The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-19

your harvesting machine oil; also
big line of pumps on hand. st
Mr.. Percy H. Veitch has returned
to Oakland from his trip to Clarks
burg, w. Va, where he went with a
view to locating.
Joseph Helbig, Esq, has a large
contract of painting at Rowles-
burg, w. Va, for which point he left
with force of men Tuesday morning.
Mr.. H. p. Tasker, after spending
several months in Cumberland, re-
turned to Oakland Tuesday night
and will remain here during the hot
weather
WANTED.-One young man from
Garrett county, Maryland, to prepare
for the coming Railway Mail Service
examination. We furnish everything,
including books and maps. Address,
enclosing stamp, Interstate Cores
pondence Institute, Cedar Rapids, Ia.
The large mill of the Cumberland
Hydraulic Cement Co. atCumberland,
Nd, was destroyed by fire Wednes-
day of last week. Loss may reach
$150,000, with insurance of $4,000.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
The time is coming when there
will be but one job open for the boy
who smokes cigaretts. That will be
to kill potato bugs with his breath.
Nobody wants him any nearer the
house than the potato patch.
There is very heavy chestnut
bloom in the mountains and every in
dication of a bountiful crop. There
were none last fall and people who
handle them are pleased over the
prospect. The whortleberry crop also
promises to be abundant.
Mr.. Jacob Brown, of Cumberland,
Md, is visiting in Salisbury this week.
Mr.. Brown is an uncle OF Mrs. Geo.
W. Robson. He il quite historian,
and occasionally writes very inter
esting articles on the early history of
this section of country for the Oak
land and Cumberland newspaper
Sar.
The band came out on our streets
Monday night and furnished some
choice music for our citizens and the
visitors in town. The music being
played by the organization is of a
selected character and the efforts be-
ing put forth by the members to i'm
prove are appreciated.
John Mackin's horse, attached to a
buggy, became frightened Tuesday
morning while standing in front of
Thomas Little's store, cor. Oak and
3rd streets, and ran away. At the
corner of Fourth street the buggy be-
came detached and after running q
little further stopped. The buggy
was considerably torn up.
Through an error made IN eXecut-
ing commitment by one of the
Justices of the Peace holding office in
Oakland, Sheriff Oester, instead of
his prisoner was committed to Jail ON
Monday. The Sheriff discovered the
mistake, however, before he allowed
himself 20 turn the keys of the Jail
and in consequence he is at liberty
and the party intended to be COM
United rs behind the bars.
A number of newspapers that re-
duced their price to one cent a year
OF two ago have enough of that and
have announced an advance to the
old price. That craze vail be bound
to pass whether the present eondi-
tions continue or not. With news
paper sixty per cent higher than at
that tine the extra cost of this item
alone would take the profit of any
ordinary newspaper.
more afford to be careless and slip
shod in its advertising than in any
other department. Just as good
window-Gressing is essential to the
success of store, so is freshness, nov
city and whatever attracts favorable
attention necessary to the best result
in advertising. There is nothing hap
hazard and accidental about an al
Turing window display. Not less care
should be given to the advertising
display.
We have so often requested our
people to send us the names of their
visitors, and they have failed TO do
so, that we are discouraged. We do
not care about hunting around town,
ringing front door bells and defying
the bulldog, inquire, who is that
charming young lady just landed,
and being told that it was none OF our
business who they employed, and
that We were just nosing around to
see if there was a chance to steal the
hired girl. Wetzel Democrat.
The small boy has lots of fun these
days swimming. They go at all hours
and disport themselves in the water.
MANY of them are forbidden bV their