The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-15
Miss Ruth McCrobie. of Oakland.

We extend congratulations.
Eighteen scholars connected with the
Methodist Sunday school, of this city,
who did not miss attending one session
of the school the past year, received a
present of a pretty gold pin and very
neatly gotten up certificate of attend
ance last Sunday. The certificates
were presented by DR.. Moore, with ap-
propriate remarks.
/ The Republican is the leading news
paper of Garrett county.
The Grafton Sentinel, in speaking of
the revival just closed in Rev. j. o.
Bottoms church, in that city says 1.-The
revival was one of the most successful
ones ever held in that church, and nearly
forty persons became converts. The
many friends of DR.. Bolton in this
vicinity will be glad to hear of this SIC
cessful revival meeting.
Why not reorganize the Mountain
City band? We have the boys who
can make the music. Why not use
them? Oakland pride should awaken
enthusiasm on this subject. Friendsvllle
has good band, of which 1t we'll may
feel proud. Oakland can have a first
class band and there is no good reason
why it should not have one.
The Republican is issued a few hours
late today on account of an error made
by our ready penthouse in making a
shipment of the wrong sheets. We
contemplate making large improve
ments within the next few months
which will make The Republican as
sumo metropolitan air, thus giving
our subscribers the latest news of the
world.
The Spelling Bee" at the Lutheran
church tomorrow evening promises to
be well attended and quite a social
function. Everyone has evinced an
interest in the matter and large crowd
is expected to be present All are cor
daily invited to be present. All are
cordially invited. The affair is given
as benefit for the Ladies Guild of
the Episcopal church.
Mr.. Henry H. Baker, assistant cashier
of the First State Bank, Grantsville;
Mr.. Erwin Blocher, who holds similar
position in the First National Bank of
the same town, and Messrs. Gilead
Broadwater and Charles Bender, were
in Oakland as witnesses in the Broad
water-Friend case heard by Justice
Fries, full account of which is pub
lished in this paper today.
The advertisement of the Hudson Six
40 was crowded out of The Republican
last week, as was also over two other
columns of advertisements and three
columns of reading matter in type This
week by issuing ten page paper we
are able to meet the demands upon our
columns. The advertisement of the new
Hudson auto is worth reading. The ma
chine can be seen at Lawton's garage.
Some few weeks ago The Republican
made the suggestion that Oakland have
a spelling match. We are pleased to
note that the Ladies of st. Matthew's
Episcopal church have planned for a
regular old-time spelling match. The
ladies are to be congratulated for taking
hold of he matter. That it will be an
interesting and enjoyable occasion no
one will deny, Let everybody be pre-
sent.
The Civil Service Commission has
announced an examination for Railway
Mail Clerk, to be held in Baltimore,
Cumberland and Hagerstown on Feb
ruary 2lst next, open to applicants
over IS years and under 35 years old, full
particulars with blank application and
information may be had on application
to Congressman David j. Lewis or the
Civil Service Commission, Washington,
ton, D. c.
The ice harvest in this section is well
under way today. At the Wilson lake,
just east of town, ice ten inches thick
is being cut which is being stored in
MANY of the ice houses about town.
At the Park the ice is some twelve
inches thick a double shift of men is
being employed to harvest the crop.
/ Several hundred tons daily are being
cut which is shipped to points along the
( line of the B. & o. r. R.
/ The list of road supervisors and the
amount appropriated for the several
roads Of the county will be found on
another page of this paper. For the
amount of money the Commissioners
had for the public roads, it appears to
US that they have made judicious dis
tribution of the funds and selected suit
able men to look after the roads. 1t is
the duty of every citizen to give these
road supervisors their hearty support.
A co-partnership has been formed by
Messrs. Gilmor S. Hamill and his two
sons, Messrs. Stuart F. and H. Byrne,
for the purpose of practicing law and
carrying on general legal business.
Mr.. Hamill is now the only remaining
lawyer who has been in constant
practice in the Garrett county courts
since the formation of the county. His
two sons are both energetic and will be
closely identified with the senior member
of the firm in all matters which require
their attention.