The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-01-10

MT. MarCln HugheS, OF near Hutton,
spent Tuesday in Oakland on business.
Miss Margaret SinceIl has returned
from brief visit to relatives in Cum
berland.
Abe Martin says: "a stingy person
is enough, but stingY brass band is
tn limit
Mrs. John Sellers, Of Terra Alta, was
the guest Of her sister, Mrs. S. H.
Jackson in Oakland yesterday.
MIR. and Mrs. Truman West, ir., of
Cumberland, were guests OF the FORM
ers parents in Oakland few days re-
Gently.
Mr.. John C. Mayer, of Terra Alta,
West Va, was the guest of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Harland l.. Jones in Oakland
Monday.
Mr.. Henry Clay Eye, of Blooming
ton, spent Tuesday in Oakland on bust
ness and while in the city made The Re-
publican Office a brief visit.
Miss Ada Warwick returned to her
home IN Bloomington Sunday after
having spent the week end in Oakland
visiting her aunt, Mrs. E. H. Smouse.
County Surveyor Phineas C. Boucher,
of Grantsville, was IN Oakland last
Friday when he received his commits
sion and qualified as public official. He
was accompanied to the courty-seat by
Mr.. Gideon J. Gnagey, also of Grants
vile.
Mr.. Charles Savedge, of Deer Park,
who operates meat store in Oakland,
was at his place of business Saturday
after an absence of more than a month
on account of an attack OF pneumonia
with which he suffered.
Miss Rebecca Thayer, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A. Ihayer. left
Oakland Monday evening for Poug-
keeysIe New York, where she will re-
sumo her work as instructor in English
in Vassar College. Miss Thayer has
been an instructor in this leading col
lege for women for several years past.
The new municipal snow pillow, which
was purchased some weeks ago by the
city council, had its first try-out Tues
day morning and worked very salts
factorily. The pillow is built upon the
same lines as the original snow re-
mover, which was made of two pieces
of 2Xl0 pine, set at an angle and drawn
by horse. The new pillow Is provided
with seat for the driver and when he
Is mounted upon it his weight is all that
is sufficient to scrape the snow down to
the pavements over which it passes.
On last Wednesday afternoon Mrs.
Frederick A. Thayer entertained in
honor of Mrs. Ralph Thomas Thayer,
of Corinth, W. Va. Those present
were Mrs. J. E. Harmed, Mrs. NJ. c.
limbaugh, Mrs. w. NJ. Shultz, Mrs.
Archibald Moore, Mrs. Herman Creutz.
burg, Mrs. George w. Legge, Mrs.
William w. Grant, Mrs. Paul B. Nay
Tor, Mrs. c. Bowie Johnson, Mrs. c.
Edward Bender, Mrs. Philip 7. Peddi-
cord, Mrs. Fred c. Peddlcord, Mrs.
Ralph 7. Thayer, Miss Edwana Peddi-
cord and Miss Mary Kebecca Thayer.
Mr. A. D. Naylor, Of Oakland, went
to Washington Sunday afternoon and
after a visit there Of day was accom-
panied to Camp Meade on Tuesday by
First Lieut.. Wellington Crane where
Mr. Nsylor visited some of the Garrett
county soldiers. Leaving the camp
Tuesday evening Mr.. Naylor passed
through Oakland yesterday morning on
train No. for Cincinnati, where he
went to attend a convention of agents
for the Caloric Heater Company. He
will return to Oakland later in the
week.
Automobile owners have reasons as
well as argument on their side when, in
opposing increased state taxes and
license fees, as they do in Massachus-
etts, they demand, as matter of fair
play, that possessors of horse drawn
vehicles as well as of motor propelled
vehicles, shall be compelled to share in
carrying the burdens of the war.
Automobiles, in other words. are will
ing to be taxed, and taxed more than
at the present time. but they demand
the square deal. And they should nave
it. A properly graded wheel tax, ap-
plicable to all vehicles, would furnish
the state increased revenue, and on an
equitable basis.
Trains, running both east and west,
have been from two to five or six hours
behind schedule time for several weeks
past. The reason is given by railroad
officials that the motive power is in
such bad repair that it is impossible to
get the trains moving, and in addition
the congestion of freight at central
points is tremendous. Tuesday morn
ing, however, Oakland people land it is