The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-06-26


for the. later on July 1st, the rate
which prevailed prior to the war The
postal authorities have ruled that all
unused postals and envelopes of the
higher rate will be redeemed upon
presentation at the various postofices.
Paying SO cents cash for wool. C.
R. Savedge, Deer Park, Md.-Adver-
tisement.
Former School Commissioner Peter
H. Yost, of near Grantsville, accom-
panied by Mrs. Yost and Mr.. and Mrs.
William King, former residents of
this county, but now residing in an
eastern state, visited Oakland one
day this week, when Mr.. Yost called
at The Republican office. He has two
Sons in the army, one of whom is sta
toned at Camp Meade and attached
to the G M. department and the other
is located at Ell Paso, Texas.
About fifteen of the young people
of Oakland and vicinity took ad-
vantage of the cheap excursion rates
to Washington, D. c., on last Satur-
day night, the train leaving here
some time after midnight and arrived
in Washington at nine o'clock Sunday
morning. The return was made Sun
day night, the train reached Oakland
Monday morning about five o'clock.
The rate from Oakland for the round
trip was 1925.
County Superintendent Franklin E.
Rathbun is engaged during the sum-
mer months as an instructor at the
Frostburg State Normal School, His
duties with this institution, how
ever, are such as will not interfere
with his work as superintendent of
schools in Garrett county as he will be
at his Office in Oakland several days
or at least parts of days in each week.
Mr.. Rathbun occupies the chair of Ed
ucation at the state institution.
The Garrett County Sunday School
convention will convene in annual ses-
sion at Crellin today, when some. fifty
or more delegates from the various
Sabbath schools of the county are ex-
pected to be present. A very inter-
esting program has been arranged by
Mr.. E. R. Jones, president of the To-
cal association. The sessions will ex-
tend over today and tomorrow, with
many excellent speakers and Sunday
school workers in attendance, who will
address the delegates upon various
subjects of interest.
Mr.. John B. Irons, of near Tulsa,
Oklahoma, arrived at the home of
Mr.. Henry Harvey a few days ago
for visit to the scenes of his boyhood
days. Mr.. Irons is a son of the late
Joseph B. Irons, of the Ryans Glade
section of this county. He left mere
shortly after the close of the Civil
War, going to what was then an
almost unknown country, especially
to the whites, settling first in what
is now one of the extreme western
states, where he engaged in the stock
business, but later going on down into
the Indian Territory, where he pur-
sued the same business and is still
engaged in it. He is veteran of the
Civil War, having fought for the
cause of the Union. Mr.. Irons tells
very entertainingly many of his ex-
periences with the red men and the
wonderful sights he has beheld.
The Town Council will meet in spec
ial session on next Monday evening to
transact any business that may be
brought before them. Primarily the
object of the meeting is to hear the
residents of town who recently receiv-
ed such largely increased water bills
and the protests of the citizens and
taxpayers against the turning into
the water system of the town the pro-
duct of the new municipal well which
was recently completed the objec-
ton being based upon the grounds
that the sanitary conditions surround
ing the new we'll are such as to be
menace to the health of the commu-
nifty and the possible contamination
of the entire system OF water supply.
The meeting will likely be largely at
tended and promises to be extremely
interesting.
Mr.. Stephen Casteel, of near Oak
land, a farmer and stockman, is the
latest aspirant for the nomination by
the Republicans for the office of Coun-
ty Treasurer. Mr.. Casteel's announce
ment appears in this issue of The
Republican. He states that he will
give the affairs of the office his per-
sonal attention if nominated and
elected. Mr.. Casteel has interested
himself to large extent in the vital
affairs appertaining to agriculture
and lines of business and was one of