The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-10-29
Everybody invited to be present.

Everybody invited to be present.
Mr.. James Arnholt. of near Bayard,
was in Oakland Saturday with some
fine potatoes to go to the State fair.
Asa burst and Jason Wilburn of
near New Germany and jennings were
taken to the Western MARYLAND hospital
at Cumberland for treatment.
A memorial service will be held next
Sunday at Eckhart by the Woodmen of
the World A monument is to be I'M
yelled The camp from Grantsville
will be in attendance.
The school teachers of the public
school at Hutton deserve much credit
for the clean comfortable appearance
of their school rooms. The rooms are
kept cheerful and inviting
Mr.. Jerry Mankis. of Swanton has
purchased the farm where Newman
Wilson and family now live, near
Mountain Lake Park. and will move on
to the farm early in November.
James Burr Saville, Romney, W. Va,
and Mary Elizabeth Friend, Swanton,
took out a marriage license at Cumber-
land last week. Mr.. Saville was a
clerk for long time in one of the
stores at Swanton.
William Klght, one of the oldest
citizens of WesterDport, and whose
family have been represented in this
country since period antedating the
Revolution died October 9th, of heart
failure due to old age.
Thornton Grove, Sr.. one of the old
est residents of Homecoming, died at the
home of his daughter Mrs. George
Ternent, in Detmold. He was aged
SO years, and was born at Allegany
Mines. The greater part of his life had
been spent in Homecoming.
Much of the welfare of this county
is in the hands of the young men on the
farms. If they remain there and
prosper the county will prosper in like
manner. But if they forsake the fields
and rush off to the overcrowded cities il
will be sledgehammer blow to the
veal of the nation.
The boys agricultural club of Eglon
near Oakland, held their annual show
, recently. Archie Shahan won the acre
contest, the prize being free trip tt
the short course at Morgantown. There
was a good exhibit and the attendance
interesting talks and some good music
John Humphrey, Sr., agedI72 years. {
Union veteran of the Civil war, died a
: his home at Homecoming. He was borr
5 in England, and came to this country
when boy twelve years of age, Th'
family first settled at Pittsburgh, bu
S later moved to Homecoming, where thu
! deceased had been a resident for ovel
fifty years.
: A box social was held at the Steidine
n school house Saturday night. under tn,
auspices of the public school, for tn,
/ purpose of raising funds to buy bool
case for the school room. There was
nice company of young folks present
6 who enjoyed pleasant evening. Thu
of $40. Is was taken in. Deputy Sheriff
De Witt was present.
A West Virginia potato buyer tolC
. the writer that his firm bought Carrot
county potatoes last week at SIS cents
bushel in hundred bushel lots, and tina
when he left home. they were selling
potatoes at $1.35 per bushel. H
furthermore said, that inside of tw,
weeks potatoes would be worth whole
, sale IS cents per bushel.
Hub Mckenzie of Grantsyille, Md.
= returned from visit to his sister, Mrs
, A. H. Jordan, and family at Fredonia
Mercer county, Pa, on Tuesday. H
h had been there since July 18th, and re
:. ports all of the Grantsville families 10