The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-11-12

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is plenty of cover, owing to the late
fall weather being mild and but few
frosts.
The appearance of town is an index
of the character of its inhabitants. 1t
is mirror-it reflects the people If
they are clean. their town will be clean;
if they are slovenly. 1t too will be SLOW
emily. Moral-well that is hardly
necessary.
/ have just received new shipment
of hats, suits, coats. waists and seper-
ats skirts. will be pleased to have
you inspect them at my parlors on Oak
street. Mrs. Fred Martin.
Advertisement.
/ There is postmaster over in the
state of Pennsylvania that has held the
job since 1877 who has been trying to
let go of 1t for the past year. Here in
Oakland there are a dozen or more
applicants for one post office. That's
the difference.
States Attorney. C Renninger went
to Cumberland last evening to appear
before the Circuit court of Alleganv
county, in the case of the State of
Maryland, VS.. George Friend, for steal.
ing SIS, 300 from John Wesley Broad
water. Avilton.
Mrs. D. H. Shank and two daughters
left Oakland Yesterday morning for
Danville, W. Va, where they will re-
side during the winter, DanYille being
the base of operations of Mr. Shank who
is engaged extensively in the manu-
facture of lumber.
} LOST, STRAYED OR STOLEN. white
and black spotted bull pup; three white
and one black leg. Any information
Leading to IFS recovery will be appre-
ciated by Mr.. R. E. Slger. P. S.-The
Dull pup answers to the name of Bus
ter" Advertisement
The large concrete bridge across the
Little Yough at Weber's is about COM
plete and the work on the small bridge,
for the overflow water is being rapidly
pushed toward completion. This will
enable the contractors to connect up
the gap in the Oakland Gortner road.
/ Only two weeks until Thanksgiving
day will be here. The people of Gar
rett county will observe that day as
never before and they will haye great
reasons so to do. Begin today to make
your arrangements for proper obser-
vance of the day. Services should be
held in every church in the county.
Garrett county farmers should pre-
pare to raise more wheat, more corn,
more potatoes, more of everything the
soil produces. for it will be needed
next year, not for export, but home
consumption. We are an importing
State, and the surplus of the county
will be taken by the European defici-
ency.
have customer for 20 acre ia rm
in the vicinity of Sunnyslde. Who has
one to sell. L. A. Rudisill. Oakland,
Md. Advertisement
The people who have to use the road
from Oakland to Gortner are hoping
that there will be no heavy rains this
fall, as the road is being cut up very
much by the contractors, who are build
ing the State-ald road. They are now
grading near the farm of Mrs. S. ].
Spiker. Some very deep cuts have
been made.
w. T. Steyer and two nieces of
Stoyer, were on their way to Oakland
yesterday, when in Mountain Lake
Park the torshon rod broke and LAID
them up until William Lawton of this
city could go to the Park and make re-
pairs, which was quickly done, so that
the motorists could spend most of the
day in town.
The new reconstructed concrete road
on the National Pike between Narrows
Park and the Six Mile House was open
ed Tuesday evening, This is the finest
piece of state highway In Western
Maryland, and connects Cumberland
with improved roads all the way to
Humbertston, Fayette county, Pa.
There is 42-mile stretch of macadam
road now leading west from Cumber
land.
/ The State Board of Education, act
ing in cooperation with, the Maryland
Agricultural College, has appointed as
supervisor and inspector of agricuI-
tural departments IN the high schools of
the State Prof. j. E. Metzger, head of
the department of agricultural educa-
ton at the Maryland Agricultural Col
lege. Prof. Metzger recently complet-
ed survey of the agricultural teaching
in the high schools of Maryland.
There was family reunion at the
home of Mr.. Lloyd Heckart Sunday.
near Breedlove. There were six child
rem, four sons-in-laws. and the same
number of daughter-in-laws and five
grand children present. A good dinner
was served. A delightful day was en-
joved. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Miller of
near Red House, joined the friends dur
ing the day. Walter Heckart and wife