The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-06-02

ter months where her son and daugh-
ter are taking a course at the Univer-
sitg, and who visited her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. f. D. Kepner in Oakland
recently, returned TO Morgantown
Saturday last.
Messrs. C. W. Friend. Jacob S.
Meyers and David H. Friend, accom-
panied by Mrs. Alfred Kelly. all of
near Friendsville, came up to Oak
land Monday where on Tuesday they
probated the will of the late Alfred
Kelly notice of whose death is pub
lished elsewhere in these columns to-
day.
Misses Alice and Emma DeBerry,
who spent several months at South
ern Pines, \. c., for the benefit of
their health, where they were accom-
panied by their sister, Miss Annie,
returned to Oakland last Saturday
evening. The sojourn of the ladies
in the south benefited them to some
extent.
a member of the Sphinx Club tan
advertisers society," says that mo
experienced advertiser hopes to reach
everybody" There is no doubt that
he can reach the largest possible num-
Der through the newspapers. When
he has impressed these as thoroughly
as possible, what remains is hardly
wortl. worrying about.
DIR. j. Lee McComas, who spent the
winter with relatives IN Baltimore,
returned to Oakland Monday after
noon and is residing with his son DR..
Henry McComas on Second street.
The elder doctor has almost entirely
recovered from the injury he sustain
ed a year or two ago by falling from
his porch and breaking his hip.
Raymond Mason of Albright, finish
ed painting the residence of Editor
j. S. Brown last week, which adds
greatly TO the appearance of his
handsome home. Mr.. Mason is a
splendid artist and understands his
work thoroughly. He now has sever
al contracts in Tunnelton and will
spend large part of the spring and
summer months there.-Terra Alta
Republican.
The council OF Kingwood has voted
for license and it is stated that the
county court will grant it. This az
ton is said to have come about
through the existance of seven speak
easies in the town. The county court
is said to have promised to do what
the town wants them to do. We yen
ture the assertion that the town is
not in favor of license if it comes to
a vote of the people.
This office is in receipt of an invita-
ton to attend the commencement eX-
ercises of Charlotte Hall School to be
held June 9Th to 9th, of which insti-
tuition Edward Z. Sollars, Jr, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward E. Sollars, of
near Oakland, will be one of the grad
yates. Mr.. Sollars stands well up in
his class and his record for deport-
meut and general application has not
been surpassed in the school for many
years.
Lime is one of the best known and
the cheapest of all disinfectants.
People who use plenty of lime about
their premises have little sickness.
This goes to show that the use of
lime is preventative Of disease.
You can buy whole barrel for a
months, supplying every need in the
way of disinfecting and making
healthy spots about your premises
which might otherwise breed disease.
The Ladies Guild of st. Matthew's
P. E. church propose holding mar
ket for the sale of all kinds of bread,
cakes, rolls, candies, pies, etc; in fact
all kinds of good home made articles
that busy house keepers would like
to order for Sunday, at a reasonable
cost. The first market will be open
on Saturday next from until ]
o'clock at the store of Mrs. G. b.
Cropp. The ladies of Oakland are
cordially invited to call at the market
and laava thair orderS
The first act of the German Baptist
Brethren at their iannual meeting,
which convened at Carthage, Mo-, on
Monday, is said to have been the adop
ton of a resolution declaring the
name of the denomination to be Ger
man Baptist, not Dunkard orTunker
The latter designation was formerly
common, but for years past has rarely
been used in this section of the coun.
try. The original church name, and
one not infrequently still used, was
Brethren. The Century Cyclopedia
and Dictionary says this is the proper
name, and states that the founders
of the church in this country were
| driven from Germany by persecution