The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-07-16

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How would you like to have to count
the postage stamps sold by the United
States Government in one year? Last
years sale reached 9, 773, 424. 900 stamps.
Garrett county school pupils how long
would it take one of YOU to count these
stamps?
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Robert F. Sands and
son, Foster. of Morristown. N. j., are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. William Tur-
ner, Shade Mills. Garrett county. AS
portion of his State contract to oil
480 miles of rebuilt roads. Mr.. Sands
is on the ground to do what is required
on the National Pike.
The Chautauqua held the past week
at Salisbury. Pa, was the event in the
history of that town. 1t was the occa-
sion of many family reunions 1t at
tracted many Garrett county people,
among them were, Mrs. Henry burst,
and Misses Jennie Brown and Edith
burst of New Germany; Miss Ruth
Stark of Jennings; Miss Irene Hayes
and Miss Minnie Bong of Grantsville,
/ who spent several days in that town.
There are three scholarships open to
the students of the public schools of
Garrett county, to female at Western
Maryland college, to two males. one at
st. Johns college and one at Washing
ton college. The examination will take
place next Wednesday, beginning at
$50 a. m, in the grammar school build
ing. This is splendid opening for
wide awake girl and two boys who want
to forge ahead.
A number of farmers, from different
parts of the county, last week spoke of
the preparations they were making for
exhibits at the approaching county fair.
The interest in the fair is growing
daily and the indications are for
greater fair than that held in 1913. Why
not? The fair of last year was compos-
ed of pick ups. gotten together on short
notice. This year there is plenty of
time to provide something extra good.
We have experience now and know
what to do and will do it. Get ready
for another big surprise, and great
crowds of people.
George D. Hamill, tailor OF Frost
burg, has just returned home from a
successful business trip through Garrett
county, and Allegany county merchants,
tailors, painters, ETC., are GOING AFTER
business all over this county and are
getting it. They drive right up to the
farm house door, buy everything the
farmer or his wife has to sell and
carry it back to Allegany county. They
solicit orders for everything in their
line. This is an age when business
men must go after business or close up
their shop. A farmer living near Oak
land told the writer that he did not
take his butter to the Oakland stores,
but packed it in 8, and 10 gallen Jars,
and each October drives to Georges
Greek, with from 1900 to 1000 pounds of
butter which brought him better prices
and the cash. Moral. Advertise your
business and push it for all it is worth.
Although little late, we want to
congratulate the Woodmen of the
World on the success of their 4th of
July picnic at Grantsville. The Myers
dale Republican has this to say about
it: Independence Day was celebrated
with great pomp by an all-day picnic
given by the Woodmen of the World
in the new picnic grounds back of the
Casselman hotel. While the heavy
rain in the afternoon brought about a
hurried cessation of the day s festivities
yet the picnic was a success all the
way through, and the merry making
continued Until late in the night About
two thousand buns and sixty gallons of
ice cream were sold, the buns being
made into sandwiches. Coffee, cake
and fruit were also served. The
SolioOuiy anu ooyI(OIi DdiIu, assisted
by the Lonaconlng Orchestra, provided
music for the occasion. of a high-class
order. In the orange-eating contest.
Walter burst won first prize of LOO
and Harold Boucher second, so cents.
The pie-eating contest and races were
given up on account of the rain, but the
crowd returned again in the evening
and enjoyed themselves without these
features. Over $500 was taken in,
about 800 of which is clear profit, con-
siderable expense having been entailed
in the building of pavilion and stands.
People from Frostburg, Addison,
Friendsville, Elk Lick, Myersdale, Jen-
nings and many other places were
present.