The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-05-16


has for a number of years past been one
of Garrett county's most successful
public school teachers, left here Mon
day afternoon for Parkersburg, West
Va, where she has become a student in
a commercial college located in that
city.
Mr.. A. F. George, of Swanton, after
brief visit to his family, passed thro
Oakland Monday afternoon en- route to
Indiana in which State he is now engag-
ed locating rural delivery routes, Mr..
George being in the employ of the De-
partment at Washington in the capacity
as special agent.
Mr.. RoysH. hamill, superintendent of
the Upper Potomac Coal Company at
UpperiPotomac, West Va, spent Tues
day evening in Oakland, when the men,
bers of the local Masonic lodge conferr-
ed upon him the Sublime Degree of
Master Mason. Mr.. Hamill returned to
Upper Potomac yesterday morning.
Anew swindle is abroad in Missouri,
according to the papers. The swindler
sells barbed wire fencing stretcher
machines. He leaves the machine and
forty rods of good fence for trial. re-
curing the farmer to sign for the re-
turn of the stretcher. The farmer
signs for SO, which turns out to be $500.
Erry and make a live, enterprising
place out of your home town, and when
working.foriits institutions or speaking
well.of the town and country remember
you are accomplishing all the more for
yourself. Don't be foolish enough to
idle away valuable time predicting fail
ures and thereby decrease the value of
your. property.
Mr.. Thos. II. Kimmell returned this
morning from Alexander, W. Va. where
he visited his father, Mr.. Christian
kimmell, the father Of the late ?. f.
kimmell of this city. The aged gentle
man is at present quite i'll with infirmi-
ties peculiar to one of his years, and is
belfast the greater portion of the time
Grafton Sentinel.
The Board of County Commissioners
was in session Tuesday and Wednesday
Of this week when matters appertaining
to roads and bridges were given consid-
GRAFTON and District Assessors were ap-
pointed. Another meeting of the Com
missioners will be held on Monday, June
3rd, for the purpose of transacting any
| business that may be brought before
them.
Mrs. Harry j. Frear left Oakland last
night for Factoryville, Pa, where she
will visit relatives short time before
going to Roseburg, Oregon, which city
will be her future place of residence
Mr., sFrear, who will remain in Oakland
week.or more, expects to go to Fac
toryville at the end of that period from
which:point the journey across the con
tinent will begin.
Billy Jones wrote on the blackboard
Billy Jones can hug the girls bette
than any boy in the school" The teach
er seeing it, calling him up. William
did you write that?" she said. Tn
children waited for Billy to come out
when they began to guy him. "Got
lickin', didn't your" ''No, said Bill
Get jawed?" mo. What did sh
do?" they asked, "Shan't tell, " sal
Bill, "but it pays to advertise"
Are we going to be race of stoop
shouldered men? One would naturall
think so to look over almost any larg,
crowd, walk down any crowded street
or glance at the average male human
being he meets. The man who walk
with his head erect, his shoulders throw
back and his chest extended Just a
nature intended he should, Is rarit,
and is remarked about wherever he goes
The average man, and more's the pity
the average young man, walks as if h
were very tired.
John E. Beatty, ticket supply clerk
and c. H. Poumairat, auditor fpassen
ger receipts, b. and O., came to Oak
land on No. train last Sunday. Mr.
Beatty has been frequent visitor t
Oakland but Mr.. Poumairat has vet t.
become fully acquainted with the de
lightful and invigorating climate of tn
Alleghanies. Mr.. Poumairat, as audito
of passengers receipts, has very larg,
force of clerks in his department, hi
office occupying an entire floor of tn
B. and 0. building His Sunday visi
to Oakland was for the purpose of Sc
curing accommodations for his famil,
for the summer
Say, do you knov the kind of fellow
who's just to the worlds mind? The
kind the world can't lose? The kline
that folks enthuse over and take of
their hats to! Why it's the man-who
does. & He's..the fellow! Not the fellow
whose grandpa got there; not the fel
low who would if he could; not the