The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-10-22
GORTNER

Miss Laura Sanders leaves today for
Keyser. W. Va, where she will visit
relatives and friends.
L. ]. Swartzentruber, one of our pro-
gressive citizens, met with a loss on
Wednesday morning of last week by
the burning of his cider press. apple
butter factory and part of the tiling
factory. The loss will probably not ex-
coed $1,000. He was doing a good
business and may re-establish the fac
tory in..thesnear future. If not, no doubt
he will engage in something which will
be equally as profitable for himself and
the neighborhood.
The watchword at Gortner is VOTE
DRY.
Thesfving squadron of West Virginia
who ale interested in having Garrett
county dry visited Gortner Wednesday
little later than schedule time. Six
cars, conveying twenty six men (the
squadron) were greeted by an en-
thusiastic audience at Gortner's store.
All present enjoyed the speaking and
music Notwithstanding the rain and
mud. Just before the arrival of the
squadron the teacher of the Swan
Meadow school and her pupils marched
from the school house to Gortner's
store singing Temperance boys and
girls are we" and "Touch not the cup"
They carried a banner Vote Dry. 4"
Miss Savage has greatly increased the
interest Of her pupils in the temperance
cause by offering a prize to the one
who secures the most Dry Votes before
Nov. 3 including that day. All are
working earnestly.
Miss Ruth Smouse is spending a few
days with friends at Deer Park.
We have had delightful weather this
autumn and good crops of fruit and
grain. Then we should not feel blue if
we have gray day of mist occasionally
after so many glad bright days.
The question of today is: Twill you
help vote Garrett county dry" The
youth. the middle aged and the aged
are helping to fight this awful curse.
Yes, even the school boy and girl have
the song on their lps, "Will you help
vote Garrett county drv?" You who
have the power to vote, if not for your
own sake, will you not help save the
boys and girls of the future?
Mr.. and Mrs John Stutzman of
johnson county, Iowa. have been visit
ing relatives at Gortner. Mrs. Stutz-
man was formerly Miss Slabaugh, and
it was great pleasure for her to re-
visit the scenes of her childhood DAYS.
Before their visit to Gortner they visit
ed Johnstown and other points in Penn
sylvania being absent from home more
than four weeks.
W. c. Welch, Earl Hanger, Mrs.
Fannie Cover and O. S. Ridder motor
ed to Hagerstown Tuesday to attend
the annual fair of that city.
N. C. Slabaugh and family spent the
past week with relatives in the vicinity
OF Bittinger.
W. H. Smouse, dealer in cattle and
sheep, shipped several car loads of fine
lambs, such as Garrett county can boast
of, to Baltimore recently.
e. ]. Hardesty of Ottawav, is in this
vicinity with his gasoline bailer and is
doing good work.
Joshua Whitehair of Terra Alta, was
business visitor at Gortner recently.
Sunday, Nov. LIST. Rev. Metzler, of
Pennsylvania will conduct services in
the Union church at Gortner. At that
time if possible, Rev. Mutzler expects
to have series of meetings. We wish
to call special attention to these SER
wees, as he is an able speaker, and will
be remembered by many as such. Furth-
er announcement will be made later.
A card from P. F. Gortner, one of
our former Garrett county boys, tells US
that he is still in Shabbona, ILL.,, and
always glad to see a Gortner letter in
the home papers.
We are glad to learn of Miss Emma
Burkholder's (who is still in Lancaster,
Pa, y improved condition. Her many
friends hope for her return home in the
near future.
Mrs. F. S. Irwin and Mrs. Ella John.
son contemplate a visit to relatives
near Belington, w. Va.
A. T. Baker is erecting a new resi-
dence adjoining his fathers and expects
to move his family therein in the near
future.
]. ]. Schlossnagle, who has been in
i'll health for some time, we are sorry
to say, is not much improved.
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