The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-11-11

Seaman George Sanner, who is at
tached to the U. S. Destroyer Colds
borough now at anchor at Annapolis,
visited his grandmother, Mrs. R. T.
Browning, in Oakland last Saturday
and Sunday"
Miss Mollie Porter, who recently
disposed of her personal property af-
ter having sold her residence in Oak
land to Mr.. Ezra B. Wolfe, of near
GAINESVILLE, VIII leave here tomorrow
morning in company with her sister,
Mrs. Keene, who has been in Oakland
for the past two weeks, for Baltimore
where she will reside with Mr.. and
Mrs. Keene.
If there are any new school build
ings put up in Garrett county it will
have to be done by direct taxation.
The bond issue, which would have dis
tributed the burden over a series of
years, was voted down on Tuesday,
very much to the regret now of many
who voted against the issue. Kitzmil-
Ter district gave it splendid majority,
but eight votes being cast against the
| measure in that district, but Grants
vile district, where building for high
| and grammar school purposes is bad
ly needed and will have to be pro-
vided, gave a majority against it. In
some other towns of the county where
buildings have been erected, the voters
showed themselves poor sports and
cast their ballots against providing
school facilities for other towns.
| Allegany county has one Office that
has gone begging-that of County
Surveyor Several months ago Henry
W. Schaidt, who was reelected to the
POSITION last year, resigned Since
| then the County Commissioners have
been skirmishing about to get some
one to take the job Several were Of
fered the place, but they fatty re-
| fused to consider taking it. The pay
is by fees fixed by law and are not
| adequate, it is stated 1t is thought
the law will have to be changed and
the place put on remunerative sal
airy basis, or the fees raised to ade-
quate proportions.
Mr.. James Walter Thomas, of Cum
berland, an authority on Maryland and
Colonial history, will attend the two
hundred and twenty-ffth anniversary
celebration in Philadelphia, Novem-
Der 18th, of the foundation of the
Church of England in the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania, as the repre-
sentative of the Diocese of Maryland.
Bishop John Gardner Murray recent
ly invited Mr.. Thomas to attend as
his representative and deliver an ad-
dress. The convention will meet in
historic Christ Church in Philadel-
phia. erected in 1896, the first Epis-
copal church building in the Colonies
Several hundred clergymen will at
tend. Governor Sproul will deliver an
address.
Sheriff Roy Winters has in Jail 8
man arrested by his deputy, Lester
Bittinger, on a John Doe" warrant
charging the prisoner with having
stolen a horse belonging to Donald
Simpson at Loeb Lynn Heights two OF
three weeks ago. The horse was taker
from Mr.. Simpsons barn and upor
, going to the stable the following morn
ing to feed and water his stock he dis
covered that one of the animals wa:
missing Coming to town the State:
officials were notified and after usinl
the telephone Deputy Bittigner learned
| that man riding horse as describe
by Mr.. Simpson, was seen to pass Nc
Henry. From this point the man wen
{ on to Hoyes and from thence back t.
! the State road and at Alexander's h
took the old dirt road back toward Nc
Henry At this point the officer cam
up with him and placed him under ar
} rest The man refuses to give hi
name, but he has been recognized q
one who lived in this county mum
Der of years ago and who disappeared