The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-03-30

ii large section of the county. The
maple sugar industry Is large and
growing one and gives employment
to Il large number of men.
"On the west we ha7 re the coal and
coke mines and works, which give
employment to men and furnish a
demand for all the farmer has to
sell in that section.
"Our resources IN coal, timber,
limestone, fire clay, iron ore, are
well nigh inexhaustable. Our vast
miner and timber resources, added
to the great possibilities which lie
before us in agriculture, make a
basis of wealth second to no county
in the State. The fact that ninety
per cent. of this wealth is unde-
veloped shows clearly that Garrett
county is Il splendid field for thrifty
and respectable immigrants.
persons coming here to make
homes for themselves can feel sure
of good schools and ample church
privileges. Every neighborhood
has its publ, schools with efficient
teachers. There are now one hun
dred' and fifteen public schools in
the county. with graded schools at
Oakland, Deer Park. Accident,
Friendsville, Selbysport, Grants
vile and Bittinger. Catholic,
Methodists, Lutherans, Presbyte-
rians, Baptists. United Brethren,
Protestant Episcopalians and Ger
man Baptists all have churches
with flourishing congregations, who
will give a warm welcome to all
newcomers. Our people are tenn
perate, industrious and law-abiding.
Not a single indictment was found
at the last term of our court for a
violation of the liquor laws. Our
criminal docket is the smallest in
the State. Happily for the people,
ther" are few violations of the law
of Il serious character These are
facts not to be overlooked and
which cannot be over estimated by
those seeking permanent homes for
themselves and families. l am
quite sure the immigration Depart
ment of the Baltimore and Ohio
cannot find more suitable place
for those seeking homes than Gar
rett county offers, and l am equally
sure that those who may be induced
to settle here will be better satisfied
and will get on far better than
those who settle down in the far
West.
"There is another advantage
which l regard as one of great i'm
portance to those seeking homes,
and one which IN my judgment
should not be overlooked. | refer
to the fact that the population of
Garrett county is composed almost
entirely of white people. There
are only about one hundred and
eighty negroes in the county all
told. Laborers and workingmen
who come here to settle amongst us
are not compelled to compete with
the negro element for a livelihood.
at has been said that it is the
browning glory of our institutions
that in the race of life every man
has a fair and equal chance. This
is particularly true in Garrett
county. Here our farmers and
working people are not hampered
by negroes nor by pauper labor.
Each has fair chance, and Shout
der to shoulder they are working
together to make Garrett what she
is sure to become-the greatest agri
cultural county in our grand old
commonwealth. B. & O. Field.
Circuit Court Proceedings.
The March term of the Circuit
Court for Garrett county convened
in the court house on Monday,
March 20, with His Honor Judge
Edward Stake on the bench.
VIM. A. Brydon, Esq, of Bloom
ington, was appointed foreman of
the grand jury, Judge Stake in
his charge to that body called at
tention to the Importance of exam
lining the books of the county treas
u-er and other officers handling
county funds.
The trial docket was called over
and a number of judgments were
entered by confession. Several of
the most important cases were re-
moved to Washington county for
trial. t-
The following named gentlemen
composed the petit jury:
Lewis II. Karn, Austin Speicher,
William P. Grove, John A. Con-
nell, John II. Stark, John G. Bow
man, James 4. Moreland, Eli Stan
ton, Charles NJ. Miller, William
Casteel, Charles A. Wilt, Nelson
McGettlgan, George Nj. Mason,
Milford Watson, Clark DeBerry,
Abraham Freeland, George Keller,
Henry Zinkan, William F. King,