The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1911-08-31
FRIENDSVILLE.

By the time this is published the great
primary will be over and some will be
elated while the greater number will be
eating crow.
Mrs. Neil was visitor to Accident
last week.
Some of our young men took in the
picnic and dance at Addison on the oath.
Some of them must have missed the
road in the dark coming home, for 1t
was daylight when one of the teams put
in an appearance.
Miss Maria Mccullough was visitor
to Pittsburgh last week returning on
Friday.
Prof. Truxall, of Gettysburg, is Wis
iting Rev. o. C. Dean at this place.
Deputy Sheriff Shartzer was in town
over Sunday. We did not hear whether
it was business or pleasure that brought
him.
Four of John Friends children are
down with whooping cough.
Quite lot Of changes will be made in
the residences of some of our town peo-
pie. Carl Statler will move into the w.
H. H. Friend property on Walnut street,
Mrs. John Fox moved into the Mrs.
Reed property and John Friend will
move into the hall where they will keep
store.
The band went to Accident on Satur-
day where they played for the Lutheran
picnic The day opened very unfavora-
bly, and the musicians waited for some
time before starting However, the
clouds rolled away and the day was fine.
The picnic was a great success in every
way, nice sum was put into the treas
ury and the program was enjoyed by
all. Addresses were delivered by the
| following gentlemen who were intro
duced to the large audience by the Rev.
Dean, pastor of the people giving the
! picnic: Rev. c. w. Powers of Friends
vile and Messrs. Renninger and Shart-
ger, of Oakland, and n r. Selby, of
Friendsville. The well known quartette
of Friendsville sang two selections IN
their usual mastery style. Several
drills by young ladies Of the Sabbath
school were greatly enjoyed; besides
other songs in solo and duet and then
the band played all day and evening for
the box social and festival and delighted
the crowd. -Four autos from Friends
vile were at the picnic.
r. NJ Holman was built a fine store
room under the opera House and also
new entrance to il. Mr.. Holman is a
young man with energy and pluck and
is in business and determined to see the
town push ahead.
We learn there is a large business
transaction on hand and it will be one of
the greatest of benefits for the town
when it is completed.
The primary election will be over in a
day or two and then, fellow citizens, we
want to meet together and appoint men
to go and demand some kind of salts
faction in regard the new road we have
been working so long for. If the State
had sent on its surveyor in the spring
according to promise and the commits
sion had reported the cost, ETC., then
we might have had the road on the way
to completion, but as it is we have Deen
entirely ignored and treated as though
what we ask for did not amount to any
thing. There has been time since the
surveyors finished and left here for US
to have had several reports; and now it
is time for US to go after this thing and
get some kind of satisfaction. This
item may not be of interest to readers
in other localities, but it is to US OF vital
Importance. 1t is the only future for
Friendsville to have roads and good ones
that the people may come and 90 on.
We do not want to wait until airships
are as common as buggies and road
wagons, but intend to have what we
ask for; and remember this, fellow-citi-
zens, that a great deal to do with good
roads and our getting them will depend
upon you at the election this fall. Par
ty, to US, is not as important as good
roads