Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1941-05-30
"SOME BY-PRODUCTS
OF LIFE"
By EBEN HEARNE
No. 6

by-products of those four fleeting
years 1 spent in the school eleven
miles from my home.
It is a wonderful faculty with
which we have been endowed by an
All-wise Providence, that we have the
ability to penetrate the innermost re-
cesses' of our mind and travel back
over a half century of time and re-
call events, experiences and facts
many of which have had great in
fluence in fashioning our lives.
I formed some very strong and en-
during friendships in the town and
among them were two physicians and
several ministers. Between the three
churches of the town there existed
unusual fraternity and mutual rela-
tionship and the adherents and the
pastors of the churches mingled to-
gether harmoniously and it can be
stated that the three churches had
a Joint choir and as the services of
the churches were arranged so as not
to conflict, many of the singers, one
might say, were members Of the choir
in each church. This exhibited a
commendable community spirit. Be-
ing a member of the combined choir,
/ became we'll acquainted with the
respective ministers and our relations
and associations were of very fra
ternal character and the memory I
have for those dear Gospel messen-
gers have enriched my life all dur
ing the intervening years and the very
mention of their names is "as oint-
ment poured forth" Sad to state,
every one of those spiritual leaders
has passed to his reward in Heaven.
Other by-products occurred during
the summer vacations of those four
never-to-be-forgotten years. Being a
member of the Maryland State Teach
er's Association, I was entitled to
attend the sessions of the organiza-
tion whenever and wherever they
were held. In the month of July af-
ter my first school year had closed,
in company with several fellow teach
ers of our County, I attended the
Sessions of the Association held at
Deer Park, that famous summer re-
sort, located on plateau Of the pic
turesque Allegheny Mountains in
Western Maryland. We were sump-
tuously entertained at the Deer Park
Hotel. The Hotel, owned by the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad was built
in 1879. To accommodate the Asso-
citation, the B & o granted reduced
rates both by rail and at the hotel.
The location was ideal, and we all
spent three thrilling days, surround
ed by the most enchanting and gor-
geous mountain scenery that beggars
description. The park grounds, be-
ing laid out by, experienced landscape
gardeners were beautiful. Hiking in
that part of the d6untry was most
fascinating and invigorating and was
greatly enjoyed.
During the third week of July of
our second summer, the Md. State
Teachers Association, met at the
Blue Mountain House in Washington
County, Md, noted summer resort
not far from the present State Sana-
torium, right in the heart of the Blue
Ridge Mountains and on the Western
Maryland Railroad. While the Blue
Ridge Mountains are not as high,
extensive and rugged as the Allie
gheny Mountains and the scenery is
not as wild and stupendous yet the
Blue Ridge has magnificent scenery
and the Sky Line Drive has become
to have nation wide reputation. The
drives in the tallyho coaches around
Blue Mountain House were greatly
enjoyed and it was interesting to visit
Blue Ridge Summit, Pen-Mar, Buena
Vista Springs and some of the towns
in lower Pennsylvania. However, to
substantiate the fact that so many
things in this life are evanescent and
transitory, it is sad to realize that
the Blue Mountain House long ago
was burned to the ground and it has
never been rebuilt and that the once
popular Deer Park Hotel, that for
years was a rendezvous for State and
National Officials has been closed for
several years past, and is a wreck of
it's former self. It's lower story win
dows are boarded up, and owls, bats
and sparrows fly in and out of its at
tic windows and the porches are fall
ing away. The beautiful grounds are
neglected and are becoming a wilder
ness.
The hv-nrodllct of nv third Years