The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1921-06-02
EVANSVILLE

I flCWlllS I-lC letII Iiictt 4hC-iAOi al Lay
has just passed, bringing to mind the
good deeds done by those gone before,
it may be well to call attention to the
good works of a sect that is strong in
this community and are among the
best citizens from every standpoint
that community may have-the AM
/ ish Mennonites, who have erected and
are maintaining an orphanage so that
/ the young, starving and neglected
children may be taken care of and
have the comforts of home at least.
The building on the farm is of brick
and is two and a-hah stories. 1t is
so divided that children have a large
dining room where the meals are par
taken of after a ceremony; a play
room, study, a room where individ-
ual beds are placed for the younger
boys occupancy; another bed room
supied by the older boys; one large
sleeping room for the girls; a room
for infants, and screened porch or
open-air compartment for consump-
tives or those otherwise afflicted need
ing this kind of treatment. In addi-
ton to the above there is of course a
well fitted up kitchen, sewing room
and quarters for those in charge. The
superintendent of the orphanage is
Mr.. Noah Brenneman, who has COM
petent help in all departments.
The building is now undergoing re-
pairs and remodeling, making provis-
ion for bakery and a nursery for the
infants.
About one-half of those in the home
are children from Cumberland, Md,
who were homeless and neglected until
taken by the officers of the institu-
ton.
The home was erected with funds
appropriated for the purpose by the
Amish Mennonites of Michigan, Iowa,
New York, Delaware, Indiana, Penn.
sylvania and by one church in Mary.
land. 1t is mainly supported by these
several churches, but gifts and dona
tons are always received from other
sources. Many donations have been
made by men and institutions of
Grantsvile. At the present time there
is being collected in one of the new
small savings banks that are being
distributed by the First State Bank
of Grantsville, dimes, nickles, quar-
ters and larger sums with which to
purchase some necessities for BE chill
dren of the orphanage.
The orphanage is located about one
mile to the north of Grantsville and all
visitors are welcome.
The Grantsville cemetery, for the
care of which funds were recently do
mated, is being improved as a result
of this very generous movement. One
will notice, if he or she cares to visit
this city of the dead that some of the
first to be buried in this plot of groun
were the following Mrs. NJ. ellis,
born July 7, 1905; died April 4, 1881.
John Yeast, born Nov. 5, 1897; died
July %, 1888. William Woodin, died
December 10, 1884.
The National Hotel, with its thirty
rooms; the Victoria Hotel, with its
eighteen rooms, and the Casselman
Hotel, of equal capacity, We're all filled
to capacity on Saturday and Sunday
nights. The National served 100
meals on Sunday, which was closely
followed by the Casselman which hotel
served a few over a hundred meals.
All boast of having so much patronage
from the tourists that they were COM
PEELED to refuse lodging, simply be-
cause every room was taken.
The traffic on the National Roal
through Grantsville has been the heav-
lest this year than on any former year
in which record was kept. On Sun
day there was a total traffic of east
and west bound cars of 1923, as re-
corded by the road man, Mr.. Wiley.
The troupe presenting the play en-
titled The Valley Farm, has had so
much success that they staged it for
the third time at Elk Lick, Pa. The
character representing Silas Hol-
comb was the cause of the laugh of
the evening.
Byron, the twelve-year old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph jenkins, who was
struck and killed by lightning on Mon
4 day afternoon of last week, was bur.
led on Wednesday at New Germany
after services conducted in the Re-
formed church at that place.
Miss Eva Miller, who wa sstruck IN
the mouth by an automobile crank
as she was engaged in starting the
motor of Mr.. Uriah Stanton's car sew
eral days ago, and painfully injured,
is now convalescing.
Miss Ruth Keller, daughter of DR..
and Mrs. G. G. Keller, and one of our