The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-10-25

kSRev. +. Manages, pastor of St Mark S
Ev. Lutheran church, returned to Oak
land Tuesday morning from the meet
ing of the Maryland Synod of his church
which was held at Waynesburg, Pa,
last week. The sessions of the Synod
were attended by about one hundred
ministers. The reports of the several
congregations showed a growth of con-
siderable proportions in church mem
bership, finances fer foreign and home
missions and other branches of church
work.
Samuel Loechel, Elijah Livengocd
and other interested persons have de-
cided to build a new iron bridge across
the Casselman river, near Mr.. Loech-
els home, to take the place of the old
wooden bridge now spanning the river
at that point. The bridge is on pri-
vate road, near the Pennsylvania and
Maryland line, but wholly On the Mary
land side. 1t must be built by private
subscriptions, and the Standard Oil
Company has contributed $500 for its
share towards new bridge The
bridge is near the company's pipe line,
hence great convenience to the COM
pany at times, Salisbury Star.
One distillery company in Kentucky
turns out every seven days ], POS barrels
of sweet mash whiskey. The output
for year would be 60, 500 barrels. The
cost Of all Of this to the manufacturer
may be fairly estimated at $50, 900 and
they received from the wholesalers a
profit Of from 81 to s. per barrel The
government comes in for nice little
rake off, but the fellow who has to pay
it all, including transportation charges,
government and local license fees,
salary Of barkeeper, and rent Of build
ing is the man before the bar, and for
81, 400 barrels Of booze he lets 20 Of S2l.
ISL ,G7S and then goes home and beats
his wife because supper isn't ready.
Keep it out of the paper is the cry
which the local newspaper publisher
daily hears. To oblige often costs cen
siderable, though -he party who makes
the request thinks the granting scarcely
worth saying thank you" for. A
newspaper is peculiar thing in the
pubhc's eye. The news gatherer is
stormed at because he gets hold Of one
item and is abused because he does not
get another. Young men and often
young women, as well as older persons,
perform acts which become legitimate
items for publication and then rush to
the newspaper Office and bee. the editor
not to notice their escapades. The next
day they condemn the same paper for
not having published another party
doing the same thing they were guilty
Of, forgetting apparently their late
visit to the printing office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Hoye. of the
Philippines, who We're guests of rela-
tiyes in the county for the major portion
Of the summer, left Oakland last Tues
day for their home in the Far East, go
ing from here to Washington, D. c.,
where they will take a train today
over the Southern Railway for New
Orleans, and in that city transferring
to the lines Of the Southern Pacific.
Arriving at Los Angeles, Cal, they will
remain there a month as the guests of
Mrs. Hoye's brothers. They will take
their departure from the port Of San
Francisco, sailing in one Of the Govern
nents transports, expecting to arrive in
Manila about the holidays. Mr.. Hoye
has promised this paper an occasional
etter for publication. His contributions
are always readable and contain many
Incidents.