The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-18

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ments of the season to its many read
ers and friends.
Congressman S. A. Kendall spent
one or two days this week at Crel-
lin and in Oakland on business.
For Sale, Cheap-Large Pony; Y
Shetland, Y Indian; years old. In
excellent shape and perfect health.Ad-
dress correspondence to P o. Box 271,
Advertisement Att
Merchant F. C. Diehl, of Accident,
motored to Oakland yesterday morn
ing from his home in Accident, expect,
ing to return later in the day, but at
a point several miles north of town
he encountered snowdrift of such
proportions that he was forced to re-
turn here and remain all night
Sergeant John w. Lands, of Deer
Park, who has been out of the "ser-
vice" since the rehabilitation of the
old Garrett Guard but who still re-
tains all his old soldiery bearing and
qualities that distinguished him dur
ing his activity as one of the boys
who wore the old blue jeans, was in
town Tuesday and yesterday as wit
ness before the court. Before leaving
Oakland yesterday afternoon Ser
geant Lands called at The Republican
office and settled his score.
The heaviest, and in point of fact,
the only honest to goodness snow that
has been the portion of the people of
Garrett county this winter, struck
here on Tuesday evening about nine
o'clock and came with a high wind
out of the northwest. During the
night it continued to fall and yester-
day morning it was piled knee high
in many places in town, while in the
public roads it mounted above the
fences in many places. AS a result
of the drifts the star route and rural
delivery mails were not delivered.
One week from this morning and
millions upon millions of children will
be made happy by the visit of their
good friend Santa Claus. They will
be joyful and their happiness will be
radiated all about them and be i'm
parted in great measure to those who
are older, and the older ones will pass
it back to the little ones, for the par
ents have much to be grateful for this
Christmas. Their sons have returned
! from overseas and are again with
the mothers and fathers who for two
or three years did not know from one
day until the next what was in store
for them. This Christmas should in
deed be one of the happiest for man.
kind in the history of the nation
Miss Frances f. Gerber, who has
, been efficient and painstaking in hel
, work as home demonstration agent fol
! this county for the past two or three
, years, is winding up her duties here
preparatory to relinquishing her pc
sition at the end of the year, after
e which she will enter Columbia Uni
/ versity, New York, and take specia
e course along other lines of work. A!
: a public official Miss Gerber has givel
t universal satisfaction, and the an
f nouncement of her contemplated de
parture will be received with a degre,
i of regret by many throughout the con
O fines of the county where she has mad
t and retained the friendship of man,
by her pleasant manner and helpful
suggestions.
f Mr.. John R. Male, of near Dee
d Park, was in town yesterday, bringin;
;. with him many old and rare coin
@ which he has gathered at variou
> times, but the most curious of all tn
f relics he displayed was an Indian
G paint bowl, found near the roadwa.
:. one day last summer by Mr. Male at
n point near Boiling Spring. The bow
is fashioned from small river boul
der, about an inch and half in diam
s eter and probably half an inch deer
r In the bottom of the receptacle cal
o be seen traces of the red coloring mat
d ter which was evidently put there b.
J. one of the Aborignes. Mr.. Male, him
: self an Indian, is quite a relic hun
l. ter and being versed in the ways o
n his forefathers stated that but one
# half of the paint bowl had been foun
IS by him as another, the counterpart o
J. the one in his possession and connect
= ed thereto by stone from which bot
had been cut, had become broken of