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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22

wide wheels are sitter and climb over
stones and roots without glancing off
and straining the spokes in the hub, as
is done in the use of narrow wheels.
They do not cut up the road, but make
1t better on every trip, make better
footing for the horses and reduce the
cost of maintaining road, team end
wagon. Also that, in descending steep
hills the rubber blocks wear much
longer and less effort is required of the
driver in holding the load by the brake
Wide wheels are slightly heavier than
narrow ones of same diameter, but this
is more than offset by the fact that
they do not drop into every rut and
inequality of the road.
Wide tires do noC get loose IN dry
weather, which saves expense for re-
pairs. They can be used in all kinds of
farm work, without cutting up the
meadows or sticking fast in plowed
land.
lie claims that if wide tires were in
general use land by wide tires is meant
those from a to 6 inches,) the cost of
maintaining the county roads would be
enormously reduced, and that the roads
themselves would be in better condition
than they now are.
| think that Mr.. Carey's first ex-
perience with wide and narrow wheels
on the same wagon at the same time,
under the same load, with the same
team, the same driver and the same
road, constitutes one of the best and
most practical tests that has come under
my observation of the respective merits
of the two types of wheel, and the fact
that all the trouble in the woods was
caused by the narrow wheel should be
sufficient answer to those who, while
admitting that the wide tires are the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22

life history of what no doubt was a
remarkable, character should go to
oblivion and obscurity in a period of
time less than 100 years, seems strange.
When Phineas Boucher was a boy he
fetched in conveyance from Salisbury,
Pa. Ito his home. lady from Kansas
by the name of Julia Deahl, and as they
passed an old building or rather an old
stone chimney and logs in the Flanagan
fields north of the pike. she informed
Mr.. Boucher that here she often played
IN front of that old honse with Patsey
Newman as girl playmate. The
Flanagan fields were settled early in
the 18th Century.
Yours truly,
l.. ]. BEACHY.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22

We are compelled this week to issue
a II page paper. 1t is pleasure to ac-
commodate the advertising public, but
not at a sacrifice of the reading matter
due our subscribers. THE REPUBLICAN
is a paper of the people, for the people
and with the people. 1t is our constant
effort to produce paper worthy place
in every home in Garrett county; a pa
per that will not only be interesting, but
profitable as well, to each member of
the home circle. By reason of the
steady growth of our subscription list
we are greatly encouraged to persevere
in our efforts to make this paper all we
claim for it.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22

The premium list of the Garrett
county fair will be open to the boys and
girls of the farmers family. The
parents should talk this matter over
with their children and get them inter-
ested, give them an acre of ground to
cultivate in corn. potatoes and veg
etables; get them to read up on these
subjects, write to Hon. David J. Lewis,
Congressman fer this district, Washing
ton, D. c., for bulletins OF the agri-
cultural department treating upon the
cultivation of the above. He will gladly
have them mailed to you or your boy or
girl. There will doubtless be special
premiums offered next fall to boy and
girl farmers. George Coddington and
sister, of near Oakland captured three
or more prizes. Get the boys and girls
interested in the fam life by this means.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22

When Thomas W. Carey, of Garrett
County, near Frostburg, received set
of electric" steel wheels. with six inch
tires, he Immediately set to work to put
them on his wagon to replace the old
narrow ones he had been using.
He had only changed three of the
wheels when he was called upon to haul
a load of white oak lumber from the
mill to Frostburg. This meant a trip
over new cut road from the mill to the
county road; then to the National road;
and down that to the town, thus making
use of three kinds of surface. namely
the unprepared and untraveled ground
OF the woods, the graded and travel
ed earth of the county road and
finally, the roughly macadamized and
solid surface of the National Pike.
The part of the pike traversed eros
ses two mountains -"Great" and
Little" Savage, the former reaching
an altitude of about $500 feet at the
point crossed, and the grades being
approximately per cent.
Mr.. Carey states that he loaded at
the mill with 1000 feet of white oak,
weighing about 6 pounds foot, which
made his load, not including wagon,
1900 pounds, or SO tons, including
wagon, about 43 tons.
The only difficulty he encountered
occurred in driving along the woods
road" where, he said, 1.-THE wide wheels
rolled along, hardly leaving a trace on
the ground, but the one old, narrow
wheel cut in at every soft place, and at
several points nearly stalled the team. !"
He now claims, after several years
experience, that the wide tire is far
superior to the narrow on every kind of
surface and for every kind of service;
that, in going through the woods the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22
Order of Publication.

No 1913 Equity. In the Circuit Court for
Garrett County, Maryland.
The object of this suit is to procure a deere
divorcing the plaintiff, Irene Hayes, vinculo
matromonii, from the defendant Eliza l..
Hayes.
The Bill states that the plaintiff and de-
PENDANT were MARI ed on the 25th day of
December, 1901, and resided together as mon
and wife uaUil October, 1907.
That the defendant without any Just cause
or reason abandoned and deserted the
plaintiff. and that such abandonment has
continued uninterruptedly for more than
six years. and is deliberate and final.
That one son was born as result of said
marriage. to-wit; Emmerson Hayes, ON The
18th day of October, 1902.
That the defendant has failed. neglecteI
and refused to contribute any thing toward
the support of the plantiff ever since said
separation.
The Bill further states that the defendant
has been guilty of the crime of adultery since
said marriage.
And further states that the plaintiff is a
the defendant is nonresident of the State
of Maryland.
1t is thereupon. this 18th day of January
1914, ordered by the Circuit Court of Garrett
County, in equity, that the plantif by caus-
ing a copy OF this order to be inserted in some
newspaper, published in said Garrett courty
once in each of four successive weeks, before
the 18th day of February, 1914. give notice to
the said defendant of the object and
i'll this Court i'll person or by solicitor. on or
before the 2nd day of March next, to show
cause, If any he has why decree ought not
f. H. TOWER, Clerk. :
True Copy Test-E. Y. TOWER, Clerk,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22
A WELL MARKED GRAVE
Of Garrett County Pioneer of Whom
Posterity Knows Little
Spirit, Frostburg, Md.

Spirit, Frcstburg, Md.
Along the National Pike in Garrett
county. MARYLAND, are many old grave
yards containing tombstones of pioneers
whose deeds made the history of this
region more than century ago. Some
of these ancient tombs are well marked
and well preserved. Others have be-
come well nigh or nearly obliterated
and the very names of their occupants
forgotten.
On the Stone House Farm at Little
Meadows. three miles east of Grants
vile, is the old Tomlinson cemetery
where the bones of number of noted
pioneers repose. This Gem eterY is well
preserved and the names of those
awaiting the resurrection there are
preserved in history. On the same
farm on the other side of the pike is
another burial place that is unique in
location, but about whose occupan IS
little is known. Only one grave here
has distinguishing mark, that of Patty
Newman, who was evidently a person
of some Importance. Besides the monu-
ment erected to her memory a huge
native boulder stands at the head of her
grave as a grim sentinel keeping guard
throughout the ages. as it were, oven
those whose bodies were committed to
the earth at this place.
We are indebted to the artist author
poet. Leo J Beachy, of Mt Nebo, for a
communication throwing a little light
on her history and asking for further
information as to her identity. The
local historians seem to have overlooked
this pioneer celebrity. Perhaps some
of our aged readers have some recollec-
ton of the woman or of her posterity.
Mr.. Beachy's contribution follows;
Dear Editor: = Herewith inclose two
pictures of the grave of "Patsey"
Newman, or Patty Newman, which is
located by big boulder on the Stone
House Farm, in about the middle of the
last field south of the National Pike,
not far from the Boucher school house
on the, original survey of Little Meadows
which was surveyed A. D. 1773, and
the patent was granted to Eben Shelby.
From the little bits of tradition have
been able to gather so far, it seems
that Patsy Newman was maiden lady,
however with somewhat of a family. or
at least two children Jacob Brown
who writes of the Tomlinson cemetery
on the same property on the other side
of the pike, does not even mention Pat
sey's grave, nor name, in his History
of Garrett county"
The headstone is a common dressed.
native, field stone, about three feet tall
and a foot or fourteen inches wide.
dressed with considerable care and
lettered by man that was evidently
not an expert in the line of monument
lettering. There are about twenty
four graves about the sama large boul-
der, but Patty's grave stone is the only
one that is lettered. The head stone
bears this inscription:
'In memory of FATTY Newman who
departed this life March26th, A. D. 1915,
Aged 45 years.
The foot stone has on it the letter N.
The Oldest citizens about here seem
to know nothing of the whereabouts of
her chilaren. il still living. WHY the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22
SECURED LARGE CONTRACT
Oakland Heating Firm ola. D. NayIor
o Co. To Plumb Kipgwoed Building.

On last Thursday Messrs. A. D.
Naylor & Co., of Oakland, secured the
contract to place the heating plant and
other plumbing work in the George A.
Herring building at Kingwood, w. Va,
a structure of four stories, requiring
more than $500 feet of radiation. The
contract price for the work is in the
neighborhood of SO, 900 and will require
some weeks to complete.
Two other contractors placed bids
for the work, one firm being 500 high
err than the local people.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22
ORDER NISI.

Henry c. Grusendorf, ct. al, VS.. John w.
Glover, ct. al.
No. 1876 Equity, In the Circuit Court for
Garrett county, Maryland.
ordered this 18th day of January, in the
year nineteen hundred and fourteen. nv the
circuit Court for Garrett county, sitting in
equity. that the sales made and reported in
The Dove cause by +. H. Sincell trustee, be
fatlhed and confirmed, unless cause to the
contrary thereof be shown or before the 13th
day or February, 1914; provided copy of this
order be published in some newspaper
puDIished IN Garrett county, once a week
for three successive weeks before the 9Th day
of February, 1914 '
The report states the amount OF the sales to
be Sl35.OO.
True copy, est-E. 4. TowER. Clerk,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22
LIFE CERTIFICATES RECOMMENDED
School Board Asks That Parchments
Be Issued Two Garrett CONTAINS.

At meetidg of the Board of School
Commissioners held at the board room
in the Court house on last Friday,
much routine business was transacted.
Messrs. George w. Sterling of
Mountain Lake Park, and H. W. Brown
ing of Thayerville, were unanimously
recommended to the State Board of Ed
ucation for life certificates to teach.
A recruitment of the State school law is
such that in order to secure life GER
titicate the applicant must have the IN
animous support of all members of the
Local School Commissioners, which in
the case above cited such action was
taken.
Commissioner Yost was directed by
the board to produce the plans and spec
ifications of the proposed new school
building to be erected at Accident.
The citizens of that community have
pledged $1,000 in cash and loan of $1,000
at per cent. interest to be used by the
DOdIu ia IGlHiilS " GIGCI IIlS JTOpOSSu
school house. work upon which may be
commenced IN the spring. The Acct
dent people are wide-awake to the
necessity of better and larger school
accommodations hence their liberal do.
nations to help the matter along. The
people of that community want a high
school established there, which can be
maintained without any great degree
of trouble. but with the present equip
ment this is impossible as there is bare
ly room sufficient to accommodate the
elementary scholars, Notwithstanding
the fact that the present school house
was erected very recently.
An order was passed closing the State
high schools on Friday, May 29th, and
the elementary schools on Friday,
April 3rd.
The vacant scholarship in Maryland
Agricultural College was awarded w.
c. Stanton, of Grantsville, at present
a student in that institution.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22
Notice to Creditors.

Ihls Is to give notice, That the subscribers
~ Hatn OBTAINED from the Orphans Court of
udITetG county, IN Maryland, letters of Ad-
mlnlstration on the estate of
HERMAN BECKMAN.
late OF Garrett County, deceased. All per-
sons having claims against the deceased are
hereby warned to exhibit the same with the
vouchers thereof duly authenticated to
the subscriber, on or before the 18th day OF
July, 1914; they may otherwise by law
he excluded from all benefit of said estate
All persons knowing themselves Indebted to
said estate are requested to make Immediate
payment.
Given under my hand this 18th day of
January, 1914.
WILFRED CHADDERTON.
Administrator,
Deer Park Md
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22
ORDER NISI.

No 1907 Equity In the Circuit Court. for
Garrett County.
F. a. Thayer, Assignee of Mortgage, VS..
Charles E. Clark
Ordered this 9Th day of January. nine
teen hundred and fourteen by the Circuit
Court for Garrett County, sitting in Equity.
that the sale of the property mentioned in
these proceedings, made and reported by
f. A. Thayer Assignee of mortgage be ratif-
ed and confirmed, unless cause to the contra
~ Thereon be shown or before the 5th day of
February, next, provided a copy of this order
be published in some newspaper published
in Oakland, in the County OF Garrett, State
of Maryland, once week for three success
sive weeks before the 3lst day of January
instant.
The report states the amount of sales to be
$4,000.
E. Z. TOWER, Clerk.
True Copy-test: f. H. TOWER Clerk,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22

best for farm and general road use, still
persist in claiming that they are not
practical for use in the woods.
Wide wheels cost more but last
longer and are cheaper to maintain than
narrow ones. Government tests with
wide and narrow tires, made with
similar wagons, carrying the same load,
hauled by the same team and with a
spring balance attached to the pole of
the wagon and to the double tree, to
show at all times the exact number of
pounds pulled by the team. by means of
a pencil tracing a line on a revolving
cylinder moved by clockwork, prove
conclusively that the draught of the
wide-tired wagon is very much lighter
than that of the narrow, on almost all
roads, and that the more trips the wide
tired wagon makes the easier the haul
becomes, owing to the improved condi-
ton of the road.
G.. C.. TOWNSEND,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22
Allegany County Roads Engineer
rlid-Year Examinations In The Public
Schools.

County Superintendent Rathbun had
printed during the week past the ques-
lions to be propounded at the mid-year
examination to be held in the public
schools through the county beginning on
Wednesday, January 21st, and continu-
ing through the rest Of the week. The
subjects to be treated during the three
days of the examination include reading,
writing, spelling, arithmetic, Maryland
and United States history, civics, geog-
raphv, physiology and other branches
of study taught in the public schools of
the county.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22
SATURDAY,
the 9TH Day of February,1914

at the hour of i O'Clock, a. m. at the Court
house door of Garrett county, in the town OF
Oakland, Maryland, | will offer for sale and
sell TO the highest bidder all the right. title
interest and estate OF the said Charles NJ.
Camp and Elizabeth Camp in and to all those
four lots of ground situate, lying and being
in Garrett County and State of Maryland,
adjoining the town Of Selbysport, on the
East side of the YOughiogheny River and
containing in the aggregate the quantity of
l24 acres, more or less, and being the same
property which was convened to the said
Charles NJ. Camp by Elizabeth Camp by deed
dated the 4th day of November, 1911, and duly
recorded in Liber e. L. I. No. 90, folio 35g. one
the Land Records of Garrett County. Mary
land.
This property is improved by a dwelling
house and other necessary out bldings, and
will be sold to satisfy said writ of fierl facias
and the costs thereon accrued.
TERMS OF SALE-CaSh on day of sale.
BERT &. SCOTT,
Sheriff OF Garrett County,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22
Notice to Creditors.

This is to give notice, That the subscribers
have obtained from the Orphans Court of
Garrett county, in Maryland, letters ofAd-
ministratlon on the estate of
WILLIAM H. FRAZEE
late of Garrett Co., Md, deceased. All per
sons haying claims against the deceased are
hereby warned to exhibit the same, with the
vouchers thereof duly authenticated to
the subscribers. on or before the ord day OF
June, 1914; they may otherwise by law
be excluded from all benefit of said estate.
All persons knowing themselves indebted to
ate payment.
Given under my hand this 23rd day of
December, 1913.
ISAAC N. WEIGH
JAMES b. FRANTZ
Administrators,
Selbysport, Md.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22

THE Good Roads Commission in its
report to the legislature, asks for an APP
preparation and recommends certain
amounts tor each of the several coun-
ties of the State. The amount asked in
the regular appropriation on county
road mileage basis for Garrett'county Is
Al4, 500; special appropriation $175, 900,
total for the county, $500, OOO Garrett
county would approve the adoption of
the above figures.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22
THURSDAY. JANUARY %. 1914.

GARRETT county was honored by the
Maryland Conservative Association, at
its meeting held in Baltimore last Thurs
day, when it elected ex- Senator Nc
Culloh Brown president of the Associa
ton. An account of the meeting will
be found in another column. The Sen
ator has our hearty congratulations.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22
Examiners Notice.

Notice is hereby given, that the undersign-
ee, appointed by the County Commissioners
of Garrett county, to view the lands through
which new county.rOad has been petitioned
for as follows, viz; Beginning at point on
Backbone ana Deep Run road. where Davis
saw mill stood, and running through the
lands of the Manor Mining and Manufactm
ing Company and the Chatfec Coal Company,
to intersect the Bloomington and Kitzmiller
road at a point near Chaffee, ". Va. and
examine whether the said new road should
be made will meet on Februpry 23rd, 1914 for
such purpose, and to determine whether the
public convenience requires the said new
road and if so to locate the same and perform
their duty in the premises. Signed
BRADLEN BRAY.
JAMES FITZWArER,
WIN. Fl. OSS.
Examiners
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22

State of Maryland, County of Garrett,
l, S. T. Jones, Cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that
the above statement is true to the best
of my knowledge and belief.
S. T. JONES, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day Of January, 1914.
HARLAND l.. JONES, Notary Public.
Correct-Attest: D. E. OFFUTT,
G.. S. HAMILL,
J. M. DAVIS,
Directors.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22
Order Nisi

III UHt UIphan7s COURT Tor Gaff@+t- No3l''t--
In the matter of the estate of Sr
Townshend, deceased.
Ordered by the Orphans Court for Garrett
county, tuis It'll day of January 1914, that
Ine sale or the property mentioned in these
proceedings, made and reported by nj. WeIl
inSton Crane. Administrator de bonus non
Gun testamento aneXo, of the last Will and
testament OF Singleton l.. Townshend. de
ceased, to Arthur Townshend and Charles
Lee Hogue, be ratified and confirmed unless
cause TO the contrary thereof be shown on or
before the 10th day of February, 1914: pro
Vlded copy of this order be Inserted in
some newspaper published in Garrett coun-
" once IN each of three successive weeks be-
tore the 30th day of January, 1914.
The report states the amount of sale to he
TWO Thousand Dollars. $1,000 cos
Sc. E. FRIEND, Register
True copN-Test: r. f, Friend. Register
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22
SHERIFF0S SALE
OF VALUABLE
Real Estate
In Garrett County, Maryland

Under and by virtue of a writ of fieri facias
issued out of the Circuit Court for Garrett
against the goods and chattels, lands and
tenements OF Charles NJ. Camp and Elizabeth
Camp, the same being No. 8 Judicials to
March Term, 1914, on the docket of said Court.
and to the undersigned Sheriff of Garrett
county directed, did, on Friday, the 9th
day of January, 1914, seize, levy upon ana
take into execution by an actual entry upon
the lands hereinafter mentioned and describ-
ed, and hereby give notice that on
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22

For SALE-Two general utility horses
about 1900 pounds each. Apply
to GEORGE A. DEWITT, Sheriff, Oak
land. Advertisement.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22

State Of Maryland, County Of Garrett.
|, E. j. Hamill, Cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that
the above statement is true to the best
of my knowledge and belief.
E. J. HAMILL, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 2lst day of January. 1914.
SUE r. LAUGHLIN, Notary Public
Correct-Attest: r. A. SMITH,
D. F. FICHTNER,
WADE SAPP,
Directors.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
The Garrett National Bank,
AT OAKLAND

AT OAKLAND,
In the State of Maryland, at the close of
business, January l3, 1914.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts .. $3.50, 679 %
Overdrafts, secured and I'M
secured. ................ 80 Y
U. S. Bonds to secure circu-
latlon. ..-... .......... 50.O00 W
Bonds, securities, etc ...... 129, 1875 90
Banking house, Furniture and
Fixtures. ................ $500 90
Due from National Banks
mot reserve agents. -. 1,42O 81
Due from State and Private
Banks and Bankers. ...... Lis Sc
Due from approved Reserve
Agents -..........-...... %, 800 W
/ Checks and other cash items. 505 70
Notes of other National
Banks. 1896 90
Fractional Paper Currency,
Nickeis and Cents .......' 1873 90
Lawful Money Reserve in
/ Bank, viz:
( Specie. 500, UU6 10
Legal-tender notes 4,O7O 90 37,O76 O5
Redemption fund Is per
cent. of circulationJ -. $500 90
/ Total ................... $500, O77 81
I LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in....... $50, 900 90
/ Surplus fund ............. 60, 900 90
Undivided profits, less eX-
penses and taxes paid. $40 II
/ National Bank notes out
/ standing. ................. As, 400 90
I Due to other National Banks 1854 81
/ Due to State and Private
/ Banks and Bankers. . 1874 SO
/ Due to Trust Companies and
Savings Bank. ............ 81 II
/ Dividends unpaid. ........ n 90
Individual deposits subject to
check. ....................2 78, 536 65
Time certificates of deposit. PA, 357 63
Cashiers checks outstanding Sl4 81
/ Total. Observation-Disclosures. $500, OFT 27