The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-01-26

Brown was aged 70 years and is sur
vived by her husband, who is a prom
inent livestock dealer and Republi-
can leader in his county, and by a
son and daughter.
At a meeting of the members of
the committee having in charge the
building of the program for the
I School of Missions at the Park next
August, which convened in Baltimore
on Saturday last, a most excellent
program was arranged and it is eX-
pected to have talent of more than
ordinary ability present at the vari-
Gus sessions of the school.
Letters of administration on the
estate of the late Miss Josephine
| Gleeson, who was locally known as
Miss Josephine Griffin, and who died
at her home in Deer Park recently,
were granted to Mrs. Bridget A. Gar
rett, sister, by the Orphans Court
of this county on Tuesday. William
/ Gleason, brother of the deceased,
says that a will was left, but it can
not be found.
We have for publication a letter
from Bethlehem, but as the name of
the writer is not given we are COM
PEELED to refuse it admission to the
columns of The Republican. Cores
pondents are again urged to give
their names when sending articles
for publication, otherwise the con-
tributions will not be published.
The increase in the egg crop this
winter has been ascribed in some
quarters to the mild winter which
has prevailed in many northern sec
tons. Whatever may be true of the
weather effect, there can be no ques-
ton about the other features. Even
the humble hen is responsive to the
influences of heredity, education, re-
fined surroundings and proper nour-
ishment.-Cumberland Times.
This afternoon Virgil Sines, who
lives near Sines in this county, ex
hibited to The Republican the pelt
of wild cat he had trapped one day
( last week and which measured four
feet and two inches from tip to tip.
Persons in Oakland who have been
accustomed to seeing pelts of wild
animals are unanimous in their opin-
10 nthat the pelt shown by Mr.. Sines
is easily the largest they have ever
seen.
Cricket is not yet the Irish national
game, and they haven't thought much
of English mutton chops, in Dublin
since King Charles was beheaded.
Marcus Garvey hasn't ratified Ku
KluX Khan. Henry Ford is still
against automobiles-we said auto
mobiles. Ford owners are against
Henry. Costs too much to keep a
flivver and horse at the same time,
and a fivver without a horse is like
horseradish without oysters-doesnt
go just right.
The members of Mr.. Joseph f.
Harned's Sunday school class of St.
Paul's NJ. f. church of Oakland, held
their regular meeting at the home of
Mrs. f. R. Jones recently when they
elected the following officers for the
coming year: Mrs. Ralph T. Thayer,
president; Mrs. Walter R. Falken-
stein, vice-president; Mrs. Harold H.
Harmed, secretary; Mrs. Arthur Nay
/ Tor, treasurer.
! Messrs. Randall NJ. Ravenscroft and
F. c. Diehl, of Accident, who re
| Gently went to Texas, returned to
their homes via Oakland last Mon
day night. During their trip through
the Empire State they visited a num-
Der of the important towns and cities
! including MeXia, one of the recently
/ founded oil towns of the State where
they witnessed the Coming in" of an
oil well producing more than thous-
and barrels of oil per hour. Their de-
scription of the wonders to be seen
in the Mexia field are wonderful.
Washington county has asked the
/ Legislature to authorize the issue of
bonds to the extent of $450,000 for the
erection of high and elementary
school buildings in various parts of
/ the county. The question of schools,
teaching force and improvements in
other ways seem to be taking deep
hold on popular attention in the en-
tire State, people being awakened to
the defects of our educational system
and the necessity of keeping pace with
the general advance of the nation. In
the rural sections also this interest is
manifested, one expression of it be-
ing the movement toward centraliza.
ton of rural schools.
/ On Monday, February 9th, the
I Board of County Commissioners of