The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-11-11
our OF TOWN HAPPENINGS
A Variety Of Interesting Paragraphs
for Republican Readers.

fer bepubAcan NeddeFS'
H. J. Speicber, of Accident, motored
to Parsons, W. Va, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. W. Folk, of near
Grantsville were recent visitors at
Springs, Pa.
Edward Sanders Is visiting friends
about Gortner. He will return to Nor
gantown. W. Va, in q day or two.
Prof. BusLrod P. Grimes moved his
family from Deer Park to apartments
at the DormiJory at Kevser, W. Va.
A good substitute for leaking hot
water bottle, is a cloth bag filed with
shelled corn. The corn may be used
many times and holds the heat well.
The Preston county corn show will be
held in Kingwood on November 20 and
all arrangements have been made to
make it the best show that lhas ever
been held IN the country.
The musical entertainment given in
the public school building last Friday
night, was one of Accidents most en-
| joyable entertainments and a great
credit to all VINO took part.
An old discarded broom with the
handle sawed short and driven into the
ground near the back porch, may be
vsed effectively to clean shoes, prevent
ing so much mud being tracked into
the house during the fall season.
Three Ohio butchers own a farm. 1t
is seeded to alfalfa. They feed the
alfalfa to sheep. They have marketed
Is, 900 pounds of mutton this year, con-
sequently they have money to further
impr owe their farm, buy an automobile
or two and increase their bank account,
Let Garrett county farmers think over
this matter. This mountain land ought
to be full of sheep next spring.
A farewell reception was given MIR.
and Mrs. Edward Right, of Frostburg
last week. Among those present were
Mr. and Mrs. William Blocker, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Wilson and daughter
Catherine, Oscar Mckenzie, Webster
Blocker, Frank Miller, Clarence Right,
Verus Workman, Philip Blocker, Miss
es Annie Porter, Ethel Price, Fife
Ginwick, Wildly Ginwick of GrantsyiIle;
Lulu Layman, Garrett county.
Every farmer as well as every mer-
chant in Garrett county should be
county booster. The greatest success
attainable will only be accomplished
through the hearty cooperation of these
men. The parcel post opens a market
for the sale of many articles produced
on the farm, as butter. eggs, chickens,
sausage, buckwheat -four, etc. One
day the past week there was shipped
from the Mountain Lake Park post
office, by three persons to Baltimore
and Grafton, cake, dressed and fried
chicken. They were shippedin the eve
ming and early the next morning de-
livered to the parties. Why not the
farmers follow this subject and reap
the benefits.
The state of Maryland contains %
counties and Baltimore city-which is
distinct from Baltimore county. Four
teen counties are wholly dry-the entire
Eastern Shore g counties) and Carroll,
Charles, Garrett, Montgomery and St.
Mary's. Three counties have saloons
in only one place each, viz. at Havre
de Grace in Hartford; Ellicott City in
Howard; Chesapeake Beach in Calvert.
Anne Arundel permits the sale of liquor
in but two places, VIZ. Fifth District
near Baltimore, and in Annapolis.
Frederick county is nearly dry. Four
counties have some dry territory, viz.
Baltimore. Prince George. Washing
ton and Allegany. Baltimore city has
some territory dry by special enact
ment.
1t is the duty of each trustee of the
public schools of Garrett county to at.
tend the teachers Institutes held in the
election district in which their school Is
located. 1t is a great encouragement
J to the teachers to have the trustees