The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-12-04
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE

Incidents and Events at Home and Nearby
Personal Mention. Etc.
Offutts' silver plated ware will make
a handsome Christmas present.
Misses Zadie Browning and Emma
Coddington were in Cumberland
Saturday.
Offutts' Furs, Coats and Jackets will
be sold at reduced prices for Christ
mas presents.
Miss Nellie White, who teaches
school near Swanten. spent Thanks
giving at Oakland with her parents.
Miss Rose Browning, teacher of
Firm Rock school, was home from
Wednesday until Sunday of last
week.
Go to the Tasker mine, two and a
half miles from Swanton, for COAL
Full satisfaction guaranteed.
mar list L. F. TAsKER.
Miss Maggie Hines, of Piedmont,
and Miss May Kalbaugh, of Western
port, were in Oakland Thanksgiving
day as the guests of the Misses
Browning
Hon. VIM. H. Jacobs, of District
No. II, was in Oakland Tuesday on
business before the County Commits
sioners, he having on that day made
his return as assessor for District No.
Eleven.
The largest number of hats we have
sold is proof that our styles and prices
are strictly right. To make room for
ouriholiday goods, we will close out
our ready-to-wear hats at a great re-
duction. MRS. S. G. SMITH.
Miss Nettie Michaels, who spent a
few weeks with relatives in Baltimore
returned home last Wednesday night.
Her sister, Miss Mamie, who also Wis
tied relatives in the same city, return
ed to Oakland Sunday evening.
Before very long our street car line
will Resin reality. There will be some
excitement over the cars when they
begin running but no guard will be
established to keep people from steal
ing them as there was in Fairmont
some time ago when they first got
real street cars.
Christmas will come on Thursday
this year. 1t is just three weeks off
and merchants who want to get rid
of their surplus stocks will have to
hurry or they will not inform the peo-
pie of town about it in time to get rid
of what they have bought. This pa
per is the best medium in town for
reaching the people.
Army officers are making a hot
fight for the establishment of the
canteen. Since it was abolished in
Difference to racket raised bv peo-
pie who know nothing about it drunk
enness has greatly increased in the
army and the soldiers are suffering in
consequence. There are many mis-
conceptions current about the canteen
and what it really is.
The knockers and kickers can al
ways be seen standing around on the
street corners chewing the rag, says
the Clarksburg Telegram. They have
not ambition or interest enough in
themselves or the city that they live
in to gorto work. They fail to get
along themselves and their jealousy
leads them to efforts to prevent other
people from making a living and
building up the place.
Francis b. Livesey, of Sykesville, is
sending out through the mails lot
OF stuff which he calls arguments
against compulsory education. If no
one can give any better reason than
his, then the compulsory law should
be strictly enforced. He makes state
ments that have no semblance of
fact. There is no truth in many of
his statements. He had better go
way back and take his seat with him.
There is room for some argument
against compulsory education but
Liyesey has not produced it.-Queen
City Courier.
The study of business men should
be to make small space in the news
paper do great deal of good for the
store. There are things which can be
said in a small space with profit,
whereas the large advertisement would
cost SO much that the profits would
not justify the outlay. The adver-
tisement mnst get back for the store
a little more than it costs in order to
be profitable. The man who wants to
feel the good an advertisement is to
him will realize that good by putting
a strong ad in the paper and keeping
it changed as it should be.