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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17
&iIdOw in Trouble.

The Dan IUcEer Pioneer Kicker
broke out again last week and got off
the following joke on Bro. Kildow, of
the Beverly Enterprise. Our turn
comes next week
They have a town ordinance over
in Weston to the effect that any per-
son who is so ugly that he stops the
town clock is liable to fine and i'm
prisonment. During his stay at the
Editorial Association, the preacher
editor from Randolph happened to
glance at the clock, when it stopped
short never to go again" The officers
nabbed him, and had it not been for
Deacon Brown, who came along and
told them that Kildow wasn't respon-
sible for his mug-that he didn't make
it himself, there would have been q
vacancy in the editorial fraternity of
Randolph's free silver pounders.-
Kingwood Argus.
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The Fourth in Oa!liond.

The committee having in charge
the celebration to be held in Oakland
on Saturday, July Sd, has been very
successful in raising funds to meet
the expenses Of the occasion and also
in securing some fine attractions for
the day. Almost every business man
in town has willingly subscribed to
the fund and in other substantial
ways helped the project along,
Governor Lownde5 was invited to
be present but letter was received
Tuesday from him regretting his ina
bility to be here. Senator WellinG-
ton, however, will be here on that day
and will deliver the OratiOn.
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From Bro. 3olden's "oracle." :"


Mrs. Margaret COnnell OF HuttOns,
spent Sunday last in Terra Alta, the
guest of her daughter, Lirs. Farley
DeBerry.
Messrs. Arthur and Paul White, Ed.
Fay and Bowie johnson We're Terra
Alta visitors from Oakland Sunday
last.
Mr.and GIrs. 4. Y. Fraley, and child
ren OF Oakland, spent Sunday at this
place, the guests Of friends and rela-
lives.
Messrs D. E. OTutt, ir., VIII Weber,
and Win Kidd, Misses Hattie Bartlett,
Lizzie Weber and Eva Button, all of
Oakland, drove in from Aurora on
Sunday evening and took supper at
Hotel Huntington. They made the
round trip from Oakland via Aurora
and Terra Alta on that day Quite a
long but pleasant drive.
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GAS AND GIL DEvEL0PMENT.


Several Thousand Acres of Land Leased
Which viii he Developed.
In the last issue of THE REPUBLI-
CAN we published a short article rela-
tive to the Oil and gas leases being
made in this community by represen-
tatives OF the Standard and other oil
companies. Since that time the
movement to secure options upon
lands has been more marked and the
gentlemen representing the interests
of their several companies have been
hustling to secure all the land they
car.
One of the parties interested in the
scheme was in this Office yesterday
who stated that he has been in the
oil business for thirty years and at no
place has he found indications for oil
better than in this neighborhood.
Options have been secured by this
gentleman on the lands of Messrs.
Henry Weber, Geo. Porter, Geo.
Spiiler, Edward E. Sollars, James
Andrews, James Mehan, stephen
Browning, John Bradley and .numer-
GUS Others whose property lie within
radius of two or three miles of Oak
land.
A test mole Will be started by Oct
1st at 4 point near Oakland not yet
determined.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17

Last Saturday afternoon the second
OF y series OF games between Mt. Lake
and Oakland was played at Jack Oak
Park, near town, resulting il q vie
tory for the visitors 10y score of %
to %.
Tie first three innings were pitched
by Ernest Townshend, who did good
work considering his experience and
lack OF practice After the third in
ming George Weber went into the box
and succeeded in shutting the visitors
out in the fourth and seventh innings.
Joe Rathbun pitched for the Noun
tain Lake Park boys and struck out
three men in the first, after which
scores were made until the ninth
when all went out in one two three
order on the bases and by flies TO the
iniield.
Both mines were weak in the field,
hence the big scores made.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17

Friday and Saturday evenings of
last week the above play was before
the public in Shartzer's Opera House.
1t was given under the management
of Mr.. Arthur Blackaller, who was as
sisted in its rendition by purely home
talent. The audiences both nights,
while not large, We're appreciative
and those taking part in it were
warmly congratulated by their
friends.
Tonight Mr.. Blackaller and the
original cast will play Bound to
VIM" which was received with pleas
ure here n few weeks ago.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17

Rev. $. II. Engle will preach in the
Garrett Memorial church on Sunday
morning next al II o'clock. Or sun
day, the 27th inst, Rev. Engle will
deliver a sermon TO The Normal stu
dents and viii use as the theme of his
discourse "Educarion."
II St. Matthew's 7. y. church ser
vices will be hs-l at the following
hours on Sunday 2eNt: Holy commu-
Mon, 7.30 =. n; morning prayer and
sermon, Il q. IN. Subject Of sermon,
DUTY" evening prayer and sermon.
Services at Loeb Lynn p. IN. All
the above services will be conducted
by the rector Of the parish, Rev. VIM.
BrayshaW.
The services in St Mark Ev. Luth-
eran church will be a sermon in the
morning by the pastor, Rev. j. w.
Butler, who will use as his theme
Laying up Treasures" The sub
ject for the evening service will be
"SinglenesS Of Purpose in the Christ
ian Life"
Chi!dren's Day services will be held
in st. PauIs NJ. =. church next Sun
day, June Goth. There will be Sunday
school at 9,15 and special program,
Buds and Flowers" ," will be carried
out at 1880. All parents who wish
to have their children baptised in the
church upon this day will please
make arrangements with the pastor
not later than Saturday evening. On
Sunday evening The Rev. 7. n. Lynch,
Of Huntington, W. Va, will preach.
All invited to al services.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17
Indians Pass Through.

About fifty full blooded Indians, in
all the hideOusness OF way paint and
feathers, passed through Oakland on
train No. s Monday morning. They
came direct from South Dakota and
will join Pawnee Bill's Wild West
Show.
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reception q complete success is that
the citizens Of the town act in har-
mony with the committee having it
in charge.
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LOCAL AND OTHERWISE.


the opera house.
Mr.. J. w. Junkins, OF Blaine, was in
the city Friday last
Rev. S. X Arbuthnot was in Balti-
more several days recently.
Assistant Fish Commissioner A. f.
George was in Oakland last Saturday.
Mr.. $. T. Jones and family spent
Sunday with relatives at Terra Ala.
Last Thursday Mr.. and Mrs. b. T.
Harvey, ofnear German, were in Oak
land.
Mr Baltus Dewitt, of Terra Alta,
was registered at the Central hotel
Tuesday.
Mr.. J. c. Renninger returned on
Tuesday from visit to his parents at
Cumberland.
Mrs. King Delawder was at West
ernport and Piedmont last week visit
ing relatives.
Miss Bertha West, OF Martinsburg, is
the guest of Miss Bertie Boyer at the
Central hotel
Mr.. Leonard Stoddard is on a visit
to relatives and friends in northeast
ern Pennsylvania.
Attorney William C. DavecmOn, of
Cumberland, was here Saturday last
on professional business.
Miss Mollie Porter is spending sew
eral days this week visiting relatives
at Rawlings and Cumberland.
Mr.. Frederick Kamp,of District No.
., has been appointed deputy game
warden by Governor Lowndes
Mr. George f. BishoT, Of Johns
town, was here Tuesday, bringing to
market load of dairy products.
Mrs. Joseph Helbig went down to
Homecoming Yesterday where Mr.. Hell
big has a large contract OF painting.
Judge Edward Stake is confined to
his bed in Hagerstovn with a severe
attack of inilamm&tory rheumatism.
Messra. Semmes and Stewart Hamill
are home on their summer vacation
from the AiIe%anE county Academy
NJ. and Mrs. n. Burke, of New
York, are here as the guests OF Mrs.
Burke's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Sweeney.
Mrs. |. D. Newman accompanied by
her grandson. Went TO Palatiue. w
w. Iaat ,,,,,.,,,..,..,4 10 ,.:,:t P.,i,,.,.l. ,
"'' -'''' 'i'''i'''''E ." '''' i '''''''' ''
N Ie" DAYS
Mr.. FRED Z. Res OF the board OF
Election Supervisors also Mr.. ). ALVIN
Friend, were here tuesday III their
official capacity
The sale of the FraZee property,
which was to have been made yeSter-
day, was Withdrawn by the attorney,
1ir. d. J. Blackiston.
Mr.. George W. Shaw. Of Grants
yiIle. was REGISTERED at the Central
hotel last Thursday. lie returned
I,-.,,,o Ir,.;,1,,- -, ,,.,,i,,o,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17

Torturing, itching, scaly skin erup-
tions, burns and scalds are soothed at
once and promptly healed by DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve, the best known
cure for piles. Oakland Pharmacy.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17

Public Reception TO the Norma! Stude nts.
Quite an enthusiastic meeting OF
the citizens of Oakland was held on
Tuesday evening OF this week in Sur
giss Hall for the purpose Of fCrmui&-
ting plans and providing ways and
means to tender a reception TO the
normal students now enrolled in the
school here. The reception will be
held at the Oakland Hotel on Friday
evening of next week. Two hundred
supper tickets will be issued and sold
to the citizens of the town at 81 each.
it was the sense of the meeting to is
sue neat invitation which can be
preserved by the guests as a souvenir
of the occasion, and one Of these inyi-
tations, along with a ticket, will be
mailed to each scholar and teacher of
the school, at no cost to them.
The following committees were ap-
pointed to take the affair in hand and
carry it to a successful conclusion
Committee on invitations and sale
of tickets: Messrs. S. Il. Jones, Percy
Proctor, Chas. s. Davis, j. NJ. JarbOe,
a. G. Sturgiss, James d. Hamill, Dr.
j. Lee McComas, Joseph Z. Harmed
and d. E. Ofutt, jr.
Committee on reception, Mayor Nc
Comas, G. S. Hamill, U. G. Palmer,
Rev. j. M. Davis, e. H. Sincell, DR.. f.
H. Bartlett, Mrs. Il. T. Browning Mrs
j. NJ. Jarboe, Mrs. f. &. Hyde, Mrs.
X. Il. Crane, Mrs. NJ. c. Hinebaugh.
DR.. J. Lee McComas and Mr.. Percy
Proctor were appointed committee
of two to confer with Mr.. Mills, pro
prietor of the Oakland Hotel, and ar
range all details. Mr.. Mills, who has
reputation as hotel man, guaran-
tees that he will do everything look
ing to the success of the reception aud
make it an enjoyable affair. He ten
ders the use of the hotel parlors, re
ception and ball rooms to the guests
and will have in attendance an or
chestra for the occasion.
All that remains now to make the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17
PROBABLE MURDER.
James FLYNN Murderously Assaults Fred.
Bergman at Bloomington, who has
Slight Chances for Recovery.

James EtShi nnuruerousiy Assaults IreG.
Berkman at Bloomington, who has
Slight Chances for Recovery.
Probably before this article meets
the eyes of our readers the jail in
oakl9,Fwill hold swithin its walls a
man charged with the most heinous
of cri9nes, that of murder.
Onlsaturday night of last week a
crowd of miners and others congre-
gate Kat a saloon in Bloomington,
this nnty, and after becoming in
toxic ed Started row among them
selvlm Insthe crowd were Fred. Berg
man arpd James Flynn, who is a
notS psly tough character Flynn
andia or six others made an attack
upoN Bergman who ran toward the
Potss te yiFpf He was followed
9, Instance by the crowd, all of
whom returned in few minutes ex-
cept Flynn, who was heard to remark
that he would murder him, meaning
Bergman. About midnight Flynn
returned alone and nothing more was
said about the matter until Sunday
about II o'clock, when the uncOn-
sciOus form of Bergman was found
under a cliff of rocks along the river
bank by two parties residing in
Bloomington. One side of Bergman s
head was crushed to jelly, the
brains oozing out between the tract
ures. He was Immediately sent 10
Cumberland and is still there, an
inmate of the hospital, unconscious,
with but slight hopes Of recovery.
As soon as Bergman was found and
the facts of Saturday nights row
brought to the attention of State S
Attorney Thayer, he investigated the
affair, which resulted in warrant
being sworn out by Harry Hammers
charging Flynn with an assault upon
Bergman with intent to kill The
warrant was placed in the hands of
Sheriff Brown yesterday morning and
he left for Bloomington Immediately.
Arriving there he found Flynn in .
crowd Of twenty or thirty half
drunken men lying under some trees.
He made his business known at once
and arrested his man. While engaged
in reading the warrant to Flynn an
attempt was made on the part OF one
OF Flynn's friends TO interfere with
the sheriff in the performance of his
d'lty,~At{2g a plucky man this die
not go with the officer, and after tell
ing them he intended performing his
duty the noisy crowd left him il
charge Of his prisoner. The sheriff
arrived here yesterday afternoon witt
Flynn, who was committed to iai
and will remain there until tomorrow
morning at II O'Clock, when he vii
be given preliminary hearing.
The assault upon Bergman wa,
made with a beer bottle, at least that
is the general impression among resi-
dents of Bloomington.
Flynn is a rather tall man, slight
build, and has light hair and blut
eyes. He has no occupation and is
unmarried.
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Literary Program.


Following is the program OF the
Normal Literary for Tuesday, June
90, 1897:
Music
Recitation. recommendation White.
Essay Elsie ray.
Select Reading High.
Music
Recitation. Emma Hamill.
1tttlSlOl,
select Reading .Beulah Loughridge.
Music
Impromptu class, Emma Debcrry, j. w.
Fazenbaker Morris Custer.
Biography OF Edgar Allen Poe ..Grace Loar.
Question for debate, "Resolved That the
mental faculties of the sexes are equal" To
affirm, j. b. Emory, Louis Hamilton; to deny
f. Hincbaugh, f. Glotfelty.
Reading Of 1.-THE Mirror" by the Assistant
Editor.
critics Report
Adjournment.
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feet and paving the air and swapping his
fanged jaws viciOusly. While he was in
this posture, I fired one barrel straight
into his mouth.
The recoil almost unseated me, but [
recovered myself with no greater mis-
hap than losing the toys out of my pock-
ct. The big wolf made no notion but
to sink in q lifeleSS heap with the back
of his head blown out. The others scat.
( tered a little, but presently returned,
shifting at their dead comrade and lap
ping his blood. Poor dolly got a. cruel
bit from on that spoiled her beauty for
ever. Another nosing Jack-in..the-box
unlocked the lid, whereupon the little imp
flllipped his snout. and 1 could not help
laughing at the fright it gave the great
cowardly brute.
l fired the second barrel at the old
grandfather as he warily skulked past,
| beyond the others, and the charge broke
! his back. He writhed about biting the
wound a moment, and then dragging
| his paralyzed hinder parts, crawled out
| of sight. The others We're getting some
what shy, but plucked up courage during
| the cessation of hostilities, while [ reload
J ed and then came close under me again.
I A third shot killed one nearly outright,
and the fourth broke the shoulder of
safe distance and amused himself with his
wound while the unhurt survivors stood
off, now regarding curiously their dead
and wounded companions. now me, with
! growing respect, and evidently doubling
whether it was worth their while to con-
tinue any longer in my neighborhood.
When my gun was reloaded / settled the
/ question for them with two shots.
The first one bore such a hole in the
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and the occasional rustic of an unfallen
leaf. withered. nor was a living thing to
be seen but a mite of d winter wren eX-
ploring the intricacies of a fallen treetop,
and a few flies that were buzzng about
the sunny side of a tree trunk. There
was no snow even on these heights. and,
in proof of the exceptional mildness of
the season, a flower of herb robert
bloomed beside me, paler than its own
scarlet leaves.
At last. after considerable continu-
ance, this silence was broken by the sound
of light, cautious footballs on the dry
leaves at some distance behind me, evil
IDENTIFY on my trail, drawing nearer; then
it ceased behind a screen of underbrush,
and. as L looked and listened, receded,
giving me but a glimpse of gray fur.
guessed that it might be a lynx, sneak
ing inquisitively along my track, and was
quite willing he should satisfy his curl
os!ty without showing more of himself
for I would not have liked to let him go
unshot at. if fairly seen, nor yet risk a
shot with such charges as were in my
gun, a possible contingency that made
me wish for pound of Hirams buck
shot.
As 1 began my way down the mountain,
a glance at the sun showed me we were
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belly of one that his entrails dragged
upon the ground, and the second Stung
another so sharply that he stood not on
the order of his going but made off in all
comrade, while the fellow with the
broken shoulder hobbled after them, and
the other poor wretch tried to follow
them, turning now and again TO bite his
own entrails, entangling his feet and
catching ON stubs and stones.
Evening was already deepening the
forest shadows, and l had little time to
spare in mercy TO the merciless brute
but when j got to the ground l hastily
loaded my gun and finished him with a
shot IL the head.
Then, picking UP the toys and taking
my course by the compass and the even
ing star I held forward az such speed
permit. Fortunately, the almost full
moon was well I'D in the clear sky. and
/ had little difficulty in finding my way
down the mountain. and reached Brad
ley's before their early bedtime.
Little Molly Bradley priced the doll
all the more for the scars which proved
her hairbreadth escape, and her brother
looked upon the Jack-in-the-boX that had
scared wolf as q hero as doughty as
Jack, the Giant Killer.
Their father seemed to doubt my story
till 1 led him to the scene of the advent
ure, the next morning, and showed hin
the four wolves, for we found the broken
backed patriarch after a short search
| When we returned with the pelts the
! Christmas dinner was ready for us; No
mean part of it being the partridces
much more nicely cooked by Mrs. Brad
! ley than could have done it on the tree
/ stump had / been obliged to.
/ When | went home next day there wa:
! a full pouch of buckshot in my pocket
but / found no use for 1t.
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paltry shot into Dozen good solid balls,
/ would soon rid myself of the wolves.
AS | was refilling my pipe with a view
of stimulating invention, my tobacco box
gave me a cleW to solution of the prob
| lem. 1t was an oldfashioned steel box
with hinged cover. and square corners
that would serve as spout to pour
melted lead from.
| l transferred my tobacco to a pocket,
cleft a cut of a small green limb firmly
on to the open cover for handle, and
smelling ladle. Then reaching out I
gathered some dry twigs and bits of
branches, and / soon had a small fire
! burning in the center of the stub. When
it was we'll going, l held the improvised
Iadle with couple of ounces of shot in it,,
Lover the hottest place, and after some
patient waiting had the satisfaction of
1 seeing the separate pellets become a little
puddle of molten lead. / managed to
pour most of it into the mold. and got
! three good bullets at the first smelling,
but lost one which fell to the ground
Better luck attended three more sue
cessive trials, Which gave me Is bullets,
! making 10 in all, which l thought might
answer my purpose, and l whipped out
the fire with a green branch.
1t was now near shutdown. so there
was no time to be lost if l was to get
away by daylight
The beliefs were much too small for the
bore of my gun, therefore l put two in
each barrel. with a light charge of shot,
and descended to the lower branch, where
/ seated myself upon the one where ]
could get the clearest view of the ground
The wolves greeted my temperance
with chorus of savage yelps as they
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THE WOLVES CHRISTMAS TREE.
By ROLAND ROBINSON.

woodland, unbrokeH but for the clearings
made in the operations of numbering and
charcoal burning. 1t was rough, but not
Very difficult travelling. for the mountain
was not high nor very steep, except at
the peak, which was not in my route
l did not deviate much from my course
for the sake of hunting, but held straight
on, cOntenting myself with the few shots
that chance offered, which were few, in
deed. for one seldom finds many ruffed
grouse in the heart of the woods, where
con-enial food is not so abundant as in
the outskirts.
When the backbone of the mountain
was reached and my journey half accom-
plished, i had but one partridge, but there
was a chance of more in the stretch of
forest that lay before me, partial glimpses
of which 1 now had through the stunted
oaks and pines that scantily clad the
rocky ridge.
Beyond the woods, bits of the valley
farms could be seen and the clustered
buildings of homesteads with banners of
smoke floating from the chimneys, sig
mailing the preparation of Christmas
cheer.
The weather was exceedingly mild for
the season, a circumstance which proved
very fortunate for me, and as was quite
comfortable in the warmth of the low
midday sun, l gave my legs a good rest
while / ate my lunch and lazily smoked
and dreamed in the midst of the quietude.
/ There was not a sound to be heard
above the constant murmur of the pines
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gathered eagerly beneath me, swapping
and snarling, each struggling for the
nearest place that he might be first at
the expected feast. One grizzled< old fell
low. the patriarch of the tribe, who had
curled himself w in the fallen treetop, to
bide my downfall, now had his philosophi-
cal patience overcome and iimDed forth
from his lair, sneaking around the out
skirts of the crowd with his hungry eyes
constantly upon me. The largest and
strongest of the pack kept the position
directly under me, now springing upward
more than his length, then tumbling back
upon his mates that crowded beneath
him, now standing upright on his hinder
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1900
DON'T MOnei

From the New York Sun: THE worst
possible thing for a man to do when cares
Cypress him." said Mr. Gratebar ''is to
NOPE; to sit down and think it over. If
there is anything on earth that viii mil
dew a man and make him good for moth
ing, that's it. What he wants is activity
to keep moving. If he can't work. or
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thinks he can't. let him go out and take
a walk. and start his circulation. It's
amazing what little fresh air and exer-
else will do for a man. Keep moving and
the first thing you know you'll find your
self WhiStling or humming q tune and
then you laugh to yourself a little and go
back and go to work.
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: / filled and lighted my pipe and, chanc-
ing to throw the unextinguished match
onto the stub, which was broken about
square across. and was at least a foot in
diameter, it lighted a. handful of dry pine
fame lasted but a moment, yet long
enough to suggest the idea that fire
enough might be built here to roast small
bits of the partridge, and close upon this
followed another. which gave me a hope
of deliverance-
III.
There was the bullet mold in my pocket,
and If ] could but manage to turn my
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Crossing the little river that turned the
mills and forge of our village and fol-
lowing the road as far as it ran in my di-
rectfon. l held across the fields to the
woods. before entering which 1 set my
compass for my intended course
This was through six miles of mountain