr.. Cars
property, they discovered that No. 3
was almost on them. Glaze and his
men quickly jumped from thecar, and
had hardly lighted on the ground when
the engine struck the hand car and
smashing it to pieces, scattering the