The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-02-09

Youghiogheny river was sufficient
to allow logs to be foated to the
several mills along that turbulent
stream. Mr.. d. L. Offutt Informed
us that he had run Of logs that
will make two million feet Of lum.
Der.
f. Albert Sharpless, ESQ, of
Deer Park, has purchased 5. L.
Davis stock Of goods and store
building on Main and Railroad
streets. Mr.. Sharpl, IS comes to
Oakland well recommended and no
doubt will make success Of his
venture.
Dealers in ginseng who have
rtxvfse taseSss ezsas-s-u' taa
,eonrseenf that txaflio for several
years tell the New York Times that
since 1884 there has been a con.
stant diminution in the production
of that root in the United States
and Canada.
Every column of a newspaper
contains from five to twenty thous-
and distinct pieces of metal, ac-
cording to the size of the paper and
type. The displacement of one of
them means an error. Is it any
wonder that errors sometimes
occur. -Ex.
The engine on the east bound
pickup" last Thursd y evening
ran off the track at the works Of
the Oakland Coal and Coke Co., at
Ccrinth and tore up quite lot of
track. The rigger's train had to
be sent for before the engine could
again be replaced on the rails.
The Kingwood CIV. Va.) Jour-
nal is Of the opinion that the devils
most efficient agents are bad men
who make pretense of preaching.
1t states that Latter Day Saints, "
or Mormons, are at work in Grant
! county, and urges the people to re-
fuse to furnish places for their meet
ings.
We call attention this week to
the change in j. B. Williams adver-
tisement, which will be found in
another column. Mr.. Williams
has a large and growing business
here in the marble and granite busi-
ness, most of which can be traced
to his liberal patronage of the news
1 paRsf s~~
Our neighbor, the Democrat, or
last Saturday, purchased the press
formerly owned by stock company
at Terra Alta. The press was sole
under the mallet at trustees sale
1t is of the same make as the pres
owned by The REPUBLICAN and j
a good one and Brother Litzinge
secured a bargain IN it.
OF the nineteen President electe'
sixteen were inaugurated on Marc
: 4, two on March 5, and one Apri
J 60. Nut for our local historians
which was inaugurated April 80 an
which two March 5. Cleveland will
, be inaugurated on Saturday, tn
; fourth of March this year falling
upon the last day of the week. -
Commercial.
When newspaper man asks yo1
about any matter that you do no
want published request him not t.
mention it. No respectable news
gatherer will betray confidence
Don't lie about the matter for i
you do he sees you are trying t.
hide something and will get tn
facts elsewhere and will then feel a
liberty to publish them.
Mr.. Henry Weber, finding tn,
boiler used in making heat for hi
hot houses not sufficiently powerful
enough, has purchased an extr'
boiler, much larger, and it will bt
used in addition to the one already
in place. lie has also purchased
an immense steam pump to be used
for forcing water from the river to
a reservoir near his house.
A letter from Arthur, H., was
received at this Office Monday which
we will be glad to publish if the
writer viii send his name, not nee
esarily for publication, but as a
/ guarantee Of good faith. Always
attach your name to the sheet Of
paper on which you write and no
/ delay will be made in publishing
The articles if they are worthy.
Within a few days Lent with its
sackcloth and ashes and penitentiaI
/ duties will be here. But a short
while remains and those who are in
the social whirl are trying to crowd
all the gsyety they can into the
brief time intervening. The Lenten
| ueason will bpoin with npYt We'd