The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-11-17

wife's meals don't suit him. 1t is an
enlistment for life.
A. B. Boughner, one of the best
newspaper men in West Virginia,
has accepted position on The News
as city editor. Mr.. Boughner is a
newspaper man of many years ex-
perience and an able writer. He was
raised at Morgantown, his father be-
ing former collector of internal rev.
enue for this district and highly
respected citizen. -Parkersburg
| News.
Mr.. Albert A. Doub, of Cumber-
land, referee in bankruptcy pro-
ceedings for Garrett and Allegany
counties, has called meeting of the
creditors of Charles B. Houghton,
lately of Oakland, to be held in Bal
timore on November 25th, when per-
mant trustees will be elected to take
charge of the affairs of Mr.. Houghton.
Houghton's liabilities amout to $780,
900; assest nothing.
Wild ducks have never been as
scarce on the river as they are this
year. Very few have been seen and
from the reports we have been able
to get, much smaller number have
been killed. The weather has been
unfavOrable to their stopping as
there have been few storms which
have continued for more than day
or so. Ordinarily the storms in the
fall last for several days and the ducks
come in large numbers, The same
state of affairs prevails everywhere
over the country to the inland where
the shooting depends largely on the
weather.
The work of making the excavation
at 5S-cut, between Oakland and Hut
ton, is, we understand, to be aban-
doned next week for the winter. the
weather being IN such an unsettled
state that it greatly retards the con-
tractors in performing their work.
| This in connection with the fact that
the laborers, nearly all of whom are
cOlOred men from the South, are
leaving daily for a warmer cline,
will make it almost impossible for the
work to be carried on in a satisfac-
tory manner to either the railroad
| company or others interested. The
excavation for the east bound track
is almost completed and the rails will
be laid before work is abandoned.
Mr.. Arthur |. Kelso, son of County
Commissioner E. w. Kelso, recently
graduated from the law department
of the West Virginia University at
Morgantown, has permanently To-
Gated for the practice of his profess
sion at our sister town, Terra Alta,
W. Va, where no doubt Mr.. Kelso,
ambitious and straightforward in his
dealings, will gain large and paying
practice Mr.. Kelso, since his gradu-
alton from the University, has been
fitting himself more fully in Mr. E.
H. Sincell's office in Oakland and goes
to Terra A ia with the well wishes of
many friends in Oakland and
throughout Garrett county.
A man stole, and, with the assist
ance of his family, devoured a pig,
the property of poor widow. Later
he confessed to priest and asked alb
solution. mo, indeed,' said the
priest, mo, indeed, Michael, no abso-
luton until you make restitution to
poor Mrs. Maloney." "Sure, your
| reverence, how can make ristitootion
whin the pigs ate, and olive never a
thing to give her in place av it?'' But
you must make restitution. How
will you face the widow and her pig
in the awful day of judgments" "Why,
your reverence, will the widow and
her pig be there?' Indeed they will
Michael Not the pig, sure, your
riverence?" Yes, he will that, you
thieving mortal, and what will you
say them" Faith cried Mike.
faith, your reverence, DILL say, Mis-
thress Malowney, there's your pig
To run newspaper without occa-
| sionallY publishing an item that is I'M
true or giving offense, remarks an ex-
change, is like running a railroad
without having accidents and smash
ups; it cannot be done. No man on
earth is so imposed on as an editor of
newspaper. Pushed with work
continually, he must rely ON second
or third parties for information in
regard to events that transpire. Ere
quently statements are received from
reliable people which are subsequent
ly discovered to be without founda-
ton. If, therefore, kind reader,
you find yourself aggrieved by some
statement in the home paper, keep
the fact in your mind. Don't fly off
the handle, but go to the editor for
correction, and take our word for it,
nine cases out of ten, if your cause is