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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-09-19
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK.


Mrs. George L. Sincell, of Keyser,
and her sister, Miss Josephine Grimes,
of Pittsburgh. Pa, who occupied the
cottage of Mrs. B. H. Sincell during
the summer, returned to their respective
homes Monday.
What we may expect for next sum
mer is closed book, but something is
brewing and may be consummated be-
fore the beginning of the new year that
will bring back all the one-t time glory
and prosperity which was once Noun
tain Lake Parks. The matter is be-
Ing worked out by some very prominent
and well-to-do residents; all of whom
have interests here and are impre ssed
with Mountain Lake Park and its
future. For this magnificent resort to
fail just now would be a calamity, not
only for those who own and maintain
their summer homes here, but also for
those who are year-around residents.
Then, too, Oakland would feel it inso-
far as business is concerned. Without
the hundreds of summer people here
who do their shopping in Oakland, that
town would be the one to suffer. The
people generally do not seem to appre-
ciate the fact that. every stranger con.
tributes something to the business and
social life of the community in which he
or she happens to spend day, a week
or month. This is an Oakland busi-
ness mans view of the situation as it
exists here as well as elsewhere and
will bear careful consideration by those
who have not thought along this line.
Mountain Lake Park is valuable esset
to Oakland and to all of Garrett county.
The community of Mountain Lake
Park at meeting named a committee
composed of Alexander Zeck, Lee M.
Bender, E. L. Davidson, Mrs. ]. L.
Campbelland Mrs. S. W. Davis, to take
steps to have the two charters govern
ing Mountain Lake Park repealed and
procure new charter giving the COM
munity the right to own and operate
electric light and water works, lay out
and improve the streets..and sidewalks,
levy and collect taxes and expend the
same and all other duties PERTAINING to
municipalities.
This committee was authorized to
make canvass of the property owners
and solicit subscriptions toward buying
the water works. The same committee
was instructed to confer with a similar
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-09-19
NORTH GLADE
10000. coo. 5000 ...,..

Miss Margaret Mellinger opened
school for US the 9th inst.
Rev. McCamic gave US a splendid SER
vice Sunday afternoon. He was &C.
companied by his sister, Miss Sarah,
also his brother, George and wife, Of
Findley, o. His brother had never
heard him preach previous to this.
Next Sunday morning he will render the
last service for US this conference year.
His salary is being over paid and he is
wanted back another year.
W. E. Moon, accompanied by Herchel
Harvey, of Ryans Glade, was present
and assisted with the music at the
meeting Sunday.
Columbus Mason, mother, Miss Lily
Mason and Misses Alma and Vera Ma
son dined at Mrs c. H. O'Brien's Sun
day.
These are strenuous times. News
gathering affords small compensation.
All eyes are turned with eager expec-
fancy toward the great conflict lover
seas.
Scarcity of help requires IAN exhaus-
tive effort upon the part of farmers to
save and garner their crops.
Farmers of Garrett county have
learned that wheat raising pays hand
somely.
This is good time to enforce obnox-
ious laws. Of course military rigidity
is necessity, but some civil laws should
be repealed
Meadow Mountain school is still va
cant. They intimate that they will sue
for teacher if rot supplied shortly.
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Mrs. W. E. Stanton.

Mrs. W. E. Stanton.
Miss Hazel Younkin has been assign
ed the Beachy school and will begin her
duties Sept. l9:h.
Twenty-eight more stars are being
added to the service flag of the third
district.
A dance was held at the pavilion en-
Thursday night, number of persons
from f'rostburg, Oakland and other
points bsing present.
Mrs, H. B. Engle, of Baltimore, was
called home by the death OF her father,
D. D. Brenneman, at Bittinger, last
week.
Misses Mary O'HalleIan AMI Maud
BeVaus and Jack Smith, of Brownsville,
Pa. were Accident visitors Saturday
night, attending az entertainment Civ
en- by Mrs. Statler. of tfiendsville,
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

This is to give notice that the subscriber
hath obtained from the Orphans Court of
Garrett county, Maryland, Letters OF ad-
ministration on the estate of
FRANKLIN UPHOLD,
late of Garrett county, Maryland, deceased.
All persons having claims against the de-
same, with the vouchers thereof duly
authenticated, to the subscriber, on or be
fore the 1st day of March, 1919, they may
otherwise by law be excluded from all
benefit of the said estate. All persons know
ing themselves indebted to said estate are
requested to make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 10Th day of
August, 1918.
PETER UPHOLD, Admir-.
Friendsville. Md.
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SATURDAY,
The 18th Day of October,

49,, at the hour of two O'Clock p. m. of said
day, in front of the Court House in the town
OF Oakland, Maryland. sell all of the follow
ing described real estate:
1st. Parts of Military Lots Numbers
1896 and 1899, containing the quantity
of tifty-one acres.
End. All that part of Military Lot
Number 1914 and part of tract of land
called '1saac's Discovery" containing
IN all eighty-fiye acres of land.
Especial reference is herein made for
more particular description of the
other two parcels of land, to a survey
and plat recently made by A. C. Mason,
which can be seen at the office of G.. S.
Hamill and which will be exhibited on
the day of sale, for the information of
any purchasers.
3rd. All that other lot of ground
situate in the town of Oakland. Garrett
county, Maryland, and located at the
corner of 9Th Street and Green Street
and which lot is known as part of the
tract of land called Summer Retreat"
as we'll as The John Shartzer Home
Property" and more particularly de-
scrlbed in mortgage given by John
Shartzer ct. ux. to Marion S. Hauser
dated the 29th day of July, 1882, and
recorded in Liber W. H. 7. No. 6, folio
500, etc, one of the Mortgage Records
of Garrett county, Maryland.
Said lot of ground is improved with a
good dwelling house and necessary out
buildings, and is as we'll a located
property as there is in the town of
Oakland, and situated in one of the
best neighborhoods of the town.
Terms OF SALE:-Cash on the day of sale
as prescribed by the Deed Of Trust, but if
any responsible party or parties wish to
purchase said property they can do so by
paying one-third OF the purchase price on
the day OF sale and the balance in two equal
lustalments in one and two years from the
day OF sale by the purchaser giving his notes
with security approved by the said Trustee
for the deferred payments.
STUART F. HAMILL,
Trustee.
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EVANSVILLE.

The funeral of Albert NJ. Bowser,
who was electrocuted at Salisbury, was
held at the Lutheran church here on
Friday afternoon, the deceased being q
native Of Garrett county and having but
recently moved to Salisbury. Rev.
Chas. Lambert officiated. There was q
large attendance Of sympathizing friends
and relatives. Interment was made in
the village cemetery.
The Woman's Home and Foreign Mis-
slonarY Society of the Lutheran church
met on Sept. Bird at the church, with a
good attendance. The devotional serv-
ice consisted of scripture reading, SEN
tence prayers and singing of hymns by
the members and reading Of the "Af-
rican Trail" by the president and Sec
Rotary. Mrs. Stewart Rodamer was
elected vice-president, to succeed Mrs.
c. H, Bong. whose resignation was
rendered at this meeting and accepted
with regret. Three new members and
one honorary member were received.
The Ladies Aid Society of the M. E.
church held corn roast at the home of
Mrs. Henry burst, near GrantsYille. on
Saturday night. A large number were
present and thoroughly enjoyed the &C.
casion as well as the many good things
to eat.
Mrs. Fred Ware and baby, of Pitts
burgh, and Miss Elizabeth Tressler, of
Frostburg, were guests over Sunday of
Mrs. j. j. Bender.
Chas. o. Keller, of Wilmington, Della,
has been home with his parents, DR..
and Mrs. G. c. Keller, remaining until
after registration day.
Miss Agatha Martini, the primary
teacher, is boarding with Miss Gertrude
Hone.
Miss Marie Connor has received word
from her brother, Corp. Edwin V. Con-
nor, that he has landed safely at Camp
Upton, N. Y, before going lover
there"
Miss Vida Getty was the guest at
house party given by Mr. and Mrs. c,
W. Getty, of Piedmont, W. Va, last
week.
D. W. Dorsey and Jonas E. Gnagey
returned to Camp Meade after a few
days furlough at home, the two gentle
men being engaged as master mechanic
and carpenter foreman, respectively,
for the U. S. government at Camp
Meade.
Harris Dando. from Akron, o., spent
the weekend as the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. E. Stanton.
Prof. and Mrs. N. K. WEIGH and Mrs.
Friend and sister, Miss Icy Friend, of
Friendsville, spent Saturday and Sun
day as guests of Mr.. and Mrs. C. H.
Younkin.
Miss Hilda Smouse is spending sey-
eral weeks with her aunt, Mrs. R. S.
Kreger, at Markleton, Pa.
Frank Getty is attending the LaSalle
school at Cumberland.
Mrs. Pinnell and children, from Pied
mont, W. Va, spent the past week at
the National Hotel.
A Sunday school rally day service will
be held at the Lutheran church Oct. 20,
harvest home service on Sept. %, and
communion service on Oct. 6.
Miss Mary Stanton, of Cumberland,
spent Sunday with herparents, Mr.. and
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-09-19

For SALE Military Lot No: 1891,
containing so acres, located on the east
side of Bayard county Road and of the
Frank Layton farm and at the Corunna
school house. This lot is in timber, has
good spring and a brook running
throug it. 1t is within of a mile
Of Bayard and railway station.
Address, W. MCCULLoH BROWN, Oak
land. Md. Advertisement.
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June, 1918.

Mrs. Julia A. Cover, r D. ?, Oak
Land, was in receipt of the following
letter from her son now in France, and
is printed herewith:
DEAR MoTHER:-I will take the
pleasure Of writing you a few lines to
let you know | am getting along fine.
nave been wanting to write for the last
week but | am at the front ard it is
mighty hard to get writing paper.
1t is quite lively place over here. 1t
makes me think every day is the Fourth
of July. But if every day is the Fourth
of July they celebrate 1t in a different
way from what have been used to.
can't tell you much about it by writing
but I can tell YOU all about it when
come home. l feel that it will be about
Christmas or before-of course that is
just guessing at it.
We sure are having some fine weather
here at present, but it is little noisy
at times.
have been looking for letter from
you for long time, or at least it seems
like long time. l haven't gotten a
single letter from you since | have been
over here. l don't know if my mail is
getting lost or what the trouble is. |
wish you would write about twenty-f five
at cnce, then l might get one of them.
AS | have Just finished my dinner |
will write few more lines before |
close. We are having very good sue
cess with our outfit so far. | hope we
will have better success from now on
than ever before, for l will be glad
when the war is overland we can all get
back to the U. S. A.
Well, you will have to please excuse
this form Of writing for | have a poor
place to write. When | come back |
will try and bring a few souvenirs of
the war. have started to save a few
already; don't know how long | will
have to carry them before get home,
but hope it will not be long.
Hoping this finds everybody in the
best of health. Write soon and often
for l will always be glad to hear from
you. With love to all.
Your son,
Pvt. JAMES T. COVER,
Co. D, LIST A. M. G. BIN.
August II. 1918.
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Cnder and by virtue Of a power of sale
contained IN deed of trust. executed to
the undersigned Trustee by John Snartzer
an recorded among the Mortgage Records
q Garrett county. Maryland, in Liber E. z.
I. No % folio 81, default having occurred
Trust, that 1, the undersigned Trustee. here
by give notice that | will on
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-09-19

The following is from Gideon Miller,
formerly of Grantsvllle, who entered
training from Ohio in December, 1918,
later being transferred to Camp Forrest,
Ga, and from thence sent to France
June LIST:
DEAREST MOTHER AND ALL:-This
glorious Sabbath day | again find great
pleasure in answering your most well
come letters which have received in
the last two weeks. l have been a bit
slow in writing to you this time, but
there is usually a cause for this, for
this job is little different from any |
had heretofore. Uncle Sam is bigger
boss than | have been used to working
for, so when he says to do something
1T must be done at once. Very often
when l wish to write duty calls me
away. But anyway trust to God that
YOU are alright and that you get at least
part of my letters. l have been hear
ing from you home folks quite regu-
larily, also a few Others. l never
dreamed of you having my letters pub
lished. | didn't think that anyone
would care to read my plain handed
dope of what Is going on over here, but
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-09-19

committee appointed by the Mountain
Lake Park Association and report at
the next annual meeting of the COM
munity.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-09-19
WE BUY
OLD FALSE TEETH

We pay from $500 to $500 per set Cbroken
or not. We also pay actual value for Dia-
monds, old Gold, Silver and Bridge-work.
Send at once by parcel post and receive
cash by return mail.
MAZER'S TOOTH SPECIALITY
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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Friday. October 4. 1918.

beginning at 1000 a. m.,'for transaction of
routine and any other business that may be
br ought before it.
By order Of the Board.
F. E. RATHBUN, Secretary.
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FARM FOR SALE

| offer for sale my farm of
106 acres, located on the
Terra Alta road 214 miles
northwest of Oakland. I'M
proved by dwelling Of 9
rooms, barn and other build
ings; 65 acres cleared and I'M
der cultivation; 20 acres good
pasture. The property is I'm
derlaid with coal. For price
and terms call upon or ad-
dress,
W. H. HARDESTY,
OAKLAND, MD.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-09-19

Under and by virtue of the power
vested in the Treasurer of Garrett
County. MARYLAND, by section 80 of
Chapter 566. of the Acts of the General
Assembly of Maryland for the year
1890, title Garrett County," and sub
title County Treasurer, and the
several amendments thereto, the under
signed Treasurer of SAID County will on
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-09-19
PROCLAMATION

AN AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE, PRO
NIDlNG FOR ABSENT VOTING.
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SATURDAY.
the 28th day of September,
1918,

at 10 O'Clock a. m. at the front door of
the Court House in the town of Oak
land. Garrett county. Md. offer and sell
at public auction to the hi hest bidder
the following described pieces and
parcels of land, situate, lying and being
in Garrett county aforesaid, to-wit:
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NOTICE..

Notice is hereby given that the Board of
Education of Garrett county will hold its
next meeting at its office in the Court
House, at Oakland, Maryland, on
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-09-19

49,, at the hour of two O'Clock p. M of said
day, in front of the Court House in the town
OF oakland Maryland. sell all of the follow
ing described real estate:
South Bend news-times., 1918-09-11

command of the chief officer Of sec
tiou. fires the piece The chief of
section merely repeats the command
fire which is ordinarily given 10y
the lieutenant who acts as battery
executive. officer
'On this particular morning Arch
had a special gum crew made up
of the other sergeants. who were
i'm command of gun sections In the
battery all of whom We're anxious
10 have u hand in the job Arch
himself set of the range and acted
as No l.. pulling the lanyard at my
command nre.
Twenty-four shots We're fired
that morning. Capt. McLendon con
tinued an0 added:
Gun l. Retired
The firing OF the first shot was
am event which our division COM.
mander. Gen. . considered
worthy of special mention and rec
ord. and ordered the shell cases OF
the /rst eight shots sent 10 his
headquarters with o view 10 their
preservation Later the command
en- I'm chief of the American eXpedi-
tiOnary forces ordered The gun
which fired the first shot to be
Withdrawn from service and / un-
derstand that it has been, or Will
he. sent TO the states - bee kept as
relic of the great war
THE question OF who Hred this
lret shot is not "a personal AFFAIR at
an 1, is something which concerns
not only tins battery but the sixth
field artillery and the first neld ar
ullerv brigade as whole. The
men Of this brigade are proud of
having been the first 10 fight And
we have not stopped fighting and
do not expect 10 stop until the last
shot of the war is fired
Regarding Arch. Capt NGcLen-
dou's ,etter. dated Aug T., says that
"he is still living and still lighting
the Hun and his fellow soldiers who
helped n firing the first shot are
~Jiu Twins and lighting. and the old
battery is stiI i'm the game and go
ing strong
South Bend news-times., 1918-09-11

THE NEWS-TINES lifts Is
hat to Alex Arch. south
Bend hoy who ared the first
shot at vEe Germans. followins
the settlement OF lors drawn
oal controversy between the
local hos and cpl Osborne de
NariHa OF California. both OF
battery g.. 9TH field artillery. Cpl.
de Naulla's claim to the distinc-
tion was told at length in this
paper early i'm July. he appar-
emily at that time having the
better OF the argument as me
was sent 20 the United states 1y
Gen. Persh.ng. ON account of it.
TO lecture for the third Liberty
loan He was later called back
for making exaggerated state
ments.
The story Of the 6ring OF the
shot with credit given TO Sergt.
Arch. is given herewith as OBJ
tanned in letter from Capt. T. X.
McLendon i'm charge of the bat
terry He decides ;hat the cor
pOral. which was probably de
Narilia lays the gun for direc-
tion only" but that the can
nOneer No. 1. sets of the range
and fires the piece" that
Arch. not de Narilla pulled the
lanyard "a claim which de Va
rilla made for himself i'm his
story i'm addition TO LAYING "the
gun for direction
The News-Times has been
skcptical Of the claims made
locally Tor Seret Arch but this
proof seems conclusive. and ac-
ceptable. As 10 John IT. Pitt
man. at one time thought TO
have been the honored one. ne
himself, nor his people. never
claimed the honor, and he later
denied IT, Honor 10 whom
honor is due. The News-Times
uncouditionally surrenders TO
AleV Arch. with all due apollo
gies
HE is from South Bend and
WE are proud of IT,
South Bend news-times., 1918-09-11
INTERSTATE FAIR
WILL CELEBRATE
PERSHING DAY
Patriotic Day Next Friday at
SDringbrOOk Will Mark SD
Birthday of American
Commander.

Gen John u Pessru-- -d
birthday falls on next Friday and
this event is 20 boz a1propr eeI-
ebrared az the Interstate f1ir
F'riday. the fourth day of the f4.r.
rs 20 DC known as Patriotic day iu
honor o. the commander OF the
American expeditionarv forces over
seas. fighting for the liberty of the
world
The directors Of tine f1lr as~ocio-
ton. az q meeting held late Tuesday
afternoon, decided % make the an
niversary Of the birth of the Amer
ican commander "a special event at
the fak grounds.
The South Bend and 3iisha waka
home guards have responded 20 The
call OF the directors and Friday eve
ming they VIII give several exhibition
drills. The drills will he held on the
race track, giving opportunity to
view them from the graudst8nd
Special Music.
There is also to- be special music
in honor Of the occasion. along with
other special attractions. The occa-
sion IS 10 be made one OF the main
events OF the fair week and au uu-
usually large attendance lis expected
az Spring gbrOok park Friday and
Friday evening.
II is also planned TO have an adj
dress during the evening ly some
speaker Of note. whose name will be
announced later by the association
directors. other features o. the Pa
iriOtic day program 90 be given Fri
day and Friday evening are being
worked out by the committee i'm
charge Of the days program. and
these Will be announced as soon as
the committee completes its work.
South Bend news-times., 1918-09-11
MANUFACTURERS
EXHIBITS ARE F INE
Displays Made of St. Joseph
County Products at the
Inter State Fair.

one of the most interestius de
partmeuts at the Interstate fatr is
the manufacturers building. located
at the extreme west end of the
grounds. Here may be seen prod
NctS or south Bend and 81. Joseph
county anything from "a pair of
shoes up 70 a piano or furnace.
The BUILDING is geo feet loHs by SO
t.et wide and u IL are 40 exhibits
OF the manufacturers OF the county
showing what - made here. All of
Jne exhibits are interesting. in tina;
they display the products of -. Jo-
seph county and the diversified
smaller manufacturing plants To-
Gated i'm this county
There are TO be awards offered for
the displays I'm the manufacturers
exhibits and they are there without
any spirit of competition, but simply
to display the products OF the cOun-
tvs manufacturing plants Mans
persons living iu 81 Joseph county
do not fully realize the extent Of the
CoGuty's smaller industries
Eloe Bros exhibit is tavosite
place for visitors. who are draw1
there hy the singing Of little Marian
EloeL seven-year-old daughter OF
Prank ElHeL Little AIiss Marian
sings au The popular and patriotic
songs w--h am accompii~hment
worthy ct one ot much more ad-
rarCed elrs
South Bend news-times., 1918-09-11
EVEN TO0DLES GETS LOST
YESTERDAY AT THE FAIR

Tuesday was "lost child day" al
he Interstate fair. Anyway that
is what police authorities at the
fair grounds declared after wild
eyed" parents made report after re-
port that Joe" or Mary had
either strayed away or had been
lost I'M the thr0ngs of people that
crowded the grounds yesterday Sis
children were reported to police
.headGuarters as being lost and of
this num Der two were found and
returned 20 their parents
The first rapOrt came in that the
South Bend news-times., 1918-09-11
Controversy OUer First Shot at
Germans appears Settled in FAVOR
ofSergt. Alex. Arch ofSouth Bend

EEW YORK Sept. The STORY
of the lrst shot fred hy the Alneri-
can ezpedlIouary forces lu the war
with Germany shell sent -creech-
ing into tine German lines aobut as
dawn wac 1rea king fou oct -. 1917
-.s contained jn letter written
aE fle Commando Of the Indiana
battery which performed This inn
portant action n American history.
Alex Arch of south. Bend. Ind "a
sergeant in this unit. battery g. of
the 9th field artillery is the vet
erau soldier who. according 10 this
letter yanked the lanyard OF the
pioneer gun to speak for the United
States ou the soil OF France.
NeEspaper correspondents who
inspected the gun on the day b. was
fred were permitted at the time 90
say iu their eaDIegrams only that
This sergeant was from South Bend
The honor ot Gring this shot had
been claimed Dos another member
OF This same battery Capt ldus r.
NcLeudou. Iu command of battery
o.. iu writing OF This event eX-
presses his conviction that the peO-
pile OF thc United States should
have available AN authoritative ac-
count both because OF the signif-
canoe OF the deed and because i'm
hfs opinion credit should 20 TO the
man to whom the officers Of bat
terry O. say II is due-Scrgt Alex.
Arch
Honor south Bend Man.
"Sergt. AleN Arch of South Bend.
Ind. is the man who pulled the Ian
yard and sent the first American
shot into the hostile lines ou the
morning OF Oct. 30. 1917. at five
minutes past six" Capt NcLendon
SAYS.
'I was present during AN the dr-
ing of that morning.
"Iu the gun drill of the - field
pieces. the gunner. a corporal lays
the gun for direction only. cannon
eer SO. sets off the range and at