The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-01-09
MT. LAKE PARK

welfare of this community. There
were three important things to him
in life-his home, his church and his
lodge. In those circles he will be
keenly missed. Personally we too
shall feel his absence. He was much
interested in the items printed at diff
ferent times in this column regarding
the Park when it was, to use his own
words, gin its glory" If we were not
sure of our data we had only to ash
Mr.. White. If he were not certain
himself it was never too much trouble
to hunt it up and bring it to us. The
last few months of his life were not
easy ones, but he never complained
and was always cheerful even though
he might be suffering great pain.
To Albert White we believe that
death was the dawn, or as Joaquin
Miller wrote:
"The waking from a weary night
Of fevers unto truth and light"
The Spring RumOr AS Usual
Just about this time of the year, re-
CARELESS Of what may have gone be-
fore, there begin to fly about via the
grapevine, rumors. The funny thing
about it is that each time they are the
same rumors. Now we cannot prove
any of them. So some of them we
shall keep to ourselves. Another pecu-
liar point is that these reports seem
only to start after Mt. Lake has had
a "fleeting" visit from Mr.. Frank
Baker. Nothing we may say either
comes from him or has his sanction.
Nevertheless the fact remains that
the "curbstone" gossipers do intimate
that once again we are going on the
auction block. For several days we at
tempted to run down clews. One fact
did come out to the effect that the
government had been asked to look
into certain section of ground here
with the idea of a youths training
camp or some other governmental
project. This, however, we believe was
made through the town officials
Still Trying
Our mayor and council are strug-
Cling against big odds to try and
bring Mt. Lake back. They have tried
many ways. Their plan for winter
sport center might have gone through
if anything could have been worked
out regarding the lake and other
property owned by the Board of Mis-
sions. In the days Of some of the or
iginal board this would not have been
impossible, as they were willing to do
their part But times change and new
boards come in-boards with men,
bers who know nothing about the
Park.
The amphitheatre, of which there
are only three in the United States
so constructed, is falling to pieces, all
because the owners will not cooperate
with the town. Seems like they might
be willing to give the Park chance
There really isn't much more left that
they can get-it has been MIXED dry
Mr.. and Mrs. Wetzel will not return
They were splendid people, and Lou
Erb and his wife, who did so much for
the young folk of the town. But so
goes the report that once again cole
Uncle Tom goes down the river.
Personals
DR.. C. Oscar Hall and Mrs. Hall re-
turned Monday from Baltimore where
Dr.. Hall was engaged in professional
matters.
Miss Catherine Richardson is i'm
proving after an illness of several
days.
Mrs. Frank Murphy had as her
guests on Sunday her nephew, John
A. Clark III, and Fred Zeizberg. The
young men were enroute to Fairmont
from Wilmington, Del, for a short
visit before going to Memphis, Tenn,
where both will be with the Du Pont
de Nemours company.
R. E. Hicks is confined to his home
with an attack of influenza.
Jay Bell has returned to his studies
at Shenandoah college, Dayton, Va,
after a visit here with his mother,
Mrs. Alma Bell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Geisbert, of
Baltimore, who were called here by
the death of Mrs. Geisbert's father,
Albert 7. White, returned home on
Saturday.
Mrs. A, V. Schaeffer was a Cum
berland visitor on Friday.
Private Fred Tichnell, of Langley
Field, Va, was visitor here with his
mother, Mrs Arthur Tichnell, last
week.
Mrs. Samuel Cole and children have
returned from trip to Baltimore.
Mrs. Robert Dodge and children
spent last week in Rowlesburg with
Mrs. Dodge's mother
Miss Mary Isabelle Love returned
to Grove City college, Grove City, on
Monday She motored there with her
parents, DR.. and Mrs. w. Blake Love.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Criss, of Fair
mont, were Park visitors last week.
Miss Barbara Hamill, who spent
the holidays here with her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Steven
son, returned to her home in Phila-
dplnhia on Sunday She was accom-