The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-07-27

Sunday night as train No. 4 was
pulling out of the station trunk
slipped from the truck and fell un-
der the last car, tearing the step
from it and smashing the trunk
to pieces.
One of the greatest and best i'm
provements the town authorities
have made since Oakland was a
town, was the grading of the south
side of Alder street opposite the
postotfice.
School Board Meeting will be
held on August 9TH, for the purpose
of appointing school trustees for
the different schools in the county,
and for such other business as may
be brought before them.
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. Paul's
M. Z. church. S-1yr
A reward Of five dollars is offered
by the committee for information
that will lead to the arrest and con-
viction of the party or parties who
threw mortar against the new Luth-
eran church in Oakland.
For a cut, bruise, burn or scald,
there is nothing to equal Cham
berlain's Pain Balm. It heals the
parts more quickly than anv other
application, and unless the injury
is very severe, no scar is left. For
sale by druggists.
Fire in the mountains near Cor
man last Monday and Tuesday de-
stroyed about forty acres of pine
timber, stable and several wagons
belonging to the Buffalo Lumber
Company. The loss sustained is
about 81 800.
As Professor Hubert has been
Unexpectedly summoned to Mari
eta the morning and evening SER
wees Cat IL and 8 o'clock) next
Sunday at the Garrett Memorial
church will be conducted as usual
by Rev. IL. G. Alexander.
BY private letter from W. A.
Workman we learn that he is an in
mate of Hamilton hospital in Coll
umbus. Ohio, where he is receiving
treatment. His injury is in the
arm caused by runaway and be-
ing thrown from his buggy.
On Sunday night after the B. y
o. had mashed up the trunk at the
depot a man of color was heard to
remark that as this was the way the
people of Oakland were in the habit
of doing up things he thought he
had better perambulate up home.
Guests at Virginia Cottage since
our last issue were j. ID. Wineows
of Cumberland; Miss Williams, of
Uniontown, Pa; Mr.. and Mr.,
Judy and four children, Of McKees-
port, Pa; d. P. Whelan, of Balti-
more. Several more guests are ex-
pected this week.
Telephone connection was made
with Huttons yesterday, the line
having been finished to the Mayors
building that day. With this con-
nection finished Oakland now has
direct communication with Terra
Alta, Eglon, Sunnyside, Auro-
ra, Brookside and other points
in Prsston county, W. Va.
Last Thursday afternoon as Mrs.
DR.. Drinkwater and Miss Cropp,
of Gormania, were driving into
Oakland the horse became fright
ened and ran away, upsetting the
buggy and throwing the ladies out.
They were not seriously injured,
however. The buggy was consld-
erably damaged.
A great many people in this city
will be sorry to learn that the fail
ure of the Southern Electric Com
pany, of Baltimore, announced in
the Cum berland Nevs Tuesday, in
wolves the President Mr.. Frank j.
Morrison, who played somewhat
prominent part in Maryland politics
few years ago, and had many
friends in Cumberland. 1t is be-
lieved the company is solvent
News.
Zone of my customers came in
to-day and asked me for the best
cough medicine / had" says Lew
Young, a prominent druggist Of
Newman Grove, Neb. "Of course
| showed him Cham berlain's Cough
Remedy, and he did not ask to see
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