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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-21
A Character Sketch.

To the Editor of The Republican.
Several years ago while walking
along a street in the outskirts of Gin
cinnati Ohio, | stopped in front of a
one and Il half story frame dwelling
where a number of colored children
were huddled together engaged in
serious and solemn conversation. AT
ter listening for a while to their low
tones | learned that there was death
within.
| cannot tell why knocked at the
door and went into the house of
mourning. An old colored woman,
and child cold in death, were the
only occupants. Inquired about her
family. i hab 10 family" she said.
"All de res done gone but me. My
old man Wah workin' in de Cote
House an wah killed in de riot at de
time dc Cote House wah burned. De
chile yo' see in dat little coffin ober
yandah Wah my dauGhtah's chile.
Heb nanny died when de chile wah
about fOh months ole. "How ole
wah she when she diedl' Bout six
yeahs ycStahday mawnin when de
good Lawd called heb home. Mistah,
yOh cher lose a little chile?" Iassured
her that the angel of death had
touched the fair brow of one of my
loved ones with his cold hand, and
said, This boy is mine" Den sab, .
she said ''yo' poo heart wah bleedin'
too, jes' like mine wah dis mawnin'.
My troubles all ober now. Hit wah
hahd for me to make myself beliebe
dat my dahlin' wah dead fo' shoe.
All yestahday done muffin but walk
de foo. I'd go up to dat little coffin
an Id look down at dat cole, still face
an I'd bend Ovah until my face
most touched hit, an | put my
han up to my ear an call Manda.
Manda.! Manda!!, but her lips Jest
seemed like dey wah glued togotha,
an den | sOt down an cried till
tho't this poo ole heaht nd break.
by an by took de lookin' glass an
put it close to hits face to fin out if
dab wah any breff comm from it's
poo little body, an when ! seed de
glass wah not bit wet, kno'd fob
sho dat hits spirit had gone home. |
h&b shed all &c teahs | am gwine to
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-21
Death of Eddie Sharpes.

A rumOrin Oakland last week which
was given no credence at the time
was to the effect that Eddie Shapes
had died in Pueblo, Col, few days
previous. By reading the following
clipping taken from the Buckhannon
Delta his many friends in Oakland
will be panied to learn that the ru-
NOR was true
Edward Shapes, son of Rev. w.
j. Sharpes of this place, died at the
home of G. w. Hart, in Pueblo, Colo
RADIO, of consumption, January II,
1897, aged about % years He went
there but a short time since, thinking
that the dry climate would stay the
inroads of that dread disease, but too
late, and he has passed from all
earthly suffering and pain. His re-
mains will be brought back here for
interment.n
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-21
Local Institute.

y local institute will be held at Oak
land the 9TH and 9th of February
The program of the 9TH Friday night
Will consist of an entertainment hello
at the school building to which the
public is cordially invited The pro
gram will be published in a later issue
Of this paper. The following is the
program for Saturday:
Address of welcome, Prof. William
limbaugh; response Prof A. w.
Dewitt; peRmanship, Mr.. Hurry M
Ankeny; simple numbers, Miss Ella
Martin.
How the schools of Garrett may be
improved" Mr.. J. S. Gnegy, Mr.W.A.
Moffett, Mr. S. II. RaIston, Mr.. Chas.
Ashby, Mr.. \. /. Lee, Mr.. n. II.
Frankhouser.
History, Mr.. f. E. Friend; moral
training, Miss Emma EeBerry; deci-
mai fractions Miss Margaret Grim.
Discussion, resolved that Garrett
county needs a change in text books.
Affirmative, E. }. Fringer, NJ. R.
trantz, w A. Baman, c. 6. Teats,
Miss Eada Dewitt; negative, NJ. L.
Selby, r. G. Collins Frank Glotfelty,
Geo. w. Noon, Miss Alice DeBerry.
Busy work, Miss Emma Hamil; il
Illustrative teaching, Miss Edna NJ.
Cox.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-21
Thc Decentralization Co.

Last Saturday night the Macauley-
Patton Co. closed a weeks engage
ment at STARTERS Opera House and
on Monday morning went to Iona
coming where they will fill an engage
ment this week. All the members
of this company are thorough actors
and i'll every play produced here ac.
quilted themselves admirably. They
were accorded applause on every
hand. The members ofthe company
both individually and collectively,
made many warm friends during
their stay As announced at the
closing performance Saturday night
Mr.. Macauley expects to return to
Oakland during the coming sum
mer and will appear in a repertoire
Of popular plays. Should his inten-
tiOrs be carried out he viii certainly
meet with Il hearty welcome. The
best wishes Of the people Of Oakland
will follow this company no matter
where they go and on their return
they will receive q cordial reception.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-21

SMITHMAN.-On Friday morning
last Mr.. A. Fl. Smithman, an old and
respected citizen of Oakland, died at
the residence Of his daughter, Mrs.
Loewenstein, with whom he has made
his home for several years past. Mr..
Smithman was born in Germany in
1919 and emigrated to this country
when he was quite young. He was a
member of st. Marks Ev. Lutheran
church and also a member of Crook
Post &. A. r. He leaves four chill
dren, they being Mr.. Jos. H. Smith
man, Mrs. Annie Loewenstein, Mrs.
John W. Wolf and Mrs. James NJ.
Litzinger. His funeral occurred on
Sunday afternoon last from his late
home, the services at the house being
"o'ndaa+peI bs, Row ] w R.,4Ia- At
the cemetery the services were in
charge of the G. A. r. post. The in
terment was made in the Odd Fellows
cemetery.
LITTLE.-On Saturday last the
three months old child of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Little died in Oakland
after a short illness. The funeral oc.
CURED Sunday, being conducted by
Rev. Butler. Interment was made in
Odd Fellows cemetery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-21

The Oakland Planning Mill Co. is
now ready to do any kind of work
which is generally done at a first-class
mill, including bank counters, man
ties, screen doors, bee hives, etc.
Furniture made to order. Stair build
ing a speciality. 44-3t
j. b. Williams, the Frostburg mar
bic dealer, desires to thank the people
of Garrett county for the large patron
age he received from them in 1896,
which proves they prefer buying their
memorial work from a firm that does
the best of work and uses nothing but
the best of material, For 1897, with
increased facilities, he will be able to
sell work cheaper than ever. 45-2t.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-21
Isl" Summers Mail.

The Teara Alta correspondent of
the West Virginia Argu$ remarks
"Si'' Summers, the snake hunter, is
receiving more mail now than the
average Congressman. The adver-
Using given him by the newspapers
lately has made his name a by-word
all over the United States, and he is
now receiving orders from Maine to
California for sample bottles of rattle
snake oil.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-21

y man over in Preston county driv-
ing home one evening, noticed Il
snake lying in the road with its head
pinned under a stone. Feeling com
passion for the reptile he got out of
his sleigh and lifted the stone from
the rattlesnake's head, where, by
the way, it had been lying in such IL
position as not to injure the snake.
He was greatly astOnished to find
the snake so grateful for this act of
kindness that it commenced purring
and rubbing itself against the gentle
mans legs and furthermore proceed
ed.to follow him home and to fool
around him generally, while he put
his horse in the barn, etc. To his
further establishment, the snake per
sisted in following him into the house
remaining in the dining room during
dinner. and on his retiring, accom-
panied him upstairs and curIed itself
in a comfortable position on the floor
right under the window. By this
time the Preston man had cotton so
accustomed to snakes that It did not
interfere with his sleeping in the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-21
Roll of Honor.

The following named pupils Of the
fourth grade in the Oakland public
school were neither absent nor tardy
during the month ending January
18th; Eflie Porter, Dora Martin,
Bertha Shartzer, Earl Ashby, Ernest
AShby, George Sincell, Frank Byrd,
Claude Brown.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-21

shk De blessed Lawd took little
Manfia in his aims yistahday nav
MIN ] done wrong to go on so an
cry Bout de will oh de Lawd. | fogot
dat de Mastah said 'suffah little chill
rem to come unto me, an fo'bid dem
nott Heah, take dis handing me a
littls book and pointing to a place
whth she had previously marked.
"R4d dat, sab; OATS which I done
CONT an got heap cons'lation."
read A devout Christian lady on
being informed OF the death by
droYning, of her two remaining
children, both boys, she said with
mi5xulous Christian resignation, I
nee, tAat tl..e Lord has resolved to take
| myWhole heart, and l am resolved
thtt He shall have it" Yes sab,
mistah, de good Lawd hab done gone
anatook e'enemost all my heaht; now
=. Jss Z; - 30, left. Use solved too,
I'm jes' waitin'; twon't be long any
noah, Mister.
"Jes' befo' y'h come in sab, l 'wah
thinkin' dat hit wah all wrong fob us
to cry an go on bout Duh dead;
about Duh buried hopes an Duh lost
loves. Jes' think OBJ dat sweet little
angel goin' fro de same gate ob de
tomb fro which Duh Savioh passed.
Amt it bettah fob us to be happy an
rejoice ovah such a blessed passage
dan to be weepin' all de time? Hit
always seemed to me dat de time TO-
weepin' is when de Lawd lays one Oh
His precious little lambs on de moth
er's breast; when He trusts one oh
His little ones to another's care to fit
it fob good life in dis worr OBJ sin
an sorrow, an fit it fO' de bettah
worp. No sab, | hab no clouds bout
my futah. When | wah a slave an
when | seed my chil'en taken one by
one away from me, an when | heah
de folks say "a niggah hab no soul,
e'emmOst beliebe it. But somehow
l felt feelin deep down in my heaht
dat it wah somethin in dis poo black
body dat would libe aftah death, an
dat l would see my chiren again.
Aftah de wah l libed wild a lady in
Tenn see who leahned me how to read.
l took de good book and praised de
good Lawd when l read in hit
dat he took black man
into de chariot wild himself
an baptized him. l know den
TO- sho' dat 'niggah' hab a soul, fo'
de Lawd would not go foolin' round,
baptizin lump OBJ clay. No sab,
4. MN ~ v...s s-==S-@=- ~. So
dis c1rssat1ouse, an all de white folks
ar very kind to me. Sab, l am glad
you called. Good bye, sah."
l left that humble dwelling feeling
that had been where heavenly mes
sengers had so recently taken an
emancipated soul from all earthly
care to the throne of glory. X.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-21

slightest Toward the middle of the
night, he was awakened by an unus-
ual noise, and, on striking light,
discovered q burglar had tried to en-
ter his room and the snake had wound
itself around his legs, holding him as
if i'll vice, while its tail was out of
the window rafting for a policeman.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-21

The service at Garrett Memorial
church on next Sabbath will be in the
morning and not evening as an
nOunced.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-21
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE.


MI JOIN y. I)tldM NleI VI hCIl6ilIy ,
was in Oakland a few hours last Fri
dav.
Mr.. David Little is lying dangerous
Iy i'll at his home in the east end of
town
Mr. Farley DeBerry, of Terra Alta
was in Oakland last Saturday for a
few hours.
Miss Annie Spedden has gone to
kingwood to visit her sister, Mrs. G.
\. Bolden
Mr.. Thomas J. Peddicord was in at
tendance at the Allegany county court
TUESDAY
The Misses Jarboe entertained very
pleasantly the euchre club at their
residence on Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Chas. J. Newman returned
from Homecoming yesterday evening
suffering with an attack of the grip.
The firm of Whetzell & Hall at
kearney, has been dissolved. See
announcement in our advertising
columns this week
DR.. John G. Robinson, who was
sufferer for several days last week
with an aggravated attack of the
grip has recovered.
Mr.. NJ Il. Dodge, of Terra Alta,
who recently graduated at an optical
college in Philadelphia, was in Oak
land last Monday short time
Last Saturday the Board of Con
troll and Review for this county de
clared recess until Tuesday, Feb.
9th when they will again meet and
conclude their work
Owing to the absence of the editor
from town and illness in the office /.
force this week the local department
of The REPUBLICAN does not contain |.
its usual quota of news.
A very great number of new cases
Of the grip has developed in Oakland |
during the past week. Hardly a
home in Oakland has escaped being |
visited by the disease.
Monday morning the editor went
to Baltimore to attend a meeting of .
the Republican Editorial Association
where he was elected a delegate to
the National Editorial Association
which meets at Galveston, Tex, on
Feb. 10th.
The members of the Auxiliary of |
the Episcopal church are arranging
nm entertainment to be given in .
STARTERS Opera House some time
next month. The proceeds of the .
entertainment will be applied to the
missionary cause.
Mr.. Geo. f. Bishofi, of Hoyes, was
i'll Oakland last Thursday working
up an interest of the Sunday schools .
ofthe county. Mr. Bishoff is president
of the Union in this county and will .
in future devote considerable time to .
the improvement of the different or
carnations.
Mr.. A. G. Suddreth, the photog
"fiiGi, wa" seriously iiiJuIeo
=! Ct i'''' o'' VIC Ivy 'iio" ain last rli-
'"S ''o,iiiiS anu III coiise'l ueiice was
,,,id up ioi several u'Hs' turing MS
''iiio'' MI " III i'''L' vi "r"ltoh' HIS
I"iio!ei' 'i'er"'e" 'He S"liel! Ill
'''Ni''ii''
Caused by the spreading of the .
ans vi holi"t'H morning ia't one o.
'ii0 iio'''1 ~ ~ w. l9llies ara" liiSa all
east Do''n'' lFelSht 'r''il' was thrown
rom 'ne 'ra'N just west Oh the uepoV .
III O'N't,''" an" "eIayeu trainc on
''-''' 'i''N io' eNer"i l"''rS'
i letter received Mt this Office yes
terday morning from ElkinS, w. Va,
announced that Mr.. Bliss Riley, son
OF eG-SheriT and Mrs. John Ii. Riley,
is slowly recovering from an attack
s ar 5y her on T r r an4 @2t m' RSy
weeks.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-21
Salcs AdVertized.

By Mr.. Percy II. Veitch, on Satur-
day, Feb. 18th, a lot Of ground at
Deer Park at mortgagee's sale.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-21

Mr.. John Asst, Mr.. Edward HiIdal
Mrs. John f. McLucis, Miss Mamie
Hogan.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-11
NOTWITHSTANDING
NOrFOIh HtSSIx TRANS-dfLANIIC
FREfGHT LINES.
~o- She Want. TO Establish Passenger
Tramc With Europc-John :. wise
on His Brothers Contest.

NORFOLK. VA. Feb. lo.-spcoial.-
The port of Norfolk now has six regular
direct freight lines to European ports,
bur an cnort Is now on foot among the
business ORGANIZATIONS looking toward
the establishment of a transatlantic pas
scnacr line The plan IS believed TO he
feasible. The freight lines required no IN
duocments to come to Norfolk. and 1t Is
thought that the same conditions that
gave them an abundant freight traflc
will supply passengers for the new line
should j, be established.
LINE TO COPENHAGEN.
There are some hopes that one of the
lines running from Copenhagen may De
induced 10 consider the proposition iaN-
lion. John s. Wise. OF New York is IN
the city IN the interest OF the contest
case OF his brother. Or. Richard a, ise'
for the seat OF COngress-elect lOuhS.
Mr.. Wise expresses the utmost connu'' '',
in the success Of the contest. The eNi-
dence introduced he thinks amply SUD
stantial Of the charge OF wholes"ie ii"uU
throughout the district. 49,
AFTER OYSTER FLOATS.
The BOARD OF Health OF this city IS wag-
ing war on the oyster floats, In "hlcn 'il'
hiValves are kept fresh while IN stoch.
'rhese floats. which are anchored III tno
,ivcr and canals here are. II - charged
a menace TO the public health. the oys-
Tor dealcrs deny this assertion. Inc com
nnisorv removal Of these floats. they say
would greatly injure their business
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-11
,JUSTICH JOHN's COURT.
\ Man Got Drunk But Don't Know Where
lie cot the Drinks.


The eeven bad BOYS from Fourth street.
who We're arrested for INDUCING ~ anu
sfve Language and defacing the property
OF the Leigh-Suect School, were among
the unwilling pilgrims 10 inc shll"c ~.
his Honor Eugene Prout connie
md Iohn NorveU were each fined s. and
costs. and narrowly escaped The keloi M
atory. The boys were warned 70 pr"1Ne
Themselves in future .t..,
Charles Washer. a German pilgrim
owns three dcSs. one oil theW I"n III
tho street Tuesday and bit very sinah
boy ON the leg ,...
Il had dose dog five year yet alretty;
and he bife uObOtv lie was one tIiiiu
net OF AN de reightCrs. ! doan know NoI
makes him bite dose boy. 81 MN ~
de man ia DE country de hfsl lIi"e 80
him. and he viii carry him away. Nl.t'
] see my poor little dog no more aie.ls D.
lie was a good dos. said Mt. aSslilei b
IF ! ind that pup IN town ailef IiS -
piration of twenty -lolI hVu's 49,. -
him killed said bis Honor aa 'lv W.
man dog fancier departed.
+. Moren keeps place OF hqulu re-
frcshmcnts and some one chaibsu mn
with keeping his bar open lasl D'''lv sum,
Mr. j. T. Meeks was the witness as3llas
him. He Acknowledged that ne heu zee"
drinking Saturday. and that ne b"t a'
emil as "a billed OWL on Sunday. Inc
fun started before be left home. ana ne
stated that he got drinks here, tIeie,
and everywhere. uut couidh ltco'''~'
the exact place upon any o.stsloi t,,oroii
He may have got "hiskey ito' ''O' '''
but his memory failed INN. a.. rt.o-
Ibid YOU pay FOR itf qucried his Honor
"Oh. yes. was tle reply.
"Who did you pay ,.. ,..o.,.
well. 10 tell the truth. ] doh NnoN
whether | paid or somebody set EN-
mn only remember the tide was very
high and / was right ia mo Hlluulc - ~.
/ don't think "a man VINO comes w.
from home drunk know "heIe ne s'N
his drinks. ,.. a.. ,+,,.
When mans drunk ne ought ~ ''"'
lie can't" said Mr. Meeks. his wife
won't let him. - - 40,
drunk and disturb ether people, ~,
have troubles of their own. can
nroVe mis- case SD the accused IS dis
charged. It's "a case oil s"H's "''
The case Of George Green. TIC negro
newsboy who accidentally shot OIL q, go 80.
Talman in the lo@ Iuc.aaS,, ,r,ir,.,,
tmued until February -lth' MI
Robert Jackson Is the blacklist sheer
of a black family. Tuesday ne pdSn'"
= yalise belonging 20 his brothef an
drew with some of his brother a., .'', -,
and went 10 a paWnahop "
them. st., hon
ever. investigations were MADE sS 70 ' we
moral standing OF Robert aLN t,,,iri..e
we're entered into. ard the result Is . that
Robert will be confined WITHIN 'he P''S0''
walls for sixty days 100 nan
Gnly Williams. young ne. ..'rd M NJ
used some strong language 49, that
James Sweeney. and II II a.''ss c.iif,
Mr. Sweeney did the sans -" 49,. 10 ,.in-
but 10 allow everybody d -, over one
dlcate themselves. the case "ens ss IN he
DAY In order t. allow witnesses -
summoned - driver got
Lewis Thomas. an aged caD-ul'' - III
drunk Tuesday. ard drosr ,',o,,eh The
49, STee' lie cont Sonfribnted $ and Interest
toward the building iuhd'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-11
% ~ y
breaks up a
Coz. .
that hangs on.
that hangs on.

,artroort The rcports from the Religious
Work pepartment were gratifying Inc
mems meeting. held Sunday aiteInoohs'
showed an average attendance OF LOO ioi
January: the boys meeting 81 anu 'n'
Sunday-school teachers meeting, 10y
steady gain over the attendance OF 'h'
mast year only those who atlehd '''
mems meetings can realize what eNte--
LEM meetings are being hello sAeh sun
day afternoon al the association ouiln
ing-helpful alike 10 both Nhils'"h anu
nom Christian men.
THE fourth season Of the Star Course
has thus far been the most sue
cessful in its history. and the inoic@t'o"s
arr. for increased usefulness anu pros
peritv during the remainder or the course.
'rba dfth number Of tho star Course Will
take place this week. when MT. AIeN"h-
der Black, editor Of the Brooklyn ZINES
will present his famous picture pay
Miss Jerry" Reports coming rom "n7ic
this entertainment was given 'S'1
son SAYS II Is excellent ana 10 "o'''S VI
most extensive patronage. 80
Tho entertainment will begin az s'l'
o'clock and all the members or the course
ara urced 10 be in their seats by mat
hour. as the lights will have 10 be turileu
out. and Il will make it very inconNeHhe'l'
70 usher after the hour Of opening.
numbered good single seats remain IN
sold for tho entertainment. and can pe
secured at the Association buldins'
The membership report. submitted 70
| tho hoard meeting. was very enccouiSglns,
! and shows a net gain during the year OF
ll2 members. The total membership OF
/ the association IS now ll6. Among the I'M
nortant matters decided by the ooard vas
] The placing I'm Of larger hot wafer
storage. thus making certain ot not wafer
for the largest demand on the pain ~
] partments. -.
The past year has. undoubtedly been
tho most successful iu the history OF the
association within few weeks the an
| rtver.arv of the association will be cele'
hrated and following this an annual re
mort will be issued. containing tho ples'
dents report. the treasurer's report hs
81 members. list u contributors ah'
other interesting facts.
Few members. except those VINO come
! I'm daily contact at the building. reahA'
the extent OF the work. Last night th'
byildiue was perfect bee hive or HE
every room n the building being IN us'
and the attendance large. We are INFORM
cd that last Saturday fully 80 baths wei'
taken AZ the building. Added 10 this ar
tendance was the large number exercising
ln the gymnasium. using the readlh'
room recitation room. and other depar
nenfs There seems 10 be feeling n
tina very air among tho friends or
association that Il has entered upon
sphere OF increased usefulness and ne
| suits.