The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-02-24
ADDED ATTRACTIONS.

The South has too much cotton;
Cuba has too much sugar and up here
in Garrett county we have too much
weather just at present.
Mrs. Walter Hardesty went to Pitts
burgh Monday morning to visit her
sister, who is patient in one of the
hospitals in that city.
Mrs. William Weber returned home
Saturday evening from Clarksburg,
West Va, where she had been on
visit to relatives and friends.
Mr.. Harold Rock has returned to
Oakland from a point in Indiana
where he spent week attending re-
union of his overseas company.
Mr.. Elmer Harvey, of Ryan's Glade,
was in Oakland Saturday, having
brought to market a quantity of ma
pie sugar and molasses which he man.
ufactured in his sugar camp this year.
Mr.. Harvey is authority for the state
ment that the sugar made thus far
this season is of a superior quality
and the quantity produced compares
favorably with former years.
st. Marks Lutheran Brotherhood
will meet in the lecture room of the
church on Tuesday evening at 1880
o'clock. President Henry Lauer an
nounces that a very good program has
been prepared, which will have in it
surprise for all who will come. The
comic section will not be missing.
neither will the good things to eat.
Come. Good rousing singing to be
led by Wade HiBebaugh and "Bilr
Gibson
Mrs, Mary Wallace, an aged resi-
dent Of town, suffered a stroke of par
alysis at her home on Monday after
noon. This morning Mrs. Wallace is
slightly improved. Her son, Edward
Wallace, who fell several weeks ago
and broke his leg and who was taken
to the home of his daughter in Graf
ton day or two afterwards, arrived
here Tuesday evening to be with his
mother.
At the library benefit Monday ev-
ening in the Maryland Theatre the
presentation of the picture was fol-
lowed by an address delivered by Mr..
Delbert Davis, who spoke of the ben
efits derived by the community in hav-
ing a public library for its citizens.
Several musical numbers were also
rendered by Wilmer Brown and ]. J.
Gilbert and vocal numbers were sung
by a quartet composed of Jesse ].
Ashby, Henry Lauer, Walter Dawson
and Wade limbaugh. The Oakland
Orchestra furnished the music dur
ing the presentation of the picture.
All roads leading into Oakland were
blocked from Saturday evening at an
early hour until Tuesday afternoon at
two o'clock by the heaviest snowfall
experienced in this section during the
present winter. The State road to
Accident was piled high. The new
rotary pillow, for which great claims
were made for its efficiency in moving
snow from the roadways, proved
miserable failure, and after wasting
much valuable time the machine was
finally ditched and the work of open
ing the road was proceeded with by
men with shovels. Sunday afternoon,
Charles Peck, motorman on the ro-
tary pillow, was overcome by fumes
from the exhaust of the motor and
had to be brought to Oakland for
medical treatment.
Manager Gender of the Maryland
Theatre wishes to announce to the
public that he has secured John r.
Van Arnam's Superior lMinstrels for
one night, March 2. Van Arnam's
Minstrels, while only on their 7th
season, comes with an enviable repu-
tation Of having played two consecu-
tive years as an headline attraction
over the B. F. Keith circuit of vaude-
vile theatres, being the only produc-
ton giving the entire show on the
Keith circuit.
Mr.. Van Arnam has the only min
strel show on the road today playing
to popular prices of so cents, rs cents
and $100. He believes in crowded
houses and pleasing the public. AS
with all minstrel shows, there will be
a street parade at noon and a band
concert in front of the theatre before
the night performance.
Reserved seats are new on sale at
Gonders Pharmacy, Phone 60. Adv. 1