The Republican., 1899-04-13


that burnt corn is sure cure for hog
cholera. 1t was first discovered by
burning pile of corn belonging to a
distillery. 1t was thrown to the hogs
and eaten by them. Before that a
number had been dying each day, but
the disease Immediately disappeared.
The remedy is so simple that it can
easily be tried, and if it is found eff
ficacious, it should be generally used
as preventative.
Under new pension law wife of
soldier drawing pension may make
application before Justice of the
Peace or any authorized Court and
have half of said pension set aside for
herself and family. This law is a
good one and prevents old soldiers,
who are so inclined, from squandering
all their pension money for them
selves instead of devoting it to the
support of their families.
A lady living here is responsible for
whopper told by one of her children.
A discussion of the weather was going
on among the school children when
one of them said: my mamma says
that she has seen about a thousand
Marches and this is the worst one she
ever saw" The sentiment while not
exactly true as far as the assertion
about the number is concerned, will
be readily believed by those to whose
attention it is called.
Sunday evening last Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas F. Burke entertained a few
of their friends at tea at their resi-
dence on Liberty street to celebrate
the baptism of their infant son, who
received the name of David McCosker
Burke, the baptlsmal ceremony hav-
ing been performed the evening pre-
vious at st. Peters Catholic church
by Rev. Frank A. B. Wunnenburg,
the pastor. Those present were Mr..
and Mrs. F. q. Hyde, Miss Kate Cor
nelius, the Misses Rasche, Miss Mary
Mitchell, Messrs. Harry Rasche, Ed
ward H. and Benz. H. Sincell.
Hon. A. F. George, State Fish Com
missioner, was in Philadelphia last
Friday attending the meeting of the
Fish Protective Association of Penn
sylvania at which time a banquet was
given to the visitors. Mr.. George re-
sponded to the toast "Maryland." In
his speech Mr.. George told of the
work being done by the Maryland
Fish Commission and what he hoped
to accomplish. Representatives from
many other States were present at
the banquet which was given at
Dooner's Hotel on Tenth street.
Ex-Sheriff Charles Wegman, of
Grantsville, arrived in Oakland Sun
day night and returned to his home
Monday evening, going by rail. He
is engaged in the mercantile business
at Grantsville with Mr.. John Getty
and reports business exceedingly
good, all of which Mr.. Wegman's
friends in Oakland will be pleased to
learn as he was a great favorite with
the Oakland people while resident
here.
Rev. S. NJ. Engle preached here
Sunday to his congregation in the
Garrett Memorial church and on
Monday returned to his home at
Westernport, Allegany county. Mr..
Engle Will go to the meeting of the
Presbytery, which will be held near
Winchester, Va, next week, when he
will present his report for the year
which shows an appreciable increase
both in membership and other
branches of his work. He is very
much gratified over the years labor.
The mail from Kingwood to Tun-
Melton is being hauled overland.
There has been a great deal of kick
ing about it but there seems to be no
way W IcluCuy 1T tilu IL lO UtbteT
arrangements can be made that will
be made the permanent method of
transporting it. The railroad com
pany wants more money than has
been paid for carrying the mail and
the government does not want to
cough up.
Mr.. Robert l. Anderson, manager
of the Oakland Coal & Coke Com
pany, whose works are situated at
Corinth, Preston county, just over the
State line in West Virginia, has re-
Gently received a large order for press
ed brick of special color for the new
jail being erected at Parsons, W. Va.
Mr.. Anderson has also booked orders
from other sections which will keep
the brick makers busy almost the en-
tire summer. Improvements will be
made at both the brick works and
the mines of the company which will
give better facilities for the handling
of the increased business.
Soon the people of the rural dis.
tricts as we'll as of the small towns