The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-02-21

The day of union church work is an
preaching slowly but surely. The Cum
berland and regular Presbyterian
churches have gotten together on COM
mon ground and there is fair prospects
for the two Methodists churches coming
together. A move is on foot to unite
the Baptist and Christian churches. 1t
begins to look favorable for the realiza-
ton of long drawn out dream.
Mr.. Julius K. Monroe, of Kingwood.
came over to Oakland last night with the
intention of going out along the Mary
land-West Virginia boundary to make
some locations of some property grants,
but the storm which came up this morn
ing forced him to abandon the contem-
plated trip.
N. Murphy, Esq, chief of police of
Grantsville, was in Oakland Monday on
business when he called to see THE RE-
PUBLICAN. Mr.. Murphy's official du-
ties as a conservator of the peace in the
city along the National Road are so
strenuous than he seldom gets a chance
to visit other towns of the county, Mon
day being the first and only time that
he ever came in contact with Oakland
and her citizens. He thinks well of us
and our town and promised to be more
! frequent in his visits hereafter.
A small Kansas boy was once called
In to view his new born baby brother.
He looked it over with dissatisfaction.
and finally asked: Mamma, where
did this thing come FROM" "An angel
brought it Jimmie =" ''Wuz you awake
when he Gamer" Certainly Jimmie. -
well, then, mamma, all that have
got to say, is that you are dead easy.
I'd like to see any old angel put off such
looking thing on me. But l reckon
we are stuck unless kin work Johnny
Green to trade it sight-unseen for one
Of his spotted pups.
Mr.. Ephraim W. Kelso, who made
tour of the southwest, visiting his son
at Las Cruces, New Mexico, and also
going over into old Mexico, returned
to Oakland last Thursday even
ing, very much gratified with the coun-
try through which he travelled. Mr..
Kelso brought home with him number
of curios which he gathered up during
his travels. His letters descriptive of
his journey were extremely interesting
to our readers, and gave them an in
sight into the great possibilities of Tex
! as and the Southwest generally.
Observation-Disclosures as to address
OF Thomas H. Frost or widow or heirs
If dead. He was born in Allegany coun-
ty, Md, about 1899, and served in Co.
A, First w. Va. Cav, in the Civil War.
About 1873 he lived in Colorado. Small
recovery can probably be made. Ad-
dress Harvey Spalding & Sons, Wash
ington, D. C.
Elsewhere in this paper today is pub
lished the prospectus of the Yough
River Oil and and Gas Company of Gar
rett county, which was recently incor-
porated under the laws of the State of
Maryland for the purpose of boring for
oil and gas near Oakland The com
pany, as set forth in the prospectus, has
under lease large body of land lying
adjacent to Oakland, upon which opera
tons will soon begin. The company
has some of the best citizens of the
county interested in it, while outside
capitals also interested to some extent,
1t is the purpose of the corporation to
begin boring just as soon as possible,
the point at which the first we'll is to
be located having already been selected.
If either oil or gas is fonnd, no matter
in how small quantities, business will
take on boom in this part of the coun-
ty that will be surprise to all of us,
and everybody will participate.