The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-05-07

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How to Have Good Roads.
The following from the Hamp-
shire, w. Va. Republican is worthy the
most careful consideration of every
farmer in Garrett county. The RepuDli-
can says:
eff every citizen will join in the
good-roads movement and put in two
full days, using his team on the roads
over which he has to travel, we can
put the county roads in such shape that
thousands of dollars will be saved to
those who haul over them the remainder
of the season as well as much tax
money. The mud holes can be filed,
the rough places covered over with
shale, small culverts put in and the
narrow places widened. Each man
will be working for himself and his own
interest Just as fully and completely as
though he were engaged on his farm.
Only one business will be injured, that
of making and selling vehicles to take
the place of those broken down by bad
roads.
Two days of work would not be much
for any farmer to give toward accom-
plishing such inestimable results.
Garrett county has many. many miles
of road to care for. A general move
ment on the above basis would save to
the county and its farmers many thous-
ands of dollars.
The Department of Agriculture has
declared quarantine against Maine
potatoes because of the prevalence of
powdery scab in that state. The
quarantine will allow the movement of
potatoes out of Maine after August /,
1914. only under conditions to be pre-
scribed by the department, which will
take over the work now being done by
the state to prevent the spread of the
pest.
The stone foundation for the iron
fence in front of the Oakland cemetery
is being laid. This will be glad news to
all the friends of the Give Club. If
you have not contributed to this fund
please do so at once, Your contribu-
ton will greatly cheer the ladies in their
good work. When this work Is COM
pleted Oakland will be proud of its
CITY of the dead" and will have a
right to be.
Kahl & Son have contracted to raise
Mr.. Louis Littman's house, in this city,
and enlarge the porch. They have also
contracted to furnish the concrete
blocks for the foundation of the iron
fence Attorney Stuart Hamill will
build around the lot of his home. They
have also contracted with Attorney
Semmes Hamill for concrete bricks for
base of the iron fence around his home
property lot.
County Superintendent F. Z. Rath-
bun has issued a circular entitled.
Some Dont's for School Teachers"
and Some Donts for the school trustees. :"
They deserve the closest reading and
study. In fact they ought to be consult
ed. Their observance means the
greatest possible success of the public
schools in Garrett county. Don't for
get to read them, for each trustee and
each teacher will receive a copy.
The building being erected on the DR..
McComas property. this city, is being
pushed rapidly to completion. The
building is one story in height, and is
80 go feet, and is 10 feet to the square.
1t is frame building. The Office and
material department will have a plank
floor, the work department will have a
floor of concrete and the remainder of
the building. for the present, will have
cinder floor. The building will be
roomy and easy of access. The Oakland
Garage will have competent workmen
to meet the demands of the public.
April ended its days in a blanket of
frost and freezing weather and Nav
was born in the same weather condi-
tons. The first May morning was as
cold as a real frosty winter morning
AT a. m. the mercury in the Their
mometers stood at 20 degrees above
zero. The ground was covered with a
heavy white frost. The flowers and
vines were frfzen. The leaves on the
trees were badly frost bitten. ice form
ed on the puddles of water. "As plea-
SAINT as May was out of day. Forty
years ago last week. hereabouts two
inches of snow covered the ground.
The Frostburg correspondent of the
Cumberland Times is responsible for
the following dog story:
1T is reported here Saturday that
one citizen of Garrett county is the nm
disputed owner in his own right of sew
enteen dogs, and that his place is the
center of dog exchange that enables
him TO retail TO the people who imagine
themselves in need of dogs at least fiftv
dogs year, or profit of 200 per cent
upon his own plant of z. 80 long as
this sort of business is permitted. . the
Times informant says, 1T is no nse To
talk Of this section as sheep growers
paradise.