The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-23
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE
Incidents and Events at Home and Nearby |
Personal Mention, Etc.

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Personal Mention, Etc.
Snake stories are poisoning.
Binder Irvine at MAYORS. 1913
Will Browning, of Swallow Falls,
spent Saturday and Sunday here.
Money to loan on real estate. Easy
payments. Apply to julius G. Rem
ninger, Oakland, Md. 80 If
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Orr and Mrs.
Perry Stemple spent yesterday in
Cumberland.
An Arie of Eagles was instituted at
Grafton on last Saturday night of
which Mr.. Leo j. Rasche is a char
ter member.
At MAYORS you will find the larg
est as we'll as the best line of vehicles
of all kinds in the county; also line
of Mccormick mowers, rakes and
binders. IL 3
The trustees of Bethel A. NJ. E.
church will hold festival tonight in
MAYORS Hall, the proceeds to be APP
piled to the church debt.
DR.. Somner Stone, of New York
City, will preach in st. Paurs M. E.
church next Sunday morning at 1880
o'clock. The usual evening service
will be held at p. IN.
Mrs. Jesse Bell nee Miss Edith
Browning, and three children, of Ro-
anoke, Va, are here on visit to Mr..
and Mrs. John T. Mitchell on Second
street.
We are now in the midst of the sea-
son known as dog-days but one would
never suspect it if it were not so
scheduled in the almanacs. Roaring
fires in all parts of dwelling houses
are an unusual accompaniment to
dog days.
Maj w. o. Ison, of the Treasury
Department, at Washington, who
spent two or three weeks in Oakland
recuperating his health, returned to
Washington yesterday morning, his
stay here having been cut short by
an order from his chief calling for his
presence at the Capital City.
Thomas Moon and family who
have for a number of years been res
idents of Crellin, have moved to the
farm of Alexander Moon, Esq, near
Deer Park where they will make
their future home. The health of
the latter gentleman is such as to pre-
vent him from exerting himself at
farm labor and consequently the
farm will be operated by Mr.. Thomas
Moon.
Rev. E. Manages, the Lutheran
minister in charge of the Oakland
and Deer Park churches, was Install
ed last Sunday night as pastor of the
Oakland charge by Rev. H. Fl. Flick,
of Manchester, Md, who was ap-
pointed to perform the duty by the
President of the Maryland Synod.
Prior to the installation service Rev.
Mr.. Flick preached strong sermon
to large and appreciative congrega-
ton. He also preached at the morn
ing service.
Mr.. Clarence Fleming, of Fairmont,
brother of Mr.. George W. Fleming,
of Oakland, arrived here from the
above town to visit for a few days.
Shortly after his arrival he developed
symptoms of typhoid fever and is
now a patient at the McComas SAM
tarium where he will remain until
cured. The attack is slight and
hopes are entertained for a speedy
recovery. Mr.. Fleming, up to the
time of his illness, was employed in
the purchasing department of the
Fairmont Coal Company.
When the American farmer rises
early in the morning it is to look over
broad and fertile acres that are his
own. When he goes forth it is to
fields that no human being can law
fully step upon without his consent.
When he gathers and gamers the
harvest he stores up what, in vast
majority of cases, no greedy and rapa-
cious landlord can take from him. 1t
is all his. The proceeds of it are to
clothe and feed him and his family
and educate his children; to be the
support of his old age and the herit-
age of his posterity. Looked at
from every point of view, it is doubt
full if there is another human being
under the heavens who has more
cause for carrying light heart and
contented mind, for regarding the
past with satisfaction and the future
with hope, than the American farmer