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

There will be reunion of the
W. c. L. U. of Garrett county a.
Offutt's Hall. Oakland, Eriday.
Sept. 9th, at , o'clock p. m. All
W. &. L. U. members and temper
ance people and ministers are invited
to be present and take part in the
meeting. The Oakland W. G. II. u.
will give a public reception to all
pledge slgners on Friday at s clock
at the hall. There will be num-
ber of good speakers present. A
grand parade of the children at | 80
p. m. on Friday.
Rev. p. NJ. Manning, for many
years pastor of st. Mary's Catho-
he church, Homecoming, has been
appointed pastor of st. Andrews.
Baltimore. Rev Father Stanton,
sss'.s.n. p@ater at st. patriak,s
cndrch, this city, will take charge
of the Homecoming church and his
place here will be filled bv Rev.
Luclan johnson, lately of Rome
Rev. johnson is son of Malcolm
johnson, of Baltimore, well-known
IN literary circles end author of
number of famous Southern dialect
stories. Cumberland news.
The State Mutual Life Assurance
Company, of Worcester, Mass. (the
adv.of which appears in this week S
lssue) is one of the oldest in the
United States. being chartered in
1914, and commencing active bust
ness I'M lS45. 1t is a purely mutual
company and does business only in
restricted portion of the United
States, hence the remarkable low
death rate of the company. IT.
gives guaranteed cash surrender,
and paid-up values for each and
every year, upon the payment of
two premiums. The policy-holder
is protected under the laws of
Massachusetts, and his policy can
not lapse.
If Friday be an unlucky day this
country has very little to hope for
Columbus sailed from Palos on Fri
day, first saw this country on Fri
day, and reached Palos again on Fri
day. This country was named for
Americus Vespucius on Friday,
Congress passed the bill providing
for the worlds fair on Friday, the
President signed it on Friday, it
was on Friday that Chicago was
decided upon as the place for hold
Friday the committee agreed tot
report the five million loan bill TO
the House, on Friday the bill was
amended making the appropriation
50, 100000, the bill passed both |
houses on Friday and was signed
by the President on Friday The
400th anniversary falls on Friday
and yet nobody has urged closing
the institution on Friday, despite
this report which must startle the
superstitious. Free Press.
Postmaster General Wanamaker's
general order requesting the post
masters at the several county seats
to visit and inspect all the post
offices in their respective counties
is being carried out in Garrett
county. The county seat post
masters are asked to render this
service "for the sake OF good SER
vice and for the general bettermcnt
of existing service" There is no
appropriation and the postmasters
are required to render the extra
service as a free-will Offering for the
good Of the service. The plan is
intended to encourage and help
postmasters by the interchange Of
experiences and suggestions. The
postohices visited will be rated ac-
cording to the marking reported by
the visiting postmaster. Postmas-
ter Thayer, of Oakland, has visited
several offices under his jurisdiction
and will complete the work during
the month Of September
Supt. Rudisill has scored a grand
success at Mountain Lake Park this
season. The success has not only
been unparalleled in the history Of
this resort, but is Of such a charac-
ter as to place it without question
side by side with the great resorts
Of the country. Full $1,000 visit
ors attest the popularity which this
mountain paradise has achieved
simply by the attractiyeness Of its
natural features and artistic adorn-
mcnt, plus one year Of Supt. Rudi-
sil's energy and enthusiasm. The
I Improvements contemplated for
next season are beyond all former
precedents. Ground was broken
last week for the fine new hotel
building which will be erected, Gen.
o. 0. Howard turning Np the first
spadeful of earth. A steam laun-