The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-05


upon the beauty and unsurpassed
fragrance of their product.
The Kansas editor who wants to
fill pulpit for Il week, evidently has
some delinquent subscribers in the
congregations. Next we will hear of
some .enterprising editor wanting to
run a store for month just to teach
them that advertising pays.
Grass has been held back wonder
fully by the cold weather and has
hardly started as yet. Last year at
this time it had good start and by
the first of April there was a good
showing of it. This year nothing Of
it is to be seen.
George D. White, Esq, returned
from Baltimore this morning where
he attended the meeting Of the State
Republican Committee. At the
meeting Cumberland was chosen as
the place for the assembling of the
Sixth Congressional District conyen-
ton, the date fixed being May Sth.
The sentiment in favor of any good
plan for improving the roads of this
county is very strong just at present.
The people want some way afforded
whereby they can go to town in the
winter time. At present they are alb
solutely cut off from town for sew
eral months in the year. And that
too at the very time when they have
leisure to come to town and to mix
with their neighbors.
In almost every neighborhoodt there
is some one whose life has been saved
by Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy, or who has been
cured of chronic diarrhoea by the
use of that medicine. Such persons
make point of telling of it whenever
opportunity offers, hoping that it
may be the means of saving other
lives. For sale by Oakland Pharma-
cy, Oakland, and DR.. j. w. Laughlin,
Deer Park.
Major j. NJ Burns, of Columbus,
Ohio, commandant of cadets at the
Ohio State University, has been ten
dered the same position at Morgan
town and will accept. He is retired
army officer, having served i'll the
Civil War, and until the age limit re-
tired him. During the Spanish war
he mustered in regiments in West
Virginia and other states, being pre-
sented sword at Charleston for his
services.-Kingwood Argus.
Major Burns is one of the Parks
summer residents and is the owner
of considerable land in this county.
Pneumonia is one of the most dan
gerous and fatal diseases. 1t always
results from a cold. Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy will quickly cure
cold and perhaps prevent an attack
of pneumonia. 1t is in fact made es-
pecially for that ailment and has be-
come famous for its cures over large
part of the civilized world. 1t coun-
teracts any tendency of cold toward
pneumonia. Can you afford to ne
glet your cold when so reliable rem
edy can be had for a trifle?-For sale
by Oakland Pharmacy, Oakland, and
DR.. j. W. Laughlin, Deer Park.
4 On Monday Messrs. w. T. and
Henry Sines sold to the Mackie Lum-
Der Company tract Of eight hundred
acres Of timber land lying along the
Youghiogheny river few miles
northwest Of Oakland for the sum of
nearly $4,000 cash. By the sale Of
this land it will bring large body of
mineral land into the market and
will aid greatly in the development Of
the resources of that portion of the
county and may be the means of ex-
tending the G. & o. railroad to Oak
land. The negotiation for the sale of
the land was conducted by John T.
Sincell, real estate and insurance
agent.
Representative Pearre is receiving
many complimentary notices from
the State press owing to his activity
in securing legislation beneficial to
the old soldiers and their widows of
this Congressional District. Recently
Congressman Pearre received notice
of the allowance of a pension of Sc
per month to Noah Bittinger, of Bea-
Evansville, this county, who served
during the war in the Potomac Home
Brigade. Mr.. Bittinger's pension
dates back to October, 1897, and he
will consequently receive the sum Of
$174.
A deal has just been closed by
which the North Glade Fishing Club,
composed Of wealthy West Virginians,
have secured fifty acres additional
land in Garrett county, Maryland,
near Oakland. The club now. has
$50 acres upon which dam is being
constructed that will form lake
covering near twenty acres. The
tract is to be kept as hunting and
fishing preserve. Contracts are soon to
be let for the erection of large and
modern club house which is to be
| completed by Nav 1. Among the