The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-08-19

grind the grain into -four and did so.
She could ride any horse in the neigh
borhood and from a bad one met with a
fall which really caused her death. She
would ride carrying a child before her
as an expert horsewoman without fear
If there are women here having pride
of sex they should think highly of Mary
McMullen.
'Rrowning's hunts and visits to An
napolis, Frederick, Georgetown and Bal
timore were to sell venison, bear meat,
honey and the results of the chase.
Prices Of venison were as high as 125
cents per pound. One trip is said to
have Melted him $500.
He gives an account of a night in
the woods when it was very cold. where
ne built fire with logs on two sides to
reflect the heat upon him and his son,
who lay on bed o. leaves each having
his feet in the bosom of the other so
when one turned the other turned. But,
says Browning, we passed a comfort
able night.
His trials and sufferings were no
doubt helped by his keen love of sport
and he was successful beyond his neigh
bors in acquiring the goods of this world
from his own account. He had plenty
Of skins which often circulated as mon
ey, deer skins being particularly desira-
BILE, as many articles of clothing were
made from them. Even the women
wore skins, and money was very scarce
More work could be obtained for money
than for even these useful articles, and
laborlng men could be employed at from
30 cents to so cents per day, according
to Browning's book, which indicates
rather different condition from our
frontiers at present where labor obtains
high wages.
But in this address to my friends
and fellow citizens | do not desire to
dwell at length upon what is known to
all of you, that is the incidents of the
life of Browning. wish particularly
to call your attention to the great num-
Der who continue to reside in Garrett
county, who are the descendants of his
friends and neighbors. or who are his
own descendants. In 1855 he had sons,
A grandsons. II great grandsons, 5
daughters, 80 granddaughters and Is
great granddaughter.
AT present the ramifcations and in
termarriages of these wholesome peo-
pie constitute the very bone of the COM
munity, and their friends have strong
ties with them and him, and | am one
Of these and l propose to you that
you should do something for a me-
mortal to Meshack Browning and his
wife, Mary McMullen, the mother of all
these children.
Let me remind you of Daniel Boone,
the great pioneer of Kentucky The
American Encyclopedia gives him three
pages, detailing his life and labors. His
portrait hangs in the State House in
Frankfort. XIV His remains were re-
moved and buried with ceremonies of
the most appropriate kind at Frankfort.
Did the great pioneer of Kentucky do
more for that State than the great
pioneer of Maryland did for our State?
Is it not time to start something to re-
vive his name so what he did do can be
better known, and who can do this more
appropriately than ourselves?
DO not suppose in this exhortaton
to you men that | wish to exclude the
women. No memorial to Browning
would be appropriate or complete which
failed to include a testimonial to his
faithful, devoted and efficient helpmeet,
whose life and services should and will
be lasting record of what woman
can do to conquer circumstances, make
home in wilderness, bring truth and
beauty and goodness into existence.
Il appeal to you all to start move
ment to erect some memorial to this
great pioneer.