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The Republican., 1924-12-11
FRIENDSVILLE
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The Women's Bible class of the NJ
E. church recently gave a social in
honor of the Mems Bible class.
One night recently a game of bas-
ketball was played between the Oak
land and Friendsville teams when the
latter came out victorious.
Mr.. Albert Philippi has returned to
Ohio after having visited relatives
and friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aubrey Custer have
returned to their residence in Cum
berland. -.x
Mrs. Elizabeth Shaw, of near Frost
burg, is the guest of relatives here.
Miss Lillian East is on visit to
her brother in Pittsburgh.
Russell Greenwood has moved to
Friendsville from Williamsport, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christopher Roberts
spent Sunday visiting relatives at
The Republican., 1924-12-11

Richard Helbig, who was seriously
injured at the dam under construc-
ton north Of Oakland three weeks
ago, was discharged from the hospi-
tai in Cumberland Sunday and was
brought to his home here the same
day by his father, Mr.. A. w. Helbig.
Mrs. Walter G. Meyers, wife of
County Commissioners Clerk Mey-
ers, was taken to the Western Mary
land Hospital in Cumberland Friday
evening last for treatment. Mrs. Mey-
ers' condition at the time she was
taken to the institution was quite
critical, but at this time she is much
improved.
Mr.. ]. w. Whorton, of Oakland,
has been awarded the contract of
plastering the building of the Reform
School for Boys at Pruntytown, w.
Va, which was rebuilt following a
fire destroying the original building
two or three years age. The new
structure is 168X6 feet. The contract
price for the work awarded Mr..
Whorton figures we'll up in the thous-
ands.
The Republican., 1924-12-11
MRS. ELIZABETH A. MATTHEWS

Mrs. Elizabeth A. Totten Mat
thews, aged 85 years, widow of Simon
Matthews, died at her residence in
Oakland yesterday morning after a
prolonged illness incident to advanc-
ing years. The deceased was the
mother of Mr.. A. Totten Matthews,
of Oakland. She was married on
March 25th, 1878, and became a wild
ow a few years later. Mrs. Matthews
was for many years a member of the
Oakland Lutheran church, but re-
Gently affiliated with the Presbyterian
church in Oakland. Funeral services
will be held at the home on Oak street
Friday morning at HOO o'clock, and
will be conducted by Rev. Henry A.
Grubbs, her pastor.
The Republican., 1924-12-11
New Bridge Is Now Open

The new Oak street bridge was
thrown open for traffic on Monday of
this week. The old structure, deemed
unsafe for traffic by engineers of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railway Compa-
ny and by engineers of the State
Roads Commission, was closed more
than two years ago to vehicular traf-
fc and more recently to pedestrians.
The new structure affords great re-
lief to those who reside in the vicini-
ty of the bridge and to all motorists
and others who enter town from the
east or west and desire to keep on
going without having to detour by
way of Second or Third street.
The Republican., 1924-12-11
F. HI. BUGHER

Fred. H. Bugher, for many years
a summer resident of Garrett county,
maintaining lodge on Deep Greek
near the home of Mr.. D. w. Fraker,
died recently in Emergency Hospital
Washington, D. c., of typhoid fever
Funeral services were conducted at
his late home in Washington, Rev.
DR.. R. S. Wood, rector of st. Mary's
Episcopal church, Tuxedo Park, N. Y,
officiating. Mr.. Bugher's body was
taken to Cincinnati for interment.
The deceased was a prominent bust
ness man and former police commits
sioner of New York City.
The Republican., 1924-12-11

F. Phillips, Walter R. Haggerty, J.
W. Mason, Sam R. Nuzum and Rob-
ert Cunningham, of Fairmont, Frank
NJ. Keane, of Grafton and NJ. w. PEN
dergast and Patrick Garrett, of Oak
land
Mr.. Martin was born at Prunty-
town, w. Va, when that place was
the county seat Of Taylor county, on
February 19, 1862. His parents were
of that old stock that emigrated from
eastern Virginia and settled in what
is now the State of West Virginia
prior to the Revolutionary War. He
went to Fairmont as a boy shortly
after the death of his father and that
city was his home for the greater
part of his life. AS a mine clerk.
carpenter, mail clerk, and clerk of the
court, he made many friends by his
readiness to serve others and his
goodnatured affability. Admitted to
the bar of Marion and Taylor coun-
ties he gained recognition as a brill
liant trial lawyer, He later removed
his home to Mt. Lake Park and to
Oakland, Maryland, where he has re-
sided for the past twenty years. In
valided for two years in 1914 and
1915, he recovered and resumed the
practice of law until failing health
confined him to his home. He served
as director for the Census under
the Wilson administration in 1920 for
the district of northern West Virgin
ia.
He was a member of many fra
ternal societies, including the Sons of
the Revolution, Odd Fellows, Knights
of Pythias, Loyal Order of Moose, the
Elks, in all of which he has held
prominent Offices. Until illness forced
his retirement, he was active polite
ally and was prominent member of
the Democratic party in his own To-
cality.
he is survived by his widow, Mary
Sinnott Martin, two sons, the Rev.
John S. Of the Church of the Holy
Comforter, Washington, and James
B. Martin, of Oakland, his daughter,
Mrs. Edward B. Pollock, of Oakland:
sister, Mrs. Elizabeth B. Abbott, of
Morgantown, and three brothers,
Arthur G. Martin and Bernard L.
Martin, Of Fairmont, and Jesse B.
Martin, of Luray, Va. He leaves in
Fairmont, Grafton and Oakland
host of friends. The large number
of those who attended his funeral
testifies to the esteem in which he
was held by all who knew him.
The Republican., 1924-12-11

Mr.. James Fairfax Hamill has is
sued invitations to a dinner at the
Baltimore Country Club, January 2,
before the annual performance of the
Princeton Triangle Club at the Lyric.
The party, which will be composed of
this and last years debutantes, will
be chaperoned by Mrs. Emily Hamill,
of Oakland. Mr.. Hamill is a student
at Observation-Disclosures Sun.
The Mountain View Hotel has re-
opened its dining room. Among those
registered as out-of-town guests are
H. Webster, Baltimore; J. T. Smith,
Buffalo, N. Y; c. C. Houck. Harris
burg, Pa; F. H. Jolly, Troy. S. c.;
]. Paxter and family, w. H. Sutton,
S. NJ. Beck, c. S. Williamson, T. A.
Hall and D. Wilson, all of Pittsburgh.
The Republican., 1924-12-11
MRS. SUSAN GARLITZ.

Mrs. Susan Garlitz, 55 years old,
postmistress at Avilton, Garrett coun-
ty, died Monday morning at Johns
Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore. She
was sister Of the late Richard Gar
litz and conducted a general store at
Avilton. Surviving are five children:
Mrs. Vernie Bearkler, Garrett coun-
ty; Mrs. Joshua Turner, Garrett coun-
ty; Alvin Garlitz, Pine Hill, Pa;
Charles Garlitz, Boynton, Pa; Earl
Garlitz, at home. She also leaves a
sister, Mrs. Colvin Michaels, Frost
burg. The body was taken to Avilton
Tuesday.
The Republican., 1924-12-11
Knights of Pythias Notes

Past Chancellors' night was cele-
brated at the regular session of Gar
rett Lodge, No. 113, Knights of Py-
thias, last Friday evening, there be-
ing about thirty past chancellors in
attendance, besides a goodly number
Of the brethren. DR.. Archibald Moore
delivered very interesting address
to the assemblage, and Mr.. w. w.
Dawson submitted the report of the
club room committee.
The election of officers was held, the
following being selected for the en-
suing six months: A. G. Gortner, C.
c.; R. E. Friend, V. c.; J. T. Mitchell,
Prelate; E. D. Casteel, NJ. A; H. l..
Stemple, NJ. of. W.; S. L. Townshend,
l, G.; D. W. Walter, M. of F.; A. T.
Matthews, M. of E.; Ernest Town
shend, X. of R. & S.; George Little,
trustee; Representatives to the Grand
Lodge, J. C. Renninger, H. L. White,
L. F. Blake; alternates, DIR. H. w.
McComas, E. R. Jones, H. L. Stemple.
The new club rooms were formally
opened Immediately after the regular
session of the lodge and are now in
readiness at all times for the conve-
nience and entertainment of the men,
bers of the lodge except on Friday
evenings during the lodge sessions.
A luncheon and smoker was an enjoy
able feature of the evening.
A large attendance is urged for
next Friday evening, at which time
the rank of Page will be conferred
upon a class of candidates.
The Republican., 1924-12-11
DIED..
FREDERICK THORNTON MARTIN

CREDERIOh lHORN ION MARllN
The funeral of Frederick Thornton
Martin, whose death occurred at his
home here last Saturday, took place
Tuesday morning at ten o'clock in
Fairmont, W. Va. Solemn High Mass
of Requiem was celebrated in st.
Peters Catholic church by the Rev.
John S. Martin, his eldest son. The
Rev. P. H. Gilsenan, pastor of the
church was master of ceremonies;
the Rev. P. H. McDermott, of Clarks-
burg, deacon, and the Rev. J. F.
Eckenrode, pastor of st. Peters
church, Oakland, subdeacon. The Rev.
James E. Connell, pastor of Immacu-
late Conception church, Washington,
D. c., and former pastor of Oakland,
a close personal friend of Mr.. Martin,
delivered the funeral sermon and pro-
nounced the benediction at the grave.
The Reverends John J. Bowens, Holy
Comforter church, Washington, D. c.,
M. j. Harmon, pastor of St. Angus
tines church, Grafton, W. Va, Paul
V. Helsley, pastor of st. John the
Baptist's, Clarksburg, and Father
Doyle of Fairmont were also present.
Interment was in Woodlawn ceme-
terry.
The honorary pallbearers were
Judge W. S. Raymond, Hon. o. S.
Mckinney, A. L. Heffner, NJ. ]. o.
Neil, ]. M. Hartley, W. H. Conaway,
Harry B. Clark, J, 0. Watson, of
Fairmont; Merle Watkins, of Graft
on. The active pallbearers were John
The Republican., 1924-12-11

FOR SALE-One hundred acre
farm near Bittinger. Nd. Good build
ings, orchard, spring water; coal mine
open on premises. Good opportunity
for ambitious man. Call or write for
particulars to The First State Bank,
Grantsville, Md.-Advertisement 30-tf
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-23
A Trade at Home Week

Why not organize a Trade
at Home Week." A local mer-
chant suggested it today. He said
it is needed and he, for one,
would jump into it with both
feet. "
Americas and Sumter county
merchants need every dollar in
trade they can secure. Every
dollar that is spent awqg< from
Sumter county, is a dollaF agone
forever, Every dollar thai goes
to a mail order house is a dol
lar lost to the community.
Mail order prices are not low
er than local prices. Mail order
goods are not superior-in fact
often they are inferior - to the
goods sold by local merchants.
The merchants in Americas
have it in their power to stop a
very large part of the mail order
business. No one can stop it but
them. The newspaper cannot.
The Chamber of Commerce can
not. Just talking and preaching
trade at home" won't stop it.
All of these sources can help.
but it is UP TO THE MER-
CHANT.
The mail order house can be
met in only one way. and that is
by fighting them with the same
ammunition they use-ADVER-
Using.
If the local merchants would
get together, gather a few mail
order catalogs, compare their
prices with the prices of the
catalog, and then prove to the
people of the county in their adj
vertisements that they can buy
as cheaply-or buy better goods
for the same money, then and
then only will the mail order
trade be kept at home where it
rightly belongs.
What's needed is a co-opera-
tive, co-ordinated advertising
campaign by the local mer-
chants.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-23
COUNTING A MILLION

Doubtless older people remem-
Der when their fathers and moth
ers told them that it would be
impossible to count a million even
though a person should begin in
childhood and live to be a hun
bred years old. But that was be
fore the word million" was as
glibly used as it is these days.
But a million ca nbe counted
and in short time as compared
with what has been demonstrat-
ed by thirteen-year-old girl.
According to the GAINESVILLE
(Fla.) Sun: Golfers WEEKLY
says a school principal in the
West at the beginning of the
year offered prize of en- dollars
to any eighth grade pupil who
would carefully count million.
using checks and tallies. There
were many entrants, but all drop
ped out except one, a thirteen
year-old girl. For four months
this girl used an average of two
hours day counting. Stimulat-
ed by her teacher and the offer
of a prize, she devoted two hun
dred and fifty concentrated hours
to achieve something of no val
ue."
So it is seen that it does not
require a lifetime to count a mil
lion after all. Two hundred and
fifty hours, divided into days of
twenty-four hours each, would be
only ten days and ten hours, ac-
cording to our division. And
it also proved again that more
attention is often paid to the use,
less than to the useful.-Colum-
but Enquirer-Sun.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-23
Why Burn Good
Timber?

Timber conservationists are
letting out a wild wall at news
that the United States Shipping
Boards wooden fleet is to be
burned.
This fleet of 2I8 vessels cost
1926, 100000 originally. It's
being sold for $4,000 to a pri-
vate concern which expects to
make profit by taking out the
metal work. The scheme is to
burn the ships and let the metal
simply fall out.
AS ships, the conservationists
admit, the vessels may not be
worth much, but why, they ask,
burn all these millions of feet of
valuable timber-with the coun-
try on the verge of timber fam
inep
The Shipping Board is mum
dated with protests.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-23
Political Signs

In political circles they say
that as Maine goes in a Presiden-
tial election, so goes the country,
but this year, with prohibition
and the Ku Klux Klan entering
as issues. the political wiseacres
are not so sure in taking Names
election as a barometer.
However, William Hard, po-
litical writer, cites Kentucky as
a barometer, for, says he:
Kentucky went smashingly
Democratic last year for Cover
nor. There exists a certain
strange fact. about Kentucky and
the country. Since 1891 there has
been only one exception to the
following rule: If Kentucky goes
Democratic for Governor, then in
the succeeding year the country
goes Democratic for President.
If Kentucky goes Republican for
Governor, then in the succeeding
year the, country goes Republican
for President.
The one exception to this rule
was furnished by Theodore Roose-
welt in 1904. Kentucky wen1
Democratic for Governor in 1908.
Theodore Roosevelt broke the
charm and in the succeeding year
made the country go Republican
for himself for President.
Otherwise the rule has held. In
1919 Kentucky went Republican
for Governor in a landslide. In
1920 the country went Republican
for President in a landslide.
If Mr.. Hard's deductions are
correct we shall see a Demo-
cratic victory this year. for last
year Kentucky went Democratic
for Governor, At least, there's
one more hopeful sign for the
followers Of John w. Davis, and,
as sign, offsets Names Re
publican victory during the past
/ few days.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-23
1fr Another Angle of the
Wood Block Paving

A prominent citizen, intense
ly interested in seeing bonds vot-
ed to repave those streets now
laid with wood blocks, advances
another argument for remov-
ing the blocks: He says:
"Those blocks are cracked and
broken. There are crevices in
between each one of them which
catch and hold all the dirt and
filth that is placed or blown on
the streets during the day.
"Thisis positively dangerous to
the health of every one in the
city. This accumulated filth can
not be swept out; much of it is
never washed out by the rains
that wash up the blocks.
at is disease carrying and
disease holding. AS soon as the
streets dry after the rains, this
dust is blown about to be breath
ed by every oneon the streets.
At times it even has an obnox-
ious odor. And that is another
reason why the streets should be
repaved as soon as possible.
1t is another reason. Streets
properly paved may be washed
and swept. The present wood
blocks cannot be cleaned in any
way. They are dangerous, they
are unsightly, they are disease in
cubators, and should be re-
moved.
And this is just one more
argument why we should register
NOW so that we may vote FOR
the bonds in October. 1t is
your problem.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-23
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
(From The Times-Recorder. Sept
% 1914

%, 1914.)
Cotton would bring nine cents
in Americas very readily if farmers
here were disposed to sell at that
figure, but they have agreed tc
to hold for ten cents and are adj
herring to that agreement. Hun
dreds Of bales piled up at their
homes, to say nothing of the 49,
600 bales stored in Americas ware
houses, bear abundant testimony 10
the fact that there will be nothing
doing until the price advances TO
ten cents, and many will not sell ~
that price.
An unusual compliment was be-
slowed by the county commissioners
of Sumter at their meeting here
a day or two ago when, without
solicitation from any source, that
body very heartily Endorsed the ap-
plication of Mr.. Albert Brady, of
Sumter, for appointment as fer
ClllZer inspector at the handS oL
Hon. J. D. Price, commissioner o.
agriculture.
Dan Chappell left yesterday for
Atlanta, where he will enter the
State Tech for the full course.
Americas people awoke yester-
day to a realization to the fact
that, as in the Spanish-Cuba1 fias-
co. they are to be plucked and
mulcted by another war tax" sche-
dule more onerous than that of the
other war. The Times-Recordcr
carried yesterday morning the full
text of the war schedule tax bill,
which will be introduced TODAY n
Congress and soon will become effe
ctibe. No man escapes except, per-
haps, those jailed or dead.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-23

Old Days In Americas

large to a regular eight page dai-
ly edition in order TO relieve the
steady growing pressure on its
advertising space, and make room
for its patrons and still maintain
its regular news service.
Cotton receipts yesterday were
quite satisfactory, amounting in the
aggregate to 757 bales. Of this
number 557 came by wagon from
the country, while the remaining
200 were shipped by rail from some
point down the Central, Boil
worms have made their appearance
in the country about Americas.
Unless their ravages cease ve-y
soon the yield of cotton in some
sections of the county will be cut
off fifty per cent.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-23
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY

w Elm EANC AGO lODA L
(From The Recorder. Sept
%, 1894.)
Yesterday afternoon witnessed
the finishing touches to the hand
soonest store front in Americu, just
finished for Mr.. John R. Shaw, by
the Beutell Manufacturing con-
pany, and Mr.. Shaw is justly pleas
ed with the appearance of his build
ing.
With its army of reformers AID
perfectly organized corps of EN-
ployes, the Barnum and Bailey
Greatest show on Earth will be here
on Tuesday, Oct, 9th.
The Americas Cycling Associa-
ton will hold it's first race meeting
of Tuesday afternoon at the Lection
Park, in which a number of expert
riders from neighboring cities will
take part. Messrs John Windsor,
George D. Wheatley, and Arthlr
Rylander, will act as judges, Will
Messrs. R. S. Broadhurst, and ]. T.
Cotney, will be time-kaepers. P.
L. Holt is refree and P. D. Griffith.
scorer. A snecial train on the S. A.
and M, will carry the crowd oul
to the race track.
No better sign of the times is
needed than that The Times-R Re,
corder has been compelled to en-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-23

ident Coolidge has already de-
clared himself in opposition to
the Khan, but that statement
does not seem TO have had gene
raj puDnclty, as few if any of
the newspapers Of the country
have published it. Mr.. Slemp
goes farther and says that Pre-
ident Coolidge has repeatedly de.
clared himself on the subject as
being opposed to the hooded
order
President Coolidge may declare
himself this afternoon, but we
are inclined to believe that what
ever expression he may give or
the subject will be nothing moro
nor less than a defense of the
order in keeping with the de
nunciation as made by his RUM
ing mate in his now famous
Augusta, Main Speech. Athens
Banner Herald.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-23
SOME ELECTION GUEssEs

0OME ELECTION GUESSES
Anybody who has an inclina-
ton for figures can take the
country's 531 electoral votes and
put them through an infinite Sc
rles of permutations to show any
result that is desired. The Solid
South assures Davis III electoral
votes, which leaves $50 to be an
portioned among Davis, Cooliden
and La Toilette. It takes 266 to
WIN and 1t does not require any
unusual acumen to see that If
Davis starts out with III and gets
New York, Indiana, Illinois and
Oklahoma he will be Setting pret
ty'D Or taking another combi-
nation, if he gets the Solid South
and adds thereto Kansas, Nebras-
ka, Nevada, Colorado, California
ONO and New Jersey, he vii
have a triumphant finish. All Of
these states with the exception
OF Iowa and New Jersey went De.
morcatic eight years ago. Blu.
any one can blow election cues
ses by simply taking each states
electoral vote and tossing them
INTO any combination which fan2y
may elect. With a sharp line of
cleavage running through the
Republican Party, however, the
prospects are growing daily more
heartening for the Democrats
Selma Times-Journal
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-23
The STANDARD

Remnant Sale for Wednesday and
Thursday, if they last. You can
buy some of the lowest priced
goods that you have seen in
years if you will be on hand here
Wednesday morning. Remnants
of everything from Bingham to
Silk. Draperies, Long Cloths.
Many pieces of Curtain Scrim So
inches wide, marked at Sc yard;
other Marquisettes that former
ly sold up to soc marked as low
as l0c yard. OF course, some
are soiled and slightly shop-worn;
others are fresh and pretty. On
Sale Wednesday, Sept. gath.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-23

better than they started. Finally
comes the exception. He uses
the job as a stepping-stone, as
his OPPORTUNITY. He does
small things IN letter, shorter
way-thus training himself to be
capable to handle better Job.
Later he is promoted, eventually
becomes head of the whole
business.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-23
THIRTY YEARS AGO ToApY
From The Times-Recorder. Sept
%, 1904.)

tFr0m The 1ImeS-Recorder. Sept.
%, 1904.)
Americas friends received hand
somely engraved cards yesterday
announcing the marriage on Octo-
Der 9th of Miss Mary Lou Thomp-
son and Mr. Will r. Hansfofd, tha
nuptials to be celebrated at the res
idence of the bride parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. P. S. Thompson, at Walnut
Grove.
One of Sumter's sterling farmer;
as much noted for his modesty as
for his business ability, is getting
his cotton picked in a hurry, and has
plenty Of it. During the past six
days he has picked, marketed and
sold in Americas ninety two bales
at prices above ten cents. and has
more than ninety-two bales open in
his field. That's picking 'em some.
Mr.. VIII F. Minis, who left An,
mingham, Ala, is spending a dav az
his home here while enrout to Tam
pa, where he has accepted a more
desirable position.
The many friends of Mr.. w. Is
Statham are congratuIating hirG
upon his marriage two or three
days since to Miss Gertrude Ben,
nett, beautiful young lady of Mus
kogee, l. T. For several years past
Mr.. Statham has been n the CIV
eminent service at Muskogee, and
there met they young woman who is
now his fair bride.