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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-10-11

10. 22-Those two parcels of ground
in the town of Oakland known
and designated on the Plat of
Pennington's Addition to the
town of Oakland as Lots Nos. IA
and Is, said plat being recorded
in Liber w. H. T., No. 2, folio SIT,
one of the Land Records of Gar
rett county, said lots containing
the quantity of 5000 square feet
each, and being the same prop
erty which was conveyed by W..
H. Smouse and others to Arthur
German Thayer by deed dated
August /, 1924, and duly recorded
in Liber E. z. T., No. SO, folio
238, one of the Land Records of
Garrett county, Nd. Said lots are
situated in Election District No.
Ia of Garrett county, Md, and
will be sold to satisfy and pay
the balance of State and county
taxes due and in arrear thereon
for the year 1925 and for all of
the State and county taxes due
and in arrear thereon for the
years years 1926 and 1927 as is
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aforesaid. to-Wit:

o. ALL that parcel of ground in
the town of Kitzmiller, Election
District No. Is, beginning for the
same at the southwest corner of
a lot now owned by Owen Harvey
on the north side of an alley and
running thence S. IS degrees 81
minutes W., 40 feet, N. degrees
W., 125 feet, N. rs degrees 80
minutes E., Al feet, S. degrees
E., 1872 feet to the beginning, con-
tanning 800 square feet and be-
ing the same lot which was con-
veyed by Mary E. Kitzmiller to
Owen Harvey by deed dated Feb
ruary "a, 1913, and duly recorded
in Liber E. z. T., No. SO, folio
375, one of the Land Records of
Garrett county; also all that lot
likewise located in said town of
Kitzmiller, beginning for the
same at a stake on the North side I
of Spruce street in said town and
running thence N. degrees W., |
1872 feet to the South side of Oak
street, thence with Oak street N. |
rs degrees 80 minutes E., 80 feet,
S. degrees E., 145 feet to
Spruce street, thence with Spruce
street S. IS degrees 80 minutes
W., 80 feet to the beginning, con-
containing 11,080 square feet, and
being the same property which
was conveyed by deed to Owen
Harvey by Mary E. Kitzmillel,
bearing date July 8, 1912, and re-
corded in Liber E. z. T., No. sc,
folio 42S, one of the Land Records
of Garrett county, and will be
sold to satisfy and pay the State
and County taxes due and in ar
rear thereon for the years 1925,
1926 and 1927 as is charged upon
the Assessment Books of said
county in the name of Owen Har-
vey.
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o. 25-Twelve and one-ffth acres of
Military Lot No. 1921, situate, y
ing and being in Election District
No. 10 of Garrett county, Md,
and being the same property that
was conveyed by Francis M. Bray
and wife to John W. Slime by
deed bearing date the 21st day of
April, 1924, and duly recorded
Liber E. z. T., No. 80, folio AZ,
one of the Land Records of Gar
rett county. reference to which
deed and the record thereof is
hereby made for more particu-
lar description of said property
which will be sold to satisfy and
pay the State and county taxes
due and in arrear thereon for the
years 1926 and 1927 as is charged
upon the Assessment Books of
said county in the name OF John
w. Slime.
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i. 11-Thirty-fve acres of coal I'M
DERIVING Military Lots Nos. 278
and 263, being part of a tract of
land called Potomac Manor"
and conveyed from the Manor
Mining and Manufacturing Co.
to A. I. Wilson by deed dated
January 16, 1905, and duly re-
corded in Liber E. 2. t., No. 40,
folio 1872, and reserved in deed
from A. 1. Wilson and Stella F.
Feely, executors of the last will
and testament of A. I. Wilson,
dated November 80, 1917, and re-
corded in Liber E. z. T., No. 70,
folio 543, one of the Land Rec
ords of Garrett county. Said land
is located in Election District No.
Is of Garrett county, Md, and
said coal underlying the same will
be sold to satisfy and pay the
State and county taxes due and
in arrear thereon for the years
1925, 1926 and 1927 as is charged
upon the Assessment Books of
Garrett county in the name of
Abraham |. Wilson Estate.
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No. 18-All those three parcels of
ground in the town of Deer Park
in Election District No. 10 of
Garrett county Maryland, the
first parcel beginning at a stone
on the west side of the H. G.
Davis tramroad and so feet from
the west rail of said tramroad
and about "a rods in a direct line
from the Baltimore & Ohio Rail
road right-of-way, thence S. 20
degrees W., 612 rods, N. 81 de-
grees W., 8 rods, N. 20 degrees
E., Az rods to point so fit. from
said tramroad, then parallel
Herewith to the beginning, con-
tanning 1917 square rods. Par
eel No. 2 contains 9712 square
rods of ground and is known
as the Michael Garrett Lot. Par
eel No. 3, containing As square
rods of ground, is known as the
Scheduled Property, and are all
described in a deed for the same
from Bert C. Scott, Sheriff of
Garrett county, to Rose McGraw
DeBerriz dated February 10, 1921,
and which is duly recorded in
Liber E. 2. T., No. 80, folio 1896,
one of the Land Records of Gar
rett county, Nd, reference to said
deed and the record thereof being
made for more complete de-
scription of said property, which
will be sold to pay the balance of
the State and county taxes due
and in arrear thereon for the year
1925 and all of the State and
county taxes due and in arrear
thereon for the years 1926 and
1927 as is charged upon the AS
sessment Books of said Garrett
county in the name of Rose Nc
Graw DeBerriz.
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70. 2O-Part of Lot No. of the sub
division of the tract of land call
ed "Lochiel," containing the guam
tity of 229 acres, and part of Lot
No. 81 of the subdivision of the
said tract of land called 90
chiel," containing the quantity of
ga acres, and being the same land
which was conveyed by w. Oliver
McLain and others to James P.
Kenney, Patrick T. Mccain ana
Aloysisus I. Kenney by deed dat
ed the 18th day of May, 1918, and
duly recorded in Liber E. q. T.,
No. IA, folio 1872, one of the Land
Records of Garrett county, Md.
Said land is situated in Election
District No. Is of Garrett county
and will be sold to satisfy and
pay the State and county taxes
due and in arrear thereon for the
year 1926 as charged upon the
Assessment Books of Garrett
County in the name of James P.
Kenney and others, and for the
State and county taxes for the
year 1927 due and in arrear as
charged to James P. Kenney upon
said Assessment Books.
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county and will be sold to satisfy
and pay the State and county
taxes due and in arrear thereon
for the years 1926 and 1927 as
is charged upon the Assessment
Books of said county in the name
of Mrs. Martin w. Sharpless.
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10. 24-Part of the tract of land
known and designated as Moore
field" containing the quantity of
154 IA acres, situate, lying and
being in Election District No. g
of Garrett County, Md, and be-
ing also the same property which
was conveyed by Sarah E. Arm
entrout and others to Freda w.
Mason by deed dated the 18th day
of July, 1928, and duly recorded
in Liber E. z. T., No. Sc, folio
800, one of the Land Records OF
Garrett county, Md, and will be
sold to satisfy and pay the State
and county taxes due and in ar
rear thereon for the years 1926
and 1927 as is charged upon the
Assessment Books of Garrett
County in the name of Freda w.
Mason.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-10-11

No. 3-All the coal underlying 100
acres of a tract of land called
"Creci and Array, reserved in
deed for the surface by Elijah
Livengood and wife to Charles c.
Schlossnagle, dated March 3,
1919, and recorded in Liber E. z.
T., No. 76, folio "a, ETC., one of
the Land Records of Garrett
county. Said land is located in
Election District No. of Garrett
county, and the coal with all min
ing rights as reserved in said
deed will be sold to satisfy and
pay the State and county taxes
due and in arrear thereon for the
years 1926 and 1927 as is charg-
ed upon the Assessment Books of
said county in the name of Elijah
Livengood.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-10-11

}. Military Lots Nos. 26O7 and
2608, containing the quantity of
so acres each and being the same
lots that were conveyed by Silas
Miller and others to Henry Miller
by deed dated November %, 1924,
and duly recorded in Liber E. q.
T., No. 80, folio SO, one of the
Land Records of Garrett county,
excepting the quantity of 1920
acres conveyed to the State of
Maryland by Henry Miller and
wife by deed dated August IL,
1928, and duly recorded in Liber
E. z. T., No. 81, folio 481, one of
the Land Records of Garrett coun-
ty. Said land is situate in Elec-
ton District No. 5 of Garrett
county Md, and will be sold to
satisfy and pay the State and
county taxes due and in arrear
thereon for the years 1926 and
1927 as is charged upon the AS
sessment Books of Garrett county
in the name of Henry Miller.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-10-11

10. 23-Five acres and nine perches
of a tract of land called "Sylves-
ter" located in Election District
No. of Garrett county Md, and
being the same property which
was conveyed to William Weber
by deed bearing date the 9Th day
of May, 1903, from Lorilla F. Bull
lard to William Weber and duly
recorded in Liber E. z. T., No.
Al, folio 491, one of the Land
Records of Garrett county, Md.
Said property will be sold to sat
isfy and pay the State and county
taxes due and in arrear thereon
for the years 1925, 1926 and 1927
as is charged upon the Assess
ment Books of said county in the
name of William Weber.
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TERMS OF SALE-Cash on
the day of sale. The right OF
redemption extends to six calen-
dar months from the day of sale
by paying the amount of the
purchase money with interest
thereon at the rate of twenty
per cent per annum and all costs.
Conveyancing at the cost of pur-
chaser.
ALBERT L. LEE,
Treasurer of Garrett County,
Maryland.
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If Christ Is There

That howell is a Bethel, if Christ Ia
'there.-Lee.
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. 12-The surface of 258 acres of
land situated in Election District
No. l of Garrett county and be-
ing part of a tract of land
called "Swanton," and being the
same property which was convey
ed to j. w. Whitaker by deed
from William Mcdonald, attor-
ney, bearing date January &c,
1923, and duly recorded in Liber
E. z. T., No. "a, folio 518, etc,
one of the Land Records of Gar
rett county, excepting 103 ITO
acres Heretofore conveyed by said
j. w. Whitaker and wife to w.
H. Turner and wife by deed dated
July &c, 1923, and duly recorded
in Liber E. 2. T., No. "a, folio
595, and excepting also 81 $40
acres conveyed by said Whitaker
and wife to George w. Titchnell
by deed dated Sept. 10, 1928, and
duly recorded in Liber E. z. T.,
No. sc, folio 1875, one of the said
Land Records, leaving the residue
thereof of 103 acres, which will
be sold to satisfy and pay the
State and county taxes due and
in arrear thereon for the years
1926 and 1927 as is charged upon
the Assessment Books of Garrett
County in the name of j. w.
Whitaker.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-10-11

No. 4-Lots Nos. 25 and 26 in Block
No. 7, as shown on the plat of
the town of Loeb Lynn Heights,
in Election District No. of Gar
rett county as recorded in Liber
E. 2. T., No. l, folio 2, one of the
Plat Records of Garrett county,
said lots containing 10-121 acres
each, and being the same lots
conveyed to z. C. and H. z. Glib
son by deed recorded in Liber E.
z. T., No. 62, folio 274, one of the
Land Records of Garrett county,
and will be sold to satisfy and
pay the State and county taxes
due and in arrear thereon for the
years 1925, 1926 and 1927 as is
charged upon the Assessment
Books of said county in the name
of z. c. and H. 2. Gibson.
No. 5-Parts of Military Lots Nos.
1924, 1925, 1926, 1927 and 1928,
containing the quantity of 100
acres, and being the same land
which was conveyed by deed by
G. S. Hamill, assignee, to Freder-
lex F. Gretton and Thomas j.
Gretton dated Sept. 20, 1899, and
recorded in Liber E. z. T., No. SO,
folio 563, one of the Land Rec
ords of Garrett county reference
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PAGE SEVEN
charged upon the Assessment
Books of Garrett county in the
name Of A. German Thayer.


name of A. German Thayer.
10. 22-One hundred and thirty-fve
acres of tract of land known
and designated as elk Garden"
and being the same property that
was conveyed by deed by G. Way
man Kitzmiller to Alexander
Kitzmiller bearing date Septem-
Der 10, 1907, and recorded in Lii
Der E. 2. T., No. Sc, folio ia, one
of the Land Records of Garrett
county, Md, and also all that
other part of the tract called elk
Garden" containing the quantity
of 200 acres, which is described in
a deed therefor from Clarence
Kitzmiller to Alexander Kitzmil-
Ter bearing date November 25,
1907, and duly recorded in Liber
E. 2. T., No. Sc, folio 252, one of
the Land Records of Garrett
county, saving and excepting 48
acres of said land conveyed to
Anna Cooper by deed dated No
vember 2, 1915, and recorded in
Liber 68, folio 554, Land Records
of Garrett county, and 1872 acres
conveyed to Anna S. Nine by deed
dated December 80, 1911, likewise
recorded IN Liber 81, 70. 428, Gar
rett county Land Records. Said
land is located in Election Dis
trict No. 8 of Garrett county, Md,
and will be sold to satisfy and
pay the State and county taxes
due and in arrear thereon for the
years 1926 and 1927 as is charged
upon the Assessment Books of
Garrett county in the name of
Alexander Kitzmiller's Estate.
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70. 13-All that part of a tract of
land containing IA acres, and be-
ing a portion of High Water Re-
survey" which is fully described
in a deed for the same from Ly-
dia Bittner and others to William
A. Snyder, bearing date January
"a, 1921, and duly recorded in
Liber E. z. T., No. 10, folio 476,
etc, one of the Land Records of
Garrett County, Md, said land
being situate in Election District
No. of Garrett county, Nd, and
will be sold to satisfy and pay
the State and county taxes due
and in arrear thereon for the
years 1926 and 1927 as is charged
upon the Assessment Books of
said Garrett county in the name
of William A. Snyder.
Evening star., 1928-12-23
JUNIOR LAW CLASS
ARRANGES BANQUET
Annual Event of Washington Col
lege Will Be Held January 2
at Willard.

Plans for the annual, banquet of the
Washington College OF Law, junior
class. to be held January 2, at the Will
lard Hotel, are being completed by sew
eral committees appointed recently by
Mrs. Blanche wyatt Knight, president.
The chairmen of the various groups in
clude Miss Dorothy Long, invitations;
w. E. Copenhaver, program and menu
Miss Katheryn Wood, seating; joseph
w, Crockett, entertainment; Col. r. M.
Cheseldine, music and floor; Mrs. Mel
lie Bishop, decorations: Miss Jane Her
rity, hostess, and Melvin /. Herold,
publicity.
The board of directors of Kappa
Beta Pi legal sorority, has granted a
charter to the alumnae members In
washington. The charter members OF
Eta Alumnae Chapter have elected the
following officers: Dean, Adele Stewart.
Epsilon, Washington College OF Law;
associate dean, Marion Borden, Nu,
George Washington University; chan
cellor, Catherine Reany, Omicron, Ma
tional University; registrar, Eta Tag
CERT, Nu, George Washington Univer-
sity, and marshal, Lucille Compton, Ep-
silon, Washington College of Law.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Chapter.
Sigma Nu Phi Fraternity. held its
first initiation at the school recently,
when the following were made mem-
bers: Maj j. Garfield Riley, Fred Mic
cum, John ]. Malloy, Leonard w.
A'Hearn, Paul A. Rose, Ira l.. Wright,
Carl A. Christofferson, Lewis T. Mat
lack, Melvin I. Herold and James /.
Carr.
All classes at the school were dis
missed on Friday for the Christmas
holidays which extend to Wednesday,
January 2.
Evening star., 1928-12-23
GREETINGS EXCHANGED
BY DUNBAR STUDENTS
Cards, Bearing Health Seals Dis
tributed Through Schools
"Post Office"

Christmas greetings were exchanged
by the students of the Dunbar High
School through the schools annual
post Office" last week. Conducted by
Miss NJ. L. Europe and J. H. Cowan,
the post Office" accepted and delivered
cards bearing health seals for stamps.
Students of the junior and senior
classes contributed baskets of food for
the aged poor, and the Freshmen Girls
Club gave toys, books, games, embrOid-
cry sets and drawing outfits for under
privileged children in pool of gifts
which was placed about Christmas
tree in the auditorium Thursday dur
ing Yuletide program
Dora Reynolds, junior, was awarded
a gold medal Wednesday morning for
the best essay submitted by pupil Of
divisions 1918 on the subject, THE
Citizens Duty to Vote" in q contest
held recently by the American Legion.
The presentation was made in the au-
ditorium by Frederic William Vile.
Miss Poanna Houston, assistant dean
Of women at Howard University, ad-
dressed the senior girls Of Dunbar,
Armstrong and Cardozo High Schools,
Thursday on the value of college ed
ucation The assembly was sponsored
by the College Alumnae Club of Wash
ington, which offers a scholarship each
year to the girl graduates of these high
schools Miss Juanita p. Howard eX-
planned the conditions of the scholar
ship award. Piano solos by Miss
Gladys Davis, Dunbar '35 student Of
Howard University, completed the pro-
gram.
Evening star., 1928-12-23
CENTRAL ALUMNI
TO HOLD REUNION
Dramatic Presentations and
Dancing to Take Place
Wednesday Night.

"Renew Old Acquaintances--Make
New ones" will be the theme Of annual
reunion of the Central High School
Alumni Association at the school We'd
nesday night. In furtherance OF the
theme, program that includes ara
matte presentations, an informal re-
ception and dancing, and short busi-
ness session has been formulated by
the committee on arrangements.
Officers for the coming year will be
elected at the business session, which
will be followed by the presentation Of
three one-act plays produced by the
Masks, an alumni dramatic organiEa-
ton composed of graduates who were
prominent in dramatic work while at
Central.
The latter portion Of the evenings
program includes reception, dancing
and refreshments in the schools library.
The reception committee is headed by
Miss Alice Clark, teacher at Central,
and includes several other members Of
the faculty. Music for the graduates
will be furnished by the Dagmoir Band
Tickets for the reunion. which begins
at O'Clock, also are good for the an
nual swimming meet between students
and alumni to be held in the Central
pool at Z O'Clock.
AS the Central High School Alumni
Association is the oldest and largest OF
its kind in Washington and ATTENDANCE
of over 1000 Is expected. Sylvan King.
president Of the association, heads the
reunion committee, which includes Rob-
ert A. Maurer. Alvin w. Miller. Miss
Helen Coolidge, Grace r. Chamber
| laine, Alice Clark, Joseph A. Mari.
George Hodgkins. Irma Steiger, Ruth
Bennett, Bruce Baird. Eugene Casey
Ralston Lyons and Sam Solomon.
Evening star., 1928-12-23
ESSAY CONTEST RULES
GIVEN BY COM MITTEE
D. c. Students to Write on Vir-
ginia's Contribution to War
of Revolution.

Details of the conduct of the essay
contest on "Virginia's Contribution to
the War Of the Revolution" by the Sons
of the Revolution in the District Of
Columbia were announced last night by
the organizations committee of judges.
The contest may be entered by any
pupil of a public or private school in
the District of Columbia, providing the
rules are observed. The submitted es-
says must not contain more than 1,776
words, and they must reach the judges
only through the Contestants respective
school principals Each manuscript
must be signed by an assumed name
and accompanied by sealed envelope
bearing the assumed name and con-
tanning the writer's real name, his
school and a statement to the effect
that he received no assistance in the
actual writing of the essay. The win
ner of the contest will be chosen under
the assumed name, so that his real
identity will be unknown until the final
decision Is reached.
The essays must be In the hands Of
the committee chairman at 1901 Fiji
teenth street by January 81. The COM
mittee will not return unsuccessful es-
says. The winner will be announced
on or before February Is.
The three judges are Charles F..
Diggs. chairman; Charles P. Paullin
and Sarah Simons.
Evening star., 1928-12-23
SCHOOL MARK WON
s. BY PRINCE GEORGES
County First in Attendance OF
Elementary Pupils, With
o5.4 Per Cent.
.neciaI nisnatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, Decem-
Der 22.-Prince Georges County led the
% counties of Maryland in elementary
school attendance during october, with
a percentage of 95.4, according to sta
tistics just announced by the State De-
partment of Education. Last year, for
October, the attendance percentage was
%. for county elementary schools.
Among the high schools. Prince
Georges County ranked third IN the
State with a percentage OF 96.2, against
94.4 in october, 1927. :,
Colored schools of the county ranked
tenth In the State with a percentage OF
90.4, against 88.4 In October, 1927. :,
Rural Enrolment Gains.
More rural children in the county
enrolled in school earlier this year. IL
appears, and the attendance has been
more regular, which has taxed the IA
cilities of the schools greatly. There
we're $50 more pupils enrolled IN tht
county schools the past october than
during the same period year ago.
Miss Kathleen Shears, county attend
ance officer, has announced the schools
which won attendance banners for No
vember. Among one-teacher schools
the Croome Station School, OF which
Miss Elizabeth Baden is principal
was the winner with q percentage Of
983.
Fort Washington School, with a per.
centage of 978, topped the two-teachel
schools. Mrs. Emily Early is princi'
pal.
In the graded school group. Univer.
sity Park School, of which Miss M
Elizabeth Wilson is principal, was thu
leader, with percentage OF 98.3.
Baden High School Wins.
Baden High School won among thu
high schools. It had a percentage o
81. w. r. Connick is principal.
Among the colored elementar!
schools, Ducketsville School, OF which
Miss Pattie E. Holloway is principal
was the leader, with percentage o
98.3. Lakeland Community High toppet
the high schools with mark Of GAS
Edgar A. Smith is principal.
Average percentage OF ATTENDANCE
among the white elementary school
during November was 94.2, against So.
in November, 1927. Only eight of tn
| 76 white schools of the county failed t.
attain an average of 90 per cent Goot
weather and unusually little sicknes
and disease aided in making this recor'
possible i.