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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-04-02
TONSIL CLINIC IN OAKLAND
First of Its Kind Ever Held In
Garrett County a Success

The parish house of st. Paul's NJ.
E. church in Oakland was the scene
of unusual activities on Thursday,
March 18th, upon which date it was
turned into a temporary hospital for
the purpose of conducting tonsil oper-
atoms.
The kitchen served admirably as
sterilizing and scrub room; the dining
room was acceptably equipped as an
operating room, while the living room
was turned into a ward accommodate
ing six beds.
The staff at the hospital was COM
posed of DR.. H. w. McComas and DR..
n. l. Broadwater, surgeons; Miss
Florence Browning proved herself an
able surgical supervisor" while the
nurses We're Miss Beulah Wiedman,
county nurse, Mrs. Joseph F. Fahey,
who was the nurse last year for the
county; Mrs. Stavely and Mrs. Rex
road, the latter mother Of one of
the patients. Numerous kind friends
relieved these nurses for meals.
The patients were children from
various parts Of the county who very
much needed the work done. In all
there were seven tonsilleclomies and
four acknowledgements performed by
the surgeons.
This good piece of work was made
possible through the generosity Of the
physicians mentioned above, both of
whom supplied their services gratis
where this was necessary.
The official board Of the M. E.
church, who furnished the buildil
showed themselves to be public spir-
tied, having at heart the best inter
ests of the community.
Miss Beulah Wiedman, the coun-
ty health nurse, belongs the credit of
locating the childEen and arranging
the numerous details always neces-
sary in carrying out such an enter
prise.
To all the persons and organiza
tons mentioned above, also to all the
public school teachers, parents and
friends who co-operated and assisted
as in many ways in making the I'M
dertaking a success, we offer our sin
cere thanks.
GARRETT COUNTY PUBLIC
HEALTH ASSOCIATION.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-04-02
Marriage Licenses

Marriage licenses for the week end
ing Tuesday at noon have been is
sued to the following applicants at
the office of the Clerk of the Circuit
Court in Oakland:
Lehman Leon Jenkins, 81, mechan-
ic, and HELEN Caleen Mcdonald, IS,
both of Fairmont, W. Va.
William Emerson Thomas, 81, la
borer, West Leisenring, Pa.,and Anna
Jean Klima, 10, Uniontown, Pa.
George Weldon Riggs, 81, sales
man, Broughton, Pa, and Osta Pearl
Stottler, %, stenographer, East Fin
ley, Pa.
Clarence Jefferson Metz, %, miner,
and Ida Mabel Meyers, 20, school
teacher, both of Barton, Md.
Clifford Vance King, %, shipping
clerk, Clarksburg, West Va, and Vera
Marjorie Mason, 10, student, Salem,
West Va.
John William Cavins, "a, laborer,
and Marie Thomas, 1S, both of Cen
trail Station, West Va.
Patrick Voor, %, taxi driver, and
May Madeline Stevanski, IS, both of
Clarksburg, West Va.
Ernest Clyde Wilson, 24,electrician,
and Amanda Anne Bailey, 81, book
keeper, both of Clarksburg, w. Va.
Francis Clifford Laird, %, miner,
and Mary Annie Cochran, IS, both of
Brownton, West Va.
Cecil Lawrence Close, %, Somer-
field, Pa, and Honor Vivian Riley, IS,
Uniontown, Pa.
Clifford Ellery Barrick, 81, shipping
clerk, Clarksburg, West Va, and Beu-
lah Maebelle darlington, 81, stenog-
rapher, Clarksburg, West Va.
George Lester Davis, %, merchant,
Fairmont, West Va, and Lou Elliott
Connolly, "a, clerk, Wheeling, West
Va.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-04-02
NAZELROD FAMILY IS BE-
ING WELL PROVIDED FOR |
Clothing, Furniture and Money
Sent The Recent Fire
Sufferers.

Following the appeal made through
The Republican last week for furni-
ture, clothing and money for the fam
lily of John W. Nazelrod, residing at
Sand Flat, six miles north of Oak
land, who lost their home along with
its contents and in addition almost
every article of clothing belonging to
the man and his wife and their nine
children, relief was almost spontane-
Gus, aid being contributed by the big
hearted people of Oakland who i'm
mediately sent clothing, furniture,
bedding and cash.
The fire took place on Tuesday af-
ternoon at a late hour and before the
embers had cooled several cars with
clothing and bedding had been to the
place with these most necessary
things, followed on Wednesday morn
ing by other cars and trucks with like
supplies and a goodly amount Of cash.
But Oakland does not have all the
great-hearted people of the land re-
siding within its confines, for yester-
day morning The Republican was in
receipt of the following communica-
ton for Mr.. Andrew B. Crichton, a
we'll known mining engineer of Johns
town, Pa, well known to many coal
operators in this and other parts of
the country. Mr.. Chrichton's letter is
self explanatory and read:
Benjamin H. Sincell, Editor,
The Republican,
Oakland, Md,
Dear Sir: l am sending you check
for $4,000, which please deliver to the
John w. Nazelrod family, who were
burned out last week, and to which
you refer in your March 26th edition.
| drove by there right after the fire
and saw them sitting around, but did
not realize the situation or would
have stopped.
The General Construction Corpora
ton seem ever ready to do a good
turn, and surely the citizens of Gar
rett county appreciate what it has
meant to the whole county to have
these gentlemen who are constructing
this power project interested in their
section. Their coming has meant a
great deal already, and will mean
much more to the welfare of that en-
tire district.
Yours very truly,
ANDREW B. CREIGHTON.
Johnstown, Pa, March 81, 1925.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-04-02
SEED CORN SHOULD BE
THOROUGHLY TESTED
Satisfactory Way to Make Such
Is Suggested.

County Agent W. Clayton Jester
has submitted the following commu-
nication with reference to the testing
Of seed corn, to The Republican for
publication:
"The farmers Of this county, like
those in many other parts of the Uni
ted States, are in a serious position in
regard to seed corn. The bad season
of last year has caused deficiency in
the seed crop for the year and farm
ers who have never before worried
about seed are now looking around
for the best place to buy.
"The corn crop all over the country
was affected last year. This means
that any seed corn, either home grown
or bought, is liable to be of poor quail
ity. Almost every fall hard freezing
weather catches the corn crop in an
immature condition and Injuries or de-
stroys the ear for use as seed. The
latest and sappiest ears are often kill
ed, while other ears somewhat drier
have but a portion of the kernels kill
ed. Frequently there are some ears
so mature and dry that they are not
injured or but slightly injured. Under
such circumstances the uninjured kerr
mails are suitable for seed. By inspec-,
ton they can be separated from the
green ears that were killed. How
ever, some of the ears that appear
mature and sound have been killed or
badly injured. To separate these ears
from those that give good germina-
ton it is necessary to test the germ
nation of a few kernels from each
ear.
"The rag doll has proved a conve-
nient and satisfactory way of making
these termination tests. This method
is described in Farmers Bulletin No.
948, U. S. Department of Agriculture,
and can be gotten for the asking. Ev-
eryone interested in having his seed
tested can secure help and informa-
ton at the Office of the County
Agent in Oakland"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-04-02
6 YOUNG DEER NEARLY RUN
DOWN BY AUTOMOBILE
Had Crossed Road in Front of
Car, Struck Fence in Jump
ing and Thrown Back

A wild deer is something seldom
seen in Garrett county of late years,
but on Sunday an automobile party
composed of Mr. C. N. McIntire and
members of his family, were witness
es to a novel sight at a point on the
State road near the point where con-
nection is made with the Rock Lodge
road, recently abandoned on account
of the rising waters being impounded
by the Penn Public Service Company.
As the party was leisurely moving
along the roadway in the car one of
the number called Mr.. McIntire's at
tention to an animal in the field ~
ing between the roadway and the
water. Thinking the animal was
calf he paid little attention to it I'M
til it bounded over the fence in front
of his car and made an effort to es-
cape by crossing the road, mounting a
high embankment and jumping anoth-
er but higher fence surmounting the
rise. It's jump was too short, how
ever, and striking the uppermost rail
it was thrown back into the road i'm
mediately in front of the automobile.
The application of the brakes on the
car prevented the deer being killed,
and gathering itself for another eff
fort it scrambled to its feet and with
a bound cleared the fence by at least
ten feet and was soon lost sight of
in the underground on the hillside.
The animal evidently had escaped
from the State game preserve on the
Nicola place and desiring freedom it
had crossed the half mile or more of
water by swimming.
Mr.. McIntire relates that as the
deer was going over the hill he hap
pened to glace up into a tree and saw
one of the male Chinese ring necked
pheasants bedecked in all its gor-
geous colors, a combination of wild
life one is not often permitted to wit
ness.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-04-02
Oakland High School Notes.

The Junior English Glass, section
A, of Oakland High School, under the
direction of Mrs. B. Besse, will pre-
sent in the Assembly Hall, on Friday
afternoon at 2:15 o'clock a one-act
play, entitled "Whiskers." The admis-
sion charge will be ten and fifteen
cents. Anyone desiring to enjoy a
good one-act comedy should attend
this play. The cast of characters is
as follows:
Miss Sarah Adams, a rich spinster
Genevieve Gender
Mabel, her elder niece, the bride
Gladys Gender
Inez, her younger niece, the maid of
honor Sarah Johnson
The Bridesmaids
Frances Page ...... Mile Brown
Evelyn Birch ........ Isabelle West
Ethel Ross ...... Genevieve Menear
Anna, colored maid :. Madge Duke
Philips, a rich bachelor. Jas. Wolfe
Chester, his nehhew, groom, w. King
Parker Glenn, best man. Warden Roy
The plot centers around mysteri-
Gus parsonage with black whiskers.
Who is he? This is not divulged I'M
til the end of the play.
Mr.. ]. L. Dunkle, principal of the
Frostburg State Normal school, gave
an interesting and instructive talk to
the members of the Senior Glass on
Wednesday morning, April /. The
advantages which the normal school
offers ambitious pupils were stated by
Mr.. Dunkle and the pupils expressed
their appreciation of his visit by their
keen interest and enthusiasm.
The geometry class, under the su-
pervision of Mr.. Jenkins, gave a most
interesting demonstration lesson to
the faculty Monday afternoon. Mar
shall Brown was chairman of the
class.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-04-02
Knights of Pyth1as Notes of In
tereSt.

Last Friday evening at the reg
ular session of Garrett Lodge, No.
113, the rank of Knight was conferred
on two Esquires who were in waiting.
The insurance committee reports
that it will need an extension of time
to write the required amount of in
surance in order to secure the radio
set to be awarded as a premium. We
advise all members to investigate our
insurance. They will find it the best.
The 1924 report of the Knights of
Pythias insurance department reads
as follows:
Membership, 89,271; insurance in
force December 81, 1924, S120,035 1862;
amount returned in waived payments
in 1924 was $3.50, O37.1O; total admit
ted assets, S17,932,078.46.
Are you carrying all the insurance
you should to protect your family?
If not the cost Of Pythian insurance
is slight, because it can be paid in
monthly instruments.
This Friday evening we are going
to have something interesting for the
membership. There will be with US
some visiting brothers from Cumber-
land. They will have something good
to tell US.
The first rank will also be confer
red on one candidate. And last, but
not least, there will be refreshments
and a smoker to follow. Don't miss
this session. PUB. COMMITTEE.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-04-02
BODY OF |. G. KITZMILLER
FOUND FLOATING IN RIVER
GrusesOme Discovery Made By
Four Young Men Tuesday
Morning at II O'Clock

The mystery surrounding the
disappearance of Isaac Gibson
Kitzmiller, farmer, aged seventy
years, residing with his son Os-
car Kitzmiller, near Underwood,
a short distance above Crellin on
the Youghiogheny River, was
solved Tuesday morning about
eleven o'clock when his remains
were found floating in the water
by Russell and Reverdy Beck
man and Wright and Orville
Thayer, four young men of the
neighbOrhood who had gone to
the river for the purpose of in
shutting search for the missing
man, who disappeared Saturday,
March 21st, after having visited
the home of his daughter, Mrs.
John c. Forman, at Crellin.
Immediately upon discovering Mr..
Kitzmiller's body States Attorney W.
R. Offutt and other officials were no
titled. Mr.. Offutt, in company with
Sheriff Guy o. Yutzy and County
Coroner E. l. West went to the spot
where the body was examined and an
inquest was deemed unnecessary. The
body was brought to the undertaking
rooms of the Bolden establishment
and prepared for burial, the funeral
to be held this afternoon at two
o'clock from the late home of the de-
ceased.
An examination of the remains of
Mr.. Kitzmiller revealed the fact that
he had taken his own life by first
placing about his neck piece of bal
ing wire to which he had evidently
attached a weight, probably a stone,
and then wading into the water had
slashed his throat with some sharp in
strument.
Mr.. Kitzmiller is survived by his
wife and the following named chill
dren: Oscar c. and Miss Virgie
Kitzmiller, at home; Walter Kitzmil-
Ter and Mrs. Archibald Baker, both of
Pittsburgh; Julius Kitzmiller and Mrs
Arthur Beachy, Philadelphia, Pa, and
Mrs. John c. Forman, of Crellin. His
eldest daughter, Ida, died a number
of years ago.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-04-02

Mr.. W. F. King, who had the con-
tract for painting the interior of the
Maryland Theatre, has completed the
theatre proper and hopes to have the
lobby we'll along toward completion
by Saturday of this week. The dec
Grafton of the walls gives the theatre
bright and cheerful appearance and
with new plate glass entrance it
will add much to the appearance of
the building and contribute to the
comfort of the patrons as well as
placing it in a class with the big city
picture houses.
Mr.. R. C. Tillery, who left Oakland
early last fall, being transferred from
the field work being done in this
county by the General Construction
Corporation to a like position in Ten
nessee, returned to Oakland last Sat-
urday and is in charge of a corps of
engineers at work for the construc-
ton corporation at Friendsville.
Miss Alma Scherr, who was here for
several weeks visiting her sister, Mrs.
Julius c. Renninger, returned to her
home in Morgantown Sunday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-04-02
KILLED AT DEER PARK
c. J. Bennett Run Down By an
Accommodation Train this
Morning

c. j, Bennett, aged forty years, of
Gassaway, w. Va, who has been re-
siding at Deer Park for the past year
where he was in the employ of C. R.
Savedge, was instantly killed few
minutes after ten o'clock this morn
ing when he was struck by the east
bound accommodation train at point
half a mile east of the village.
The train that killed Bennett had
been switched to the west-bound track
owing to an obstruction, and evidently
approached the man without warning.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-04-02
Garrett County Jail Inspection.

Sheriff Guy o. Yutzy and his corps
of employees at the Garrett County
Jail are to be highly commended for
the neat and sanitary condition of the
prison. An inspection was made on
last Saturday afternoon and the Jail
proper and its surroundings in every
respect were found to be in excellent
condition. Tuesday and Friday of
each week is observed as cleanup"
days, upon which occasions the inter
ior of the large building housing the
prisoners is thoroughly and system
atically cleansed. The prisoners are
also required to wash their own wear
ing apparel and those not partial to
water are compelled to battle on
these set days. 1t so happened that
an hour or so before the inspection
was made one of the inmates had re-
fused to abide by the cleanup" rule
and after having stood trial before his
cell-mates he was sentenced to re-
ceive securing, which was admins
tered by an appointed number of his
fellow prisoners. The administrators
did one of the scouringest jobs one
can imagine, as the prisoner was still
as pink as a rose wien the inspection
was made.
All the prisoners in the Jail on
Saturday were either awaiting their
trials to be accorded them at the June
Term of the Circuit Court or are serv-
ing sentences on Federal charges.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-04-02

The Pastors Aid Society of st.
Marks Lutheran church of Oakland,
will conduct its regular monthly food
sale in the grocery store of F. G.
Schoch on Second street, Saturday af-
ternoon, April 4th, beginning at 200
o'clock. In addition to the regular
Supply of good things to eat the la
dies will have on sale aprons and sun
bonnets. The patronage of the pub
lie will be appreciated
A special session of the Circuit
Court, with Associate Judge Waga-
man, of Hagerstown, presiding, was
held Tuesday morning for the pur-
pose of hearing testimony in a case
instituted some time ago. The ses-
sion lasted but a few minutes, the
Court stating that the matters sought
to be brought before it had been de-
termined and adjudicated previously.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-04-02
A Greater Camp Royal.

The desire to have trained work.
ers in the Sunday schools through
out the State of Maryland is steadily
growing. In fact, the enrolment at
Camp Royal already indicates that it
will be necessary to secure additional
tents, cots and other equipment to
properly fit out the camp and afford
the requisite accommodations for
those who will attend. Quite a num-
Der of counties are purchasing their
own tents, which cost $50 each, and
other equipment, which movement has
greatly helped the Maryland Sunday
School Association. Garrett county
has not been behind in this work, as
last year the Grantsville District
gave $1,000 at the time the Young
Peoples Conference was held. Re-
Gently contributions have been re-
ceived from the following schools:
st. Pauls Lutheran, Accident. $500
M. E. Sunday School, Kitzmiller 400
Presbyterian S. S., Kitzmiller.. 400
Guard S. S., Guard. ....... 400
Mt. Bethel, Steiding. .... 200
Other schools throughout the coun-
ty are planning to make contributions
so that a tent for Garrett county Sun
day school workers is practically as
sured.
The dates for camp are as follows:
intermediate girls camp, June 29
to July 8; Intermediate and Senior
boys camp, July to July 18; Senior
girls camp, July 20 to August s.
Registration cards should be sent
in by May LIST to Camp Director Rev.
Joseph H. Cudlipp, 8O2 North Carroll
ton Avenue, Baltimore, Md.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-04-02
FrOstburg Paper to be Refs
tabIiShed

Messrs. Henry F. Cook and Melvin
F. Schneider, of Frostburg, closed a
deal on Saturday, March %, with
Paul L. Kitchens, receiver, for the
purchase of the plant of the Georges
Greek Journal, newspaper published
for a short time at Frostburg but
which suspended publication about
January LIST. The newly organized
publishing company will begin the
publication Of their new paper about
July 1st.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-04-02
DECLARATION CONTEST
Countrywide Affair to Occur at
Friendsville Tomorrow
Evening

The Fraley countrywide declama-
ton contest, participated in by stu
dents of the various high schools of
Garrett county, will occur at the high
school building in Friendsville to-
morrow friday evening at eight
o'clock.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-04-02
Cumberland Scouts Visit Sugar
Camp

Members of the Boy Scouts Patrol
No. 3, of Cumberland and their guests
numbering SO from that city and IL
from LaVale, made a visit to Stan
toms sugar camp near Grantsville last
Saturday. The trip was made by au-
tomobile truck. The Scouts We're ac-
companied by Secretary VIM. H. Lew
is, of the Central Y. NJ. C. A, of Cum
berland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-04-02

DR.. Sidney Dantzic, of Keyser, W..
Va, will be in Oakland professionally
Tuesday, April IA, at the Manhattan
Hotel See his advertisement in an
other column.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-04-02

Mrs. James D. Hamill, Mrs. N. T.
Ofutt, Mr.. W. w. Dawson and Mrs.
w. 0. Davis were in Baltimore a day
or two recently in the interest of a
new public library that may be estab-
lished in Oakland within very short
time. The trip was made by auto
mobile by the party.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-04-02

Mr.. Jonas Glotfelty, of McHenry,
was in Oakland yesterday for a few
hours looking after some business
matters prior to his moving to farm
he has bought which is located on the
National Road near Addison, Pa.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-04-02

Mrs. James Sweeney and children,
of Baltimore, are guests at the home
of Mrs. Sweeney's mother, Mrs. John
W. Hart on Fourth street.
The Washington times., 1925-12-14

as a young girl she was frail. I'M
healthy chronic invalid. with.
out even prettiness to grace youth.
Through learning to live wisely
and BEAUTIFULLY, this sixty-seven-
year-old woman found the secret
OF beauty and health. At sixty
seven she is at her lovliest.
Annette Kellerman will tell you
that as a very young girl she was
almost deformed. But she over
came her defects through physical
culture. especially in the form of
swimming. Surely no one can
doubt that Miss Kellerman as a
mature woman stands for grace
and beauty.
America is a very young civil.
zation. Perhaps it is natural for
this reason that in America ex-
treme youth Is worshipped while
In the older civilizations mature
beauty and charm are more &C.
cented.
Certainly, extreme youth is very
lovely-as delicate and evanescent
as springtime. 1t is the age OF
promise and dreams. But matur-
ity, when a woman is realizing
the promise and dreams of her
youth. is the age of ripest beauty
and fascination, provided she has
lived so wisely that she is reap
ing the rewards of wisdom, not
folly.
Each age is a beauty age for
the woman who welcomes the
years as they come and gets the
best out of each year. Today is
your day of greatest beauty and
greatest charm. Yesterday is
gone, tomorrow is uncertain. But
TODAY is YOURS.
The Washington times., 1925-12-14
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY

sizes bed. II wonder who in the
wrold could have sent such
flowers
And then, as she opened the
box and saw the flowers that lay
within it, she knew who nal sent
them! For they weIe soft, vel
vety roses Of rich crimson color.
The kind that is named The
American Beauty.
1t had been American Beauty
roses that Hilary Dexter had
brought to the house weeks be-
fore, on the day when he had
given Flossie the sapphire rims!
Hot on Trail
isn't there any card in them?t
asked Aunt Henry, hot on the
trail of another scandal. For she
knew, as they all knew. that Sam
Jessup never could have afforded
to buy roses with stems a yard
long, for his Flossie.
mo, there isn't" Flossie an
swered. Maybe the folks at the
office took a collection to send
them to me-" She winked at
Mary Rose, as she said it.
Hmm! They must think an
awful lot Of you, to spend money
like that on YOU" retorted Aunt
Henry, who was nobody's fool.
They couldn't have sent grander
flowers. if they'd been for your.
funeralY'
There were more flowers the
next day and the next. And by
the end OF the week the Middle
ton house srnelled like q flower
store.
Whoever is sending these
flowers to Flossie certainly seems
to think a great deal Of her"
Mrs. Middleton remarked to Mary
Rose on Saturday night, as they