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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-10-03
DRILLING At THE HARMED
FARM RESUMED FRIDAY
Well Being Put Down by the Yough
River Oil and Gas Company To Be
BORED TO A DEPTH OF 1000 FEET
Delay in Receiving New Cable from
the Manufacturers Has Retarded
The Work. but 1t Will Now Be
Pushed AS Fast AS Possible.

Boring in the well on the Harmed
farm, five miles west of Oakland, in
which the Yough River Oil and Gas
Company, composed of many local bust
ness, and professional men, hope to dis
cover oil or gas in paying quantities,
was resumed on last Friday noon after
an indleness of several weeks owing
the delay in the manufacturers shipping
the new steel cable which was made
necessary after the 5000 foot depth had
been reached by the original cable made
of hemp.
The new cable arrived on Wednesday
of last week and the following day it
was hauled to the well and placed on
reel. 1t weighs more than a ton, is
four thousand feet long and seven-eights
of an inch in thickness.
The contractor informs The RepubH-
can that hefoUnd the we'll practically
clear of instructions, aside from about
thirty feet of mud which has accumulat
ed, and that he hopes to be able to CON-
plete the well before cold weather.
The directors and stockholders in the
company are very much encouraged
over the prospect Of finding oil or gas,
every indication pointing to the fact
that the well is whiting the bearing
field.
Should the hopes of the projectors of
the enterprise befulflled this immediate
section of Garrett county would be ben
Gifted to the extent of many thous-
ands of dollars, I'D as nearly every one
in the community is more or less
financially interested in the well all
would reap the benefit directly
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mansion with the necessary outbuild-
ings. This was once a gay place, one
Of the most prominent points on the old
national road, between Cumberland and
Brownsville. Had its postoffice-the
third in the county, a store, hotel.
shops, many buildings, really village.
But when the old pike became donation
allied, to use new term. by the flank
ing railroads, north and south of it, the
life of the property as a hotel was end
ed; this was in the early eighteen
fifties. Since then it has been mostly
private property. 1t is now greatly
appreciated and enjoyed by the respect
d CW1ers.
OLD ACQUAINTANCE.
Little Meadows, Sept II, 1907.
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Ticket of Unusual Strength
Was Nominated Tuesday.
Work of the Republican Nominating ConUen-
Oention Should Commend Itself to
Voters of All Parties.

This the ticket nominated by the Republican convention
Tuesday of this week.
States Attorney Mr.. Julius C. Rennirger of Oakland
Sheriff, Mr.. Austin Brown, of Oakland.
Members of the House Of Delegates Mr. Jacob Myers
of Fendsvie and Mr. Lawrence F. Green of Grantsvllle
County Commissioner, Mr. Ohio Fike, Of Avilton
Clerk to the County Commissioners Mr. Albert G. Ross of
Oakland.
County Treasurer Mr. VIM. E. Hoinger of Friendsville
Judges of the Orphans Court Mr.. John L. Ftzwater of
Swanton, Mr.. Henry Kamp, Jr., of Accident and Mr. J.
Thomas Moon, of Deer Park
Register of Wills, Mr. Edwin Friend of Mountain Lake
Park.
County Surveyor, Mr. James A. Sncell of Oakland
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THE COUNTY HARVEST
AND ITS GREAT CROPS
A Most Wonderful Crop Of Hay The
Present Year.
THE HISTORIC LITTLE MEADOWS
Old Stone Tlansion Over One Hundred
Years Old-Old Houses Good. An
Interesting Story of Great County
To the Editor of The REPUBLICAN:

To the Editor of The REPUBLICAN:
The harvest season in Garrett county
is now about over 1t can be safely
said crops of all kinds are good, certain
ly an average, especially the hay and
oats, The hay is now mostly put away
in a safe condition and the oats will
soon be ready for the machine. The
largest hay crop producer in our two
upper counties is D. F. Kuykendal, of
Cumberland, upon his magnificent farm
at the Little Meadows, of over 1905
acres. much of which is meadow lands.
His product this season is about IT'S tons
of fine hay for which there will be a
ready market at high prices. He does
not much engage in grain production,
tho his many cultivated acres are ca
pable Of such products.
He is now about to erect a silo.
This is new method of manufacturing
provender for horses, calves and cattle.
The method is to erect a tall, narrow
building and fill it at the proper time
with unripe corn, cut up in short bits
and stored away, and in the winter sea
son to be fed mostly to cattle. They
relish it and do well upon eating it. 1t
is also good food for horses. This will
certainly be a great addition to the
proyender crop, as most of the corn
stalks were waste. 1t is said quite a
number of farmers between Grantsville
and Salisbury have started in this bust
ness.
Mr.. Ralph Engle was the first at the
enterprise on the Maryland side.
Now, word or two about the ms
toric Little Meadows. 1t received its
name from Washington himself in his
fT~rst journey across the Alleghenies. 1t
an estate of about 1900 acres and
has belonged to Mr.. Kuykendall and
wife for about Is years. 1t has always
been charming summer resort fol the
owners and their friends. But this sea-
son they have not much used it. The
property itself is in fine condition and
repair in every way. The old stone
mansion of nearly century in age is
as solid as when erected in good old
honest times, with but slight changes.
but number of modern appendages
are to be seen. There is one fact palp-
able to the eyes of old acquaintance.
Sixty years or more ago there were not
less than ten inhabited dwellings, on this
large estate, but for many years not
one of them are visible. Only the old
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-10-03
S ATE EXHIBIT AT JAMESTOWN.
Senator Brown Tells of Garrett County
apples ami Vegetables Thsre.

To the Editor of the Republican:
Having just returned from James
town, where l went to take part in the
exercises CT the Summer Nee. ng of
the Maryland State Horticultural So
ciety, have thought that a short de-
scription of our State Exhibit might be
of interest to your readers.
The Maryland Exhibit, of f. Jts and
vegetables has been one of the best,
and has attracted much attention. 1t
has not been as large in quantity, at
any one time, as some of the others,
but it has been varied from time to time
and the exhibits have been first class.
The space occupied is very tastefully
arranged: within the railing are six
large tables in front, and occupying
one of the most prominent places was
the fine exhibit of Ga -etS county
cauliflowers, sent by The H. Weber &
Sons Company, which are admired by
everybody.
Upon other bles We're many varie-
ties of apples, peaches, plums and
grapes.
In the line of vegetables. several
dozen large matermelons were conspicu-
Gus, as also potatoes of large and even
size.
The canning industry, which is so
large in the State, was represented by
pyramid of cans containing the various
products of the canneries.
Upon the wall are hung pictures Of
scenes in Maryland, both of the noun
tains and on the bay, and the whole eff
feet is most attractive and does credit
to our State
Immediately alter the Maryland
meeting, the National Horticultural
Society was in session and it made a
special exhibition of fruit, much of
which was of extra fine quality and was
much admired.
AS whole the Exposition is well
worth a visit, and the bay, the battle
ships and Fortress Monroe add to the
interest of the visit.
W, MCCULLoH Brown.
Miss Alma Scherr, of Egloa, aua her
brother DR.. Arnold Scherr, were isl
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That the candidates for the House of
Delegates nominated here today are
| hereby pledged to see 20 it that no
change be made in the existing law
which would curtail the right or pro-
hlblt any one from writing deeds or
| mortgages.
| Delegates nominated by this convention
are pledged to use their best endeavors
| to give the people of our county a legal
lied primary election law.
That the land lying in the disputed
territory IN Election Districts Numbers
| -Four, Nine and Eleven, comprising over
thirty-eight hundred acres should be
assessed on the tax books of Garrett
cor1ty and that the people of our
county insist upon the County Commits
Sloners carrying our claims to the
! higher courts, as the land belongs to
Garrett county in all justice, equity and
fairness.
An additional resolution providing for
the filling of vacancies on the ticket,
should any occur, by the members of
the County Committee, was also adopt
ed.
The ticket as whole is splendid
one. Every man named thereon is con-
scientious, sincere and will be true to
the trust imposed in him by the repre-
sentatives of the people.
Mr.. Renninger, nominee for State S
Attorney, has been practicing at the
Garrett county bar for upward of four
teen years. He has made a success Of
his profession and Will make an excer-
tionally strong candidate and an eff
icent officer
Mr.. Brown, for Sheriff, is no stranger
to the Office. He served one tenn as
such, being succeeded by Mr. Edward
j. Frantz four years ago. His record
as an officer compares very favorably
with his predecessors. He is well
known in every section Of the county.
At present he is engaged in a lumber
ing enterprise near Lonaconing, but has
his residence in Oakland.
Mr.. Myers and Mr. Green, for the
House of Delegates, are both aggressive
Republicans of ability. At present Mr..
Myers is engaged in farming near
Friendsville; he served several years as
public official in the capacity of Clerk
to the County Commissioners and gave
excellent satisfaction. His colleague
on the tickat, Mr. Green is a resident
of District No. 8 He is engaged in
teaching the Compton school, having
followed this profession for several
years. He is an excellent conversa-
tionlist ard an able speaker, vel. edu-
Gated, genial and resourcefuI
Mr., Fike, for County Commissioner.
is farmer; business man Of more
than ordinary executive ability who will
bring with him to the office for which
he has been nominated excellent iudg-
ment in matters OF public conceia.
Mr.. Ross, the present efficient Clerk
to the Board Of County Commissioners,
was nominated for the position which
he now holds His nomination by the
convention for the Office TO which he
was appointed by the Commissioners, is
his best recommendation He has been
faithful, painstaking and oblging.
Mr. Hollinger, Of Fricndsville, fo.
Continued on P2ge Eight
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The members of the convention from
the various districts in the county be-
gun to arrive in Oakland on Monday
MOI ming and with each succeeding hour
their number was added to until the
hour set for the assembling of the
representatives Of the people in conven-
ton at the court house at noon on
Tuesday, every district of the fourteen
subdivisions of the county had full
representations present
A caucus Of the members Of tine con-
vention was scheduled to be held at ten
O'Clock, bat at that hour less thoq half
dozen delegations went to the court
house where the convention was held,
the balance remaining on the streets
assembled in groups of from three to a
dozen, making propositions to other
delegations for d trade Of votes for
heir various favorites who were seek
ing TO be placed on the ticket AS a
result of this seeming unwillingness on
the part Of majority of the delegates
to enter the caucus the hour of meeting
for this purpose was postponed until
II. 80 O. clock, when all assembled in the
court room where matters soon adjust
ed themselves with the result that the
ticket above was agreed upon.
The convention was called to order by
Mr.. A. F. George, one of the members
of the County Central Committee. Mr..
n. u. Bond was unanimously chosen as
its chairman and Mr. Patrick E. Finzel
was elected secretary.
The committee on credentials, COM
posed Of one member from each of the
fourteen districts, certified to the con-
vention that the following named per-
sons were entitled to seats in the con-
vention
District No. l, Herman Steiding, A.
F. George, John L. Fitzwater, Jacob
Condron and John Smith.
Distl ct No 2, J. B. Thomas, B. f.
Friend, George D. Browning, w T.
Hollinger and N. R. Selby.
District No. 3, Lawrence F. Green,
Ralph Engle, c. H. Younkin, C. c.
burst and II. H. Baker.
District No. 4, Grant II shberger.
H. M. Kemp, Stephen c. Ashby, James
Harris N. U. Bond.
District No. 5, j. a. Beeghly, II. j.
Speicher, d. O. Dewitt, Silas Teats,
Jonas Platter
District No. 6, Jonas Glotfelty, Mar
shall Frankhouser, w. A. Smith, S. G.
Savage, J. Alvin Friend
District No 7, c. j. Rathbun, James
A. Hayden, w. S. Friend, W. O. Cleve-
land, r. X Maroney.
District No. 8, Burt Wilson, C. o.
Rogers, E. C. Harvey, c. E. Hileary,
Scott Harvey
District No. 8, p. f. Finzel. T. II.
Layman, Henry Blocher, Albert Bolden,
F. A. Werner.
District No. 10, E. w. Kelso, F. l..
Warwick, George Fitzwater. Charles A.
Ashby, John Uphold
District No. II, Ohio S. Fike, John
Merrill, Jonas Wampler, Jacob Strick-
land, w. S. Jackson.
District No. IL, Henry Bethel, F. M.
Bittinger, Dennis Deiterick, G. w.
Engle, Jonas Bittinger.
District No. 10, A. c. Smith, Daniel
Wilson, J. f. Chappell, H. L. Price, l..
c. Bray.
District No. ID, Henry X. Friend,
Samuel Lawton, Edward j. Frantz,
George Geissman and Austin Brown.
There was no contest from any of the
districts.
The committee on resolutions, which
was also composed of one member from
each district, reported the following
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-10-03
Indian hCund Discovered.

Mr.. James Yantz and Henry Finzel
discov q. 4 a well built mound on the
summit of Savage Mountain above
Frostburg near the camping grounds of
the Allewegi Indians, and it is the
opinion of people that it is the tomb of
part Of the tribe of Indians, because the
oldest inhabitant cannot recall when
there was a mound built on Savage
mountain. The mound contains a stone
engraved with INDIAN symbols.
Messrs. D. L. Offutt and Gilmor S.
Hamili left Oakland Tuesday for a
fortnight's visit to the jamestown Elk
position
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Miss Alma Scherr, of Eglon, aud her
brother DR.. Arnold Scherr, were isl
tors IN Oakland day or two las. week.
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is beginning to arrive. The
Ladies are especially invited to
call and inspect our stock of
Wraps before making purchases.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-10-03

WANTED-At Dixon & Kelso's
warehouse 1000 Secondhand
Burlap Bags, for either cash or
trade.
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will be the place to get the young
sters shod before starting them
to school.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-10-24
YOUNG men
Arrested and Jailed on Charge Of
Breaking Into and Robblng
Northview store.

NJ. w. Meetings. store in North
view was broken into and robbed
Monday night and Tuesday afternoon
Constable ]. Worthy shrader and
Special Constable London White ar
rested Robert Hurst, Charles Hurst
and Harvey Wolfe, all young men.
on warrants charging them with tho
burglary and placed them in tho
county Jail to await hearings before
Magistrate Gordon.
A quantity Of cigars, tobacco and
cigarettes was among the articles
stolen from the store and when the
constables placed his prisoners In
jail they found several of the same
kind of cigars in their pockets.
The store was entered by breaking
a panel of door enabling the noe
turnal visitors to reach inside and
turn the key in the lock. NJ. w.
Mcclung swore out the warrants
against the young men.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-10-24
LIQUOR CASE
As to Collect on Delivery Is Decided
BY the Supreme Court
OF the State.

|. CHARLESTON, Oct. 19--With
the c. .. D. laws of West Virginia
in controversy Judge Poffenbarger,
OF tn esupreme court, yesterday dis
sented from the opinion Of the civ
cult court of Lincoln county, in the
case, of the State VS.. Johnson. the
defendant being OF Hamlin. Store.
d Cincinnati Hayes dealer. sent a
70. o. d. package by express to. John
son, who did not have enough money
and took Midkiff and Adams into
partnership to get the whiskey.
The supreme court held that
Johnson,s action did not constitute
a sale, believing the parties to the
contract of sale In the first place
were Stone and johnson, and that
there was a subsequent sale by John
son to Midkitf and Adams, not mere
ly one sale by Stone TO Johnson. Mid
kiff and Adams.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-10-24
WALLACE
News Items OF Interest From the
Hustiing Little Town Out
the Short lime.

WALLACE. Oct. 22.-claud c.
Cavalier has returned home after
several months stay at Effingham,
ILL.,, where he was attending a
school OF art.
Harry w. Afford has sold his resi-
dence property to j. E. Evans and
will move to his former home in
Tairmont in the near future.
]. Blain Moore made call at his
brothers on Big Elk Sunday. There
may have been some other attradion.
T. F. Lambert. rural letter car
rier No. 2. Is taking his annual va
cation. Substitute David A. Flana-
gan is very successfully serving his
route.
r. R. Phillips sold his property
near the pipe line ONCE to ]. D.
Maloney and is moving into the
property lately purchased from John
E. Ritter. near the Wallace Touring
mini.
Daniel r. Copenhaver. OF Margare;
passed through town yesterday
morning enrout to smithheld on
a business trip.
Mrs. Amelia Robinson. aaccom-
apnied by Miss Daisy Baker, has
gone to parkersturg to spend the
week with Clinton D. Robinson and
family.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-10-24
REV. NJ, DANIEL
GETS a GALL
To the Virginia Avenue Baptist
Church Pastorate in tho
City of Charleston.

The Rev. Robert B. Mcdaniel, pas
tor OF the First Baptist church here,
has received a call to the passionate
of the Virginia Avenue Baptist
Church OF Charleston. where he
preached the last two Sundays. and
he is holding the call under consid-
|eration. The call was unanimous
there not being a dissenting voice OF
vote.
The church is-dn the west side and
is in the midst OF Charleston's most
rapid development, and is the young
err of the two churches there. Ire
mendous progress has been made by
it the last five years and at the same
rate the next five 1t will be at the
top OF the list of charleston's
churches. The church offers Mr..
Mcdaniel more salary than paid its
last pastor, the Rev. G. E. Griffin.
The Rev. Mr.. Mcdaniel is just
closing the eighth year of his pastor
ate here. During that time over
400 members have been received, n
church debt of $500 paid of. a
handsome parsonage built, and also
three mission chapels erected. Be
sides. church Improvements TO the
cost of $4,000 have been made.
1t Is the desire OF several of the
leading ministers OF the denomina-
tion that Mr. Mcdaniel remain in the
State, and, this will doubtless be TAX
en- into consideration in his action
as to what he will do in reference 10
the call.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-10-24
WEDDING
OF Popular Couple Is solemnized ii,
Home OF the Rev. Mr..
Conaway.

sHINNsToN. Oct. 21-Mr. VIII
liam o. Bryan, OF Pittsburg, and
Miss Pearle Dolan, of this place
were married Sunday night al 1880
o'clock at the home OF the ofiiciat-
ing minister, the Rev. Mr.. conaway.
of West shinnston. The bride is a
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. l..
Dolan. Those who Witnessed the
ceremony were Mr.. and Mrs. James
Knox. Misses Villa and Pearle
Lowe and Beatrice Jarrett. They
left Monday morning for Pittsburg,
amid showers Of rice, where they
expect to make their future home.
Their many friends Join in wishing
them continued happiness.
W. j. s. Harmer and son, Edgar,
leave tonight for Jamestown and
other points. They WIFI visit rela-
tives In the valley of Virginia before
returning home.
Mrs. Lena Wilkinson, of Indian
Territory, is here the guest of her
mother, Mrs. James Riffee.
Miss Clara Moore, of Huntington,
who was called to her home at Peoria
on sccount Of the serious illness OF
her father. John Moore, rs visiting
friends in town.
cavnonrr Iown ,n,, SON, Tnhn ,nd
Merland, attended the funeral Of
James Martin, at Bridgeport satur-
day.
Miss Ruby Hayes, OF Monongah,
spent Saturday and Sunday with
friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Mccord. of
Meadowbrook. were the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs Emory strickier sun
day.
MIR. and Mrs. Carl Frum and son.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-10-24
nor STEALING a RAZOR.

chauncey Jenkins. colored, is a
prisoner in the county Jail awaiting
hearing before Magistrate Gordon
on the charge Of stealing q razor,
valued at $3.50. from DR.. v. A. Sell
by. He was arrested Tuesday morn
ing by Constable Kidd on a warrant
that had been sworn out by the doc
tor.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-10-24

D. X. Reed has been in Keyser to
attend to business matters.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-10-24
BAG, JUG ANO IRAINI
Proved Too Much for Steve vargo
at Passenger Station and He
He is Taken to Jail.

Steve vargo, foreigner OF Fair
mont, jag, Jug of whiskey and a
railroad train formed a combination
at the Baltimore and Ohio passen-
ger stataion Monday evening that
got him In Jail. It seems that
Steve tried to get aboard the train
with Jug. jag and all. but some
important thing would slip at the
psychological moment and Steve had
a sorry time Of It. Finally he got
mad at the train. the railroad COM
pany and that section of the country
and he began to express his anger
In a rather forcible manner. At
that time B. & o Policeman T. L.
Powell came along. gathered Steve
in and took him to jail. Later In
the evening Steve was taken before
Magistrate Gordon and was fined 81
and costs for being drunk and dis
orderly. He paid up and was re-
leased.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-10-24

Nils Ida Young. who visited Mrs.
I. y. Peters over Sunday. has re.
turned TO Salem where she is en-,
Raged In school work. 4.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-10-24

Little Miss Louise. daughter oil
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles N. Kinnaird.
who has been Ill with complication
Of diseases. is improving. her many
friends are glad to learn, and 1t Is
hoped she viii soon be entirely well.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-10-24
EXAMINING RANKS

National Bank Examiner NJ. A.
Kendall is ee.ere examining local ma.
tionat banks. He examined the EN-.
pre- national today and found ii IL
fine I condition.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-10-24
nRorHER-IN-LAw DIES.

Deputy unlied States Court clerk
II. NJ. Patterson hSs gone to Beckles'
to which plaSr Ne was summoned Ne
cause Oh TIE death of his brosSer-in-
lev. Il. C. Mccreary which occurred
there Monday. r. -