The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1921-07-21

LdSI MOHudy HtSul IHo musical I'LL
der the auspices of the American Le-
gion, with Mr.. Jonathan Haw, Mr..
WILLIAMS and Mr.. Jones, was very
poorly attended, much to the regret of
the members of the local post of the
Legion. Those who did attend the
concert, however, are loud in their
praise of the entertainers.
FOR SALE-A farm of about 1873
acres near Sang Run postoffice. Some
good farm land; balance grazing. Also
some good timber consisting of black
walnut, oak, chestnut, sugar, maple,
locust and hickory. For particulars,
write M. NJ. SCHROCK, Mountain
Lake Park, Md.-Advertisement 21-4*
FOR SALE-Farm of 492 acres, To-
Gated six miles north of Oakland. 81
acres oats; 10 acres buckwheat; 21s
acres potatoes; 9 acres corn; 40 to
so acres grass. This property also
has lot of young growth timber up
on it. Big bargain to quick buyer.
G. SEMMES HAMILL, Attorney Oak
Observation-Disclosures lift.
Rev. David NJ. Funk, pastor of st.
Marks Lutheran church, spent Mon
day and Tuesday at Johnstown and AL
toona, returning to Oakland Monday
evening, being accompanied by Mr..
Clarence A. Neal, of Wellsboro, Pa,
who spent few hours here on We'd
nesday in the interest of Gettysburg
college.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie |. King and
three children returned to their home
at Columbus, Ohio, last Thursday
morning after having visited rela-
tives here for about two weeks. They
were accompanied to Columbus by
Mr.. Emroy Bolden. At Revenna, Ohio,
the latter obtained a new ambulance
which had been purchased some time
previous by the D. E. Bolden under
taking establishment and drove it
through to Oakland, arriving here on
Tuesday evening.
The Lawton Auto and Electric Co.,
of Oakland, which was recently organ
lied, now occupy its salesroom in the
Dixon building on Liberty street, al
terations in the construction of the
! building having been completed
short time ago. The company has in
stock and on display electric light
| fixtures, electric conveniences for the
household and other labor saving de-
vices operated by electricity. In adj
uition the new concern is prepared to
repair and adjust automobiles to the
satisfaction of their customers.
Last Saturday evening, as was an
nounced in The Republican of last
Thursday, the Salisbury (Pa.) Concert
Band came over to Oakland and highly
entertained the citizens of the town
with a concert of excellent, we'll rem
dered selections, which was highly ap-
preciated by the hundreds present if
one may judge by the rounds of ap.
plause which followed each succeeding
number. The concert was given at the
court house plaza.
Mr.. D. NJ. Dixon, former County
Commissioner, president of the First
National Bank Of Oakland, and one
of the most progressive business men
of the community, announces his can
didacy for the nomination for Coun-
ty Commissioner in this issue of The
Republican. Mr.. DiXon's previous
service as a public official, his bust
ness acumen, foresight and ability as
a man of affairs, is his recommended
ton to handle the county's business
successfully.
On pages two, three and six of The
Republican today will be found the
| financial statement of Garrett county,
which is published by order of the
County Commissioners under a law
enacted at the last session of the Gen.
eral Assembly of Maryland. The cost
of this publication will be less than a
third of the amount stated recently in
a campaign document issued by can
didate for a public Office. This state
ment will be printed in The Republi-
can but once, hence our readers are
advised to file it for reference.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hardesty, of
Oakland, gave a birthday surprise
party in honor of their son DIN on
July 5 at their home on Pennington
street. The affair was held a day
later than originally planned to en-
able all the invited guests to attend.
Refreshments were served on the lawn
and patriotic tinge was given the
event by the floral decorations in red,
! white and blue. Those present in
cluded Fannabelle Offutt, Elizabeth
Dixon, Roselle Bishoff, Mary, Gladys
and Genevieve Gender, Rose Muir
ply, Cecilia Lawton, Elizabeth Law
ton, Anna May Sewers, Adeline Sim
cell, Bernadine Stanton, Ruth Davis,
Thornton Definbaugh, Emerson Bish-
off, Carter Forman, William Davis,
Clarence Sewers, James Pollock, Sey-
mour Offutt, Harlan Hardesty, Miss
Margaret burst and several grown
ups.
Last Sunday morning the members
of the Crellin band, which organiza-
ton is composed chiefly of boys of six
teen years and under, motored from
that town to Addison, Pa, where they
furnished music at the Knights of Py-
this memorial service held in the M.
E. church there upon that day. Up
on their return to Crellin the boys