The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-09-04

ciled at Maryland Cottage. She is
very much improved at this writ
ing.
W. II. Butler, Esq, who is build
ing house in Terra Alta, will soon
leave Oakland and locate perma-
nently in the above mentioned vii
lage.
Cumberland is arranging for
large display of its trade and in
dustrial interests in the shape of
celebration next October, to last
three days or more.
r. S. Jamison has finished boring
the well at J. A. Grants house.
Mr.. Grant is having his newly ac-
qulred property put in first-class re-
pair and will move into it in few
weeks.
Ground was broken on Tuesday
for new water tank near the B. &
o. depot. The capacity of this new
tank will be about seventeen hun
dred barrels. Charles Steele, of
Fetterman, will have charge of the
stone work.
A West Virginia couple came to
Oakland Tuesday morningand "got
married. About II o'clock they
were seen going toward the Oakland
Hotel carrying cantaloupe and Il
package of water crackers, which,
no doubt, constituted their wedding
dinner.
Jonas E. Gnagey, Esq, the hust-
ling lumber manufacturer Of Grants
vile, has added a steam cider press
and jelly machine to his planning
mill and will turn out the juice of
the apple on Tuesdays, Wednesdays
and Thursdays of each week from
Sept. 9th to Oct. 29th.
Sister Maria, an evangelist, who
is holding meetings in Otfutt's Hall
each night this week, is having
large audiences at each meeting and
considerable interest is being mani
tested. The sister is an interesting
speaker, and is undoubtedly aided,
as she claims, by the Holy Spirit.
G. S. Slabach, who went to Key
sey last week to work in the B. & 0.
yards at that place, had the misfor-
tune to have the third finger of his
left hand mashed whilst engaged i'll
coupling cars, Friday. lie came
home on Saturday and will remain
until the injured member has healed.
Quite number Of prominent
business men of Friendsville and
Selbysport were up to Oakland on
Monday as witnesses in an arbitra-
ton case which was tried in Squire
Gonder's office. The case was
brought by lumber company Of
| Selbysport for breach Of contract.
A few of the immediate friends of
Mr.. and Mrs. f. II. Sincell assem-
bled at their residence on Saturday
night last to witness the baptism Of
their only child, boy. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. G. E.
Clark. The name given the child
was Charles Milton. May he live q
long, prosperous and happy life.
Hotel proprietors saythis has been
the duIlest season in the history Of
Oakland, and the only way they can
account for it is because no real
warm weather has been experienced
in the cities. Another reason is, Il
great number have taken advantage
of the low rates to Europe and in
stead of coming to the mountains
have gone to the Old World.
A very neat invitation has been
issued by Rev. and Mrs. William J.
Shapes announcing the marriage
of their only daughter, Miss Lille,
to 4. 0. Ridenour, the handsome
merchant of Aurora, which event is
to take place at the home Of the
prospective bride, Oakland, on We'd
nesday evening, Sept. 0, al 7;30
o'clock.
Postmaster Thayer and COM
pany Of ladies and gentlemen drove
down to Swallow Falls, Monday, re-
turning in the evening. The crowd
was delighted with the scenery, and
one gentleman thinks Garrett has
the finest scenic wonders Of any
country he ever visited. On the way
home rattlesnake was killed and
was brought in, tied OIL behind one
of the carriages.
Struck By c Train.
Pedro Regone, an Italian, was