The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-05-27
MEMORIAL SERVICES IN OAKLAND.
Old Soldiers Will Observe the Day
on Monday, May 3lSt.

on Monday. May 3lst.
As has been previously announced in
this paper the members of Crook Post,
Grand Army of the Republic, will OBJ
serve Monday, May 31st, as their
Memorial Day instead of Sunday the
Both.
Crook Post invites all other societies,
the school children and others who de-
sire to join with them in their parade
from the headquarters to the cemetery
where the very beautiful ritualistc
services of the Organizat on will be
carried out in full.
The soldiers will he glad to receive
and earnestly request, the donation of
flowers for the occasion. These may be
left at the Townshed store building on
Alder street where they will be properly
arranged by the ladies who will have
charge of this part of the days pro-
gram.
Of the many thousands of soldiers
who marched few years ago to deco
rate the graves of their departed com
rades but comparatively few remain and
these in many instances are so old and
manned that is is with great difficulty
they perform the duty imposed upon
them, but with loving hearts and tender
memories the remnants of those num-
berless thousands engaged nearly half a
century ago in the terrible war that
then ragged, will continue to make their
yearly pilgrimages to the silent cities
all over the nation and pay tribute to
the memory of their comrades in arms;
and for this reason it is properly the
dirty of every one to march with them.
Mr.. Silas o. Wiley, former deputy
sheriff of this county and son of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas B. Wiley, of Bittinger,
who has been residing in Elk Lick, Pa,
for several years, will leave that place
for Waterloo, Iowa, next Tuesday
where he will permanently reside.
Mr.. w. B. Hutson, of near Sunnyside
was in Oakland yesterday and is very
much gratifed with the work being done
on the Oakland Aurora road by Mr.. NJ.
S. Wolf, the district supervisor. Mr..
Hutson reports the road as being in
most excellent and satisfactory condi-
ton and he is competent judge, as he
travels it from three to seven times each
week.
Mr.. David burst and son Earle, who
spent week with friends and relatives
in Grantsville, returned to their home
in Oakland last Saturday evening. Mr.
burst was very much gratifed with his
visit to his native'town and reports that
the place is taking on new life. New
buildings are being put up in all parts
of the town and real estate is booming,
many pieces of property changing hands
and theispirit Of improvements increas-
ing.
Mr.. Jonas c. Beachy, one of the
prominent farmers of the Bittinger sec
ton of Garrett county. was paralyzed
last Tuesday as he was partaking of the
noon meal at his home. Mr.. Beachys
entire left side was affected and for
some moments after he was seized with
the attack it was feared that fatal re-
suits would follow. He rallied however,
and at last reports his condition was
considered very favorable by his attend
ing physician.
A very decided improvement in the
appearance of the court house grounds
is being made by the removal of por-
ton at least OF the unsightly and dis
proportionate mound of earth heaped
up before the main entrance to the
building. This earth is being removed
by order of the county commissioners and
when the work has been completed a
better view as well as an unobstructed
one may be had of the entire frontage
of the court house from Third street.
Clerk A. G. Ross is experimenting the
work.
State Senator W. McCulloh Brown,
of District No. 8, who recently distri-
buted specimen ears of the Leaning
corn, the prize winning variety at the
last years meeting of the Maryland
horticultural Society, to many farmers
in Garrett county, recently shelled and
planted the grains from four ears of
the cereal on his farm near Bayard.
When shelled the grains filled half
gallon measure and weighed four pounds.
This corn is particularly adapted to this
section of the state as it is early in ma
turing and the yield is away above the
average.
The saloons in Grantsville, Md, our
southern neighbor, closed their doors on
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