The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-01-30

Examiner Ed. A. Browning was in
Cumberland on Monday.
WANTED "A girl to do general
homework. Apply to Miss Mary
Swan, Mountain Lake Park, Md.
Rev. George |. Uhler will preach
Sunday morning and evening in St.
Marks Ev. Lutheran church at the
usual hours.
Mr.. A. d. Naylor went down to
to Swanton yesterday on business.
Sheriff Maffett returned from Ohio
this morning.
AT special meeting of the Masonic
lodge held last night Mr.. r. E. Sliger
was raised to the sublime degree of
Master Mason and taken into full fell
lowship with the members of the an
cient institution
Mrs Christian Kimmell, mother of
Mr.. P. K. Kimmell, of this office, suf-
fered severe illness Monday evening
whereby she lost the use of her right
side. She is now in a serious condi-
ton and entirely unable to help her.
self.
Lumber for the large warehouse to
be erected by Messrs. Dixon & Kelso
on the lot opposite the Presbyterian
church, is being placed on the ground.
AS soon as the weather will permit
work will be commenced on the build
ing.
Silas o. Wiley, of Bittinger, who
recently resigned as warden of the
jail, came up to Oakland Tuesday.
Yesterday he returned with load of
the household effects of ex-Sheriff
Oester, who will resume his residence
in District No. 10.
This week gentleman from Phila-
delphia representing capitalists of
that city was in Oakland looking up
coal lands. He took options on large
number of acres underlaid with a
good grade of merchantable coal.
Should the sale be made we may look
for great developments along this line
within few months.
According to a ruling of the Su-
preme Court, UNITED States should
be treated as a plural nominative
and followed by a plural verb, as
The United States are a nation, -
etc, but the majority of writer's will
continue to say ''the United States
is etc.
Senator Ravenscroft came up to
Oakland Sunday afternoon and left
at midnight for Baltimore where he
met Legislative Committee whose
duty it was to notify Senator German
of his election. This notification, a
mere matter of form, was gone
through with Monday afternoon at
Hotel Rennert.
II. G. Sincell, accompanied by his
nephew Milton Sincell, left for Balti
more and New York Monday where
the former will purchase stock of
mems and ladies' goods for a new
store to be operated under the name
of Sincell g. Company, at Keyser, w.
Va. The new store will be opened
for business on March LIST and will be
in charge of John T. Sincell.
We give considerable space this
week to the publication of Prof. Guy
L. Stewards paper entitled the "Evo-
luton of a Fruit Region" which was
read at the recent Farmers Institute
held in Oakland. The paper con-
tains many excellent suggestions,
coming as it does from a gentleman
understanding his subject and know
ing thoroughly the needs of the
husbandman it will be of value
for future reference. We suggest that
all our farmers preserve the paper.
Garrett county is coming to the front
as fruit producing region. The ap-
pies and other fruits produced here
are noted for the excellence of their
flavor and good keeping qualities.
Little comment has been caused in
this section by the announcement
that the Postoffice Department has
excluded Mr.. William Jennings Bry-
ans paper, the Commoner, from the
second class mail. Under a recent
ruling of the Department many pa
pers have been cut off from this priv
ilege, the slaughter having reached
certain Sunday-school papers, publ
cations in the interest of choirs and
musical organizations, and all the
literature of the "Deadwood- Dick''
type has been barred. 1t seems that
the ban was placed on Mr.. Bryan's
paper because he is said to be adver-
Using theory" or doctrine" Our
neighbor, the Democrat, may take
exceptions to this ruling of the De-
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