The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-10-29
Ii it is Shoes you want, go to
Weimer's, Oakland.

Senator Zlhlman, the next Congress
man from the Sixth Maryland district.
spent an hour or two in Oakland Tues
day, enroute to several points in Garrett
county. The senator met a warm re-
ception from his many friends while in
this city.
The sad look on the countenances OF
so many of Oakland's male citizens is
explained by the fact that fall house
cleaning is in progress. The carpets
are up, the stoves out of commission
and the weather II degrees below freez-
ing point.
A. D. Naylor & Co. have just receiv-
ed another car of fertilizer. Get their
price and you will buy. Advertisement
Rev. L. K. Young. pastor OF the
English Lutheran church, in Accident.
delivered Sunday afternoon last, a
strong temperance sermon, to a large
congregation. 1t was forcible state
ment of the evils of intemperance and
the loss sustained by the public through
the saloon.
In about ten days the state road will
be completed to Accident. That sounds
good, and the work on the road from
Accident to the Cove is being pushed
rapidly towards completion. The road
from Keyser Ridge to the church in
the Cove. we are informed, is complet-
ed. Good weather means State road
to Grantsville by Thanksgiving.
The first snow of the season fell Mon
day night. coming with a stiff north
eastern wind that swept over the city.
For short time the ground was cover
ed with snow. Tuesday morning at
O'Clock the mercury in the thermom-
eter regis tered 80 degrees above zero.
Tuesday was real wintry day.
The Col. Wood farm, near Oakland,
on the Swallow Falls road, containing
1925 acres has been sold to George D.
Browning, John W. McCulloh and w.
W. Savage, the Friendsville lumber
men. The sale was made by Renninger
& Offutt. Consideration 500, 900. These
gentleman will operate for lumber, coal
and farm products.
Mr.. Lewis, in statement filed sets
forth that he has expended to date
S70S 50, the bulk of which was for pos
tage. automobile and hack hire, and
other travelling expenses. He reports
no contributions. Frederick N. Zlhl-
man, the republican opponent of Mr.
Lewis, reports expenses incident to the
nomination of Sl1632 He has not yet
made his before election statement.
Following the mid-week services in
st. Mark Lutheran church last night
a farewell reception was rendered Mrs.
| Richard Connell, who will shortly re,
move from Oakland to Jenkins, KY,
when the lady was the recipient of a
large number of tokens from her friends
of the church. Rev. Bremen. the
pastor, was also presented with ar
electric desk lamp by the members Of
the Missionary society.
Chaplin Jones, Assistant State For
ester. is giving illustrated lecture.
throughout Garrett county, which are
proving of great value to the farmers
Mr.. Jones' lectures draw full house
and are spoken of quite highly. Thu
State Forestry department is to be con
graduated upon this plan of impartini
useful information to the farmers. b,
using the school houses of the rura
districts.
IF any man here" said the TEN
perance orator, "can name an homes
business that has been helped bv tn
saloon will spend the rest of nv lif
working for the liquor people" A ma
in the audience arose and said, II con
slider my business honest, and it ha
been helped by the saloon" what
your business" said the orator. 81
SIR" replied the man, lam an under
taker.
Rev. G. W. Kepler, who at one tim
was pastor of st. Paul's Methods
church of Oakland, and who serve
with much success as the Field Seer,
tary of the Permanent Trust Fund Al
ISOLATION of his Conference, has bee
appointed to that work for anothe
year. He sometimes visits Oakland
the interests of the business he repr,
sents and will be here some time tn
winter. He makes his home and h;
his headquarters at SistersvIlle, w. V;
= Garrett county will be dry next Tue
dav-dry for one whole day-then tt
=, saloons will open up for six montl
. more. We can look ahead and see tn
end of the curse now on US. Day b
day the time will grow less, until Apr
r 80, 1915 will dawn the last day
!, booze and "'boozeYille" will have arriv,
n the day will close and new al
S better May day will dawn. The d;
for which we have prayed and sighe
Like the Isralites of old we will sin
1.-The Lord hath done great things Fl
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