The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-10-23
GARRETT COUNTY.
As Seen By u. w. Snyder, of The
Alleganian. Cumberland.

Leaving Cumberland | drove up
through Frostburg and then on up and
up the National pike crossing the Little
Savage Mountain till could see a new
world on the other side. When one
goes up Big Savage Mountain he does
not have to go down the other side.
The land levels off over there into fine
stretch of farming and grazing country
much of which is settled by Germans,
who are splendid farmers, and who have
things about as up-to-date as any other
section IN the country. They have fine
big bank barns, large houses, many of
them having splendid water piped into
all their buildings. Many, too, have
concrete walks about the premises,
automobiles and all other conveniences
almost equal to Friends Cove The
climate is cooler and the season shorter
than on the east side of the mountain.
Garrett county had its drouth too this
summer but there is much more grass
in the fields than in any other section
visited this year. Grass GENES up
spontaneously in most all of Garrett
county. Vacant lands do not lie bare as
in some sections.
Garrett county has been the greatest
county in the state and it is yet The
country is full of sawmills with great
stacks of sawlogs and sawed lumber
around them.
Leaving the National PIKE about three
miles above the johnson farm | turned
southwark toward Aviton. | stopped
for dinner at David Popes. Leaving
there | went on and on till | heard of
Noah Garlitz and | concluded that he
would be a splendid old fellow to spend
Saturday night and Sunday with and |
was not mistaken. Mr. Garlitz's
navigation has been much impeded by
stroke of paralysis on one side but he
can talk some" We talked till II
O'Clock Saturday night and till IL Sun
day night and had merely gotten start
ed.
Mr.. Garnitz can tell some good hunt
ing stories. He, when a boy was out
deerhunting with his father. Noah
scared out a bunch Of deer and was too
much scared to shoot till after they
were all gone. Then he came to- and
knew that his father would scold him
for not shooting at the deer, so in order
to make his father believe he had shot
and missed he shot into big bunch of
laurel bushes where he had not seen anv
deer and to his great establishment and
delight as well, he shot and killed big
deer but he didn't tell his father how it
happened till he got too big to be
whipped. Near Aviton is a beautiful
Catholic church which is served by
Father AloYsius, of Cumberland, There
are many Catholics in that section who
are splendid citizens. hospitable and
clever.
drove on Sunday to the Reformed
church in New Germany section where
there was preaching services. They
had fine large audience and a good
choir. They decided to put new roof
on the church this fall. A Methodist
church also stands near, both on top of
high hill. Both have large congrega-
tons.
A traditional story is told in this sec
ton that years ago man named Lay
man while out hunting got lost in the
woods. While lost hc found some rich
silver ore. With his Ratchet he knock
ed off piece of rock and sent it to
mint. They then minted ore for the
half. HIS chunk yielded sixteen half
dollars. He then tried to find the place
again but never succeeded nor has ever
ANYBODY else, though hundreds have
hunted and hunted
Near Grantsville ! found the best
country photo artist | ever saw, judg
ing from the work displayed. The
artist is Leo j. Beachy, a cripple, but
known in newspaper circles as MAX
Leo, being contributor to the Chris
tidH hOulIOI, VI CCOCuOdle.
While in the Broadwater Settlement
near New Germany | encountered some
hills that are hills, and every two hills
has big hollow between that goes to
the bottom. One can scarcely tell which
are more numerous the high hills, or the
deep hollows, for every hill has hollow
on each side and every hollow has hill
on each side. While driving along one
hollow. space for a road was so scarce
that the public road had to run un-
der the storm shed of a barn; how
ever the barn was large as are all the
others In that section and the Broad
waters are prospecting and too numerous
to mention.
l looked over toward the village of
Merrill but the location was too high
down for me and | turned westward
landing over the big hill to Mrs
Swauger's in time for a good supper
and pleasant nights lodging.
Stopping at certain house in New
Germany district | encountered a fully
grown girl of about 30 years and solicit
ed her subscription to the Alleganian.
Il have no time to read, 8" said she.
See that stump puller up there?
That's my job after the dishes are wash
ed. One can't read and pull stumps
too. haven't time to talk to men,
either. Guess I'll have no be an old
maid-No time for counting while the
fields are full of stumps.''
Jennings is quite live town. I,um-