The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-12-07

uWelllng mouse at Lake view,
posite the Park, owned and oc-
FED by Ms. Joseph Spiker, was
fned to the ground Sunday morn
about 3 o'clock. MIR. Spiker
nearly all his household effects,
fire having gained very consid-
ble healway before it was dis
<ered. 1t is supposed the fire
git from an over heated stove
running through the upper
I'll. There was no insurance and
Spiker lost about $500.
| arthrlght will take nice fat dry
pseked or undrawn poultry until
~ Years, dry picked preferred,
WI head and feet on and entrails
it.k Don't feed the day, or dav
before killing. Kill by hanging
| fQesap by feet and cut throat in
$50 Heog WI Uy- neeS>uitsi cosJss1'
but do not allow to freeze. All
poultry not fat will be rejected or
taken at what il is worth. Will
pay good prices for apples in good
condition. 39-2t
We have just arrived from the
eastern cities, with big lne of fall
goods, which we are selling for
lower prices than goods were ever
offered at in Oakland. Our stock
consists Of clothing, dry goods, no.
tions, boots. shoes, hats, caps, etc,
and all kinds of ladies and gents
furnishing goods. j. Shapiro &
Bro. 3l-13t
On Saturday evening at o clock
Mayor j. x. Monroe and Miss
Minnie Neff were married at the
residence of the brides father,
Squire John Il. N6ff. The Rev.
f. E. Armstrong was the ofliciat-
ing minister. The wedding was a
very. quiet one, only few close
members of the families of the con.
tracting parties being present. Mr..
and Mrs. Monroe are among King
woods most popular young people.
-Kingwood journal.
Old Mother Goose, the friend of
our childhood, will be in Oakland
with her large and interesting fam
lily. on Saturday, Dec. 8, 1898, and
will hold a reception in Offutt's
Hall, at z o'clock p. m. She will
have with her the famous Old Wo-
man who lived in a shoe, Little Boy
Blue, Goody Two Shoes, Jack and
Jill, Jack Horner, and others of
zasam:ly vic viii. aiya aadvisaand
tGff their adventures in song and
story. AS the old lady is anxious
to make the acquaintance of all the
people of Oakland she hopes they
will turn out to meet her. Admis-
sion: Reserved seats, % cents,
adults, 20 cents; children, 10 cents.
Uncle Daniel Banks, colored. of
Romney, W. Va, thus relates war
reminlscence: In 1862 he was en-
ployed carrying whiskey to com
pany of soldiers, temporarily en-
camped at that place. He took a
Younger brother with him, and as
he disposed of the whiskev, sent the
boy to a spring for a bucket of
water. That was the last he saw of
his, brother until last Monday
when "Marsh," as he was called.
turned up. Uncle Dan says he
was thirty-onc years bringing "dat
water, and he didn't even hab de
bucket when he got back. Mig
gers is triflin' des days, sure as you
is bora"
Man is born of woman, spanked
by the hired nurse, jerked bald
headed by cranky schoolmasters
and attended with select and
varied assortment Of troubles, says
an exchange. He fingers on lux
ury's lap until his paternal ances-
uOTS IRE HlIil OuI w uCSih hio o"S-
tie with the world. He starts a
newspaper, his friends promise to
support him, but in the hour of
need he finds that promises, like
three-cent chmneys, are easily
broken. If he refuses to be socia-
bic with Tom, Jim and Jack they
say he is stuck up, and if he makes
intimates of everybody he IS court
ing public favor If he publishes
all tho news, science, statistics, for
eign reports and outlook, they say
he is too fresh. If he dosen't make
personal of everyone in town
they feel sighted, and if he does
ne will finally run across some
man who does not like to be per-
sonalized and gets hls head punched.
Strength and Health.
If you are not feeling strong and
healthy, try Electric Bitters. II
"La Grippe" has left you weak and
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