The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-09-29
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ground are an early steam roller,
several cars of early vintage. the
running gear Of a giant Conestoga
wagon built in nearby Summit
Mills in 1922, and a rare two-horse
tread-power. A team OF young
oxen, nurtured and tanned for the
occasion by George burst of Negro
Mountain. are numbering about in
a giant circle for the cdification of
guests.
The Penn Alps Corporation
Store at the south end of the
grounds has on sale beautiful and
useful items handcrafted in the
homes of some $50 producers scat
tered throughout the Allegheny
Highlands. These vary from wood
carvings and leatherWork to ce-
ramics, costume dolls, nature-crafts,
paintings and rugs and quilts for
which the Springs Area has became
famous. A fresh country produce
store will also be operated by Penn
Alps for the benefit Of guests who
wish to take home a bit of noun
tain cooking.
Guided historic tours into the
autumn countryside of Somerset
County and nearby Garrett County
leave the grounds at regular in
tervals The Oldest log, frame,
brick and stone houses of the area.
as well as early churches and in
dustrics of the Somerset County
Dutch Country and sugar camp
in operation are featured on the
Pennsylvania tour. Four old stage
coach and droVers' inns. the famous
stone arch bridge built in the DAYS
Of the Cumberland Road, the old
est grist mill of Garrett County
still in operation, a Well-preserved
segment of Braddock's Trail. and
Little Meadows and Little Cross
ings named by George Washington
in the zoos will be featured on
the Maryland Tour.
All day long hosts and guides
will serve visitors at the unique
rural museum of the Springs His
torical Society several miles away
at Niverton. This seven-room i'm
prOvised museum houses some
1000 items of significance which
tell the story of the founding
fathers of the Casselman Valley
Included are the story of flax
scutching, "sugaring off,, the
cooper's story, one of the oldest
carpet looms Of the Springs area,
a stonewheel turning lathe, the
first telephone of Meycrsdale, and
a sausage grinder over 200 years old,
Guests are encouraged to drive to
the museum, but tour buses will
not stop there this year.
Serving as general chairman of
the festivities is Dr.. Alta Schrock
of Penn Alps, Grantsville, while
Miss Rosie Beachy heads up the
Crafts Committee, Mrs Cleman
Folk, the Foods Committee; Ralph
Miller, the Properties Committee:
Mrs. Willard Livengood, Tours;
Mrs Henry E. Yoder and John Folk,
Museum, Ivan Yoder, Decorations.
Mrs. George Yoder served as talent
scout for the Pioneer DemOnstra-
tons Committee, and Floyd and
Omar Bender will keep the dem
onstratiOns humming At the ticket
booth will be Harvey GOrtner with
a helper, the Bender-Maust triplets
of Springs will reign at the gates.
On both Friday and Saturday
the gates to the grounds will be
open by 1000 A. NJ. and guests
can sit down to the Springs Fes-
tival sausage dinner by HOO or
1900. For the hungry who do not
wish to wait in line there will be
many concession stands featuring
the specialities of the area. These
will include the sausage-burger
stand, the donut stands, the fresh
applebutter-bread and milk stand,
to mention only a few. Cider
spotza, and applebutter made Oh
the spot can be purchased also
For those who do not wish to
wait in line and would like to
drive to historic Route 40 only a
few miles to the south, Penn Alps
on the Casselman will be serving
the same Dutch dinner and pro-
ceeds will be shared with the Fes-
tival Committee. The entire two
day affair is co-sponsored by the
Springs Historical Society and
the Penn Alps Corporation.
In the language of the people,
Come once and see what we have
still, yet.
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