The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-12-14
ORPHANS COURT PROCEEDINGS.
administrators and Executors AD-
pointed Accounts Filed, Etc.

Administrators and Executors Ap-
pointed Accounts Filed, Etc.
The Orphans Court was in session
here Tuesday with Judge Wilson.
McMillen and Felix on the bench and
Register Friend in attendance. when
the following business was trans
acted:
Letters testameutary were granted
William A. J. and Charles b. Broad
water, executors of the last will and
testament of William W. Broadwater.
Letters of Administration were
granted J. S. Myers upon the person
al estate OF jeremiah Casteel, lately
deceased. and also to William Weber
upon the personal estate of the late
Miss Eliza B. Swan.
The last will and testament of Will
liam A. Robson was filed and pro-
Dated and Olin D. Robson was con
tirmed by the court as the executor
of the will.
Hulda Lower was appointed guar
dian of +. 0. and Mary a. Wonderly.
Accounts filed and passed were:
First account of Ralph Engle, execu-
tor of Frank H. Custer; first account
of George H. Walter, executor of Eliza
Jane Fawcett; first and final account
of Lincoln Calls and John p. Spiker,
executors of Joseph A. Spiker; fourth
and final account of Alexander Lower.
guardian of Z. O. and Mary A. Won
derl.
Noah Broadwater. as executor of
the estate of the late James S. Broad
water, filed an inventory of the per-
sonal estate of the decendent, amount
ing to $25, 500, the same being made
up of money in bank, notes, mortga-
ges, etc.
Mr.. Austin Brown, who visited his
mother at Frieudsville several days
recently, returned to Oakland yester-
day evening.
6. H. Pritchard will open a photo
graph gallery in the opera house,
Second street, on Dec 18th. The
patronage of The public is solicited.
In this paper today and also by
posters printed at this Office County
Treasurer E. A. Weimer gives notice
to delinquent tax payers to pay ar
rears or the same will be collected in
accordance with the provisions of the
law.
Mr.. Fred. Kemp, of Friendsville,
one of the editors warm friends, was
a pleasant callars at our Office yester-
day afternoon, having come up to
Oakland from his home to close up u
real estate transaction.
This Office is in receipt of a very
handsome calendar from the First
National Bank at Friendsville, the
illustration depicting the leaye-tak-
ing Of Washington from the Generals
in the Revolutionary army.
Mr.. W. NJ. Shank, of near Blaine.
was in Oakland this morning on his
way to visit his father, Frank Shank,
who is lying dangerously i'll at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. J. NJ.
burst, of near McHenry.
Last Friday evening a wreck occur
red on the Salisbury branch of the b.
u o., in Lloyd Beachy's meadow, near
the West Salisbury and Grantsville
highway. Two cars of lumber load
ed by Jennings Bros. were derailed.
and while the lumber was much scat
tered about, the damage was very
slight to both cars and contents, and
no person was hurt. The wreck was
caused by a broked wheel. Sails
bury Star.
The new and improved form of
money orders adopted by the govern
ment will be issued by the postofIices
of the country beginning December
18th. This fills long felt want of
the postal department and viii! check
all further raising or forging of money
orders by dishonest people. Special
interest is attached to the new form,
and that is in the fact that it cannot
be raised more than $499, and that
would be difficult matter for even
the most expect forger to perform.
A story is told of a school teacher
who was trying to give her pupils a
definite idea of a volcano. With red
chalk she drew on the blackboard
fiery flames issuing from mountain
top. When the drawing was done,
she turned to the class before her,and
said, Can any of you tell me what
that looks like" One boy Immediate
ly held up his hand, and the teacher
said, We'll Joey, you may tell us"
at looks like hell, ma'am," replied
Joey, with startling promptness.