The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-12
Accident,

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I. S. Storekeeper and Gauger At
kinson spent Saturday and Sunday
with his family in Frostburg.
Lumber hauling from the Maust
Lumber Co.'S mill to Friendsville is
the order of the day.
Examiner Palmer was through this
section of the county last week visit
ing the schools.
Messrs. Amster Friend and Everett
Durham, of Friendsville, were visit
ors at the "Centrar' over last Sunday.
Mr.. j. j. BeachY, of Mt. Nebo, was
a visitor to our town to-day and
brought the sad news of the death of
Mrs. Henry Yost who resided near
Grantsville.
Our great sportsmen Ravenscroft
and Burkhard are preparing for fox
chase tomorrow
M. j. Miller opened his distillery to-
day for the SESSION.
The Friendsville gentlemen had
some difficulty in finding their buggy
lost Monday morning but after a lit
tie searching found it upon a lumber
wagon piled full of lime rock. BOYS.
Accident has plenty of shed-room
that can be rented at reasonable
price.
Senator Ravenscroft and family
spent last Sunday night in Friends
vile.
Mr.. Jefferson Smearman, who is
working near Elk Lick, Pa, was at
home last week recuperating.
w. H. Gnagey who was off on
two weeks vacation, returned home
last Friday.
The Teachers Institute last Friday
night and Saturday was the best ever
held at this place. Below we give
program of both sessions:
Friday ecening. Song; address of
welcome by Rev. H. H. Flick; recita-
ton, Nellie Shartzer; music, the Ac-
cident Glee Club; dialogue, Maude
Flick and j. M. Gnagey; recitation,
Myra Flick; song, Maggie Ault. Re-
lation of parent to teacher and vice
versa was ably discussed by G. F.
Ault and \. Il. Boyer; music, Glee
Club; monologae, j. NJ. Gnagey;
song, Mrs. VIM. H. BiXler; recitation,
May Lininger; duet, 1.-The Bridge"
Clara V. Englehart aud Kate Ault.
Teaching Pupils to Think was a
subject given to Mr.. j. E. ,Hostetler
who left his speech at home in his
coat pocket, was at loss to know
what to say, but in few pointed re-
marks gave his fellow teachers some
valuable advice; recitation, Josiah
Hostetler; chorus, Ring Bells;n ad-
dress by Supt. Palmer that was in
structive to all, and especially the
teachers; song, Emma Harden and
Bessie Biggs; recitation, Mrs. VIM. II.
Bixler; song, Effie Gnagey and Bes-
sic Biggs; recitation, Emma Garinger;
music, Glee Club; chorus, Good
night"
SATURDAY mOrning. Supt. Palmer
being absent at this session of the
institute, Prof Speicher was left. in
charge. Quite number of teachers
were present, also patrons of the
schools who joined in with the teach
ers in discussing the different topics.
This session was opened with a song.
The following subjects were then
taken up for discussion:-The word
method of teaching, corporal punish
ment and has the teacher any right
to punish pupils for misconduct on
the way to and from school. Many
| good things on these topics were
| brought to light by Clara V. Engle-
hart, j. Il. Hostetler, H. II. Boyer
and others. Should there be com
| pulsory school law enacted in Garrett
county? was forcibly discussed by
! Clara V. Englehart, j. f. Hostetler,
| j. Q. Ringer, Eli McMillen and Rev.
H. II. Flick who plainly showed in
their remarks that Garrett county
greatly needs a better school system.
Primary work was then taken up by
Clara V. Englehart and Carrie Boyer.
Memory training was discussed by II.
| II. Boyer. Benefits derived from at
tending local institutes was ably
handled by j. z, Ringer who brought
out many points showing the benefits
derived from attending and the losses
| to those who do not attend.