The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-05-14

80 is the closing day of liquor selling in
that State July st as West Virginia be-
comes dry. Mr.. August has put I'D a
sign on his saloon like this: ''JuIy LIST is
the last of August" That is as far as
his selling liquor in West Virginia is
concerned
Wade II. Hinebaugh and mother at
tended the funeral services of the late
Nimrod Glottelty last Sunday. at the
home farm, near Bittinger. There was
very large number of people at the
funeral. Some thought it was the
largest gathering ever held in that
vicinity. Mrs. limbaugh is the sister
of the deceased.
We are adding new subscribers to our
subscription list right along. They are
even coming to US by telephone. 1t is
an evidence that our efforts to publish
paper for the people, of the people
and with the people, are appreciated.
The weekly edition of THE REPUBLICAN
is great big newsy letter about the
home folks all over the county.
A real midsummer thunderstorm
visited this section Tuesday evening
about 7:3O p. m. 1t formed one of the
closing incidents in day that was as
uncomfortable and as freakish as any
we have suffered recently. Through
the middle of the day it was very warm.
coats were DOTTED and shirt waists en-
ioyed. Wednesday afternoon was quite
cool.
A high school freshman, asked to
recite on the life OF Alexander the
Great, eXtemporized as follows: AL
exander was quick-tempered man.
Once when he had taken too much wine
he got angry at his best friend and
killed him. Alexander was very much
grieved, and did everything he could
to help bury his friend"
j. Nj. Davis & Sons are planning to
inaugurate mail order department IN
their store. 1t was Mohammed who
said. If the mountain will not come to
Mohammed, Mohammed will go to the
mountain. So Mr.. Charles Davis
says. IF the trade does not come to our
store, we will go to the buyer with
telling, convincing and trade getting
prices" and they will.
The date for the Garrett county hike
of the suffraglsts has been fixed for
the middle of June. Mrs. George w.
Latimer is the general in command.
The uniform adopted is boomers,
MILDLY blouse and panama hat. The
boomers will be such as worn by the
mountain climbing women in Switzer-
land. This decision was reached Tues
day last at a meeting of the Just
Government League.
Call and look over Thomas Little's
big line of wall paper. Prices from 10
cents to so cents double roll.
Advertisement.
Monday morning Bert Reams in his
automobile, took Messrs. Grover
Stemple, Fred Shartzer, Arthur Naylor,
Ernest Townshend and Tom Compton
to Cumberland, where they met the
board of examiners tor plumbers license.
These gentlemen had intended going on
train No. 2, but as it was several hours
behind time they took the automobile
so as to be in Cumberland in time for
the examinations.
Would it not be wise for the mavor
and council of Oakland to plan to have
the stretch of Oak street from the end
of the brick paved road to the corpora
ton line. where the State AID road be-
gins, made to conform to the State
road bed? While the machinery and
material are here it would be a good
time to have the work done. 1t would
be economy to do it now. 1t will be a
delightful drive over the new road to
Gortner and back to Oakland, over the
old road.
DR.. Ely preached in the Garrett
Memorial Presbyterian, this city. Sun
day morning, a sermon especially de-
voted to Mothers Day." Some few
of the congregation wore carnations.
The Doctor preached in Terra Alta at
night. Here the altar flower decorat-
lions was beautiful and many members
of the congregation wore carnations.
We have heard kind words about the
sermon. Good congregations greeted
the Doctor at both places.
There is something doing in the Of /
fee of the Board of School Commits
sioners. Written on the door of enter
ance to their office should be 'Ex-
celsior." From the way the year has
started out this is going to be pros
porous school year for Garrett county.
The commissioners. secretary and clerk
are all enthusiastically at work for
greater results, and mark our words,
they are going to win out. May their
enthusiasm be caught by the trustees,
school teachers, patrons of the schools
and the children.