The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-03-02

! beginning at two o'clock. The little
folks will have for sale bread, rolls,
pies, cakes, ETC.; also pillow cases and
practical aprons for women and chill
dren. Your donations as well as your
patronage is solicited.
Mr.. Carroll Kelley, formerly of
Oakland, but for several years past
residing with his parents in Grafton,
arrived in Oakland Saturday morning
from Walter Reed Hospital, Wash
ington, where he had been a patient
for several weeks, and remained here
with friends and relatives a few days
before going on to his home. His
condition as a result of his army ex-
perience, is very slightly improved.
Ninety-five years ago Tuesday a
charter was granted to a small rail
road line running from Baltimore to
Ellicott's Mills, Nd. 1t was the first
charter granted to any railroad in
America. This railroad became known
later as the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road. The original road was equipped
with horse drawn cars which ran over
rails made Of strap iron. Later loco
motives Of small haulage capacity dis
placed the horse cars.
Mr. Harry L. McComas arrived in
Oakland Friday night from Baltimore
and remained here until on Sunday
evening when he went to Cumberland
where he viii be permanently sta
toned by the Chesapeake and Poto-
mac Telephone Company as an en-
ployee in the financial department of
that corporation, having been trans
ferred to Cumberland from the Bal
timore office where he has been en-
ployed for several years.
i In St. Marks Lutheran church on
Sunday the pastor, Rev David Funk,
will preach at both the morning and
evening service which will be held at
the usual hours. Following the morn
ing service a congregational meeting
will be held at which time six mem
bers for the official body of the church
will be chosen and other business ap-
pertaining to the congregation and its
material welfare will be transacted.
In the evening at Gas o'clock the
meeting of the society of Christian
Endeavor will be held
1t is great fad now among the
fair sex to wear four buckled arctcs
with the two top buckles unbuckled
and the tops dangling and sloshing
around in the dirt and filth of the
street. This gives the exposed part
of the ankle an extremely neat and
/ dressy appearance and very naturally
attracts the attention and gaze of
all, especially the male population,
who but naturally wonder whethe~
it is really the top of the arctic dang
ling or whether the hose supporters
have not lost their grips on the beau
tiful silk hose worn by the lady.
Late inspections of the fruit or
chards in the Hagerstown section of
the South Mountain fruit belt show,
it is reported, that the fruit crop was
not damaged by the cold wave, fol-
lowing the warm spell during which
the buds were prematurely forced.
Fruit growers state that the spring
like weather did not last long enough
to push the buds to a stage where
they would be killed. Peaches and
apples, which are the principal crop
of the belt, and also cherries, pears,
plums and other early small fruit es-
capped without any appreciate in
jury, it is said.
II Last Friday evening about six
o'clock the attention of many Oak
land people who happened to be upon
the streets, were attracted by the
honking of an immense flock of wild
geese which passed over town from
an easterly to a westerly direction.
The geese when first seen were fly.
ing out of the usual formation but
before they had passed from sight
a perfect "V' had been formed. The
birds were flying rather lower than
the species do indicating that they
were bewildered and had lost their
bearing. 1t was estimated by those
who witnessed the flight that more
than two hundred birds made up the
flock.
Eggs for Hatching.-Rose Comb
Rhode Island Reds. Orders filled in
rotation. Per setting of Is, $3.50.
Miss Diana Weber, Oakland, Md
Advertisement l If.
In the advertising columns of The
Republican today will be found the
notice of election authorized by the
Mayor and Town Council for the cleo
ton to be held on Monday, the 18th