The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-07

dry cloth; can dry the glass in half
the time as when pure water is used.
They will shine too; shine with a
sheen that is on the sea at noontide.
The Washington county commits
sioners have struck the tax rate for
1900 at 65 cents per 800, a reduction
of five cents from last year. The tax
able basis of the county is $20.339,3 41,
a decrease of about a half million dol
lars from last year. Forty-five thous-
and dollars was levied for schools,
and $40, 900 for roads and bridges.
Services in st. Peters Catholic
church will be held on Trinity Sun
day at 30a IN. Rev. Father Thomas
]. Stanton, of Homecoming, will Off
ciate. Mass will be said at st. Dom
mics church, Hoyes, at 1890 a. m,
also on Monday and Tuesday at 7.30
a. III. Special services will be held
each evening.
Charles H. Marks, while acting in
the capacity of nurse at the Second
Division Hospital of the Fifth Army
Corps at Santiago de Cuba used a
few bottles of Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for
diarrhoea and found it to work like
charm. For sale by Oakland Phar-
macy. Oakland, and J. w. Lauhlin,
Deer Park.
Rev. George l. Uhler left this morn
ing for Cumberland where he goes in
the interests, financially, of st. Marks
Ev. Lutheran church. From Cum
berland Mr.. Uhler will go to Gettys-
burg, Pa, where the class of '95 of
Gettysburg College, of which he was
a member, will hold reunion. Mr..
Uhler will also visit his home at Eas-
ton, Pa, before he returns to Oakland
and in consequence no service will be
held in the church here until June
Gath.
Last fall l sprained my left hip
while handling some heavy boxes.
The doctor l called on said at first it
was slight strain and would soon be
well, but it grew worse and the
doctor then said l had rheumatism.
1t continued to grow worse and |
could hardly get around to work. l
went to a drug store and the druggist
recommended me to try Chamber
lains Pain Balm. | tried it and one
half of a 50-cent bottle cured me en-
tirely. | now recommend it to all
my friends-F. A. BABCoCK, Erie,
Pa. 1t is for sale by Oakland Phar-
macy, Oakland, and J. w. Laughlin,
Deer Park.
The old soldier County Treasurer
of Garrett county, William NJ. Lohr,
Esq, of the Cove, was in Oakland
Monday and filed his bond of $25, 1000
as collector of State taxes. Mr.. Lohr
did not tarry long as a visitor, how
ever, as he believes in making hay
while the sun shines and in conse-
quence he returned home the same
day to look after his farming in
terests.
The users and not the makers are
the best advertisers of the Born Steel
Ranges. Amy housekeeper without
one needs only to ask her neighbors
about them to learn that they ''are
splendid bakers = 'roast beautiful
ly''-'are ready to bake in ten min
utes''-"burn hard coal with very
best results''-"work we'll with all
kinds of fuel''-"are unsurpassed for
Il
to keep clean and simple to control
and many other things about their
good qualities. For sale by J. NJ.
Davis & Son.
For SALE.-The undersigned offers
for sale six or eight fresh COWS, the
choice of a herd of 10 head of very
fine animals. l want to hire good
farm hand, one that understands all
kinds of farm work. Will pay SIS
per month and board to the right
party. B. Steiding, Deer Park, Md.
Mrs Frank Ravenscroft was seri-
ously burned last Thursday evening
in the office of her husband at Friends
vile. The lady went into the room
where it was dark and brushed against
bottle containing alcohol which was
on shelf. The bottle fell to the floor
and broke, spilling the contents. Not
knowing what had been broken Mrs.
Ravenscroft struck match and i'm
mediately the fumes of the liquid took
fire and endeavoring to extinguish it
she was seriously burned, her arm and
hand suffering the greatest injury.
The house was endangered for time
as result of the fire but the neigh
bors were alarmed and soon had it
under control.
Surveyors are at work on the estate
of the late Miss Sarah Wright, about
six miles west of Frostburg in this
county, dividing the land into con-
venient lots for sale to intending
purchasers. This is a large estate,
extending along both sides of the
National Road for considerable dis
lance and extending north as far as
the Pennsylvania line. At sale of
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