The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1921-12-22

ton, was in Oakland on Tuesday shop
ping.
Miss Ellen Smouse, student at the
Buckhannon College, arrived at her
home here last Friday to remain I'M
til after the holidays.
A carload of oranges and grape
fruit was brought to Oakland yester-
day by express and sold from the car
in lots of pecks or larger quantities.
Grape fruit averaged five cents each
and oranges were retiled at ninety
cents per peck.
The regular preaching services at
St. Marks Lutheran church on Sun
day morning and evening will be held
and will be conducted by the pastor,
Rev. d. NJ. Funk. At the Sunday
school hour Sunday morning, the chill
dren of the school will render spe-
cial program.
WANTED-Young women between
the ages of Is and 35 years to take
Nurses Training Course at w. S. H.
Graduates eligible for state examina.
tons for registered nurses. Remun-
Grafton S35 monthly during Junior
year. For further information apply
to Superintendent, Warren State Hos
pital, Warren, Pa.-Advertisement
Rev. Bernard Gibbs, pastor of ST.
Paul's NJ. f. church, who spent ten
days or more on visit to his aged
mother near Knoxville, Tenn, re-
turned to his home in Oakland last
Friday morning and on Sunday oc-
cupied the pulpit of the local church
at both the morning and evening SER
vices. Mr.. Gibbs visit to his for
mer home was a very enjoyable one.
During the past two or three weeks
The Republican job printing depart
ment has been literally swamped with
orders for printing not only from our
local people, but from merchants and
other business and professional men
residing or doing business in Clarks-
burg, Grafton, Tunneton, Rowles-
burg, Terra Alta and other towns both
east and west. With it all we have
been enabled to satisfy our friends
with quick delivery and good work.
Those of the citizens of Oakland
who were out by 1880 Saturday morn
ing last observed a well-defined rain
bow in the western sky, which fol
lowed the sun, it rising in a blood
red blaze of light a short time be-
fore the appearance of the rainbow.
/ Weather wise prophets predicted
that a terrific storm was en- route
when they saw or were told of the
rainbow, but Saturday proved to be
one Of the brightest days for more
than two weeks.
Do the people of Washington coun-
ty love their dogs? Since the edict
went forth that licenses must be pro
cured or dogs would be confscated
and killed, there has been such rush
to obtain the life-giving metal tags
that the supply on hand of 5000 is
nearly exhausted and if the call for
them keeps up at the present rate,
there must be new consignment or
dered. 1t may be pure love for mans
best friend, or again the hunting
season may have something to do
with the case.
Like many other visitors to our
hospitable and beautiful State, the
stork is showing a strong liking for
Maryland. The gratifying fact is an
nounced that Maryland is the only
State besides Maine which shows an
increase in the birthrate over that of
1916, the last normal year. Not
only can the State boast this increase
but also the fact that it is in sharp
/ contrast with a marked decrease in
the total area from which statistics
were gathered The report puts
/ Maryland on the basic fact that as
far as Marylanders are concerned, the
country cannot have too much of a
good thing.
The resolutions drafted by the
special committee appointed con-
corning State aid for repairing the
main streets of cities and towns con-
Meeting with the States Arterial
Road System have been formulated
following conferences with represen-
tatives of Cumberland, Frederick,
Hagerstown, Oakland, Annapolis,
/ Frostburg, Pocomoke City, Westmin-
ster, Easton, Snow Hill, Belair, Cam
bridge and Berlin, and have been sub
mitted to the officials of those towns
for approval. Only one city so far
has not approved of the proposition,
and that is Annapolis. The State