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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-04-08
ROBBED MAILS FOR LONG TIME
YOUNG Carrier Arrested by Inspector
Allen.

In the fastness of Laurel Mountain,
along a lonely road that winds over the
hills and along the chasms from Bruce
ton Mills, in Preston county, w. Va, to
Fairchance, Pa, William c. Leib, U. S.
star route carrier until Tuesday, accom-
plished feats of lawlessness tina have
not been equalled since the institution
of the star route system by the govern
ment. With the cunning of the shrewd-
est crook this mountaineer of less than
q has been Systematically robbing tie
y. 5. mail given to his keeping to TIE
extent that the people whom he serves
have abandoned the use of the mails al
together Leib is now confined in the
Uniontown, Pa, Jail, having been pac-
ed there Tuesday evening by Postoffice
Inspector E. l. Allen, to whom credit for
remarkable work must be given.
The road between the Mills and Fair
chance is an unused one, there being but
few houses along its narrow windings.
But one-fourth of the distance is in
West Virginia, the rest drifting from
the Pennsylvania State line down the
mountain to Fajrchance where the post
office is the feeder of the route. For
months, after the appointment of Leib
to the route, letters and other mail dis
appeared but no blame was laid to the
door of the uncouth looking noun
taineer, Time went on and the dsap-
pearance of important letters became
, more prevalent. Soon registered mail,
locked securely in the pouch carried by
Leib began to disappear and this kept
up with such regularity that the patrons
along the route became suspicious.
No simple minded country folks were
so well versed with the proper procedure
to carry the matter before the Depart
ment at Washington. Instead they be-
/ gan to look for the thief in their own
way. In the meantime suspicious be
gan to fasten on Leib and finally those
. who had been yictimized by him follow
ed him oyer the mountain.
In the road fragments of letters,
scraps Of newspapers and other pieces
of mail were discovered in his wake.
showing he did not care TO carry IN
necessary weight and mail that looked
unimportant to him he tore to pieces
and threw by the way side
: At secluded place in the mountains
he placed in hiding his outfit for robbing
the pouches, This consisted of key
which fitted the pouches, scissors and
mucilage similar to that used on en-
velopes.
. His plan was to get his pouch at Fair
chance, carry it to his tools and then
use his key. If the contents looked in
yiting, he would open the letters ex-
tract portion of the money and then
reseal the envelopes and send them on
their way. Inspector Allen is of the
belief that hundreds of dollars were
taken by him in this manner. Leib
demonstrated his smoothness by the
fact that he never took all the money
from letter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-04-08

BITTINGER.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This week began with delightful
spring weather, accompanied by.bright
sunshine which coaXed the bees and flies
from their winter stupor.
In spite of predictions of local weather
prognOsticators, who foretold aifailure
of the maple sugar crop!this season. all
the camp owners have gatheredsa salts
factory quantity of veryifne sugar and
are now talking of closing their camps
for the season.
Miss Minnie Kamp. of Accident, spent
a few days last week in this village. the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Jonas. Bittinger
Edward Moon, of Piedmont, Nv. Va.
was visiting his cousin, Mrs. .Arlettie
Beachy, at this place, last week,
Miss Lizzie Orendorf returned to her
home at this place last Friday evening,
after having taught successful term
in the Duckworth school during the
school year just closed.
w. A. Althers conducted an,old time
song service at the "Savory Hill'' school
house on last Sunday evening.
Mr.. Beckman, of Meadow Mountain,
drove to this village last Monday morn
ing and left quantity of good things
to eat at the Lutheran parsonage as a
donation from the friends of the pastor.
Lloyd Brenneman has hisIshingle mill
in operation and is cutringl shingles for
Cornelius Bowser and others.
Mrs. Thomas Swan, of Bloomington,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Henderson,,
of this neighborhood, thisiweek.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-04-08
CONTRACT FOR WATER
WORKS AND SEWERAGE
Awarded Monday Night BY Connect
to VIM. TunneY, of Joliet, III.

AT the meeting of the City Council
Monday night step forward which will
eventually give to Oakland metropol-
itan air, and which will mean more to
its citizens few years later than they
can possibly realize now, was taken.
when the contract for the installation
Of water system and the construction
of sewerage for the entire municipality
was awarded to William Tunney, of
Joliet, ILL.,
Mr.. Iunney was one of a great num-
Der of contractors who submitted their
bids at previous meeting of Council
and which after careful consideration
and tabulation was found to be the low
est, the figures at which the contract
was awarded him being S3l, 784 for
water and sewerage system complete,
including the reservoir of three hundred
thousand gallons capacity, but exclu-
Sive Of the hose house and pumping
station, the contracts for these build
lngs being deferred until later day, it
being discovered only day or two previ-
Gus to the awarding of the contract to
Mr. Tunney for the water system that
the municipal lot on Third street is bus
forty by forty feet and that the plans
drawn and adopted by Council for the
municipal building contemplates
structure 28x50 feet, hence the plans
will necessarily have to be redrafted
and the proposed building made so it
can be erected on the site provided for
it. Who is responsible for this misft
of building and lot no one seems to
know. New plans are now under way
by the engineer and the deferred cree
ton of the building will not in any man
ner retard the work on the water and
sewerage systems.
Under the contract between Mr. Tun-
ney and Council one hundred and fifty
days is the time specified for the COM
pletion of the work of installing the two
systems, the contractor agreeing to be-
gin eXcavating for the reservoir within
a few days and as soon as that is under
way he will begin excavating for the
pipes.
BY an agreement between Council
and Mr.. Tunney the plans for the sewer
age will be changed in some particulars
as will also that of the water pipes.
The drawings of the engineer do not
contemplate the laying of water or
sewerage pipes along one or nwo of the
streets where Council deems best they
should go, this being one of the changes
agreed; another is that of the outfaIl of
the sewage in the east end of town.
In addition to letting the contract
above referred to, Messrs. d, E. Boil
den, James H. Painter and Charles
Liller, the three recently elected COun-
cilmen were sworn into office by Mayor
West, and the Council was organized by
the election of Mr.. J. M. Stanton as
president; Mr.. John c. Durham, clerk.
Mr.. W. r. Offutt. attorney. Other of
ficers who qualified were Mr.. D. NJ.
Mason, tax collector; William Brown
ing and Bartlett Nethken, policeman.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-04-08

SMOusE- STANTON. Mr.. Ralph T.
Smouse, son of the well-known lumber
dealer, eX-City Councilman Thomas f.
Smouse, was united in marriage to Miss
Ruth Stanton, of Grantsville, Md, last
evening at six O'Clock, in the parlors of
the Gladstone Hotel. The ceremony
was performed by Rev F. A. Wagner.
pastor of st. Paul's Lutheran church.
Frostburg, in the presence of few
friends of the young couple. After the
marriage wedding dinner was par
taken Of by Mr.. and Mrs Smouse and
their guests, and later in the evening
they took carriage for Cumberland.
Mr.. Smouse is a well known young
Cumberlander and is in the employ of
his father, in the Third National Bank
building. His bride, a charming young
lady, is the daughter of Mr.. William
Stanton, a prosperous farmer of Grants
vile, Md, and niece of Mr.. LOUIS
Stanton, a Frostburg hardware mer-
chant. They will reside in Cumber-
land. Mondays Cumberland News.
Come and see our line of Easter cards.
Baumgartner.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-04-08

Mr.. j. c. Kendall, who for the past
twenty-five years has been the mana
ger Of the Kendall Brothers great lum-
Der camps at Kendall, has been reliev-
ed of his duties there and made super
intendent OF the far greater lumber
plant at Crellin, Md. He took charge
of his new field on Monday last All of
which goes to prove that school mas
ter is fitted to more elaborate work
than what teaching seems to be and
while good teaching always is great j.
c. Kennall will make good wherever he
is placed. Put that down as a settled
equation. Myersdale Commercial.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-04-08
Marriage Licenses.

The following licenses have been is
sued by Clerk E. Z. Tower since our
last report:
John Baxter Brown and Fannie Bry-
ant, both of Piedmont, w. Va.
John Thomas Calhoun, of Keyser, w.
Va, and Minnie Margaret Kemphfer,
of Rodamer, w. Va.
Bliss Jamison and Mollie Elizabeth
Nethkin, both of Oakland.
Arlie Clarence darlington and BERTHE
M. Default, both of Fairmont, W. Va.
Charles Lemuel Knots, of Kitzmiller,
and Priscilla Bell, of Tunnelton, w. Va
Martin Leo McRobie and Nellie Flea
nor Glass, both of Bloomington.
William Jackson Hamrick and Nette
Jane Hevner, both of BergoO, w, Va
Fred Jackson Ice, of Fairmont, W.
Va, and Elizabeth Wade, of Sutton,
W. Va.
Fred Scott and Carrie Jones, both of
Morgantown, w. Va.
Lock Wood Bland and Lorraine eager,
both of New Martinsville, w. Va.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-04-08

year of his age, after brief illness.
Deceased was born in the Beckman set
tlement and spent most of his life in
this neighbOrhOOd. He was a very ex-
emplary Young man and was well liked
by all who knew him. His only near
relative is a sister residing in Baltimore.
He was a consistent member of the M.
Z. church and an Odd-Fellow. The fu-
neral services will be at o'clock p. M
to-day under the direction of the Odd
Fellows. Rev. Bolton will conduct the
services, assisted by Revs Idleman and
StOneking. The interment will be in
the Beckman cemetery.
MRS. HANNAH, A. BOWMAN
Died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Virginia Pierce, Mountain Lake
Park. Friday night, April 2nd, 1909, after
brief illness, Mrs. Hannah A. Bow
man, at the age of IS years, months
and 3 days. She was the daughter of
Moses and Hannah Bowers, and was
united IN marriage to Adam Bowman
March 18th, 1912, this union being bless
ed with ten children, nine daughters
and one son. OF these three daughters
and the son preceded her to the heaven
ly country; also her husband. Mother
Bowman was converted at seven years
Of age and three years later joined the
Methodist Episcopal church, being a
member of this body for more than
seventy-seven years, and being a faith
full and true follower of her Lord and
Master for more than eighty-one years.
She leaves to mourn her loss six daugh-
tiers and a large number of grand and
great grandchildren. Funeral services
were conducted at Rowlesburg, VIVA.
Monday. April 5th, by her pastor, Rev
J. o. Bolton, of Mt. Lake Park, assist
ed by Rev. Hanna, of Rowlesburg, in
the M. Z. church, her body being inter-
ed in the Rowlesburg cemetery beside
that of her husband to await the final
resurrection Of the dead.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-04-08
NOBLE OAKLAND WOMAN
= GONE To HER REWARD
After Years Of Suffering Mrs. Eleanor
J. Davis Passed Away This Morning.

Mrs Eleanor J. Davis, wife of Rev.
John M. Davis, of Oakland, died at the
family home in Oakland this morning at
half past six O'Clock after an illness ex-
tending ever four years, of a complica-
ton of diseases. Thus one of God s
chosen ones has received her reward for
life spent in contemplation of the f.
ture; life devoted to her family and by
precept and example following in the
footsteps of the Lowly One. Mrs.
Davis was the daughter of Alexander
Philson of Berlin, Pa, and was born
June 18th, 1886. On March 4th, 1913,
she married, her death this morning
severlng happy union of more than
tifty-one years duration Besides her
husband Mrs. Davis leaves two sons,
Messrs. Charles S., and John w Davis,
all of Oakland Another son, Rev.
William c. Davis, died few years ago.
The death of this son left a void in the
life of his devoted mother and it may
be st ted that her decline in health was
coincident with his demise Mrs. Davis
vas member of st. Paul's NJ. E.
,hurch for more than half a century;
she lead pure, noble Christian life; at
all times and under all circumstances in
harmony with the doctrines of her
church and in accord with her con-
science. Her death removes from Oak
land one who was loved, respected and
revered for her kindly acts and deeds of
charity; her love of home and home ties
and all that makes life beautiful.
Words are inadequate to convey to the
mind the loyeliness of her character
and the deep respect in which she was
held by her hosts OF friends. Her fun
eral will occur Saturday afternoon at
80 O'Clock from st. Paul's NJ. E..
church.
: SAMUEL A. PHILSON.
Samuel A. Philson, brother of Mrs.
Eleanor j. Davis, whose death is noted
above, died at his home in Berlin, Pa. -,
On Saturday, March 9th, 1909, aged II
.ars, 9 months and % days. The
use of Mr.. Philson's death was paraly-
=, with which he was stricken ten days
,rior to his demise. He was promi-
nent and life long resident of Berlin.
DR.. EDWARD P. IRONS
Died, IN Baltimore, on Sunday last,
Or. Edward P. Irons, aged 81 years.
He is survived by one daughter, Mrs.
Annie R. Ramsey, of Windsor Hill,
Baltimore, who is well known here.
Dr.. Irons was an uncle of Mrs. S. (.
Shirer.
CHARLES MOORE.
Died, at the residence of Mr.. Enoch
Kessner, Loeb Lynn Heights, Tuesday
ovening, Charles Moore, in the 9th
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-04-08
Call for Your Letters.

Mr.. Gordon Browning, Mr.. Tho.
Hearn, Miss Jessie Smith, Mr.. Henry
Solomon, Miss Charlotte Sweet. Mr..
Frank 4. Vernia.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-04-08

Harry Davis has an up to date line of
millinery, and invites everybody to call
and inspect his stock. st
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-04-08

Largest line of Easter cards in town.
Baumgartner.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-03
SPEAK ON AMENDMENT.
Oscar Lewis ana Lloyd Tate Met Wftl Great Applause.

Oscar Lewis ans Lloyd Tate Met With Great Applause.
 Tallassee. Oct. 2.--(Special. )--Before an audience of about 400 persons, com posed for the most part of mill hands and farmers. Oscar 8. Lewis of Tuske- gee and P. Lloyd sTate of wetumpka assailed the constitutional amendment Friday night. s. B. Reno presided.
 MT. Lewis's remarks were greeted with cheers, especially when he de clared: Under present conditions .s minority of the voters of Alabami can change the States constitution This amendment was conceived purel, for political purposes. Governor Co. mer had to have an issue on which tc run Sam Weakley for Governor"
 Mir Tate said that the best evidence that 1t Is not a question Of "whiskey or no whiskey,' was the presence of a number of women of Tallassee. none of whom would attend a whiskey meet ing. He showed that the proposed amendment is contrary to the princi- ples Of the constitutions of the State and Government.
 Stinging references to Brooks Law renee as "the Ohio carpetbagger." were met with wild applause. It was the original desire of those In charge of the meeting to hold a debate. but none could be found to publicly favor the amendment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-03
CAMPAIGN IN MADISON
Both Sides of Issue are Actively .
 Work.

Work.
 Huntsville. Oct. 2.--(Special. )--The pro-amendment campaign committees of this county has opened headquarters in Huntsville and is laying plans for a vigorous campaign during the next few weeks.
 The antis are not idle. and they claim that Madison County will go against the amendment by vote of two to one. The amendment Is opposed by half of the people who voted saloons out three years ago and all of the liberal element who were opposed to estab- fishing the dispensarv.
 In that campaign nearly all of the candidates, including Senator Sprag- fms. nearly all the politicians. the big gest newspaper and the preachers favored and worked for the dispensary, and even though the election followed close upon a big religious revival, the dispensary majority in the county was only 250 votes.
 Taking that election as a basis of estimate, and there has never been any other liquor election held here, the anti-amendment people cannot see how they can fail to pile up big major fty in November next.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-03
GOVERNMENT POSITIONS
 FOR MEN AND WOMEN

The Government gives Railway Mail Clerks $500 per year to start and in- creases to $1.200.
 Uncle Sam will soon hold an exami- nation throughout the country for Pos- tal Clerks, Letter Carriers and other Government Positions. The work is pleasant, hours short and pay liberal. |. It Is estimated that 50,oo0 appointments will be made this year. The Govern ment wants men and women over 18. Any reader of The Advertiser can get full Information and Instructions to pass the examination by addressing the Bureau of Instruction, S56 Hamlin Building, Rochester, N. Y.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-03
NEWS OF COTTONWOOD.
Flerfda Omcers Take Charge of Ala
 bama spOrtsmen.

D0ma SROHtozssG.
 Cottonwood. Get. 2.-tSpecial.)--- While squirrel hunting few miles across the Florida line a party oi sportsmen from Dothan were corrailed in the woods by a posse of Florida of- ficers, and placed under arrest.
 The party was composed of E. R. Porter, Win Reeves, Doc Reeves. Joe Baker of DothAn, of pr. J. H., Ma thews of this place.
 It developed later that the party had paid the license only the day the hunt began and they were promptly re- leased.
 The cotton crop has practically been marketed in this section. only about one-fourth of the actual crop not be- ing sold. Gins throughout the section have been unable to gin as fast as It was carried to them, and have been running night and day for the past month
 J. L. Goff, who has been seriously i'll for the past month is now convales- cent.
 G. R. Roundtree, who has been rail- road. agent here for the past three years, will remove in the near future to some point in Georgia.
 The Cottonwood schools, which open- ed this week, are rapidly getting in shape and Is filling out its capacity. The school is under Professor Claude Baker.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-03
It's Great To Be Young and
 Initiated Into Coppa Bu Nnna

succumbs to an over-grown anxiety
 Then a scraping sound reached her sensitive ears. Galioping up the street. she discerned slight girifsh figure dragging in its wake a bunch of double -jointed bananas. On her trail was a girl with a major league fright delineated on her features The major leaguer executed an ungraceful series of sprawls. which correctly in- terpreted, meant that she was set on seizing sample of the double- jointed fruit.
 See! She succeeds. She halts and waves the captured banana aloft in Joan of Arc triumph.
 The victor is seized and bound with leather thongs. dumped on a toy wagon and hauled down the scandalized thor oughfare,
 "What does it all meanY" gasps the woman on-looker.
 It meant that the Coppa Ba Mana sorority of the Girls High School has tested two neophytes and found them tried and true.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-03

of the South and sell futures at from 10 to n cents. There was soma seli- ing of futures iu Madison County. but 1t Is believed that the number of bales sold on future contracts will amount to less than per cent of the crop.
 The backward farmer. who was afraid to go up against new propo- sition. Is in this case the winner, pe- cause he Is getting the full value oi his cotton.
 An early frost. which is now great. ly feared. would cost the planters oi this section thousands of dollars as their fields contain large pfoporHon of immature bolls.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-03

Rumbiing down a residence street In the north section of the city came a big coal wagon. Chattering up the same street came a party of vivacious school girls.
 Suddenly the vivacious ones halted and held a mysterious conference. When the wagon entered the purlieus of the party, the girls rushed it and climbed aboard.
 Horrors" shrieked woman on- locker, what in the world do those girls mean?'
 The coal cart and its merry crew disappeared around the corner.
 Presently, the merry crew minus the coal cart reappeared around the same corner. sloshing along with huge stalks of rich. red sugar cane. They chewed as if their lives depended on the total annihilation of the entire crop.
 "Mercifui heaven" from the woman onlooker. "such absolute lack of dig nifty is appalling"
 Gone again. The woman onlooker
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-03

turn to the Mayors office. three steps at c jump. yelling murder. fire. police. thieves and help with each leap Business at the city hall came to . standstill. The mayors secretary dis appeared under his desk. Mayor Teague dropped his eye glasses and seized handful of heavy. paper weights.
 City Engineer Giichrist came on the scene armed with pair of dividsrs and roll of blue prints. Treasurer Tate locked himself securely in his It, tie cage. The other occupants of the clerks office sought different things inside the vault At length when the negro's screams trailed off Into sobs men came forth from their storm cell lars and some one was wise enough to think of the other stairway. On investigation the lost clothes were found there and George dried his tears and the palpitating hearts of all were allowed to resume thei. wontsd repose.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-03
THIS FOR SOLOMON
MARTIAL MIxUP MEANS MUCH
 WORRY FOR COURTS.
Cevernor Conner Remits Fine of Twice. Married Man on Grounds of
 Ignorance of state

After Owen Cox of Dothan was di- vorced from his first wife. he met his affinity. But soul-wife, by the un- romatic laws of Alabama, is an in- dictable offense. and Cox was arrested. charged with bigamy.
 Somewhere. in the matter-of-fact soul of Governor Conner there Is a spark of romance. The courts had been light on Cox. because of his fg- norance of the law which did not per- nit him to remarry. Governor Conner. hearing the facts. remitted the fine.
 Meanwhile. by the mandate which gave Cox his divorce from wife No. l. soul-mate No. 2 had no legal status. |. The courts which rendered the decree probably will be resorted to. to lift the ban on the second marriage and give wife No. 2 standing as legal spouse.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-03
TAXABLE PROPERTY
CITY HOLDINGS, REAL AND PER-
 sONAL ARE ANNOUNCED.
Total h Given As 12l,S7e,o72-There Are Guns Valued Al e1,72I Owned By Moat-
 gomerians

The report of City License Inspector and Tax Assessor J. e. Cowan shows the assessed valuation of city property, both personal and real. to total 921,- 37e.o72. Of this sum, s15,s74052 Is the real estate assessment. akd s6,oo2.020 is the assessment of personal property.
 On this valuation of property, the City of Montgomery will receive an in- come of $240,485.04. Of this sum, S10s,- S86.35 will be available for carrying on current expenses and S133,5s<.7s will be devoted to the defraying of bonded indebtedness.
 The valife of all kinds of weapons be- longing to Montgomerians as turned in by them is placed at S1.T21. The jew elry valuation is given at s25.470. Money hoarded Is totalied at t6,s00. The value of taxable stocks of goods and wares in railrpad warehouses or elsewhere. Is S1,717,455.
 Mir. Cowan says that this Is a decided increase in personal assessments. but 8 large increase in real estate values.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-03
Death of Tobacconi.t.

Carrollton. Ky. Oct. 2-Myron I. Barter, the wealthiest and probably best known citizen in thls part of Kentucky died today at Booth May, Me. He was 70 years of age and as a tobacconist acquired wide reputation through the invention of a process for the steam drying and curing of tobacco. which made possible the use of burley tobacco in the manufacture of plug. He owned what Is believed to be the largest rehandlIng tobacco warehouse in the United States.