The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-11-18

November Both, 1909.
Mussel shells, which for years have
Uttered the bed of the upper Ohio
River and have not been looked upon as
having a commercial value, are soon to
be turned into buttons. Eastern CAPT
tai will erect at St. Mary's, w. Va, a
factory which will rival the big shell
plant at Amsterdam, n. Y.
1 Road work by the contractor, Mr.. j.
(. Francis, on Hooppole, was brought
to standstill last week by the unfavor-
able weather and Mr.. Francis has park
ed his wagons, engines, and other ma
terial for the winter The laborers
employed on the road left Oakland
yesterday afternoon for Mannheim, w.
Va. where they will work in the ce-
ment mill until spring.
Mr. Jacob j, Bender, of Grantsvlle,
and Messrs. J. Turner Lohr and C. (.
Ellitaorp, of Bittinger, We're in Oakland
Monday and Tuesday where they APP
peared as witnesses before the Court
Examiner, Mr.. w. R. Offutt, to give
testimony concerning the proposed sale
of the real estate of Mr.. Bender's re-
Gently deceased sister, Mrs. Catharine
Lohr, of near Biting r.
The first real winter weather of the
season struck Oakland Yesterday morn
ing when the thermometer took a drop
of something like 10 degrees between
the hours of seven and twelve o'clock.
From that hour on the drop in tempera-
ture was steady until toward evening at
which time it registered twenty-five de-
, grees above zero. The entire day was
stormy with the wind from the south
east blowing a pretty stiff gale. Snow
was the accompaniment.
Mrs. c. F. Schroeder, pipe organist
and directress of the Presbyterian
choir, last night very pleasantly enter
tanned the members of the choir, the
pastor, Rev. J. "A. McClel}and, and the
members Of the music committee, at
her home on Washington street, as a
compliment to Mrs. G. A. Bolden a
member Of the choir, who will leave for
Charleston Friday. A very pleasant
time was enjoyed by all present, and
Mrs. Schroeder proved herself a royal.
good hostess. r. Grafton Sentinel.
Rev. J, B. Workman, former pastor
of St. Paul's NJ. E. church in Oakland,
but who was sent by the Conference
from here to Wheeling, We're he is pas
tor of Wesley Chapel, arrived here
+ Monday morning and was engaged until
yesterday in shipping the printed min
utes Of the Conference to the subscrib-
ers in all parts Of the District While
/ in Oakland Mr. Workman was the
guest Of his daughter, Mrs. Grover
Stemple. He returned to Wheeling
yesterday afternoon on train No So.
Lieut.. f. S. West, the Oakland real
estate man, has just had printed at
this Office ten thousand sixteen page
and cover lists of the properties in Gar
rett county for sale. These lists are
being mailed to every state in the
. Union and to a majority of the foreign
countries including Mexico and the
South American countries. The text
of Lieut., Vests list is reprinted in
this paper today. The cover pages of
the booklet contain much matter adver-
tising Oakland and Garrett county gen
orally and was prepared by the Oakland
Board of Trade. which stands sponsor
for the same.
The Maryland Cereal and Forage
Crop Breeders Association has this year
made special class for Allegany and
Garrett counties in the corn section of
the Sd Annual Wheat, Corn and Hay
Show to be held at the Fifth Regiment
Armory, Baltimore, December LIST, I'd
and Sd. This will allow exhibitors of
corn from these two counties to com
uptp with amonU thamSalvaS Inctaad