The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-09-05
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK.
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The season at the Park is practically
over, though many cottagers and guests
will remain through September and
many well into October. The season
has not been up to our expectations,
owing to very wet weather, the failure
on the part of the railroads to grant
the usual excursion rates and the James
town Exposition.
The crowd Grand Army Day was very
large-larger than that Of last year.
This was the only occasion during the
season that the B. & O. Railroad grant
ed excursion rates. There was corsid-
cradle feeling on the part Of the old
soldiers and their friends on the an
nouncement that there would be no free
admissions. Heretofore from the first
session OF the Mountain Chautauqua
and on every succeeding year the gates
have been open to our country's defend
ers on 6. A. r. Day, and this year
nothing was said to the contrary in the
program and posters, and the announce
ment at the gate was a surprise and
modification not only to the aged,
lettering, manned veterans, but to their
families and friends. The result was
that several hundred people who had
intended to purchase tickets refused to
do SO. Had the forty or fifty old sol
diers present been admitted free the
management would have received from
one hundred and fifty to two hundred
dollars from their families and friends
on that day and many more dollars in
the future than they will while the
memory Of this treatment Of their
fathers and grandfathers is retained.
The sorrow and gloom occasioned here
by the announcement of: the sudden
death Of Dana Miller at Charleston, w.
Va, was deepened when it was
known that his death came by his own
hand. Temporary insanity is given as
the only possible cause as it was known
to his associates for several days before
the occurrence that Mr. Miller was not
exactly himself. On the morning Of the
terrible deed friend had called.at Mr..
Miller's room and asked him to accom-
pany him to church, Mr.. Millersrefused
and asked the friend to remain with
him. The request, however, was not
granted. The visitor noticed at the
time that Mr. Miller had finished shay
ing and that his razor was lying open on
the dresser. During the day several
friends visited him at his room and at
seven O'Clock Mr. Charles McWhorter
went to the room and found Mr. Miller
lying in front Of the dresser, with his
throat cut from ear to ear 1t is thought
that in the state of mind in which he
was, the sight of the razor had crazed
him
The remains were inferred in Wood
lawn Cemetery, Fairmont, on Wednes-
day morning, after services at the resi-
dence of John S. Hamilton, uncle of the
deceased.
Mrs. Flora HAYDEN and daughter Fay
of Kingwood, W. Va, spent several
days at the Park with relatives.
DR.. w. w. Davis will preach in the
Tabernacle at II o'clock Sunday morn
ing. Offering to go to local church.
Regular services will be resumed in
the M. E. church Sunday evening at s
O'Clock, when Rev. j. B. Workman will
preach.
Our sick are all in a fair way to re-
cover, and no new cases within the past
two weeks.
The store in the Hooking building,
managed by Mr.. C. W. Hopkins during
the season, will be closed next week.
MIR. Adolph Rambeau took the civil
service examination at Cumberland yes
terday
Mr.. Charles Wilson, of the Insular
Department, Washington, D. c., is
spending a short vacation here with his
parents.
Miss Blanch Chance will have charge
of the Firm Rock school the coming
session.
Miss DeBerry, who conducted sue
cessful boarding house this season, will
have charge of the Hutton school the
coming session as principal.