The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-23

Attorney Chas. D. Smith, of Par
sons, spent few days in Oakland
last and this week.
At A. D. MAYORS you will find sey-
buggies for sale cheap. 1913
Mrs. D. Y. Morris, of Kingwood,
who spent few days with relatives
in Oakland and at the Park, returned
to her home Tuesday morning.
Mr. Eugene Baumgartner, the AL
der street confectioner and green groc-
cry merchant, was in Baltimore two
or three days on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin L. Mitchell and
little daughter went over to Liston-
burg, Pa, Monday where thew will be
the guests of relatives and friends
four or FIVE days.
George w. Legge, Jr., who is an
empioye of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad in the Washington Cd. O.
station, spent Sunday with his par
ents in Oakland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel B. Gatewood
and children, of Kingwood, are
spending this week as the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Morgan Orr in Oak
land.
At the bazaar to be held on Satur-
day, August Sth, for the benefit of
the Deer Park Village Improvement
Society, regular supper will be SER
yed, the menu cards for the same be-
ing printed at this Office.
The Garrett County Telephone
Company bought the Confluence, Ursi-
ma and Addison company and was
last week putting up some new lines
and six new phones; they are going to
have the central in the millinery store
of the Misses Dayis.-Confiuence Corr.
Meyersdale Commercial.
On Saturday afternoon and night
of this week at Grafton, w. Va, will
be held the third of a series of old
time fiddlers' contests under the au-
spices of Messrs. T. A. Kimmell and
J. w. Whorton. Great preparations
have been made for the occasion and
it will no doubt outrival both the
former contests held here and at
Terra Alta.
Since chestnuts were first discover
ed it is doubtful whether the signs
for an abundant crop were eyer SO
great as at the present time. Every
tree in every direction, on every hill
and in every valley, is loaded to the
brim with richest blossoms, and sure
ly the outlook for great yield of the
fruit, as well as big crop of Sunday
accidents later on, was never more
promising.
Farmers are alarmed about the safe
ty of the potato crop; especially in low
lying sections it is feared that the wet
weather will ruin the prospects of a
good crop. The long continued rains,
it is feared, will start second growth.
In other words, the potatoes after
they are formed will rot in the ground
and new tops will spring up from the
seed germs. In many places early po-
tatoes are being dug to save them
from the bad weather conditions.
On the hilly fields many potatoes
have been washed out or exposed to
the sun. Corn fields are also badly
washed.
The hens of the United States
alone during the year 1902 deposited
in and around the barns and chicken
houses 16,OOO,O 100000 eggs, always tax.
ing care to announce each separate
deposit with triumphant cackle, tc
the end that the same might be re-
corded. These white pellets brought
in the markets fully $150,0O0,000, ar
amount which, combined with the
worth of the poultry $3.50, 900, OOO il
nearly double the value of all the
precious metals yielded up by the
bosom of old Mother Earth during
the period named and six times
greater than all the wool fieeced from
the backs of all the sheep in the coun
try for the same year.
The storm which passed over the
eastern portion of this county OF
Sunday, the 18th inst, did inestim
able damage to the roads and bridges
in that section. In many places tn,
roads are practically impossible, gul
lies five or six feet deep having beer
washed in the middle of the high
ways and many small bridges carried
bodily away. 1t will require the ex
penditure of several thousand dollar
to repair the roadwavs and place
them in the same condition they wer
before the storm. 1t is understood
that delegation of citizens fromsth
damaged district will appear her
shortly and ask aid at the hands o
the Board of County Commissioners
An arrangement has been entere'
into between the Baltimore and Obi
Railroad Company and the CumbeI
Land on1 DanpcuIuonia Ra ilroa6 Com