The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-05-18

Mr.. and Mrs. William Whorton and
children spent Sunday with friends
at Cumberland.
Mr.. H. A. Kaese, Engle Mills, was
a business visitor to Oakland Monday
and Tuesday.
Rev. Thomas j. Stanton. of Iona
coming, was in Oakland last Friday
visiting his relatives.
Quite a number of Oaklanders were
at Cumberland Saturday where they
attended RiDgling's show which exhib
| tied there that day.
Ex-Countv Treasurer William NJ.
Lohr made final settlement with the
Board of County Commissioners last
night and was released as a public
! official,
Mr.. Gavre Junkins, of Bayard, W.
Va. was visiting his wife, who is
keeping house for her brother-in- law,
Mr.. Chas. j. Newman, last Saturday
and Sunday.
DR.. j. Lee McComas. who spent the
winter in Baltimore, returned to Oak
land Sunday afternoon and his many
friends here We're glad to welcome
him.
Rev. J. b. Workman, pastor of st.
Paul's NJ. E. church. has been ten
dered a vacation of one week which
he will spend with his parents in
Wavne county, West Va.
Sheriff Edward J. Frantz advertises
in this paper today the sale of valu-
bic piece of real estate located in Oak
land. See advertisement for particu-
lars.
Mr. Chas. 7. Sweet, Deputy State
Master, assisted Mr.. J. B. Ager, State
Master of Oranges, in organizing sew
eral oranges in Allegany county last
and this week.
Mrs. James H. Pollock and little
son Edward, of Philadelphia, are
here visiting Mrs. Polocz's parents,
DR.. and Mrs. E. H. Bartlett, having
arrived Saturday evening.
The summer schedule on the Balti
more and Ohio Railroad will go into
effect Sunday next, May "a. Some
important changes in the running of
trains will occur under the new
| schedule
For Rent.-Dundee Hall, a delight
fully located boarding house OIL
twenty-five rooms, completely furn-
ished and in good repair, situated
near the Loeb Lynn Heights Hotel,
Loeb Lynn Heights, Md. The house
when open has always enjoyed a good
patronage. Apply for terms at this
office or address G. w. Cochrane
Queen City Hotel, Cumberland, Nd.
A large force of men have been EN-
ployed the past few days in removing
from the electric light plant the boil
err which has been discarded and re-
building the wall for boiler of greater
capacity which will be utilized to
furnish the requisite power to drive
the additional machinery already in
stalled. The new street lamps will be
put up within the next two weeks
and the current turned on June 1st.
The announcement that Wizard
Burbank has developed new sort of
potato, one that grows on the vine
above ground instead of on the cots
below the surface, is interesting as
showing the possibilities of horticul-
ture and for number of other reas-
Ons. This latest wonder of scientific
research and experiment is declared
to have more the taYer of the fruit
than the taste of the vegetable. al
though some features of the old fash
Toned tuber are said to be concealed
within itscreamy Wilderness Whether
it will replace the potato of present
day commerce can only be determin-
ed after it has formally been present
ed to the public as marketable pro-
duct at a reasonable cost, but there is
no assurance that the potato crop of
this year will suffer because of its ap-
pearance in California. The an
nouncement of Mr.. Burbank that
more attention is given to the devel-
opment of fruits than to bringing out
tubers prompts the belief that he
looks upon his latest discovery as an
important addition to fruits. Where
he will stop cannot now be foreseen,
but it is only reasonable to believe
that if he is given time to harmonic
his theory with actual practice the
orchard of the future may, be beauti-
fled by the presence of the carrot and
turnip tree,