The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-03-26
MT. LAKE PARK

In as much as this seems to be an
off-season for personal and purely To-
cal items, it might be well from time
to time to pass on to those who may
have the time to read the newspapers
closely, bits of information of general
interest.
For instance, here is something that
may open the eyes of the automobile
drivers and owners.
During 1880 the total tax bill of the
automobile owner in the United States
was 100000, That's one thou
sand million dollars. Of this, license
fees accounted for 375 million, city
taxes 80 million and personal property
levies 100 million dollars. But the
most voracious of all the items, the one
that made the owner dig the deepest,
was the gasoline tax, with total of
sos million dollars. Is it strange that
the car owner is beginning to wonder
if he is not being made the goat? Of
course, it is generally conceded that
it is only just that he should pay his
proper proportion of the cost of build
ing and maintaining the roads he
uses, and he ought not to complain if
the money paid into the state treasur-
les is spent for that purpose, but
when states las some have) force him
to pay a gasoline tax of five and six
Gems on the gallon, then his wonder in
creases.
If sniffies were worth money, many
hereabouts would be millionaires.
$50
The girl and her boy friend will
soon be strolling along the sylvan
paths looking for arbutus-but one
excuse is as good as another.
Personal Mention
Miss Helen Gibson, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. H. 2. Gibson, returned from
Cumberland, where she recently
underwent an operation for appendi-
citis.
Mrs. George H. Richardson, who
has spent the winter in Oakland, is
now occupying her cottage at the
Park.
Mrs. T. A. Deveny and Mrs. Frank
NJ. Murphy, of Fairmont, spent the
weekend with Mrs. Bessie Zohn, at
the Murphy cottage.
Mrs. Malissa W. Miller, Fairmont,
representative of the New York Life
Insurance company, was a visitor at
the Park Sunday. Mrs. Miller is a
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs. B.
G. Williams, who for number of
years made the Park their summer
residence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kirk, Fairmont,
were Sunday visitors at the Park.
Mrs. Jane Morgan Small left Sun
day for Chicago.
Mrs. Alma Bell and son Harold, the
latter of Cumberland, recently spent
a weekend in Parkersburg visiting
Miss Vivian Clary, a student at the
Mountain State Business college.
Word has been received that Mrs.
Mary Busselle and Miss Myrtle Fin
nell, who have spent the winter in
Parkersburg, will arrive at their cot
tage, "Allenhurst," Saturday.
Miss Sally Pope, whose death oc-
cured at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. E. Friend few days ago, was
buried Monday in Mt. Zion cemetery.
Miss Pope was an aunt of Mrs. Friend
and had reached the age of SO years.
Mr.. w. D. Grimes was business
visitor at Oakland and the Park re-
Gently.
Special services will be held in the
M. E. church for two weeks, beginning
on March % and ending April 8, with
special services on Palm Sunday and
Easter. The services will be conduct
ed by the Rev. 1. S. Middaggh.
Miss Elizabeth Calls, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Calls, of the Park,
was united in marriage to Mr.. E.
Walter Evans, by Rev. 1. S. Middaugh,
at the M. E. church on the 10Th inst.
Mr.. and Mrs. Evans will reside at Ces-
sna, Pa, where the groom is employ