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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-03-09
NUMBER 50.
Death of l.. Il. Townshend

IL is with a great degree of sadness
that we chronicle the death of a Iifa
long friend and former school mate
Leonard Ellsworth TOwnshend. which
occurred Tuesday afternoon. March
9Th, 1899, at his home on Water straat
IN Oakland at o'clock.
The deceased was born in Oakland
on July 21st, 1864, and was aged "A
years, months and ID days. He was
one OF family of eleven children. six
OF whom, besides his mother. survive
him. His father, the late Singleton
L. Townshend, died last summer after
a protracted illness extending over
many months.
During the life time of our Iamen-
TED friend he resided in Oakland
where he assisted his father in carry
ing on the mercantile business until
July 2lst, 1896, when he suffered a
stroke OF paralysis from the effects
OF which he never recovered. leavin0
him an invalid and confining him TO
the house, more or less, from that
time until the day of his sudden de-
mise.
The immediate cause of his death is
not known, the Angel of Death sum-
moning him so quickly that he ex
pred before medical aid could reach
him. He was standing at a table at
MS home reading newspaper when
he suddenly fell to the floor in an
unconscious condition. He was ten
derry carried to bed where he ex-
pred almost immediately and without
struggle.
The deceased had a warm heart.
he was a true friend; he was kind.
loying and charitable. He was
member of the NJ. f. church
Knights of Pythias, Odd Fellows and
the Junior Order. His funeral will
take place to-day Thursday at 2.3O
O'Clock p. IN. from the NJ. E. church
where the services will be conducted
by Rev. K. B. Ward, the pastor. The
interment will be made in the Odd
Fellows cemetery.
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North Glade,

Frank Lee, who has been living at
Hampshire Mines for some time, has
moved back to his farm.
Jacob Pence has also moved his
family back to his farm, but says
farming don't suit him.
John O'Brien is the proudest man
around, it's a bouncing big boy.
Miss Ida Lohr is seriously i'll but we
hope she will soon recover.
Misses Mary and Eta Howell are
visiting their sister Mrs. Martha
Junkins, at Hartmansville, W. Va.
E. S. Gilpin is now operating his
sawmill at this place.
Louis Littman has sold his sawmill
to Silas Beachy but he will continue
to manufacture shingles.
c. S. Harvey and d. E. Beckman
are getting out a large quantity of
shingles
j. L. FitZwater will use two car
loads of lime this spring; several
Others are beginning to lime exten-
sively.
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Wilson,

After the long Arctic weather we
have had sunshine and mud followed,
but again the Arctic weather has put
in its appearance and the thermome-
ter has again dropped to and is still
lowering about zero.
The protracted meeting is still 60
ing on at this writing, but so far there
have been no seekers.
The Wilson Lumber Company paid
off in gold again last pay day. This
is the second time the company has
paid off in gold. Where are the dem
ocrats who said the employee would
not get to see any yellow metal if the
gold standard were adopted?
David Butcher made a flying trip
to Davis on Saturday last. He re-
ports business booming in the above
city.
Mr. l.. G. Hamill was visiting his
old home near Blaine on Sunday and
Monday.
The Wilson Lumber Company had
a nice run of logs to their dam last
week.
Jacob Pope was visiting at Owen
Brinegar's on Sunday last.
On account of the snow and drifts
the company was again compelled to
stop-operations with the "dinkey," ="
but fortunately they have quite lot
of logs in the river which enables
them to continue operating the mill.
There was a wreck on the W. Va.
G. near Beechwood on Monday last
which delayed traffic several hours,
but so far we have learned of no one
being hurt.
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Mount Zion.

Martin L. Sharpless was visiting in
this section last week.
Mrs. Duckworth and Miss Sadie
Weimer were on a visit to Elk Garden
Saturday.
Miss Arminta Turner was a visitor
at Chatfee recently.
Three weddings to report soon. We
extend congratulations in advance.
Rutherford Stottlemeyer made a
hasty visit to Piedmont last Satur-
day.
Miss Stella Browning, teacher of
the Walnut Bottom school, was in
this vicinity last week
Three more weeks of school at this
place.
William Sharpless is suffering with
a severe attack of typhoid fever.
Mrs. Owen Harvey, of Elk Garden,
was visiting in this community last
week.
Miss Victoria Sharpless, of Ollie,
visited her home at this place Sun
day.
VIM. Myers was making maple sugar
recently.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-03-09

Yesterdays Baltimore S1t72 contain
ed the following relative to the death
and funeral of the late Davies Swan,
well known to many of the Oakland
people. He was Il son of the late
John Swan who spent his summers
here for more than forty years;
The funeral of Mr.. Davies Swan.
who died at Milboro, Va, Sunday.
will take place at O'Clock this after
noon from the home of his mother.
Mrs. Isabella Swan, 36 West BiddIe
street. Services will be conducted bv
Rev. DIR. j. Hutson Eccleston, rector
OF Emmanuel Protestant Episcopal
church, and interment will be made
in st, Paul's burying ground.
A special dispatch to the Richmond
Despdtch from Milboro, Va, says:
Mr.. Swan arrived at Milboro
Thursday morning en- route for Fort
Lewis, and was detained by the swoI-
len streams. Sunday he called on DR..
Kerr for medicine to quiet his nerves.
Inc Doctor gave him a two-ounce
bottle of bromide and chloral. proper
ly labeled. 1t is supposed that he
took the whole at one dose. He went
into the office of the Milboro' Hotel.
took chair, and was rolling a cigar
cite when the power of the drug took
fatal effect. Death was instanta-
neous and without struggle, which
was evinced by the fact that no one
knew he was dead until Z o'clock. al
though there were several persons in
the office from to 7, and the cigar
cite which he held did not leave his
hand until removed by the coroner.n
Mr. Swan was in the 45th year of
his age, was born in Baltimore and
was a son of the late Mr.. John Swan.
he was never engaged in business
and was never married. He was very
fond of cunning, and spent much of
his life in the enjoyment of this sport
in different parts of the South. He
is survived by his mother, a brother.
Mr.. Donnell Swan, and two sisters,
Miss Belle Swan and Mrs. William L.
Watson, all of 36 West Biddle street.
except Mrs. Watson, who lives in
Utica, N. Y.
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itor of The Republican.

To the Editor of The Republican.
The editorial in last weeks REPUBLI-
CAN entitled Must Nominate a
Strong Ticket, - contains many timely
and valuable suggestions to the re-
publicans of this county. 1t is indeed
of the greatest Importance that our
local ticket next fall be made up of
strong men-strong in point of char
acter and their ability to fill the
positions for which they are nominal
ed. The republican party is every
where made up of good men, men who
firmly and rightly Believe that the
safety and prosperity of the country
depends upon the carrying out of the
principles OF the republican party and
who are ever ready to vote for candi-
dates standing upon the platform of
the republican party. We have every
reason to believe that when the next
republican county convention shall
meet party fealty and party success
will rise above personal favoritism
and ticket will be nominated which
will result in the triumphant election
of every candidate at the polls in
November. REPUBLICAN.
Grantsville, Md, March 6, 1899.
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| she expressed a desire to stay with
her family she was. willing to depart
this life if God SO willed. She leaves
a husband, eight children, mother
and two brothers to mourn their loss.
Their loss is her gain. The bereaved
family has the heartfelt sympathy of
many friends. Her age was forty
three years, ten months and one day.
Mrs. George g. Stahl, who has been
suffering with Indigestion for some
time, we are glad to say is improving.
Mrs. j. L. Harvey and daughter
jamie have been i'll for some time.
DIR. L. w. Koon is attending the
above mentioned ladies, under whose
skillful treatment they are convalesc-
ing.
Monday night the thermometer
registered zero.
Mr.. Joseph Moon had five or six
sheep killed by dogs few days since.
Mrs. John q. Knauer, our genial.
postmistress, is still unable to enioy
outdoor exercise, but happy to say,
is gradually improving.
w. 4. Harvey was suddenly taken
ill while at church on Monday night,
and suffered intensely for time, but
is better at this writing.
W. T. Welch lost a fine COW a few
days ago. We are informed that on
examining the carcass it was deter
mined than organic heart trouble was
the immediate cause of death.
That ere ground hog has done gone
turned mugwump.
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Mountain Lake Park.

After a few days of bright spring
like weather winter seems to have
returned again in it's lion-like fury.
Rev. Funk preached for us last
Sunday morning and closed his pro-
tracted meeting at Glade Valley Sun
day evening.
David Gauer buried one of his little
girls last week.
Jacob Gauer has moved his mill
near Andrew Lees where he is cut
ting a lot of oak timber.
Inquiry is being made already for
cottages for the coming summer.
The outlook has never been better, |
think, for a successful season. Bro.
John Thompson expects to be here in
person to martial the forces for the
camp meeting and Dr. Davidson has
already made extensive arrangements
for the Chautauqua. So our farmers
can safely make extensive prepara-
tons for good market here, for the
people are coming.
From brief visit down in the
county | found many evidences of
prosperity. Quarrying limestone,
putting up and burning lime kilns,
plowing, clearing, cutting and deliv-
ering lumber, etc.
The new telephone line from
Friendsville through Accident, Hoyes,
McHenry and Thayerville to Oakland
will be great help to the county.
If We editor delights in catching
and eating fine trout and carp, call
and see Emanuel Custer near Hoyes,
where he has seven lakes well suppli-
ed with the finny tribe, fat and plump
and ready to test your skill at ang-
ling. Mr.. Custer is erecting a com
Portable little cottage at the largest
lake. which | believe he calls Mt.
Lake, where the sportsmen may rest
and shelter during the day while fish
ing. J.A.E.
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Chadde dertOn.



Mud mud! mud
Mr.. Hushman and Mr.. Thomas
Murray were visiting their old homes
in Preston county recently.
Misses Maud and Grace Cassidy.
who have been very ill with typhoid
fever, are better again.
Miss Blanche Cassidy was visiting
her grandparents one day last week.
Prof G. g. Teets and J. T. Cuppett
were visiting at Swanton last Friday
evening and Saturday.
There will be an entertainment at
the Steiding school in the near future.
The program rendered at the liter
ary society at this place on last Friday
evening was excellent. The speakers
being absent the chairman of the
society proposed that they have some
one minute speeches. The question
for next Friday evening is, Resozoed,
That intemperance is a greater evil
than war. To affirm, Hanson B.
Friend, Mr.. Hurshman and J. T.
Cuppett; to deny, Tommy Garrett,
Prof G. G. Teets and James Cum
minis. Let everybody come.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. T. Friend celebra-
ted their crystal wedding on the even
ing of February 2sth, by giving a re-
ception at their home. Among those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Lashorn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben. Thrasher, Mrs.
Harvey, Misses Ada, Florence and
Nellie Thrasher, Miss BERTHE Friend.
Prof. G. G.. Teets, John T. Cuppett.
Clarence Lashorn and Harry and
Alan Thrasher. After music the
guests were all invited to the dining
room to partake of the 1S-lb. turkey
that had unwillingly laid down his
life and shed his innocent blood for
the grand feast. The table was filed
with the good things such as would
tempt the appetite of a hungry king.
The bride and groom received a num-
Der of fine and handsome presents
and in all they had time long to be
remembered and everybody seemed
as happy as big sunflowers.
SQUIBBs.
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A Queer w. Va. Law,

Considerable talk has been going on
the street corners, says Morgantown
paper, on account of the alleged fact
that one of the grand jurors was not
a free holder. This was asserted by
a number of people to be enough to
vitiate the whole proceeding but good
lawyers say that this is a mistake.
They state that in case one of the
jury is not free holder that any and
all indictments found without need
ing his vote to make up fifteen would
be valid. In case however the indict-
ment needed his vote to make fifteen
the question would likely be a sub
ject for decision by the supreme court.
1t has never been decided in that
court.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-03-09

On Friday last, March Sd, Mrs. John
l.. Martin died after a short but
painful illness, and was buried in the
Red House burying ground on Sun
day. Her pastor, Rev. George A.
Roger, delivered an able address to a
very large congregation, the attend
ance being one of the largest in that
section for some time. She was a
consistent member of the Lutheran
church since her youth, and was fully
resigned to the will of God. While
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o. B. j.

Mr.. John Thompson, of Hampshire
Hill, is very i'll at this writing.
A runaway at the Savage mine
Thursday damaged the rope and
made clean sweep of the rollers on
one side of the plane.
DR.. Wagner made business trip
to Swanton Tuesday.
We are having another cold snap.
Mr.. Jonas johnson, of near Frank
vile, is working on the repairs.
Mrs. L. Simpson, of Frostburg, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Albert
Warwick. They made flying trip
to Altamont Tuesday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-03-09

Since the Civil War there have been
two assemblies of this church, says
the Martinsburg independent, and
there have been many earnest efforts
to have them christianize, do as the
soldiers have done-unite. Confer
ences are now in progress, with the
joint committees of the two churches
on plan of reconciliation, which is
confidently hoped will be acceptable
to both. Reunion will place the
church among the most powerful in
the country, both numerically and
financially. North and South, the
denomination will number loss, ,214
communicates, with her church prop
erty valued at $95, ,575,2O
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THE SUNDAY COLUMN.
CONTRIBUTED.
ReligiOn Not Selfish.

X ASiiSlol Nob SelHSn.
kIhe more spiritual mans religion
I'll lmore expansive and broad it al
wSysis. A stream may leave it's de-
poz1fs in the pool it passes through,
b fthe stream itself hurries on to
oA ar pools in the thick woods; and
50 Mods gifts soul may selfishly APP
pl &riate, but God himself, the more
trliy a soul possesses Him, the more
trfily,will it long and try to share
Hsmp Phillips Brooks.
Letus serve God in the sunshine,
whllesHe makes the sun shine. We
shall then serve Him all the better in
the dark, when He sends the dark
nessA The darkness is sure to come.
Ohlylet our lght be Gods light and
our darkness be Gods darkness and
aets be safk at home when the
great nightfall comes.-Faber.
We weep because the night is long:
We laugh, for day shall rise:
We sing slow contented song,
And knock at Paradise.
Weeping, we hold him fast who wept
For us-we hold Him fast,
And viii not let Him go, except
He bless us first or last.
-ROSSETTI
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SQUIBBS.

| have been afflicted with rheuma-
tism for fourteen years and nothing
seemed to give any relief. was able
to be around all the time, but con
stant suffering. l had tried every-
thing l could hear of and at last told
to try Chamberlain's Pain Balm
which l did, and was Immediately re,
lieved and in short time cured. I
am happy to say that it has not since
returned.-Josh. Edgar, German
town, Cal. For sale by Oakland
Pharmacy and j. W. Laughlin, Deer
Park.
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Died.

GAUER. - On Thursday morning
last, at Loeb Lynn Heights, Estella,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David
Gauer, aged 9 years and 5 months.
The cause of death was pneumonia.
The funeral took place Saturday
afternoon at ? o'clock, being conduc-
ted by Rev. F. NJ. Glenn, pastor of the
U. B. church. The interment was
made at the Wonderly grave yard,
near Loeb Lynn Heights.
MARTIN.-At'her home near the Red
House, after an illness of few days,
Mrs John Martin Her funeral took
place on Sunday, the interment be-
ing made at Red House church. She
leaves husband and a number of
children.
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Three Points for Advertisers.

l. A new spaper's advertising rates
are som times SuSpSciouSty low
Profitable Adverting.
2. The paper is the cheapest which
brings the best results in proportion
to its rate, no matter what that rate
may be.-Printers Ink.
3. The rates quoted by THE REPU-
BLIcAN are not "suspiciously low"
and the results are in proportion to
it's rates"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-03-09

One fare for the round trip, Nation
al Baptists' Anniversaries, May $500,
1899, tickets on sale May IA, Is, 16 and
II, good to return until July 18th.
For full particulars call on or address
John II. Pott, District Passenger
Agent, Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul R'y, 1856 William St., Williams
port, Pa, or 300 Chestnut St., Phila-
delphia, Pa. SEA
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-03-09

The sun shines, and we see the
things that are near us-all the little
things that fit in the air, or creep
beside our feet. The sun sets, and
then first we see the unnumbered
stars of heaven, repaying to the sun
its sunlight, or burning with indepen-
dent glory through all the unfathom-
edspace. May it not be so with life and
death? Life sets; it's insect greatness
ceases to buzz about us; it's insect lit
tlenesses cease to sting. We lose sight
even of this vault of light and blue
which is above our heads; but 10 |!
from under the shadow of death the
heavens above us seem to burst open
to their depths, and we see not one
sun, but systems and consultations
and galaxies, white with the conflu-
ent lustre of suns numberless in null
titude and indistinguishable from
their distance. May not death first
reveal to US, as night first reveals to
US, the undreamed-of glories, the pos
sibilities hitherto inconceivable,
which crowd the universe of God ?
And through all that universe our
Father reigns-God, who is Christ
reconciling the world unto Himself
Canon FaFrar.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-03-09

Suffering searches us as fire does
metals. We think we are fully for
God until we are exposed to the
cleansing fire of pain; then we dis
cover, as Job did, how much dross
there is in us, and how little real pa
thence, resignation, and faith. Moth
ing SO detaches us from the things of
this world, the life of sense, the bird
lime of earthly affections. There is
probably no other way by which the
power of the self-life can be arrested,
that the life of Jesus may be mani
tested in our moral fiesh.-Rev. F. B.
Meyer.
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Sabbath Observance.

| do not know what will become of
this republic if we give up our Chris
tian Sabbath. If satan can break the
conscience down ON one point he can
break it down on all. One hundred
years ago France and England stood
abreast in the march of nations.
Where do they stand to-day? France
undertook to wipe out the Sabbath,
and has pretty nearly wiped itself
out, while England belts the globe.
We have fighting chance to save
this nation, and we want to-day men
who will make up their minds to do
what is right and stand by it if the
heavens tumble on their heads. If
the Sabbath has been given up to
recreation and made a holiday, hasn't
the time come to call a halt? Let
men call you narrow and bigoted, but
be manly enough to stand by Gods
law and you will have power and
blessing. This is the kind of Christi
anity we want just now in this coun-
try. Any man can go with the crowd,
but we want men who will go against
the current.-D. L. Moody.
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love to think that God appoints
My portion day by day;
Events of life are in His hand,
And would only say,
Appoint them in thine own good time,
And in thine own best way"
-WARING.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-03-09

The dullest observer must be sensi-
BILE of the order and serenity preva-
lent in those households where the
occasional exercise of a beautiful form
of worship in the morning gives as it
were the keynote to every temper for
the day, and attunes every spirit to
harmony.-W Washington Irving.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-03-09

First worship God; he that forgets to pray
Bids not himself good morrow, nor good
day."
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Thine earthly Sabbath Lord, we love,
BBt there's a nobler rest above;
To that our longing souls aspire
With fervent hope and strong desire"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-15

SITUATION
Satisfactory to the President
And Minister of War,
Who Will
NDCERTAIN DEMANDS
To The Rebel Chief, Who is
In a Bad Way And
May CapituIate
Soon.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-The. mill
tary situation in the Philippines, as in
dicated by official and press dispatches,
Is so satisfactory to the president and
Secretary Root that the decision has
been reached to communicate with
Aguinaldo and lay before him certain
demands.
What these demands are can easily
be guessed. With the main body of
the Filipino army surrounded and the
United States troops slowly closing in,
General Young already menacing
their new capital, Cayombong, their
supplies and reserve ammunition ex-
hausted ,Aguin a do aud his followers are
in a bad way. 1t is therefore believed
that the president has called on the
Filipino leader to give up the struggle
now.
AGUINALDo ALMOST UNDER oTIS'S
MANILA, Nov. 15.-Aguinaldo has
not yet been definitely located, but the
Americans are hot after him. General
Young's advance has reached Bam-
bong, eight miles south of Boyombong,
the Filipinos' new capital.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-15
Ell PAsO. TEXAS, WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 49, 1899

won the frat ladies' prizes, and Mrs.
Albert Schultz was awarded the con-
ISOLATION prize. At the conclusion of the
games the entire party was conducted
to Colonel Harvey's dining parlors,
where an elegant repsst was psrtaken
o.. The colonel spread himself and all
were enthusiastic in their praise of
Haney's dinner.
Among those present we're: Mrs. N.
Solomon. Mrs. J. Lewis, Mrs. 1. Blu
menthal, Mrs. A. Scbloss, Mrs. r.
Sprinz, Mrs. r Kaiser. Mrs. A. Good
mar, Mrs. E. Kohlberg. Mrs. A. Arm
stein, Mrs. J. StOlsrOff, Mrs. Moye,
Mrs. Fork of chihuahua, Mrs. Welsh,
Mrs. J. Cslisher, Mrs. A. Kaplin, Mrs.
DR.. Cohn, Mrs. Albert Schultz, Mrs.
Matthias, Mrs. Heile, Mrs. VIM. Fat
man, Miss Fork, Miss Hattie Schultz,
Mrs. Fl. SprinZ and Mrs. Max Posner.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-15
M'LEAN SULKS
Over His Defeat In His Race FOR the
,6oyernorship OfCOhlo.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 15.-Since
his defeat John r. Mclean has seem
ed to sulk. A friend of his says that
Mclean do es not want the vice-presi
dency, but will put his entire time for
two years in strengthening the organ
izstion he built up in the late cam
psign, and otherwise fixing up the
forces to prevent j. B. Foraker from
getting back into the senate.
Mclean believes that with two years
of unceasing labor he can land the
United States senatorship.