The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-01-04

extended the compliments of the sea-
son.
Misses Norine Ault and Margaret
Kahl and Messrs. Frederick A. Thay-
er, Jr, Karl Kahl and Fred. NJ. Brown,
of Oakland, were guests of Mr.. Mau-
rice Beckman at dance given at his
residence in Cumberland on Tuesday
evening last.
Mr.. w. T. Steyer, of near Steyer,
was in town Saturday last and made
The Republican visit. Mr.. Steyer
had recently returned from visit to
relatives in Huntington county, Pa,
where, he asserts, he saw as many as
tewnty deer in one herd.
The band fair held several nights
at the Knights Of Pythias Hall in
Oakland last week, Melted the organ.
ization something over eighty dollars.
Much hard work was done by mem
bers of the band to make the affair
success, which it was, both socially
and financially.
DR.. Henry W. McComas left Oak
land on Saturday night last for Chi
cago, Ill.,, where he will take a post
graduate course at the Labora-
tory of Surgical Technique and also
special work in diseases of the eve,
nose and throat. DR.. McComas will
return to Oakland within thirty DAYS
and reopen his office for the practice
of his profession.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Mary
Porter, wife of Mr.. George A. Porter,
of Oakland, whose death occurred at
her home in Oakland on Christmas
night, took place from the family
residence Thursday morning last At
1880 o'clock. The services were COW
Quoted by the Rev. ]. C. Buckley, pas
tor of the Methodist church, assisted
by Dr. Archibald Moore. Interment
was made in the Oakland cemetery.
The new automobile tags for 1928
have made their appearance. A more
horrible combination of colors would
be hard to select. The statement was
made at the automobile commission
er's office some time ago that the tags
would be made up of the State colors
orange and black. Instead they are
neither orange nor yet yellow, so they
must be lemon.
A large party of Terra Altans on
their way to st. Petersburg, Florida,
to spend the winter, were joined in
Oakland yesterday morning by Mr..
and Mrs. c. L. Falkenstein, formerly
of near town, now residing at Cranes
vile, who accompanied the party to
their destination. Among those who
are making the trip are Mr.. and Mrs
William Bishop and Mr.. and Mrs
Page Wotring.
Assistant Postmaster Charles J..
Newman and daughter Miss Fannie
Newman were summoned to Charles
ton, West Va, Monday night by a
message appraising them of the seri-
Gus illness Of Mr.. Gus Newman, who
was stricken with pneumonia some
days ago and whose condition was at
the time of the receipt of the message
considered critical Mr. Newman is
engaged with the Bell Telephone in
terests in Charleston.
On Friday night last the automobile
of Mr.. John Shartzer, Jr., of Crellin,
which was being driven by the owner,
was struck and pushed down into the
Yough river at Crellin by log train
which was being switched at the mill
Of the Kendall Lumber Company at
Crellih. The driver of the car went
into the river with the machine, but
fortunately got out of the wreck
without being injured. The tonneau
of the car was badly damaged.
Capt. James A. Hayden, Civil War
veteran and probably the oldest prin-
ter in several States, founder of The
; Republican in 1877 which he sold to
the present owner in 1890, since which
time he has been employed at inter
walls when things became too heavy
for the regular employees to handle
in the printing establishments of Oak
land announced his permanent re-
tirement from work on Thursday last
when he made fraternal visit to this
; Office.
The Board of County Commission
ers of this county have been in session
since Monday appointing supervisors
; of roads for the various districts, the
selection of constabes where vacan-
cies exist and transacting general
routine business. The Commission
ers expect to complete the appoint
ment of these various officers this af-
ternoon and the list with the amounts
, appropriated for the care of the
, roads to be under their charge will