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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-05

Qay, ana ne pfOD-
 ably will. You
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 that blister and
 he says scornful
 things. The blis- Iter hurts him. \ yes, but similar I blisters have hurt } him ever since he l wrapped [ h 0 s e II O n g fingers 1 around a baseball and tried to see ! h o W hard he
 c o u l d burn is down the alley. He won plenty cf
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 can league vic-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-05
Manle Ends Tie

Bristol Oct 5-The Maple Ends of this city and the Clay Hills of Windsor Locks fought to scoreless tie at Muzzy field yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-05
Street Sends Spitban
 Ace Out To Get
 Cards Edge On Series
By L. S. CAMERON

Philadelphia, Pa, Oct 5-(UP)-Each fortified by one victory in the opening sishes held in the west the St Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Athletics met in the third game of their series to decide the 1881 baseball cham onshp here to-day President Hoover was to be the number l fan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-05
The Heritage Of The Gridiron

In 28 years. Crosby has had championship football
 of them 1902 and the other last At right tackle for Crosby hen Waterbury gh) Senator Tom Meath His Edward of the Crosby manays last ulback. This year Eddie attending Clark Prep Hanover N H. which that the boy has of the Big Green of Dartmouth He up there full back but the parental urge strong he's the old post his father played we'll
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-05
Cardinals Al Full Strength As Third Series Come Bega
Calloping Gaels SholD
 Real Class or Early Season; Big 3" Strong

New York, Oct 5-(UP)-The results of Saturday, s football games failed to single out one team the og
 cal candidate for eastern sectional honors All of the big eevens victorious playing for the most part against opponents too weab to give them real workout
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-05

A drab series when 1t started, 1t has acquired a freshness and ex- citement, thanks to the Cardinals stirring victory in the second game. Now, with Lefty Grove, Athletics speed ball king and worlds great est pitcher, established as some thing of a question mark because of a blistered finger, the champion ship has become wide-open com petition.
 Looks Like Lefty
 If was Lefty's turn to pitch to-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-05
World Series Statistics
 For Two Games
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
 w. l.. Pct. Philadelphia .... 300 St Louis ....... .oOo Third game-Today at Phila- dclphia.
 FIRST GAME. Athlctics- R. H. IL. 0O4O O2 o O-8 II Q Cardinals R. H. E. goo 0OOO ca IF o Batteries-Grove and Coch- rane; Dcrringcr, Johnson and
 SECOND GAME. Athlctics- R. H. E. O0OO OOOO % % 3 Q Cardinals K. HI. E. O1OO % 70 x-2 Batteries - E 8 nshaw anu Cochrane; Hallahan and Will ATTENDANCE AND RECEIPTS Total for first two games: Attendance, 74,476.
 Receipts, $322.578.
 Players share. $f62, ,f26.61. Clubs share, $1O9,675.84. Commissions share. $4S,SS6.4O
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-05
AcCURATE

"Sbe threw q flower at me-" "In q moment of passion 2"
 No. in a pot.'-Passing show.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-05
Looks Like Lefty

It was Lefty's turn to pitch to-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-02-12
KNIGHTS TO CELEBRATE
FOUNDATION OF SOCIETY
Ladies' Night and Poverty Party
Scheduled for February 20

In celebration of the 9th anniver-
sary of the founding of the Knights
of Pythias order in the United States.
a Ladies' night and poverty party will
be held at Castle hall, Oakland, on
Friday, February 20, it has been an
nounced.
There will be an old fashioned barn
dance and prizes will be awarded for
the most comic couple, most comic
man and most comic lady. A cake
walk will also be held. Pete Breun-
ringer has been engaged as figure
caller for the barn dance.
All members of the local lodge, the
ladies, and invited guests of members
of the lodge, are urged to come
dressed in some comic attire. w. w.
Dawson will be master of ceremonies
and there will be refreshments. Final
arrangements for the celebration will
be made the latter part of the week
by Harry Stemple, Milburn Mann and
I. R. Rudy, members of the committee
in charge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-02-12
ROTARIANS ARE GUESTSAT
CRELLIN MINE INSPECTION
Tour of Stanley Coal COmpany's
Mine Is Made Monday Evening

Mr.. Charles w. Ream, president of
the Stanley Coal company of Crellin,
and president of the Oakland Rotary
club, was host to members of the
club on Monday evening when they
accompanied him and his mine fore
man, Stanley Ashby, on tour of the
Crellin mine.
Mr.. Ream and Mr.. Ashby took the
group to the important and interest
ing places in the mine, visiting the
power house where the huge boilers
generated power for the engines, fan,
pumping system, electric lighting
system, and electric motors, and other
parts of the mine.
The group watched the operation of
an electric cutting bar as it cut its
way in room of coal, and listened to
the explanation of how this machine
had revolutionized the modern soft
coal industry. Many sections of the
mine were visited, giving the group a
first hand picture of every phase of
mining.
The party was brought to the sur
face by mine cars and the return to
Crellin made on the caboose of the
train. 1t was stated that about 10
steel cars are loaded each working
day and that more than 200 men were
employed in the mine operations. On
ly those who have had intimate con-
tact with the mine operations of the
Stanley Coal company realize the ex-
tent of the industry, of which Oak
land indirectly shares in business and
other relations, it was said.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-02-12
Another Well is Productive

Another productive well for the city
of Oakland was brought in last Fri
day by E. G.. Jenkins, well driller, Of
Kingwood, w. Va, who has been busy
drilling since he made his other sue
cessful attempt more than month
ago.
The new well is located about TOO
or 800 yards north of the town spring
on the old Bradley farm, and it will
be possible to have the water flow by
gravity to augment the spring sup
ply, where it will be conveyed to the
reservoir by pumps now in use. No
additional machinery will be needed.
The supply seems to be as strong
as the we'll recently discovered and
one will be held in reserve for any
future shortage. A test will be made
within few days. The new well is
about 100 feet deep, according to
members of the water committee Of
the Mayor and Town council.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-02-12
INVESTIGATING DEATH OF
MAN AT WILSON STATION
Wife Says Michael Zelda, So,
Found Dead in Bed, Died From
Drinking MoOnshine
FURTHER PROBE is ASKED

Garrett county authorities are in
vestigating the death of Michael Eel
da, a coal miner and farmer, who
was found dead in bed Sunday night
at his home near Altamont, ten miles
from here. His wife, Mrs. Rosa Fell
da, said he died from alcoholism and
that he had been drinking moonshine.
An inquest was held and the
coroner's jury asked that further
investigation be made. DR.. H. w.
McComas, county health officer, per-
formed an autopsy and had the mans
stomach sent to Baltimore for chemi-
cal analysis, to determine whether it
contained traces of any poison other
than that created by moonshine. Mrs.
Felda's brother, F. Luther McRobie,
was found dead in bed about eighteen
months ago. The coroner's jury found
that he died from acute alcoholism.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-02-12
MRS. LETTIE ANTHONY, g. ADMITS SHOOTING Her
FATHER AT WILSON TUESDAY, CLAIMING SELF ENSE
Drum Corps to Make First
Public Appearance

The drum and bugle corps of
Proctor Kildow Post, No. II, Ameri-
can Legion, will make its first public
appearance Monday evening at
o'clock, prior to the feature picture,
Animal Crackers, to be held at the
Maryland theatre, for the benefit of
the legionaires.
Practice sessions by members of
the corps have been held during the
past several months and number of
marches have been learned.
The benefit picture will be presen-
ted on both Monday and Tuesday
evenings, and admission will be Is
and so cents. The four Marx brothers
are featured in the talkie.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-02-12
OLD HEARTS Will RENEW YOUTHFUL VOWS AND new
ROMANCE WILL Be DISCOVERED ON VALENTINES DAY

Sweethearts, young and old, find
new romance in that ancient custom
of presenting gifts and verses to
loved ones on the 18th of February,
Valentines Day. It is the one day
when love holds sway, business is
thrust aside, and old hearts renew
their youthful vows. Candy and
romantic cards are the items on this
years Valentine list. These are given
only to those in whom one is particu-
larly interested.
In the medieval churches services
were held on February the four
teenth in memory of the martyrdom
and as the name day or feast of eight
different Christian martyrs named
Valentine.
The custom of sending valentines
or gifts has nothing to do with the
martyrs. A spring-time festival of
the Romans fell on this day also and
the sending of gifts and valentines
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-02-12
B. and U. Railroad to Award
Two All Scholarships

The Baltimore and Ohio railroad
announces that it will award again
this year two one-hundred dollar
scholarships in Maryland to the farm
boy and girl who most efficiently COM
plete their project in All agricultural
club work during 1881.
A club member may compete by
entering any type of club work recog-
nized by the University of Maryland
Agricultural extension service. The
winners may use the scholarship at
any recognized college or university
in the country. The B. and o. has
awarded 100 scholarships to date, ten
of them being won by Maryland boys
and girls, including Lorena Hardinger,
of Cumberland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-02-12
First Union Lenten Service To
Be Held February Is

The first union Lenten service will
be held in the Lutheran church on
Wednesday evening, February IS, at
7:3O o'clock. The general theme for
ne series of these services is Light
from the Upper Room and the Mean
ing of Service" Rev. D. G. Trimble
will preach the first sermon.
Rev. J. D. Dawson will speak Feb
ruary 25 on Meaning of Life; Rev.
w. B. Brock, "The Meaning of Fellow
ship" March 4; "The Meaning of
Prayer" March II, by Rev. c. A.
Shilke; "The Meaning of Strength, "
Rev. Trimble, March 10, in the Pres
byterian church; "The Meaning of
leadership" by Rev. Brock, on March
%.
A half-hour monday service will be
held at the Presbyterian church dur
ing Holy Week, with special service
in the Methodist church on Good Fri
day afternoon, when a union choir
will render "The Crucifixion."
The offering will be given to the
Daily Vacation Bible school fund.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-02-12
PUBLIC MEETING
FOR SCOUT ANNIVERSARY
Twenty-first Birthday of Scout
ing to be Celebrated This Even
ing in X. of P. Hall
PUBLIC is INVITED

The feature of Boy Scout Anniver.
sary Week, the public meeting and
get-together for all scouts, former
scouts, parents, committeeman, and
friends of scouting, will be held this
evening in the K. of P. hall, Oakland
beginning at 1880.
There will be short program OF
scout activities, including knot tieing,
first aid and signaling, and scout
circus. Mr.. Harland L. Jones, chair
man of the Court of Honor, will pre-
sent a number of awards to scouts.
The address of the evening will be
given by Rev. C. A. Shilke. Rev. D.
C. Trimble will give the invocation.
w. w. Dawson will act as general
chairman of the meeting and will turn
over the program to Elvin Imam who
will announce the activities.
Refreshments will be served by the
Ladies' auxiliary. All who are inter-
ested are invited to attend.
Anniversary Week will conclude on
Saturday when the troop will mobilize
and do a good turn for the communi-
ty. Grover C. Stemple, mayor of
Oakland, will give short talk on citi-
zenship at the scout hall Saturday
morning.
On Friday evening, February 10,
the entire troop will recommit itself
to the scout oath and law, an annual
custom of troops throughout the en-
tire United States, and special stress
is being laid on a roundup Of all who
were scouts and scouters,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-02-12

has come down from this festival.
But the origin of the custom was gen.
orally forgotten, and now we call the
gifts valentines, from the name given
to the day.
An old custom in Chaucer's time
of sending and giving valentines was
to place the names of young men and
women in a box and draw them out
in pairs on Saint Valentines Eve. The
names drawn together had to ex-
change presente anb be each others
valentines thruout the year. Later
on, men only gave presents.
One wonders how the youth of mod
your partner for exactly 365 days,
trictions of having a valentine thrust
upon him for whole year. Tomor-
row the sweetheart of today may be
ancient history, according to your
choice. In those days, fate chose
your partner for exactly 365 days,
and sometimes 366.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-02-12
FARSWEEP and LYNNDALE
HAVE 1OOPERCENTRECORD
Strawberry Hill Leads Two
Teacher Schools With 1916
Percent

Fairsweep school, for the fourth
month in the present school term
had an attendance record Of 100 per
cent and tied the Lynndale school
for first honors among the one-teach-
er schools of the county for the month
of January, John L. Fitzwater, at
tendance officer, announced. Pine
Swamp was third with 1914, and Bond
school fourth with 1872.
Strawberry Hill, with 99.6 percent
led the two-teacher schools of the
county, with Shallmar, 1914, second;
Jennings, 94.7, third; and Deer Park.
93.2, fourth. Accident led the graded
schools with 96.1 percent, with Kemp
ton, second, Crellin third, and Kitz-
miller fourth.
Among the high schools Friends
vile led with a percentage of $50.
Oakland was second with 94.8, and
Kitzmiller third with 93.8. The
schools as a general rule were not
quite up to standard for January, on
account Of the large amount of sick
ness in various communities, Mr..
Fitzwater pointed out. Only one
school out of the 1T schools in the
county was below 80 percent.
Fairsweep school, which is tied for
first place this month, in the past
year and one-half has had 100 percent
attendance nine times.
Pupils of the school are Lawrence
Wensel, Stanley Bernard, Alice Gar
litz, Maxine White, Max White, Mil
dred Wlnsel, Kenneth Beckman,
Ralph Bernard, Howard Wensel, John
Garlitz. Miss Hazel Garlets is the
teacher.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-02-12
PLAINTIFFS WIN IN TRIAL
OF SUIT OVER STALLION
Suits, Removed From Garrett
County, Scheduled for Trial in
Cumberland Court

The first of several suits removed
to Cumberland from this county was
completed Monday morning when a
jury returned verdict of $552.50 for
the plaintiffs, in the suit Of R. H.
Miller, George Keim, George P. En-
gle, M. S. Maust, Charles Oester, Al
bert Glotfelty, E. G.. Menhorn, ]. H.
Wegner, S. E. Moser, and w. G.
Bare, trading as the Elk Lick Bel
gian Horse company, against Harvey
J. Speicher. The suit followed the
sale and resale of Belgian stallion.
E. R. Jones, W. w. Dawson, Oak
land, and G. w. Legge, Jr, of Cum
berland, were attorneys for the plain
tiffs, while Speicher was represented
by w. R. Offutt and A. T. Matthews,
Oakland, and w. C. Walsh, of Cum
berland.
After celebrating more than five
hours, the jury in the $4,000 dam
age suit of Swisher VanMeter Smith
against Harvey Friend, of Friends
vile, returned verdict of $3.50 for
Smith at 7 o'clock last evening in the
Circuit Court at Cumberland. Testi-
mony in the case, which was removed
from Garrett county, was started on
Tuesday and completed yesterday
The suit resulted from an automobile
accident in which Smith alleged he
sustained a fractured leg.
Another suit growing out of the
same accident, that of Patrick H.
Smith, father of Swisher VanMeter
Smith, against Mr.. Friend, is also
scheduled for trial in Cumberland.
Fred A. Thayer and E. R. Jones, OF
Oakland, and George w. Legge, Jr.,
of Cumberland, are attorneys for
Smith, while William R. Offutt and A.
/ T. Matthews, Oakland, and William c.
Walsh, of Cumberland, represent the
defendant.
The damage suit OF Marshall Bur-
dock against Ernest Bowman, another
case removed to Cumberland from the
Garrett County court, is scheduled for
trial today. The suit grew out of an
automobile collision west of Frost
burg, in Garrett county. Edward j.
Ryan is attorney for Burdock and w.
R. Offutt represents Bowman.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-02-12
1881 Mccormick Reaper Exhib-
tied at Grantsville

A full-size working model of Nc
Cormick's original 1881 reaper was
exhibited at the Casselman Motor
Company's Garage, Grantsville, yes
terday, in commemoration of the Nc
Cormick centennial celebration. About
500 people attended the exhibition.
A program arranged by Mr.. Joseph
F. Fahey, manager of the local gar
age, included a motion picture, "Ro-
nance of the Reapery" and other fea-
lures. Free sandwiches were served
to all who attended.
The exhibit Of the reaper was in
teresting both from an educational
and historical point of view.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-02-12
} Thieves Take $500 Pounds
Of Feed

Thieves entered the barn Of James
Fike, of Guard, and hauled away q
500 pounds of chop feed, sacked and
stored in the barn to feed his stock
during the winter months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fike had gone to
Selbysport for the evening and their
loss was not discovered until the next
morning. Mr.. Fike said the thieves
must have backed truck up to the
barn and loaded the feed thereon.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-02-12
Crellin Miner Hurt in Accident
At Work

Albert B. Hedrick, 81 years old, of
Crellin, a miner employed by the
Stanley Coal company, sustained a
fractured left leg and several bruises
and decorations about the head and
body at 1880 o'clock Saturday
morning when he was caught under a
fall of rock and coal from the mine
roof.
He was taken to Memorial hospital,
Cumberland, where he is under the
care of DIR. William A. Oracle.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-02-12
Declares That He Was Drinking
and Dangerous and Threatened
To Take Her life With Knife
SAID GUN WASN'T LOADED

Charged with Staying her father,
Aaron Meyer, SO, of Garrett county,
just across the Potomac river from
Wilson, W. Va, Tuesday afternoon,
Mrs. Lettie Anthony, %, wife of Peter.
Anthony, miner, of Bayard, w. Va,
is in jail in Oakland.
Claims Self-Defense
The woman says she acted in self
defense, that her father had been
drinking heavily for six weeks and
that Tuesday when she visited him he
was about to leave the house, he said,
to kill man. When she remonstra-
ted with him, she says, he declared,
Il might as well kill you first, then
go shoot your husband and I wish
your mother was here so could make
a clean job of it." He was reaching
for his pocket knife, she said, when
she reached for the shotgun. He de-
clared it could do him no harm as
there was no shell in it. She aimed,
however, and tore off the top of his
head, his brains being scattered
about.
Mrs. Anthony had visited her faith
err first on Monday, returning Tues
day. She called at the house rela-
tive to renting it to another party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Meyer had not lived to-
gether for several years, and the
property, being in Mrs. Meyers name,
was, by her own order, at the disposal
of the children. An argument ensued
which led up to the fatal shooting.
1t was stated that her mother, who
lives in Punxsutawney, was coming TO
her assistance.
Knife Was Not Open
Another version of the tragedy is
that Meyer told his daughter that he
was going out to beat up neighbor,
business man of Wilson. She ad-
vised him to stay in the house, say
ing that he was drunk and would get
into trouble. Then, according to her
story, he turned at the front door and
started to reach for his knife as he
advanced toward the kitchen. She
was standing in the door leading from
the kitchen into the hall and as he adj
vanced she seized the shotgun from
behind the door. AS she took aim,
her father told her to go ahead and
shoot, she declares, saying there was
no shell in the gun. She pulled the
trigger and he fell dead within ten
feet of her, the top of his head being
blown off, only his face remaining.
There was no witness.
Search of the dead mans clothing
disclosed the pocket knife, but it was
not open. 1t is the kind of knife
that the blade opens when spring
is pressed.
Mrs. Anthony gave herself up. She
has not yet retained an attorney.
Justice w. A. Gender, Oakland, who
visited the scene with the sheriff and
States attorney, said an inquest
would not be necessary.
The Meyers have small son who
has been living with his sister, at
Bayard. Mrs. Anthony has been mar
ried less than a year. She attended
high school at Bayard for two years
and was member of the girls
basketball team.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-02-12
Civic Club to Make Dresses
For Children

Decision to make a number of new
dresses and repair old ones was made
Tuesday by members of the Oakland
Civic club at a special meeting of the
organization. The decision on the part
Of the club was arrived at following a
request made by Mrs. Joseph F.
Fahey, public health nurse, who said
a number of children in the county
were in need of clothing,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-02-12
Red Cross Contributions

Contributions for the Red Cross
Drought Relief received this week by
the local chapter include: Mems Bible
class of st. Pauls M. E. Sunday
school, $40; Erwin S. Smith, So; Mr.
and Mrs. W. A. Smith, Hoyes, SIS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-02-12

Miller.
The entire Home Economics group
was present yesterday morning to
witness a demonstration given on an
electric washing machine. A flash
light picture was taken of the group.
Card Party and Dance
The card party and dance on Fri
day, February 6, was one of the most
enjoyable events held by the school
this year.
The auditorium and library were
decorated with valentines, hearts, etc.
A red spot light flashed on the dance
floor from the balcony added an artis-
tic touch to the scene.
The Oakland Orchestra furnished
the music for the entertainment.
The approximate amount cleared
was seventy dollars. Ten dollars of
this amount was donated to the libra
ry fund by the orchestra. This money
will be used to purchase books and
magazines for the school.
The school wishes to thank all those
who furnished prizes and refresh
ments or in any way helped to make
the party success.
Betty Hardesty, School Reporter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-02-12
Oakland High School News

The Accident quint composed of col
lege and high school stars of former
days, was conquered Tuesday evening
at the local gym, the score being 90
IS. The fast short passing and the ex-
cellent teamwork of the local team de-
serves special mention.
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