The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-03-16

was ordered to report in Baltimore
Tuesday to take an examination in
telegraphy, for which city he left on
train No. Monday night. If he
passes the required examination he
will be placed in charge of an office at
some point along the line of the B. g.
o.
MIR. Doyle Burton, of Albert, was in
Oakland this morning for few min
utes on business. While in town he
called at this Office and asked that his
thanks be returned to many friends
through this medium for their help
and assistance in refurnishing is
house which was destroyed by fire
some time ago.
Mr.. j. l.. Roadamour, a well known
business man of this city, and at pres
ent manager of the st. Albert Hotel,
has been secured by the owners of
Mountain Lake Park hotel, near Oak
land, Md, to take charge of that pop
ular hostelry the coming season. The
hotel is large one, and to run it will
require a good many employees, all of
whom Mr.. Roadamour expects to take
with him from here-Charleston
Gazette.
Wanted, girl to go to Baltimore to
do general housework in family of
three; good wages and good home to
the 1ght party. For particulars, ap-
ply 20 Mrs. NJ. G. Hinebaugh, Oak
land, Md. 52tf
The robins have put in an appear
ance, though few in number. A half
dozen or more have been seen in the
suburbs of town perched upon trees
and singing as though actual spring
had come. The old sign is that when
the robins come spring is near at
hand. This is true in this instance,
for spring begun yesterday, but
how about the appearance of the
robin just before the February cold
spell?
You can buy great big city paper
for two cents, and you can also get
them for penny, giving columns of
news, but the news which you are
interested in most is not found in
these papers. The county paper is
where you turn for real news, the
court proceedings, the Institutes, the
social gatherings and all about your
neighbors, visiting and visitors. Look
over The REPUBLICAN and see if you
do not find a bit of interesting news.
The continued rough weather has
made a demand ON the farmers sur
plus hay, straw and corn. A good
many loads have recently been hauled
to town. The wind that blows no
good to anybody, is an ill wind indeed,
and not often experienced. 1t is said
that the extreme cold has done much
toward exterminating the San Jose
scale in orchards that were. infested
in the eastern part of the state.
Heavy snow protects winter grain, so
good comes from both extremes.
Spring bonnets are beginning to en-
gage the attention of the summer girl
and others of more serious turn of
mind. They must by all means be on,
hand at Easter time. This festival
comes rather early but we shall hope
that the season will be mild enough
for spring bonnets and bright Easter
gowns. These costumes are pretty
and tasty and spring comes only once
a year, so let us see as many as posi-
BILE while it lasts. Nature puts on
new bright colors and why should not
we?
The principal articles of Lenten diet
fish and eggs, have been somewhat
conspicuous by their absence this
year. The cold weather that locked
the fish marts has kept the lucious
shad off many table and principally
SO by the high price. The toothsome
bivalve, the oyster, jumped up in
price and for week was not to be
had. The inhabitants of the briny
deep are coming to the surface how
ever, and both oysters and fish are
more plentiful.
Never has there been such activity
in the lumber industry, in the West
Virginia and Western Maryland re-
gions as at present. The Rumbarger
Lumber Company at Dobbin W. Va,
is worked at night and while the
Blackwater and Beaver Creek COM
panies at Davis, w. Va, are COMPEL
ed to work three nights a week to
meet orders. The Otter Creek Lum-
Der Company at Hambleton, w. Va,
besides installing an electric lighting
plant that work may be pursued at
night, is also building a large box
factory, and putting in much new
machinery. The W. G. White Lum-
Der Company is building a large mill
at Swanton, Md.
Some of the business men of this
town never put an advertisement in