The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-07-16

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In 1858, John Daily, whose daughter
Mary married General George Crook,
succeeded Perry Lysle in the manage
ment of the first hotel in Oakland,
called "The Glades." After the close of
the War Between the States, David
Belasco, who was summering here,
trained Mrs. Leslie Carter for her
role in "The Heart Of Maryland" She
claimed that the mountains were per-
petual inspiration to her in her work.
Deer Park, the pet place of the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad Company,
and the most popular resort in it's day
on the mountains, had among it's many
celebrities President Benjamin Harri-
son and his family, including Baby
Mckee. President Cleveland spent his
honeymoon in one Of the cottages on
the grounds and several times after
ward came hither to fish in Delawder
dam on Deep Creek, where "Gus" De-
lawder, as host, left nothing to be de-
sired in culinary manner.
William H. Tower was prominently
identified with the history of Garrett
county as the first Clerk of the Circuit
Court from 1872 until his death in
1887. He married Rebecca Totten, a
daughter of Ezekiel Totten. His son,
Edward z. Tower, succeeded his father
as clerk and at the following election
in 1887 was selected clerk which office
he held until his death in 1882.
Friends, The Largest Family
The Friend family, the most num-
erous and among the first to settle in
Garrett county, are of English an
cestry.
Nicholas Friend, of Weymouth, is
their ancestor. He had five sons and
five daughters, all born in England be-
tween 1850 and 1915. Andrew, son of
Nicholas II, was an Indian fighter and
captain in the Revolutionary War,
who settled at Confluence and later
moved to Point Pleasant, on the Ohio
River.
Charles Friend, with whom Wash
ington stayed over night in 1884 at
Murley's Glade, near Oakland.
John, born in 1882, known as "Old
john" founder of Friendsville.
Mountain Lake Park
In 1882, Mountain Lake Park was
chartered by the Maryland General
Assembly, the chief persons concerned
being Major Coleman Anderson, of
Wheeling, West Va; DR.. Marden, pas
tor of the Fourth Street Methodist
Church of Wheeling, and DR.. Ryan, a
Methodist clergyman. Its purpose was
to erect a religious summer recort,
Deer Park and Oakland having been
very popular summer resorts for many
years.
The tract of 800 acres, part of the
Hoye estate, leaves nothing to be de-
sired in the way of location, air and
water, being 10 per cent pure.
The Park was surveyed by Robert
/ Woods, from Wheeling, assisted by j.
Frank Burley and James A. Enlow.
The streets and lots were plated by
Henry Artus, J. Lee Phillips and J..
A. Enlow, employed by Mr.. Faul, of
Baltimore.
Mr.. Artus was an Austrian noble
man, who having lost his fortune, came
to America to recoup his losses. He
was most distinguished looking gen.
tleman, and after spending the winter
with US, went to Chicago. Shortly
after he left letter came to US from
his sister, the Countess of Erhenhaus-
en- in Syria, imploring US to be kind
to her brother who was SO far from his
home. Three years after another let
ter came from the Countess, thanking
US for writing and saying she knew
we would be interested in learning that
her brother had at last arrived home
in time to see his old parents before
they passed away. She gave US an in
teresting summary of her brothers
life and said he was a count in one
of the oldest families in Austria.
Of course we never have understood
just why the three original founders
of Mountain Lake Park concluded to
form an association by taking in DR..
Charles w. Baldwin, who, l believe,
is the only survivor; DR.. John Goucher,
Mr.. VanMeter, Mr.. Conner, of Wheel
ing; Rev. John NJ. Davis, of Oakland,
and Rev. Benjamin Ison, also of Oak
land.
During DR.. Wilbur Davidson's con-
nection with Mountain Lake Park, as
manager of the Mountain Chautauqua,
every known celebrity of the country
has been on their programs, which
were enjoyed by hundreds of people
from everywhere.
"Loch Lynn" across the railroad
from Mountain Lake Park, was named
for the old Stuart estate in Scotland.
Mrs. Coleman Anderson, daughter
of Governor Price, of West Virginia,