The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-10-22
OUT OF TOWN HAPPENINGS
A Variety of Interesting Paragraphs
for Republican Readers

Robert C. Minnick, of No. 9 District,
Garrett county, had IL potatoes of the
Rural New York variety on display at
Frostburg. These potatoes are in the
lead as to weight and size.
c. E. Coleman. of this county, near
the Allegany county line, attended the
Hagerstown fair last week.
Apple production in the United States
this year promises to be 100000. 900
bushels, against las, 100000 bushels,
last year and 235, 900, 900 bushels in 1912.
Miss Auburn Smith, of Hoyes, Md,
and Miss Lorena Dewitt, of Deer Park,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Smith,
at Cumberland last week.
Miss Iva Bray, of Swanton, is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Laura WEIGHT at
Newark, Ohio.
W. H. Sharpless, of near Swanton,
the past week was quite i'll.
Oss. the Swanton miller, is grinding
splendid buckwheat flour.
DR.. Milton J. Llchtv, wife and two
daughters of Cleveland, Ohio, motored
to Grantsville the past week, and from
there over the new state road into the
heart Of the picturesque Cove of Garrett
county, to pick chestnuts which they
found in abundance beyond Keyser's
Ridge. 1t gave the doctor the keenest
pleasure to revisit the home of his
youth and to show his little girls the
places where he played when he was a
little boy. He gathered hickory nuts
from the same trees that yielded their
nuts to him two score years ago. From
the Cove they went to Pennsylvania to
visit scenes and friends of other days.
S. S. Miller, daughter Annie, Mr..
and Mrs. MiIt Hershberger and son
Donald, of Springs, Pc, spent several
days last week at Gortner, visiting
friends.
A large Packard car made the trip
from Uniontown to Philadelphia and re-
turn in less than twenty hours. c. w.
johnson, the owner, was running on a
wager and made the distance from
Frostburg to Grantsville in twenty
nine minute. and from Grantsville to
Uniontown in thirty. A break down
near Cumberland caused a delay of
several hours.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Feick and daugh-
ter, Luelia Catherine, and Mr.. and
Mrs. J p Statler and their little daugh-
ter, Mary Elizabeth, all oil Somerset,
Pa, motored to Addison, Pa, and were
entertained at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs Frank Shirer. Mr.. Statler is a
candidate for the Assembly From
there they went to Accident, the home
of Mr.. Feick's parents for few day s
visit
Miss Edna Frazee and Playfor Liston
of Selbysport, were at Addison, Pa,
calling on friends.
MIR. and Mrs. Adam Fogle celebrat-
ed the fiftieth anniversary of their
marriage, at their home in Salisbury
Pa. About $50 persons were present
Mr.. Fogle is n years old and his wife
73 years. During the evening the aged
couple received from their friends $3.50
IN gold and quite number of other
valuable and useful presents. Their
daughter, Mrs. J, J. Bender of Grants
vile. was present as were also her hus-
band and children, Mrs. James Youn-
kin and children, Misses Hazel and
Dorthy Reisbaker, of Grantsville. This
aged couple have 80 grand children and
7S great grand children.
Jack Clary, of Grantsville, attended
the birthday party of Miss Helen
Bnetht. at West Salisbury, Pa.
Edward and John Shaw, of Avilton,
were Homecoming visitors Saturday.
s.Mr. j. L. Brennemen, of Paradise,
is building an addition to his residence
F. HENDERSON, of Asher Glade neigh
borhood, was kicked by a colt a few
days ago and had his arm broken.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arch Beckman, of North
Glade, haye new boy at their home.
Miss Mary Burdock. of Cleveland,
Ohio, is at her former home in Garrett
county, spending her vacation with her
mother, Mrs. Agnes Burdock, of near
Frostburg.
Terra Alta will try to stage the
largest potato show ever seen in Preston
county on October 1924 Friendsville,
Grantsville, Accident or Kitzmiller
might find it profitable to have such a
show.
The Preston County Farmers Show
at Kingwood, October 80 and 81, prom
Uses to be big success. Over 5000 has
beentraised for prizes. The farmers
of Eglon offer free trip to Morgan
town to the winner of the acre contest.
Fred Otto, of New Germany, won
the prize of Ratchet, at the Frost
burg fair, for the best collection of
grain.
Melvin Hetz, of Sutton, was guest