The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-04-16

mousse al ACCIDENT. mat THIS prosper
GUS and Industrious neighborhood needs
a new school house no one will question.
County Treasurer elect C. J. Beachy,
of Grantsville, spent Monday and Tues
day in Oakland looking after the affairs
of the Office which he will assume i'm
mediately after the County Commission
ers make the levy which will be done
next week.
We are always pleased to send sam
pie copy of THE REPUBLICAN, when re-
quested to do so. We are mailing sew
eral copies of this week and hope to OBJ
tain results therefom. This is just
fair specimen of the kind of a paper
we print each week.
ICE-Parties desiring ice for delivery
in any part of the town should leave
their orders at the creamery or with
Harry Helbig. Advertisement.
Rev. J. M. Davis and son Mr.. John
W. Davis returned from Uniontown,
Pa, last Saturday. having been sum-
moned to that city earlier in the week
on account of the serious illness of the
Rev. S. w. Davis. whose condition is
now somewhat improved.
Friday evening, the 18th inst, the
Senior classes of Oakland, Friendsville
and Homecoming High Schools will be
accorded an elaborate reception in the
Assembly Hall, Frostburg. The State
NormaPs Senior Glass will be assisted
by the Junior Glasses In entertaining.
A professional bicycle riding expert
spent last Saturday in Oakland, per-
forming all manner of stunts on his
bicycle to the enjoyment of many per-
sons who witnessed his astounding per-
formances. He gathered up quite a
number of nickles from the on-lookers.
The program for the season of 1914
will be ready for circulation about
June 1st. Part of the copy is in the
hands of the printer. The program
will be printed in this office, as it has
been for the past several years. DR..
Reed is planning for good summer.
The forty ninth convention of the
Grand Lodge of Maryland, Knights of
Pythias, assembled at Baltimore Tues
day. The delegate from the Oakland
castle is Mr.. Paul Mitchell. Attorney
A. t. Matthews is also IN attendance,
being on one of the imp ortant COM
mittees.
The Civic Club needs $156 to complete
paying for the fence around the ceme-
terry. Won't you help them raise this
amount? If you leave your contribn-
ton at the Garrett National bank or
the First National bank, it will be paid
over to the Treasurer. Let everybody
give them a lift
The Garrett county farmers should
get greatly interested in raising seed
potatoes for the market of the eastern
shore of this State. A big trade can be
developed in this direction and a profit
able one too. The Garrett county DO
tato is equal in every respect to the
Maine grown seed potato.
The immediate members of the fam
lily of Ex-senator and Mrs. r. T.
Browning are gathered today at the
Browning home, at Lake Brown, to
celebrate the Golden wedding ami
versary of this venerable couple. We
hope to give the particulars of this
happy occasion next week.
Rev. Edmund Manages, of York, Pa,
spent Saturday and Sunday in Oakland
to the delight of his former Pensioners
and friends. Enroute to Oakland he
spent an hour, between trains, with
Keyser, w. Va, friends, and Friday
night with friends at Deer Park. He
returned to his home Sunday night.
Lawton's garage report the sale OF
Overland cars to DR.. Billiard of Oak
land, and to Mahlon Brenneman near
Bttinger. They also sold Ford car
to Jack Alexander, of near Accident.
The Lawtons will enlarge their quarters
in few days by using the room &C.
cupied by the Journal as a press room.
The Carroll Record publishes in its
issue of April 10th an article by L. A.
Rudislll, associate editor of The Re-
publican. The Record says: We are
indebted to l.. A. Rudisill, OF Mountain
Lake Park, Md, a valuable employee
of the Senate, for the following graphic
sketch of how the Local Option bill
finally passed the Senate.
You had better pen up your hogs.
By law passed at the last legislature
any hog found running at large may be
taken up and impOunded. 1t will cost
you one dollar to get the hog back and
the cost of feeding the hog during the
time impounded. If not called for the
hog will be sold and after expenses are
paid the balance of the money is to be
paid to the County Commissioners.
Get busy and pen up your hogs. The
law is in effect today.
Miss Mary Rebecca Thayer, daughter