The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-11-20

Mr.. Herman Steiding, of near Swan
ton, spent Saturday last in Oakland.
Mrs. Leah F. Sincell went to Graf
ton Saturday afternoon to visit her
son, Mr.. James A. Sincell, for few
days.
Mr.. William Kidd, well known by
many Oakland people, who travels for
Philadelphia house, spent Tuesday
in Oakland on business.
At Cumberland on last Saturday
license to marry was issued to Paul
D. Rafter and Blanche D. Bell, both
residents of Kitzmiller, this county.
Mr.. Mahlon Bender, of near Acct
dent, has sold his farm and has pur-
chased the Handwerk farm located
near Garrett, Penna, to which he will
move within a month.
Pastor W. M. Shultz of the Metho-
dist church in Oakland has announced
that protracted meeting will begin
in his church on the evening of
Thanksgiving and will be continued in
definitely.
Mr.. Silas Teats, of near Accident,
was in Oakland Saturday on business
and called at The Republican office
where he had his subscription adj
vanced to June next. He has been a
constant reader of The Republican for
thirty-eight years.
Mrs. W. R. Ofutt mas returned to
| Oakland from Cumberland after an
absence of several weeks, made neces-
sary by reason of the fact that her
daughter Helen was i'll in hospital
of that city following an operation for
appendicitis, which was performed
early during the present month.
At Deer Park the Citizens Store
Company, composed of several resi-
dents of that place, has been incorpo-
rated for the purpose of doing a
general mercantile business Mr.. o.
J. Harvey, we'll known business man
Of the town will be the manager of
the rev concern.
Candidates in the recent election,
whether they were successful or not,
must file expense accounts with the
Clerk Of the Circuit Court within thir-
ty days after election. Unless this is
done the Secretary of State of Mary
land cannot issue certificates to the
successful candidates.
Mr.. Robert L. Fries, who has been
residing at Akron, Ohio, for a little
more than a year, came to his former
home in this county about two weeks
ago and while here sold his farm To-
Gated near Sines, returning to Akron
Saturday evening where he is employ
ed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany as a Waterman.
Monday night at the head of Sec
'ond street a car bearing a West Vir-
GINA license tag collided with the car
Of Vincent Hessen, and damaged the
machine to some extent. The West
Virginia car was a new one and es-
capped with few slight scars on one
Of the wheels. The accident was una
voidable, according to eyewitnesses.
A daily transport motor service was
inaugurated on Monday of this week
by the United States Postofice De-
partment from and to McConnells-
burg, the county seat of Fulton county,
Pa, via Cumberland. The total dis
tance covered is 1891 miles in Ii
hours. A big army motor transport
is used, leaving McConnellsburg at
6 a. M, arriving at Cumberland at
12.45 p. m, and reaching McConnells-
burg at .. m. The idea is to encour-
age farmers to sell their products
right at their doors. The truck will
gather up butter, eggs, potatoes, APP
pies and other products of the farm
Where merchandise would be pur-
chased in larger quantities than the
truck could haul special truck would
be sent.