The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-05-03

platform surrounding the freight ware
house of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Company was demolished, since
which time force of carpenters have
been engaged in rebuilding and repair
ing the same.
Contractor ]. w. Whorton. who has
been employed by the city government
to build the foundation for the new
town hall, Is pushing the work as rap
IDLY as weather conditions will permit.
The wall is of concrete and is being
built sufficiently heavy to bear the
superstructure for centuries.
WANTED-Man to assist with farm
work on Promise Land Farm; good
wages to the right man. Address d.
EVERY, Care Lock Box BOG, Oakland.
Advertisement.
City Clerk A. g. Ross, who was
selected for that Office at a meeting
of Council recently held, will be at the
Council chamber this evening, Friday
and Saturday evenings for the purpose
of issuing licenses to those who under
the law are compelled to obtain the
same. See notice in another column.
County Superintendent and Mrs.
Rathbun and Truant Officer Harrison
Wiley returned to Oakland Monday af-
ternoon from Baltimore, where Messrs,
Rathbun and Wiley had been attending
an educational meeting. The party
made the trip by automobile and also
visited Westminster and other points
near Baltimore and Washington.
WANTED Girl for general houseworkE
apply at Sturgiss Pharmacy. Adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Cornell, of
jenkins, KY, arrived in Oakland last
Saturday morning, having been called
here by the serious illness of Mr.. Con-
nelfs mother, Mrs. Margaret Cornell,
an aged lady who has been confined to
her room for several weeks past. Mrs.
Farley DeBerry, of Romney, West Va,
a daughter, also spent Friday and Sat
urday at the bedside of her mother.
Your machinery of every kind
can be bought at a saving by
seeing A. D. Naylor & Co. Adv.
Miss Mary Sincell, daughter of MIR.
and Mrs. Benz. H. Sincell, was taken
ill on last Tuesday at Western Maryland
College where she has been student
for the past several months, with an at
tack of pleurisy. Upon receipt of
message conveying the news of her i'll
ness Mrs. Sincell went to Westminster
Friday morning, returning to Oakland
Saturday evening with her daughter
who is still suffering as result of the
disease with which she was stricken.
Stewards Photo Studio will be open
about Nav 1st tor the summer. Adv. tt
Housewives, study home economies,
and be prepared to conduct your home
in business like way. avoiding all
possible waste, and utilizing the cheaper
foods to the best advantage. The
U. S. department of Agriculture has is
sued quantity of bulletins on these
subjects which will be of interest in anv
home. Write to the Superintendent of
documents at Washington, D. c., for a
list of publications on Foods and
Cooking
Politics is being tabooed Just now.
There is hardly any political talk heard
In Frederick any more, says the Fred
erick news. There is a great lack of
interest while the war is holding the
center of the stage. Eleven RepubH-
can and five Democratic candidates
have announced themselves to this time,
but have not actually filed the fee of
S25, as required under the law before
the names can go on the primary cleo
ton ballot.