The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-10-27

thought fit to furnish the REPUBLI-
CAN with a few facts and suggestions
of local and personal nature, that
may not be unacceptable to your
readers and patrons.
! The old name of this neighborhood
is blue Lick" latterly called "Pea
Ridge" The postoffice established
here about year ago is called "Avil-
ton," has IA tri-weekly mail supplied
from LOnacOning, with rapidly H.
creasing reading matter. Mr.. r. b.
Garlitz is the attentive postmaster. !
He also runs country variety store
and drives a thrifty business. Inc
ubiquitous drummer has found him,
though far in the interior. AT con-
Yenient distances are two churches
Catholic and Dunkara, but no school
house in range. The frequent remark
here is, "Why dOn'C the double
headed Schuol Board quit wasting
the peoples money in factiou5 law
suits" The Old Robinson mansion
is now being dismantIed to be USED
for school purposes for the comils
term. Attended Dunkard churS D
last Sunday. This was their anneSe
meeting and the most important ono
of the year, being the occasion of the
Love Feast, which was celebrated the
night before. The ceremony consists
of the communion, partaking of the
lamb SOUP and feetWashing. The
Rev. j. Hoover, from Salisbury. Pa,
was the minister. He is bright, in
telIigent man, and preached a very
respectable summon; one worthy of
attention. He looks like any other
respectable minister, and is orthodox
in his opinions and teachings, but
not Oppressively so. His subject was
the covering and uncoYering of the
head, which was clearly handled.
Evidently he was dealing with the
hat and bonnet question now VeXing
that sect. The church here is said to
be in a prosperous condition. But
their spacious, plain edifice now fiji
teen years Old, needs coat of white
paint. They are able, if not willing,
for such an enterprise.
This whole neighbOrhoOG was once
denSely covered with white pine and
spruce, but it has in years past been
cut and made into lumber in its va
rious forms. In the places of once
pine forests of pine trees are now
many farms under good cultivation,
with excellent crops this season and
a ready market for all surplus pro-
ducts in the Georges Creek valley.
The continuous rains for many weeks
have delayed and somewhat dam
aged the crops, but still the yield
will be more than an average, even
though some buck wheat and corn
should be spoiled. Besides the cereals
and provender, there is an immense
chestnut crop, now nearing its close.
Plenty sleek pigs in the woods.
There has been decided improve
ment in this community, not only in
the people, but in every way, in the
past few years. Beautiful new resi-
dences greet your eyes in many
places, such as Hon. George w.
Bl0cher and his brother Henry, who
has Just finished a handsome resi-.
dence upon the old Blocher- MUssell-
man seat, and Patrick Dorsey, who
is cornfOrted in one of the very finest
dwellings in the county.
We were the guest of the widow
Hanson Brown. She and her SON
John II. Brown run the best farm on
the ridge. Their energy and pru-
dence have been rewarded this season
with full crops of all kinds for imam
and beast" Her home is one of
great hospitality and generosity to
the many corners and gOers, and, of
course, she is much liked and respec-
ted. She is a reader and subscriber
of the REPUBLICAN,, and wonders
why her bill does not put in appear
ance for payment. as it is her only
known debt. A healthy financial
condition truly. We met another
patron, the spouse of ia moderate Dem
ocrat, and close reader of the RE.
PUBLICAN-a lady of sense and con-
siderable information. The writer
was modestlv questioned as to the
authorship of certain articles hereto
fore published in the paper named of
a historic character. She seemed to
take pleasure in admitting she had
read them with pleasure and interest,
hut she begged to say there was one
error, in stating William Conrad was
the last Survivor of the jury that con-
victed George Swearengen in 1929.
She avered her ancestor Jacob Win
tiers, one of that panel, died year or
two later than Conrad. No doubt she
is right, A bright woman is hard to