The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-07-14

mon by the pastor, Rev. G. Bleakly,
theme, Christ and demons"
1t was certainly red-letter day
for Mt Lake Park.
Reminiscent of the old days of
twenty or twenty-five years ago, when
lesser crowds, on special days, were
the exception. We refer to last Sun
day, when a larger gathering of peo-
pie attended the camp meeting and
songfest than has been here for many
years. In fact, to many, the occasion
has been referred to as the renais-
sance and prophetic of what we may
expect in the future, if, and when the
world regains it's sanity.
Those of us whose memories travel
back over the past quarter of CEN
fury, may we'll recall crowds of eight
to ten thousand, which gathered to
listen to DR.. Dewitt Talmage, Sam
Jones, Sam Small, William Jennings
Bryan, Gen. Charlie Grosvener,
Champ Clark and others of National
repute, to say nothing of the Swiss
Bell Ringers, famous magicians and
entertainers, brought here for our edi-
fication and spiritual guidance by the
Camp Meeting Association and the
genial and efficient DR.. Wilbur David
son. Those We're days of prosperity
and happiness for the people of the
Park and Oakland. When Jake
Echard's livery stable was running
full blast and his ten or fifteen-seated
carry-all hauled happy loads to Allie
gheny Heights, who climbed the
mountain and after gazing to their
hearts content on the wonderful
panorama, returned to eat of a dandy
dinner OF fried chicken, home cured
ham, and all the 'fiXens,' including
buckwheat cakes and maple syrup, at
the country home at the foot of the
hills-and all for q quarter. Those
were certainly wonderful days-which
may come again to this mountain top.
1t depends to a large extent on US.
Contrary to report-and we wonder
how such reports get started-Silas
Wiley, the town bailiff, did not arrest
a preacher during the Camp Meeting.
The facts of the matter are, that
man from nearby town, during
tense meeting one evening, felt called
upon to go to section of woodland
adjoining the Park and, as he eX-
pressed it, talk to the Lord" He be-
came so enthusiastic and loud, that
number of ladies in that section be-
came alarmed and asked the bailiff
to investigate. This he did with the
result that the man went back to the
meeting in charge of a friend, stayed
to the night meeting, and then drove
to his home. That's all there was to
the incident. Mr.. Wiley is not the
man to cause one inconvenience or
except when the oc-
casion warrants and then he is fear
less in the discharge of his duty.
Which reminds us that it will prob
ably be necessary to make examples
out of several, who, in the exuberance
of the spirit of youth, or of the "spir-
its" not of youth alone, are commit
ting some acts of wantoness. Some
times the act committed is more ser
ious. Whether done by some one in
the Park, or outsiders, we do not
know, but the authorities are deter
mined this must stop.
For instance, the bowling alley
building, where Miss Dorothy Welch
conducts tea room, was broken into
the other night and a quantity of
stores and supplies taken. This was
an outrage as Miss WEIGH had just
started in business, and especially
during these days of the shortage of
money, it is very discouraging. A
rigid investigation is being conducted
by both town and county authorities.
AS we have said in this column, it is
a physical impossibility for bailiff
Wiley to be in more than one place at
a time, but from our personal know
ledge he is on the job-more in fact
than his pay warrants.
If we have been rambling along
here on matters in which you are not
interested, you may attribute it to the
fact that we were in an automobile
accident, and we have been trying
ever since to get hold of good alibi.
We believe that is the first thing a
driver who has an accident thinks
about. But as in 20 years driving ex-
perience this is our first, we have not
hit on an excuse that sounds reason
able.
A chicken supper is announced for
Thursday evening, July ID, beginning
at o'clock, in the basement of the
M. E. church.
At meeting of Oak Lodge, I. o.