The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-10-04

MI. George T. Brew left this morn
ing for Rugsby, Tenn, on business.
Misses Agnes and Jeanette Nelson
are down at Homecoming this week on
visit to friends.
Rev. George l. Uhler will preach in
st. Marks Ev. Lutheran church on
Sunday morning and evening next.
Mrs. Stephens and Mrs. Vaughn,
who have spent the summer at the
Browning Hotel, will leave here to-
morrow for the east.
Sheriff Oester and Policeman Hes
sen were in Cumberland Tuesday on
the lookout for man who is wanted
for the murder committed at Bayard
last Tuesday.
The architect who has charge of
the plans for the new Catholic church
to be erected in Oakland, was here
Tuesday looking over the site for the
proposed building.
Col. E. H. Wardwell, of Baltimore,
came up to Oakland on Monday to
see some of his old-time friends. The
weight of years do not seem to bear
very heavily on the Colonels should
ers.
Our young friend Julius G.. Rem
ninger is in demand along the border
towns in Preston county making
campaign speeches for the Republi-
can ticket. A few weeks ago he ad-
dressed large crowd at Tunnelton
and on next Saturday night he will
speak at Eglon.
The number of new voters register
ed in the two Oakland districts on
Tuesday numbered 81, of whom "A
were Republicans. The proportion
of Republicans in the other dirtricts
was about the same. This indicates
a gain of something like 200 votes for
the Republican ticket in the county
this fail.
All advertising does good but some
advertising does much more good
than some other. The greatest good
of course comes from that which is
intelligently done, that in which the
advertiser makes plain what he has
and what he can do for his neighbors.
Buyers soon learn to interpret adver-
tisements aud they cannot help being
influenced by them.
John Felty, Jr., ON last Friday sold
to L. T. Yoder, Esq, proprietor of
the water system at the Park, one
hundred acres of land situated about
two miles east of the Park and at an
elevation considerably higher than
the highest building within the
Parks limits. Upon this land there
are number of fine flowing springs
of sufficient volume to supply all the
wants of the water users at our sister
town. This water will be piped into
the Park during the coming winter
and spring and take the place of
water now being furnished from
Crystal Spring.
Postmaster William w. Sweet, of
Swanton, had a narrow escape with
his life on Wednesday night of last
week. He was returning to his home
from Baltimore on train No. and at
point along the railroad track near
Swanton he jumped from the train
which was going at high rate of
speed. In jumping from the train he
lost his footing and was thrown to
the ground, his head coming in con-
tact with the end of a telegraph pole
which had been cut down. He was
almost entirely scalped as a result
and has been suffering ever since
from his wound.
The postoffice department has sent
out word that new issue of United
States postage stamps will be issued
for next year to be known as the Pan
American series. An order has been
placed for the printing in two colors
of 1,000,000,000 stamps. On the one
cent stamp will be an engraving of a
large lake steamer. On the three cent
stamp railroad will appear coming
head on. On the four cent stamp
will be picture of an automobile.
On the five cent stamp a picture of
the suspension bridge at Niagara
Falls. On the eight cent stamp will
be picture of the 500 Locks, with
ships passing through them taken
from the Heights. On the ten cent
stamp will be an American eagle, with
a stand OF flags on each side repre-
senting the flags of all nations of the
Western Hemisphere.
Mineral county has the proud dis
tinction of being the home of the two
largest children of their age in West
Virginia, if not the largest in this