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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-05-21
SWANTON ON VERGE OF A BOOM.
Is Already Large Shipping Point Which
Will Be Greatly Increased BY.
Coal Shipments.


Swanton, little town along the
main line of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, has been and is still known
as one of the largest shipping points
along the line between Cumberland
and Grafton. 1t is fed by five large
saw mills and another getting ready.
1t is surrounded by productive farms,
and now it is to be one of the best
and largest coaling stations in West
ern Maryland, the output to come
from four veins of first quality of soft
coal, namely, one 8 foot, one foot,
one foot and best of all just opened
up the 10 foot vein. Parties are now
on the ground making a survey for a
railroad running from Swanton to
the mines, which is only two and one.
half miles with only so feet of grade
to the mile, and the writer is informed
that inside of six months coal will be
shipped.
Mr.. G. NJ. Miller has carpenters at
work putting a new roof on his house.
Rain is badly needed in this com
munity. Grass is very short.
A meeting of coal operators was
held at William Sharpless' on Tues
day to discuss best plans to operate
and load coal at Swanton.
G. S. May has moved his family to
Mountain Lake Park for the season.
A new Touring mill with dynamo
sufficient to light the town is to be
the next in order. 1t will be in oper-
alton by October /. May the good
work go on.
Next, wedding. Rsys, get ready.
Mrs. Mollie Mosser is doing a fine
business in the millinery line. She
reports big trade.
A new blacksmith shop has been
built in Mosser's addition.
Ground has been broken for the
new M. E. church known as VIM. E..
George chapel. 1t is to be built in
Mosser's addition.
Our road has just got one of the
best dressings it has ever had in the
history of the town. Truman knows
a good thing and knows how to make
it.
You ought to see Wade. He is one
of the proudest men on earth. 1t
makes no difference TO him, coal or
gold; he is richer than either-a boy.
YAM.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-05-21

The mysterious individual who
writes under the familiar nom de
plume of Exchange" is responsible
or this
In the spring the grooming husband
eats his victuals in the barn, for his
wife must clean the mansion and she
doesn't care darn; and the yard is
full of sheets and he has to live on
sauerkraut, cisterd water and beets.
And at night the patient husband
has to sleep upon the floor, and he
feels so plum Disguised that he swears
that life's bore. When the blamed
old cleaning's over then his wife is
taken i'll, and it keeps the husband
busted buying dope and drugs and
pills; and the mansion is no cleaner
than it was when she began but she'd
Stay him if he said so-and he is a
prudent man.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-05-21
For COmDtrOller.

The Chestertown Enterprise, Rep,
says: John d. Urine, ESQ.,, was in the
city last week comforting with State
leaders. Mr.. Uric considers his pros
poets bright for the Republican nom-
nation for comptroller. The senti.
ment of the party in Kent is unani-
mously in favor of his candidacy and
the county convention will no doubt
give him strong endorsement.
It is under stood that Senator L. E.
p. Dennis, of Somerset, is also can
didate iar the comptrollership NOM
nation Oh The Republican ticket.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-05-21
Church Being Repaired.

st. Paurs NJ. E. church is in the
hands of the painters this week who
will oil the wood work and paint the
walls. In consequence of this no
services will be held on Sunday. Mr..
E. s. Slabach is doing the work and
to judge from that portion already
completed it will be a first-class piece
of work,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-05-21
NUMBER ii.
APPLES ALL RIGHT.

First Reports of the Ruination of Annie
Crop Were UnfOunded.
1t is stated by an investigator who
has been making some inquiry of the
apple trees that there will be good
crop of apples this year. At first it
was reported that we were to face an
other failure and every one was feel
ing badly about it. They win be glad
to learn that the first reports were
exaggerated and that we are to have
fairly good crop. The frosts and
freezes Of the early spring did not do
the damage that was expected. 1t
may be that the apples will fall later
on but so far things are looking good.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-05-21

j. Slidell Brown, of Kinwood, w.
Va, was last week appointed by Gov
ernor White a Regent of the West
Virginia School for the Deaf and
Blind for term of six years from
June l, 1903, at which time his pres
ent term expires, he having been ap-
pointed on the Board two years ago
to fill an unexpired term and is now
reappointed for full term.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-05-21
Republican Victory in Cumberland.

In the municipal election held on
Monday for City .Councilmen in Cum
berland six were voted for, the Re
publicans electing four and the De-
mocrats two. The new city council
will be composed of eight Republi-
cans and three Democrats, a gain of
one Republican member.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-05-21
Taken to the Hospital.

Las Saturday Messrs. Edward and
Henry S mouse, the former of Deer
Park and the latter of near Oakland,
took their father, Mr.. Edward Smouse,
who had been adjudged insane by
a jury one day last week, to hospital
in Cumberland where he will receive
treatment.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-05-21

Western Marylan Acquires Gordon System
The Western Maryland Telephone
Company, organized by Cumberland
citizens some months ago, yesterday
succeeded the Chesapeake and Poto-
mac Company in its connection with
and control of the old Gordon line,
running through West Virginia and
Maryland in the vicinity of Pied
mont, Keyser and Westernport.
This adds over 800 subscribers to the
Western Maryland Telephone Com
pany, covering the town of Piedmont,
Keyser, Maysville, Petersburg, West
ernport, Luke, Barnum and Bloom
ington. A line is being constructed
by the Western Maryland Telephone
Company, by way of Grantsville, Md,
to connect with Fairmont, Morgan
town, Kingwood and Terra Alta, w.
Va, and Deer Park and Mountain
Lake Park, Md.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-05-21

An excursion train will be run to
Cumberland for the accommodation
of persons wishing to attend the
Eagles Carnival and Spring Festival
on Saturday, May 30th, 1903, for
which round trip tickets will be sold
for all trains from Elkins and inter
mediate points at reduced rates. For
time of trains see schedule in another
column of this paper.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-05-21
Letter to j. c. Renninger.

Dear Sir: Two and two makes four
not always; depends upon what "two
and two "are.
Two gallons of water and two gal,
Ions of milk don't make four gallons
of milk.
Neither does four gallons of paint
that's half lime, whiting, clay and
kerosene oil, make four gallons of real
paint.
That's what we mean by saying
Fewer gallons; wears longer" II
takes fewer gallons of Devoe Lead
and Zinc than of mixed paints to
paint a house, and it wears twice OF
three times as long as lead and oil,
mixed by hand.
Prowse & Pelton, Perkimer, N. Y.
write:
Mr.. Chas. Avery, of Herkimer,
bought 81 gellons of Devoe Lead and
Zinc to paint his five houses, his
painter having figured that it would
require at least that amount Sc gal.
Ions did the work and he returned Il
gallons.
Yours truly,
F. w. DEvoE & Co.,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-05-21

In another column of this paper
to day we publish a statement show
ing the amount ofmoney available for
school purposes from the State under
the recent decision of the Court of
Appeals of Maryland which directed
that the State Comptroller make dis
tribu ton of that fund in proportion
to the population between the ages
of five and twenty years. Under the
new pportionment Garrett county
will receive an additional sum
amo uniting to So, 165.77.
The addition to the Oakland Model
Bakery has been completed andlt the
ovens moved into the new and commo-
dious structure which gives additional
room for the hadling of the increasing
patronage accorded the proprietor by
an appreciative public. The ovens
were moved Saturday andSunday and
while.engaged in doing so the supports
under one side gave way which
wrecked to some extent the iron and
frame work. Repairs were made as
soon as possible and Monday at noon
through the usual energy displayed
by Mr.. Lauer and his assistants fresh
bread was served to his customers.
The new addition is a two story
structure, neatly plastered and some
three times as large as the old room.
The upper floor will be used for stor-
ing flour, etc.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-05-21
MEMORIAL DAY CALL.
Orders Issued BY the Department Com
mander of Maryland.


Aa% General orders to be OBJ
served on Memorial Day by
@ the Grand Army of the Re-
M public and which are like
wise carried out by the gen.
eral public, have been issued
by the Department Commander of
the Grand Army in this State. The
order is full of patriotic fire and true
patriotism, and calls attention TO the
necessity for the proper observance
of this, one of the most solemn days
of the year. The story of this fast de-
creasing army of patriots is told in
the order, no less than 80, 900 members
having passed away during the year.
The order is as follows:
/. One of the cardinal principles of
American citizenship is patriotism,
which teaches love of flag and the
perpetuation of our form of govern
ment, and comrades, your love for
country made our land an indistructi-
BILE union and created the Grand
Army of the Republic. The 3Oth of
May, Memorial Day, with its mem
cries, when we shall again live over
the recollections fraught with so much
interest to the civilized world, comes
to us this year with the admonition
that we are slowly but surely travel
ing in the direction of that Grand
Army which has preceded us. Dur
ing the past year 10000 of our COM
rades have gone down into the soul
less valley" and this Memorial Day
their graves will be decked with beau
tiful flowers by loving hands, and
watered with the tears of grateful
country. In words we give our prom
ises, plight our faith, but promises
may be broken and plighted faith
violated; as we stand by the graves
of our comrades, we declare we know
of no promise made or no faith plight
ed broken by them, but we do know
that they offered all they had to give
their lives-and thus placed on the
pinnacle OF fame American manhood,
honor, patriotism and love of country.
Our comrades sleep in the windowless
palaces of the dead in the old home
churchyard, under the willows, along
the banks of the Potomac and Missis-
sippi, and in the swamps and on the
hlllsides of the sunny South, and the
waters of the mighty deep ebb and
flow, sounding perpetual requiem
for our comrades of the navy. But
on Memorial Day great nation will
halt on its onward progress to drop
flower and a tear to the memory of
the men who died during the greatest
war of modern or ancient times, or
have since dropped out by the way
side. We who SURVIVE should APP
proach the duties of the day with
reverent spirit, and endeavor by our
actions to stamp upon the minds of
our fellow citizens what Memorial
Day means to those who followed the
flag to victory in that tremendous
struggle.
2. Post commanders will arrange to
have their commands attend divine
service on Sunday, May 24th. This
feature of our memorial services can
not be too highly commended.
3. Attention is called to the fact
that Memorial Day. is not "Decora-
ton Day. whenever you hear the
latter used call attention to the mis-
homer, teach your children, and i'm
press all with whom you come in con-
tact, that May 30th is Mem orial Day
and it is urged that you give the
greatest publicity to this fact.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-05-21
Ice Cream ParJor.

The Misses Fulmer announce that
they will open on Saturday evening
of this week their ice cream parlor in
the Ravenscroft building on Second
street in Oakland. Ice cream will be
served every Wednesday and Satur-
day evening thereafter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-05-21
New Jewelry Store and Matchmaking
EstabIishment

| desire to announce that | have
purchased the stock and fixtures
owned by the late Homer G. Smouse
and have opened jewelry store and
watch making establishment in the
opera house building, entrance on
Green street, where l will be pleased
to serve the public, share of whose
patronage l respectfully solicit.
II 4 DAVID A. ASHBY.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-05-21
%33 To California.

Via the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul and Union Pacific line. Every
day till June Is, 1903. Only $33
Chicago to San Francisco. Los An
geles and many other California
points. One-way, second class, col
onist tickets. Folder Free on re-
quest.
JOHN r. PORT,
District Passenger Agent,
Room ID, Park Building,
Pittsburg, Pa.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-05-21
One-Way COlOnist Rates to the West Raj.
timore & Ohio Railroad.

Tickets on sale daily until June 18th.
1908, inclusive, at all ticket offices of
the Baltimore y Ohio R. R. to points
in Arizona, California, New Mexico,
Colorado, Idaho, Mexico, Montana,
Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota,
Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
and British Columbia at Greatly Re-
duced Rates.
For full information call at Ticket
Office Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad. 7
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-05-21
Personal Property and Real Estate
AtPriyate Sale.

l will sell at private sale one two
horse 3-seated spring wagon, one one
horse 2-seated trap and two sets of
double harness. Also five-room cot
tage situated in the east end of Loeb
Lynn. Size of lot 120x120.
4 If. w. D. DUNN,
Hicks House, Mt. Lake Park, Md.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-05-21


Messrs. g. S. Hamill and f. b.
Whiting, who were appointed by the
Circuit Court of this county to make
sale of the goats, real estate and
other property of the American An
CORA Goat Company, which was or
gained year or more ago by local
people, disposed of the property at
public auction Yesterday. The sale
was largely attended by persons from
east and west and different sections
of this county. The farm was sold to
Mr.. Henry J. Click, of Cumberland.
for the sum of $1,000. He also bought
the goats, numbering about three hun
dred head, for $1,4O0 Some other
live stock, implements, ETC., was sold
which brought the total proceeds of
the sale up to IS, $50. 1t is reported
that the corporation will reorganize
and continue the business but some
of the stockholders deny this.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-05-21

Services in St.Mark's Ev. Lutheran Church
Preaching services will be conduct
ed next Sabbath, the 24th inst, at s
o'clock M. The Christian Endeavor
Society meets at 7 P. NJ, Sabbath
School at 8. 80 a. H.; prayer meeting
Wednesday at P. NJ. Preaching at
Deer Park on Sunday at 1890 a. M;
catechizing on Saturday at Z.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-05-21
Call For Your Letters.

Mr.. Isaac Dedrick VIM. Ashby.
Albert Biggs, j. NJ. Dent.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-05-21
Yours truly,
F. w. DEvoE & Co.,
NaW York

New York
p. Sd. M. Davis & Sons sell our
paint.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-17
OPELIKA
Several Itemsr of Interest from the
 Metropolis of Lee.

Opelika, October 16.-(Speclal) )-Mrs. Liz zie P. Williams met with a painful acci- dent few days ago while descending the
 steps leading to the Methodist Sunday school. She is resting better now.
 Dr. J. R. Willingham, secretary of the
 Foreign Missionary Board of the South
 ern Baptist convention, will preach at the
 Baptist church Sunday night and a large
 congregation are looking for a mastsrly address.
 Samuel B. Fears, aged 70 years, one of the best known citizens of this county, died at the home of his step-son, MT. H. D. McGraw, Wednesday, from the effects of a fall received the day before. Quite a number of civil cases have
 been disposed of in the circuit court this
 week, but they were mostly small ones. Opelika has been agitated this week | on the subject of a street fair. It seems a majority in number signed for it, but the city fathers thought 1t best not to grant them the usual privileges. It is said that 1t will be held anyway, the
 shows paying the license.
 At meeting of the Lee Light infantry.
 Capt H. B. Peacock, who had resigned
 that the company might be reorganized,
 was unanimously reelected. c. P. Stowe was elected first lieutenant, no second lieutenant being elected. The company is in fine condition with new guns and their armory greatly improved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-17
SPENCER PARTY
 SEES STEEL CITY
PlLOTED BY DON H. BACON, THE VISITORS ARE SHOWN INTER- EsTING POINTS OF ENsLEY. OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST.

Ensley, October 16.-(Special. )-Presi- dent Samuel Spencer of the Southern railway and his party of railroad men and capitalists, accompanied by considerable number of Birmingham's representative citizens from every walk in life, visited the Steel City this morning. Piloted by President Don H. Bacon of the Tennes- see Coal, Iron and Railroad company, they went through the steel plant and rail mill. The entire visiting party spoke very enthusiastically of the industrial develop ment that is manifest in and around the Steel City. From here the party went to Birmingham by way of North Birming- ham.
 The Junior Order of American Mechan- ics held a very interesting meeting in their hall last night. A number of appli- cations were received for membership and three candidates were ushered into the mystic secrets of the order.
 Resolutions of respect were adopted on the death of J. P. Hagler. who recently died in Chattanooga, and a copy ordered to be sent to the family of the deceased.
 The lodge is in a progressive condition and will have no trouble in filling the pledge made to the grand lodge to add fifty new members to the lodge by the first of the year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-17
PRATT CITY
Congregation of St. catherine's Church
 Decide to Improve Edifice.


 Pratt City, October 16-(Special) )-At A meeting Of the congregation of St. Gather ines church it was decided to build some additions to the church amounting to something like $500. It is understood that the work on the proposed improvements will be begun at an early date The seat ing capacity of the church when the work is completed will be 800. This is one of the oldest churches in the district and has membership of 400.
 St. Catherines school has recently had some additions made to it in way of buildings and remodling it's exterior and interior. The school is in a progressive conditions and has a membership of 15O
 The little 13-months-old son of MT. and Mrs. M. c. Self, who died yesterday at Thomas was carried to Mt Pinson to- day for burial in the family cemetery
 Albert Watson has been transferred from the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail- road company's commissary at Maltaban to the commissary of the company at Ensley
 Earl West of Pratt City, who is confined in the Hillman hospital at Birmingham, is reported as being in critical condition. MT. West has been suffering with ty- phoid fever and it is feared that pneu- monia is developing.
 Miss Willie Bobb of Bessemer was the guest of friends in the Smoky City, last night.
 Baptismai services were held at the First Baptist church last night and the church was filled to overhowing. The ordinance of baptism was administered to nine candidates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-17
BESSEMER SHOWS
 MORE PROSPERITY
ONE OF THE BEST SIGNS OF THE GROWTH IS THE WORK BEING DONE BY KREss MANUFACTURE ING co-oTHER NEWS.

Bessemer, October 16.-(Special) )-One of the indexes to the unbounded growth and prosperity that Bessemer is now un- dergoing can be found by examining the records of the business that is being done by the Krebs Manufacturing company of this place. The firm is constantly mak- ing improvements having recently in- stalled some new brick machinery at cost of $2OOO The firm is one of the oldest in the city and has at it's head President W. H. Lewis, one of Bessemer's foremost business men. The products of the plant are building materials of all kinds. It does a yearly business of S150,O0O. The firm owns several saw mills over the district and state. The large wood work ing plant comprises a blaming mill with a capacity of 12,000 feet of dressed lum- Der and 15,00O lineal feet of moulding and various other kinds of wood work. The daily capacity of the brick plant is about 10000 machine brick. M. J. Bolts, the efficient general manager of the company, Is one of the most progressive and enter prising business men in the Birmingham district, and is ever on the lookout for ways in which to increase the capacity and business of the plant.
 The report of the Alabama Car Service association for the month of September shows that Bessemer handled 5492 cars during the month, which is about per cent of all the cars handled in Alabama.
 Mrs. George E. Pickett, the widow of the late Gen. George E. Pickett, the gal lant Confederate commander, will give reading next Monday night at the city hall under the auspices of the Southern Lyceum bureau The proceeds will go to the benefit of needy Confederate veterans of this camp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-17
With the EnsIey Churches.

The Rev. M. G. Cessel of Carloville, was the guest of the Rev. J. J. D. Hall yesterday.
 Miss Gusse Clarkson of Tuscaloosa, was the guest of friends yesterday.
 MT. Well of Huntsville, is visiting MT. and Mrs. Well of this place.
 The Dr. H. w. Provence will preach at both of the Sunday services at the First Baptist church.
 At the First Presbyterian church the pastor. the Rev J. w. Orr will occupy the pulpit at both morning and evening services Sunday.
 The newly called pastor, the Rev. A. L. Smith of the Tuxedo Baptist church, will preach at both services Sunday.
 The subject of the Baptist Young Peo- ple's Union of the Tuxedo Baptist church at their meeting Sunday afternoon will be ''The life of Sampson"
 At the First Methodist church the Rev. G. w. Read will fill the pulpit at both of the Sunday services.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-17
ALEXANDER CITY.
Mad Dog Throws Town In State of
 Wild Excitement.

Alexander City. October 16.-(Special)- This morning about o'clock Alexander City was thrown into a state of excite. ment by the sudden appearance of a vic ious mad dog. The dog was first discov. cred in the private warehouse of Barton & Allen by the fourteen year old son of Da- vid Gordon when he rushed at the boy and bit him in the thigh. The dog then ran out into the streets and sprang on a Newfoundland dog belonging to Dr. J. A. Goggings biting him twice, also biting another dog. At this instance a number or the business men and the police chased the dog quarter of mile and when they approached him he turned and bit Henry smith, dry goods salesman on the hand before he could shoot him.
 Mayor Fuquay had the dogs head imme- diately severed from his body and ex- pressed into Atlanta to the Pasteur In- stitute for analysis. And the two young men accompanied by Dr. Goggings who also carried his fine dog, have taken the evening train to await the proof of this analysis and for treatment at that insti- tute, If the dogs head proves hydrophobic.