The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-03-11

that of No. 43.
No. At, State VS.. John w. Wolf; sell
ing whiskey on Sunday; not guilty.
No. 4S, State VS.. John w. Wolf; sell
ing beer on Sunday; not guilty.
No. "a, State VS.. Owen Reynolds;
selling liquor to minors; plea of guilty;
$50 and costs.
No. %, State VS.. w. A. Adams; OBJ
tanning goods under false pretense;
guilty, and sentenced to 2 years and 6
months in penitentiary.
No. -, State VS.. John Hetrick; rape;
guilty and sentence deferred.
A Good Joke.
To the Editor ofThe Republican.
A good one has just leaked out on a
saloon keeper, whom we shall call
Davis. One day during the recent
good sleighing two we'll dressed men
with a stylish rig drove up in front of
a saloon, alighted and hitched their
team nearby. On entering one of the
two threw a card down on the bar
Mr.. Davis picked it up, and after
CHANGING at it a moment, reached his
hand over the counter, and taking
the hand of the tall gentleman, said:
81 am glad to meet you, Mr.. Marble"
Mr.. Davis, shake hands with my
friend, Mr.. James" said Mr.. Marble.
After shaking hands, Mr.. Marble
called for the best brandy in the
house. at is twenty cents drink,
said Davis No matter, set it up
and take something yourself, and
let's have some Of your best cigars
They all drank and smoked, not only
once, but half a dozen times did they
repeat. All this time no money passed
over the bar Marble had sold out
! his bar in Cumberland, and was about
to fit up a place which he had rented
in Piedmont. He was particularly
well pleased with Davis arrange
ments. The bar-room was just the
nice kind of little cosy place he
wanted, and the pool room suited to
a queens taste. 'What's the bill,
Mr.. Davis, inquired the sleek Marble.
-Four dollars and eighty-fve cents,
replied the delighted Mr.. Davis. "Fill
up two pints of that brandy and wrap
up twenty-five of your best cigars.
The goods were put up and placed III
the sleigh, and Marble flashed a fifty
dollar bill Nothing smaller, Mr..
Marble?'' asked Davis. No, SIR he
said, and turning to his partner hand
! ed him a bill and sent him to the
bank for change. Mr.. James osten-
sively started for the bank, when
Marble questioned the saloon keeper
as to the dimensions of his rooms.
! Davis did not know to d certainty the
exact measurement. I'VE can easily
measure it, said Marble Il have a
tape line in my grip" He then went
! to the sleigh and brought i'll an old
twenty-five foot tape measure, and
after measuring the bar room they re
! paired TO the pool room and measured
/ it. Davis held the measure in his
hand and returned to the bar room,
while Marble looked out the door
AT the same time he called to Davis
ing he believed there was some mis-
take. Davis handed one end OF the
| line to customer who had dropped
in in the meantime and they proceed
/ i =
a ringing of bells outside and Davis
hurried to the door. In doing so he
witnessed a scene long to be remem-
| bered by him. The two sleek gentle
men We're making their horse clip off
at a two-forty gait. The knowing
one promised secrecy on conditions
that he was to have free drinks in
the future.
Deer Park-Delayed.
We are glad to say that Mr.. w. Z.
George, who has been sick with pneu-
monia, is improving.
Miss Georgia Hoye went to Wash
ington, D. c., last Monday,
Messrs. Hartman and Smith, Of Ty-
Ter county, w. Va, were the guests
of Mr.. $. c.. Hoye q few days this
week.
Mr.. J. C. Rodsheaver preached in
the NJ E. church last Sunday even
ing.
Mr.. j. Lawrence, who has been sci
ling q steel range in this vicinity, was
in town this week
There was a spelling match at the
school house here last Friday morn
ing.
Several Of the people of this place
were summoned to court.
Miss May Forman, who has been
visiting Mrs. w. c. Jones here. re
turned to her home in Preston county
last Friday.
Walnut Bottom.
Miss Fannie Warwick and Miss
Della kinel, two charming young
ladies of Chestnut Grove Nypra coon