The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-12-04

tween the high school team of that
city and Kitzmiller high school team, of
this county. the score being 54-S.
MONEY To LOAN Money to loan. in
unencumbered Real Estate Apply to
MATTHEWS & HAMMOND, Oakland, Nd.
Advertisement 3S-6t
Last Sunday marked the first Sunday
of Advent and the beginning of an i'm
portant period of the Christian year. 1t
means a time of preparation for the
anniversary of the birth of Christ.
Forty years ago last Monday Mr..
Thomas W. Frost qualified as one of
the schools commissioners for Garrett
county. D. H. Friend. William Harvey
and Joseph Dewitt qualified as Judges
of the Orphatts' Court.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Sliger were guests
on Thanksgiving day of Mr.. and Mrs.
U. B. McCandlish at Westernport. Mr..
Sliger returned to Oakland Friday and
Mrs. Sliger and son Robert remained at
Westernport. until Monday.
The steamer Final arrived at New
York City from Buenos Ayres and other
South American points. last Sunday,
having on board 1000 tons of beef in
her refrigerators. 1t is estimated that
it required $500 beef cattle to fill this
order
/ Mrs. R. E. McQuay returned to
Oakland last Wednesday after an alb
sence of two or three weeks which she
spent at point along the line of the
Western Maryland Railway where Mr..
McQuay is engaged in the numbering
business.
Railroad men who ran over the seven
teen mile grade on Thanksgiving day.
declared they meyer passed through such
dreary fog as overhung the earth from
before midday until after nightfall. The
men had to use lanterns for signaling
after o'clock.
Miss Anna Lowensteine, who has
been the guest of Miss Alma Scherr for
the pasttwo weeks, left Monday eve
nlng for Fairmont to spend week.
From there she expects to return to
her home at Oakland. -Chronicle
Morgantown, W, Va.
Last Thursday night the Red Men of
Oakland had an unusually good council,
and most enjoyable time. Mr.. Carol
Paugh was initiated into the mysteries
of the tribe. A splendid lunch of hot cof-
fee and sandwiches was served to those
present by Lauer's bakery.
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE for
grain or lumber, one Marlin repeating
rifle, one foot power mortiser. one
moulder, one scroll saw, one ladys' side
saddle, all nearly new.
JOHN AULT, Oakland.
35-4t advertisement
A teachers institute is to be iheld at
Deer Park next Saturday. An inter-
esting program, has been prepared.
Prof. Bender and Misses Arnold and
Shelton of the High School, and
County Superintendent F. E. Rathbun
will take part in the institute.
Mr. James A. Sincell, of Grafton, is
experimenting the erection of a rail-
road bridge spanning Cheat river near
Albrightsville, which will be used by
the Ruthbell Lumber Company of that
town in getting the output of its mill to
the tracks of the M. & X. railroad.
Miss Orpah Ashby is home from Frost
burg, where she has been a student IN
the State Normal, the school having
been ordered closed by the authorities
owing the prevalence of diphtheria IN
that portion of the State. The school
will not reopen until after the holidays.
Why should turkeys sell for more
per pound in Oakland than in Baltimore.
Wheeling and New York City? Turkeys
were advertised in the above cities at
20 cents and under per pound. In
Oakland the price was % cents. Is
there any just reason for this difference
in price?
The largest apiary in the State of
Wisconsin is that owned by Frank Kit
finger. of California There are in all
about $50 colonies of bees, while during
the summer to ii swarms were hived
I Dooh Aa,r Tho ,ora1,,na Of bo
will amount to about nine tons of
finished honey.
The ladies aid society of the Meth
odist church held birthday social at
the home of Rev. DR.. Reed Tuesday
night. Each person attending gave
one cent for each birthday of their life
to the society. A delightful evening
was enjoyed and neat sum turned
into the treasury.
A shipload of Belgian potatoes
arrived in New York last week and
turned out to be of such good quality
and reasonable price that the shippers
were loaded with requests for further
cargoes. Both Belgium and Holland
are reported to have surplus of this
vegetable for shipment.
A very considerable extension of
meat production in MARYLAND would
materially increase the cash output of
her farms and at the same time save
millions to the future wealth of the
State by keeping on the farm large
percentage of the fertility that is now
sold off in the form of corn, oats and
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