The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-09-02

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preaching service at Sunshine on
Sunday. In all probability reg.
ular appointment will be made at
the above place in short time as
the reverend gentleman is meeting
with considerable encouragement.
Crook Post, No. 35, G. A. r.
will charter sleeping car in which
they will go to Washington on the
10Th inst. to attend the grand en-
campment of the Union forces.
The post will use the car as their
headquarters while they are in the
city.
The hotels at Deer Park and
Oakland will be kept open until
late in September at which time the
Baltimore and Ohio are under con-
tract to entertain four or FIVE thous.
and of the members of the G.. A. r. en-
route to the coming Grand Reunion
at Washington city.
The stockholders of the Oaklan
Electric Light and Power Company
held their annual election of officers
for the ensuing year at Sturgiss'
Hall last Thursday. MIR. ID. +.
Offutt was elected president, DR..
}. Lee McComas, vice president
and S. II. Jones, sec'y.
We do not object to persons call
ing in to have a friendly chat with
US, but we certainly do object to
them coming in and spending an
hour or two talking insane non
sence to our workmen whom we
pay to perform the work laid out
for them to do. A word to the wise
is sufficient.
Quarterly meeting service will be
held at st. PauPs M. E. church,
beginning on next Saturday even
ing at 7:45, with sacrament of the
Lords supper on Sunday morning.
Rev. IL. W. Jones, of Thomas, W.
! Va, will fill the pulpit in the alb
sence of the presiding elder.
The ladies engaged in the very
successful lawn fete, held in Mrs.
Carter's grounds, desire to return
their thanks to the public for the
generous support given them and
especially to Messrs. d. 4. Offutt
and John Shartzer, who kindly
loaned many needed articles.
The mem bers of the Oakland
! EV. Luthcran oh"ro| a~o horohx-
called to assemble on Sept. II, after
morning preaching, for the adoption
of constitution and to petition to
the courts of Garrett county for ar
ticles of incorporation.
WIN. l.. LEIsHER,
Pastor.
We understand that Mrs. Adeline
Duval Mack intends giving dra-
matte reading and recitation at
Deer Park hotel next Wednesday
evening. Mrs. Mack has had a
school of Elocution in Washington
for some years, and as reader is
highly spoken of and well endorsed
by the press.
According to our exchanges sew.
eral farmers have been swindled by
sharpers who propose to leave a
piano every six miles, which the
farmer is to exhibit aud have $l0C
on each thus sold. The paper he
signs turns out to be an agreement
to pay $3.50 for the instrument
Don't sign any agreement with
stranger.
S. d. Yoder, GAINESVILLE, Gar,
rett county Nd, Chestnut Grove
Stock Farm, situated 2! miles
Northwest of Grantsville, breeder
of thoroughbred shorth-horn Dur
ham cattle and high grade Oxfor(
sheep, has for sale five 'yearlins
rams and eleven ram lambs at pri
ces to suit the times. Send fol
circular and price list before buy
ing elsewhere. 27-3
Never deliberately give news
paper man a misleding or incorrec
item Of news. He has no desire t.
q deceive the readers Of his pape1
any more than you have to deceive
a business man in a business trans
. action. His reputation for yeracit,
e is large proportion Of his capital
and what may seem to you gooC
joke may prove costly blunder t.
HIM. If you have news give it tt
. him fairly and truly.-Moundsyill,
Echo.
0 A statement made at the Treas
= ury Department shows that Their
a have been flied G,1G3 application
= for licenses Of sugar producers dur
= ing the fiscal year 1898 under tn
law paying a bounty for its produc
tions. They were made up as fol