The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-27
az. LAKE PARK.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

the lake WIFI line Gear eleVeu-lHcu
ice. The harvest this year was ac-
complished under difficulties, the two
last days of work being done with the
rain falling almost continuously, but
those engaged stuck by their posts
until the house was filled to capacity.
The almost continuous rain from last
Tuesday until Saturday melted the
snow and ice so that the earth is now
bare, which has produced slight
rise in the watercourses and has rem
dered the dirt roads in this community
almost impossible.
The Adult Bible Class of the NJ. E.
church elected officers for the ensu-
ing year as follows: President, c. S.
May; vice-president, ]. A. Enlow; sec
rotary, Miss Rella Pope; treasurer, H.
NJ. Weeks; teacher, H. V. Leighton.
The stay-at-home people of the COM
munity are earnestly invited to join
and take part in the deliberations of
this splendid body of men.
MOTe Vi TIE IliSlOIy VI lHS L al ~
Early in the history of the Park,
Miss E. B. Swan, finding that she es-
capped the scourge of hay fever here,
purchased lot and built substantial
cottage upon it and in which she
established a private school. After
wards she erected large three-story
l1,,i1J,,oor al, Oh ,,oponl oIhn
Seminary" This school she contin-
ued as long as she was physically
able. About this time Miss Jennie
s. til erected Grace Cottage (now
I'll ourn Inn) where she made her
home and made it headquarters for
her religious and temperance work,
also as boarding house and which
she operated for a long time.
A. w. bennett, at the time known
all over the continent as the owner of
a string of eating houses stretching
from the Atlantic coast on through
to the middle west, built the bennett
Hotel, where many people in succeed
my YEAS 1OulIu d ICell llOIIIS-44rAC NO4Ii-
Portable and convenient stopping
place. Many ministers and mission
aries were entertained here free dur
ing the camp meetings. Eventually
the property passed out of Mr.. Den
nett's hands and was torn down in re-
cent years.
Miss Sarah C. Harris had built the
cottage now owned and occupied as
a summer home by DR.. T. D. Richards.
Finding that it was too small to en-
terrain the many guests applying to
her, she bought other lots and built
Faith Home (now Hamilton HalD,
where she entertained many people
from year to year.
The Allegheny House and Column
bian Hotel were also built early in
the history of the Park The latter
house has been demolished, The Al
legany House is still in existence and
is being operated year after year by
Mrs. Skies where many come summer
ter summer and find a hearty well
ONE from this delightful hostess.
New cottages and other buildings
were erected each year and wells dug
or drilled until L. T. Yoder, Of Pitts
burgh erected a reservoir on a high
point in the Park, laid water mains
and a system of sewers and put in
pumping station at Crystal Spring,
located near the head Of the lake,
from which water was pumped to sup
ply the place for all purposes. After
a while it was found that the supply
was insufficient to meet the demand,
and a spring on the side of the noun
tain located several miles east of the
Park was secured by Mr.. Yoder, pipes
were laid and the water supply from
this source was brought into the Park
and has been in use ever since.
The Association built all the streets
and kept them in repair. They were
lighted at first by gasoline or oil
lamps, which later gave way to sys-
tenn of electric lights, the lighting
plant having been established by pri-
vate parties. This plant was later
purchased and operated by the Asso-
citation but was succeeded in recent
years by system introduced by the
West Penn Company. The new sys-
tenn affords fine lights all the year
round and at a decreased cost not
only to the municipality but for home
lighting as well.
AS the number of residents in
creased mutual arrangement was
planned by which all interested par
ties would help both maintain and
develop the Park.
Following a charter granted by the
Maryland Legislature in the winter
of 1888, the Community of Mountain
Lake Park was formed in the sum-
mer of that year. The charter granted
authorized the taxing of all proper
ties, both of the Association and the
cottages and real estate owned by in
dividuals. This law is still effective
and the revenue derived therefrom is
appropriated for the purpose of main