The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-11-14
THE Deacon


Miss Minnie Lantz, of Davis, West
Va, is here as the guest of Miss Alice
Kepner, her consin.
Attorneys Fred. A. Thayer and K.
H. Sincell are down in the lower end
of the county on business this week.
County Commissioner E. W. Kelso
was at Frankyille Monday inspecting
one of the county's bridges there
which is in need of repairs
Rev. George l. Uhler, the pastor.
will preach in the Deer Park Ev.
Lutheran church next Sunday morn
ing and evening.
Getty Browning brought to town
Tuesday four wild turkeys and some
sixteen pheasants which he had killed
the day previous
/ Mrs. Andrew Shartzer, of near town,
is lying dangerously ill of Bright's
disease. Yesterday her condition was
precarious with but slight hopes of
her recovery.
/ Mrs. Offutt, mother of Mr. d. f.
Offutt and Mrs. George w. Legge, fell
down a stairway at the residence of
her daughter and sustained slight
injuries. The lady is over ninety
years of age.
The butchering season is on and
we may expect to have reports from
many of our farmer friends claiming
to have killed the largest porkers in
the county. Already number of
large hogs have been butchered.
Rev. DIR. Scott, who met with a mis-
hap one day last week by which he
received very painful injury to his
ankle, is improving slowly and may
be able to preach to his congregation
Sunday.
Joel Orendorf, trustee, Mr.. Fred. A.
Thayer, solicitor, advertises in this
issue of the Republican the sale of
tract of land in Bittinger district
comprising two hundred acres. The
sale will take place on Saturday,
Dec. 18th.
Messrs. Michael Legeer and Alfred
Groves, who were so seriously burned
one night last week at the home of
of the former near Bittinger by an
explosion of blasting powder, are re-
covering slowly. Mr.. Legeer was the
more seriously burned of the two men,
his injuries being principally confined
to his hands and arms.
The bound volumes of Mr.. Morton's
book entitled Winning or Losing?'
which was printed in this office
during August have been received
from the bindery and will be distrib-
uted to the subscribers within a week
or two. Already the author has re-
ceived a number of letters congratu-
lating him upon the general appear
ance of the book.
To remove a troublesome corn or
bunion: First soak the corn or bun
ion in warm water to soften it, then
pare it down as closely as possible
without drawing blood and apply
Chamberlain's Pain Balm twice daily;
rubbing vigorously for five minutes
at each application. A corn plaster
should be worn for few days, to pro-
tect it from the shoe. AS general
liniment for sprains, bruises. lame
ness and rheumatism, Pain Balm is
unequaled. For sale by all dealers.
Messrs Weber & Sons, the florists,
are now shipping the largest chrys-
anthemums of the most beaut iful col
ors they have eyer grown. The flow
ers go to the large cities where prices
ranging from IS to SIS per dozen are
realized. Thousands have already
been shipped and as many more will
be sent away before the season ends.
Mr. Robbins, manager of the Oak
land, was here one day this week. He
will be engaged at Clarksburg during
the winter and expects to return to
Oakland about April list to put the
Oakland Hotel in condition for the
season of next year which promises
to be even more prosperous than last
year.
Every one in this community can
not know every one now as they once
did. Other means of communicating
with each other than passing the
word around must be used. The
only way this can be done is through
the local papers. That is the only
way the business man can reach all
the people. Through them man can
be known to every one in a very short
time. The merchant who does not
advertise is confined to very narrow
limits.
There are a great many people in
every small town who like to crack
pale emaclated jokes about their
home papers, says an exchange. They
like to ridicule it and laugh at it and
hold it up for facetious comparison
with the metropolitan newspapers.
They eYnact their homo paper IN lilo