The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-12-14
NEWS OF A WEEK.
Happenings in and About Town told
In Short Paragraphs.

VIII pIedCH db OOIIhCn d0 II " CiOOn
a. m. next Sunday.
Services will be held in Trinity
Reformed church, New Germany,
on Saturday evening, Dec. %. All
are cordially invited to attend.
Rev. DR.. H. G. Alexander will
preach next Sunday in Garrett
Memorial church both morning and
evening at IL a. M, and 7.30 p. nj.
The boiler of the mill owned by
ID. w. Bussard, situatedin Bethle-
hem settlement, exploded yesterday
morning wreeking part oftha. mill
No one was injured.
Mr.. w. G. Riley, of near Kear.
ney. was in the city Tuesday. He
told THE REPUBLICAN that he had
killed two eight months old pigs
last week which netted him $50
pounds.
Four hunters from near Pittsburg
brought to this city Saturday after
noon thirteen wild turkeys, thirteen
rabbits and thirteen quail. They
shot the game near Oakland and
are not superstitious-scat.- Gum
berland News.
The pastor, Rev: VIM. L. Leisher,
will preach in st. Marks Ev. Luth-
eran church, Oak land, Sunday next
both at 10 80 a. m. and 730 p. m.
st, PauPs Ev. Lutheran church,
Deer Park, will have services at
2,30 p. m. the same day.
The city of Georgetown has, or
will be shortly, formally annexed to
Washington, and the very name of
"Georgetown" will disappear from
all official and municipal records.
The old boundary of Rock creek
will of course remain, but George
town is OF the past.
William A. Wonderly has filed a
bill against his wife praying for a
divorce, on the charge of adultery.
Mrs. Wonderlv through her attor-
neys E. II. Sincell and Thomas j.
Peddicord, has filed an answer de-
nying the charge and the case is
ready for testimony.
The "Society of Owls" has is
sued invitations to large number
of the citizens of Oakland to 1T
tend a "Tacky Party at the Glades
on next Tuesday night. All those
who have received invitations are
requested to attend in costume,
"come early and stay late"
A number of the plants along the
line Of the West Virginia Central
and Pittsburg railroad have made
a reduction in wages or will do so
after the first of January. The
uncertainty of the tariff legislation
IS the cause generally assigned as
the reason for the contemplated
cut.
The Rumbarger Lumber Co.,
the largest lumber plant on the line
of the West Virginia Central and
Pittsburg railroad, will make a cut
in wages of ter per cent. after the
first of January. The Douglas
Coal Company made cut of five
cents ton last week on coal and
coke.
Now is the time people are look
ing for holiday advertisements in
the newspapers. The men who
have attractive "ads" get the bulk
of the trade, while the other fellows
will get left, as usual. People viU
flock to the places that are extern
sively advertised. not only because
it is human nature to do so, but
because it pays.
1t is really remarkable to observe
the prices at which good literature
can be secured nowadays. The
Baltimore Neacs however. sets all
other records at naught by offering
to its patrons the choice Of $50
standard and popular novels, ele-
gantIy printed and bound IN orna-
mental cloth for 20 cents each un-
der certain conditions. The condi
tions, naturally, are such as to boom
the circulation of that enterprsing
journal. Five differently numbered
coupons from the daily edition of
the NeWs, or one from the Sunday
News must be presented with the
20 cents. Only one Sunday Nears
coupon is required for the express
benefit of country residents who
may have difficulty in procuring the
daily News. Should it be desired
that the book or books be sent by
mail, 10 cents additional must be
sent, or 80 cents in all.