The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-07-09

As mail-carrier to Grantsv.lle Frank
Plaff is years old, and some friends
who understand multiplication figured
out the other day that he has in that
time travelled 25, $50 miles, or several
miles more than around the world at its
biggest circumference. F stburg
Journal
Messrs. J. B. Frantz, John J. Swee-
ney, Perry Frantz, W. H. Bartlett,
Snyder Frantz, S. B. Aronholt and
Leslie King, prominent young men of
Oakland, spent last evening in Cumber-
land. From this poi 1t they took tai
lyho drive to Frostburg. Cumberland
News.
A Young married man wanted with
no children or a very small family: the
wife to do the cooking for four men,
the man to work by the year or month:
house ready till July. Write at once;
reference wanted. c. J. Yoder, Grants
Vile Nd. l1-3t
The lumber plant at Bond Nd,
closed down on July lst until the first
week in August. T men usually have
two weeks holiday during the summer,
and as orders were S ack it was conclud-
ed to closed the plant. However, all the
men will be given some kind of work in
the woods and yards until active opera
tons are resumed.
Mr.. George w. Legge. Jr., who re-
Gently graduated from the law depart
ment the University Of Maryland,
left Oakland on last Thursday for
Washington to accept a position as
special attorney in the United States
Court of Claims. The young gentleman
starts in his new position with salary
upwards Of $1,000 per year.
Mr.. Gilmor s. Hamill, of Oakland,
one Of the Maryland delegates to the
Democratic convention now in session
at Denver, Col, left here for that point
on last Friday. At Chicago he attach
ed himself to the rest of the Maryland
delegation they having gone via the
Pennsylvania Railroad to that city Mr..
Hamill was accompanied by Mrs.
Hamill.
Patrick Hoye, of Garrett county, in
town last Saturday, looked little dis
couraged concerning the promised i'm
provement Of the National Pike, and
lat any rate, he said Il don't int d
to buy an automobile to ride over to
town in. am going to get an air-ahip,
and on my first voyage l am going 20
bring the Journal a loaf Of smear
case, '-Frostburg Journal.
In the column of this paper today
will be noticed a number of very inter-
esting and news conveying local letters
from different sections of the county.
Such items as are contained in the let
ters are interesting to our readers and
are source of qualification to the edi-
tor, knowing that the corps Of CORES
pondents are on the lookout for news
and not for neighborhood gossisp.
Once again that age-long conflict
between the real and the ideal. We are
told that the author OF How to keep a
Husband" lost hers in ten minutes
through the medium OF a divorce court.
About the only likeness between poetry
and husband is that they both have feet.
but it is still a problem how to keep the
pedal eXtremities of the latter at the
domestic freside. Poetry, on the con-
trary, has a tendency to gravitate to-
ward the hearth, most frequently, so
the poets themselves aver, via the edi-
toriaI waste basket.
Joseph Skipper. son of Thomas Skip
per, Of near Oakland, gave evidence
recently the he was of unsound mind
and was committed to jail one day last
week by Justice Teats upon technical
charge. Since the young man was
committed to Jail he has been at times
extremely wild. Tuesday his condition
was very bad, but yesterday he was
somewhat improved. Unless he shows
a greater improvement within the next
few days a jury to enquire into his
sanity will be empaneled by Sheriff
Austin Brown and if he is found to be
of unsCund mind he will be committed
to hospital for treatment.
Mr.. D. E. Bolden, the furniture dealer
and undertaken, was taken i'll last We'd
nesday night after his return home from
his place of business. His condition
was such as to create alarm among his
family and friends, Mr.. Boldens arm
and leg being numb, Indicating the APP
proach of a stroke of PARALYSIS. His
physician being hastily summoned he
was ordered to bed, since which time
he has been confined to his home. with
recurring attacks of numbness but each
attack growing less severe. Mr.. Boil
den's many friends in Oakland hope for
his speedy and complete recovery.
The Ferndale BAPTIST church. under