The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-02-14

morning in which two or three cars were
demolished and the track considerably
damaged. Traffic was delayed for more
than two hours as a result of the acct
dent.
MIR. Fred A. Thayer, trustee, adver-
tlses in another column of The Republi-
can today the sale of a valuable piece
of real estate with Improvements, locat-
ed at Grantsville. The sale will take
place in front of the FIRST National
Bank in Oakland on Tuesday, March
18th.
Mr.. Harland L. Jones is making ar
engagements with an architect for plans
for neat residence to be erected on
Third street between Pennington and
Centre streets. The building will be of
veneered brick and will contain six
rooms and will be fitted with modern
conveniences.
Courage and effort alone are required
to insure victory to the worthy. In the
struggle Of life the good is the more
powerful. 1t is only when the giant
Tolls by the wayside that evil creeps
upon him and inficts its wounds.
Thrice is he arm'd who hath his quar-
rel just is not an idle adage.
While the trusts by extortion increase
living expenses, there Is no economy in
bachelorhood. From an economic point
of view, it is far easier to get along
with wife than without one. An old
bachelor, who can prosper in this mono
ply ruled age, is bird, whether he can
exhibit any pinfeathers or not.
Sunday morning the forward truck
under car of an eastbound freight
train broke down at Offutt's Mill. two
miles west of Oakland, doing some dam
age to the track and delaying traffic an
hour or more. Capt. Morrison and his
force of track hands soon had the road
repaired after the wrecked car was
moved
In the death of Mr. William c. Broad
water, of Grantsville, as noted in an
other column of this paper today, Gar
rett county has lost another of its pio-
neer and prominent citizens. Mr.. Broad
water had attained the ripe old age of
more than ninety-four years and until
quite recently was in possession of all
his faculties.
There should be no faction in our lit
tie city. There should be a mutual in
terest in the prosperity of our people
When we see Indifference to the well
being of its citizens, we see a town all
wise men shun. Success and failure
are each part of life and often those
who have made the hardest fight are
vanquished in the race.
In another column of this paper today
Mr.. l.. T. Yoder, proprietor of the
Mountain Lake Park Hotel, offers the
hotel for lease. The house has capac-
ity of lao guests; has a private electric
lighting plant and stable with several
vehicles, single and double harness, etc.
Mr.. Yoder's city address is Hotel Yoder,
lll2 Forbes street, Pittsburg, Pa.
At the termination the public school
term which closes in April Prof. Morris
X. Turner, principal of the Oakland
High School, will open a normal school
for term of ten weeks. This promi-
nent educator has made more staunch
friends throughout the county in the
short length of time he has been engage
ed in the work of education in this Sec
ton than any other man we know of.
His friends are legion, and may be found
in all walks of life. 1t is the hope of
the friends Of public education that
Prof. Turner will remain at the head of
the High School in Oakland indefinite
ly.