The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-09-09

Cne Drlue residence.
ExPostmaster, Ralph Thayer
who has just passed his eighty sew
enth birthday, had an attack O.
heart trouble a day or two ago anC
is confined to his bed.
The old school board of Wash
lngton county has petitioned for an
injunction to restrain the County
Commissioners from paying money
to the new School Board.
Mr.. p. J. Boucher has entered
into contract with the Consolida.
tion Coal Company to furnish them
30, 900 mine props. The props will
be cut off the Skipnish tract.
The buekwheat crop, one of the
most important one to our farmer
friends, is keeping them busy at
this time harvesting their crop
which is said to be very fair one.
The school board of Allegany
county has asked the county com
missioners for the first $4,000 of
the $4,000 appropriation for the
purpose of erecting new school
buildings.
The management of the Oakland
Electric Light Co. has been
changed, Messrs Lawton retiring
and G. W. Bird taking their place.
SO far Mr.. Bird has given perfect
satisfaction.
AUcTIoN-Of dry goods, notions,
boots, shoes, clothing, carpets and
furniture at John Shartzer's furni-
ture store beginning Monday, Sept.
II, at 2 p. m. Goods sold on four
months credit.
That was a drunken set of col
ored rowdies who left Oakland
Monday morning on train No. 2.
They had been employed at the
Oakland hotel during the summer
as walters, etc.
DR.. A. l.. Wagner has located in
Oakland and will practice both in
town or country. Calls promptly
answered either day or night. Of
flee, one door west of st. PauPs
M. Il. church. S-1yr
Ripans Tahules cure iaundice.
Mr.. ID. T. Offutt has fitted up a
room in an annex to his store build
ing in which he has placed a great
variety of winter coats for ladies.
This department is in charge of
Miss Annie Spedden.
Wednesday, September 14th,
has been fixed for laying the corner
stone of the new Lutheran church.
DR.. j. G. Butler, of Washington,
chaplain of the United States Sen
ate, will conduct the ceremonies.
The wedding of Mr.. II. G. Sim
cell, of Oakland, and Miss Mary
Willoughby Kennedy, of Wheeling,
is announced to take place in st.
Matthew's p. f. church in Wheel
ing on Thursday, September 18th.
At auction on four months time
beginning Monday, Sept. II, at
O'Clock, p. M, so suits of clothing,
23 overcoats, dry goods, notions,
furniture and carpets at John
Shartzer's furniture store Oakland.
.WANTED-A live man to repre-.
sent us in Garrett county for the
best Bed Spring made.
Address,
EXCELSIOR BED SPRING Co.,
211 Smiths Wifi, Baltimore, Nd.
The temperance meetings which
are being held at OlTutt's hall by
Col. Holt are largely attended
The Colonel has succeeded in awak-
ening very considerable interest
on the subject among the people OF
Oakland.
Bishop Pcnick, Of Louisville, KY,
who has olliciatcd at st. Matthew 5
Protestant Episcopal Church, Oak
land, during the month Of August,
has returned to his home. Rev. G.
c. Pearson will hold services dur
ing September.
Eli Williams was at Frostbuag
on Saturday and contracted with
the Consolidation Coal Company to
furnish something over 80, 900 mine
props. The props will be taken of
Of the Skipnish tract of land about
miles west Of Oakland.
\ western editor says: "This
week we have taken in potatoes and
pickles on subscriptions. Now if
you will bring in some vinegar for
the pickles, and some wood to roast
the potatoes, we can live till arti-
chokes get big enough to dig