The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-12-03
OUT OF TOWN HAPPENINGS
A Variety of Interesting Paragraphs
for Republican Readers.

James Barrick of Dodson, has gone
to Cross, ". Va, where he has a posi-
ton.
Rev. Albert Arnold of Eglon, preach
ed at Purgittsville, W. Va, last Sab
bath.
Miss Blanche Friend. of Keyser, W.
Va, visited Swanton relatives the past
week.
Miss Marie Steidlng, from Deer Park,
is visiting her uncle, JOHN Steiding of
Midland.
Mrs. L. X. Dellinger, has returned to
Dodson. from pleasant visit with reia-
tives in Virginia.
Mrs. Annie Nine dined with Mr.. and
Mrs. Josiah Harvey, near Fairview
church last Wednesday.
Rabbits are reported as very plenti-
full IN the vicinity of Swanton "'Thous-
ands of Them" one farmer says.
Sllas Heckhart and wife, of District
No. 8, went to their sons, near Romney,
W. Va, for the Thanksgiving season.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beckman. #
SwantOn, sold a two horse wagon load
of turkeys in Piedmont on the 25th inst.
There was hog killing bee" at
Chaffee last week. Many Garrett
countains attended and rendered assis-
lance.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Parish of bod
son, who have been visiting in Pennsyl-
yynia for several weeks, have returned
to their home
The tileing plant at Gortner is in full
operation again and is meeting the de-
mand of progressing farmers who are
draining their lands.
Rumor says that non-residents of
Garrett county are enjoying hunt and
a good time, minus the county license.
The game wardens should look into this
report. They are nuisance.
A West Virginia farmer butchered a
hog last week that Melted 1873 pounds.
AT 10 cents pound that hog was worth
$3.50. That's some hog. What Gar
rett county farmer can beat this prop
osition. The hog measured % inches
across the back
The per capita wheat consumption of
Maryland for food is 500 bushels and
the total annual requirement for seed
and food purposes in this state is 8, 49,
600 bushels, leaving a surplus of pro-
duction this year of approximately g..
703. 600 bushels
The following Garrett county teach
ers spent Thanksgiving with their par
ents at or near Midland, Nd: Misses
Nellie MCGOWAN, teacher of the Steid-
ing school near Deer Park; Elsie White
field, of Green Glade school, and Gene
We've Sharpe, of Glendale school near
Swanton.
According to figures just published
in a magazine devoted to the automo-
bile and its many uses, the United
States Oh October l, automobiles reach
ing the number OF about l.735, 1896
This means baslng the population of
the United States at 100, 600, 600, that
about one family in every so own an
automobile.
With big bear from the mountain
recesses of West Virginia as a trophy,
Will N. Eyler, and his five bear dogs
returned to Cumberland from Elkins.
Mr. Eyler spent two weeks with a
party of ten bear hunters in the Cheat
mountain country beyond Elkins, and
during their stay they killed three old
bears.
A Frederick county farmerlboy rails
ed 1872 bushels of potatoes from
measured acre of land, as against the
average weld of the county of 80 bush
els in 1909. The cash profit per acre of
the Boys Potato Club was $70.43. The
Republican would like to print an item
like this about some Garrett county
boy. Boys, can't you do as we'll as the
boys of Frederick county. Now is the
time to begin to plan for the work.
The past week the associated editor
had occasion to travel over several of
the public roads of the county. 1t was
a pleasure to find the roads in such ex-
cellent condition. Some of the road
supervisors had put their portion of the
road in good shape for the winter. We
noticed that quite number of farmers
were dltching in their fields for drain
pipes, while other farmers were laying
pipe and covering it. Much blowing
was being done. The butchering of
hogs was an epidemic. One farmer
told US Friday that up to that morning
he had helped butcher Is hogs during
the week. A number of farmers had
killed from three to five hogs each.
There was noticed many corn cribs
well filled with yellow ears OF corn.
Some farmers were shredding the
stalks and housing the blades in the
barn. Everybody seemed to be busy
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