The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-08-02

MIS-. i. U. HyGe.
The library of six thousand vol
umes belonging to the late DR.. III.
G. Alexander, has been packed up
and shipped from Oakland. One
half of the books went to New York
and the balance to the Rev. Harry
Moore at Keyser.
During trial at Davis, W. Va,
OF persons charged with house
burning, one OF them 3nade un-
pleasant remarks about { Prosecute
ing Attorney A. NJ. Cunningham,
whcreupon the attorney knocked
the man down and paid IS fine.
Mr.. Scott 7. Jones was confined
to his room several days since our
last issue with a very severe attack
of cholera morbus. During his i'll
ness the cashiers desk in the bank
was presided over by his father, the
Hon. John p. Jones, of Terra Alta.
A large congregation greeted the
Rev. J. Luther Frantz at St. Mark S
church, Oakland, last Sunday
morning and evening. His dis
were very interesting. At
the evening service Miss Nadge
Miller sung d solo in her usual fine
manner.
The frame work for the new Gort-
ner building at the corner of Oak
and Second streets is up. The
work is under the supervision of
Mr.. D. E. Bolden. The building
will be two stories high and will
cost in the neighborhood of three
thousand dollars when completed.
The lawn fete at Mountain Lake
Park Tuesday evening was grand
both socially and financially.
1t was given under the auspices of
the Mountain Lake Park Improve
ment Society, and the money de-
rived will be used in identifying
and improving the grounds.
In order to introduce Chant ber-
lain's Cough Remedy here we sold
several dozen bottles on strict gnar-
antee and have found every bottle
did good service. We have used it
ourselves and think it is superior to
any other. W. |. MowREY, Jarvis
Vile, ". Va. For sale by Oak
land Druggists.
The machinery in the Oakland
Steam Laun dry, which was rented
a few weeks ago by Messrs, Geo. d.
White and Abraham Lawton, was
found in such bad repair that it
was impossible to turn out first
class work and they closed the es-
tablishment up, the proprietor re-
fusing to put the necessary repairs
on the plant.
About fifteen members of Garrett
Lodge, Knights of Pythias, went
up to Terra Alta Sunday morning
to attend the funeral of DR.. Ches-
ter Crane, who died the Friday pre-
vious, very suddenly and after an
illness of less than a week. DR..
Crane was a favorite with all who
knew him as the large crowd of peo-
pie who attended his funeral will
testify.
Mr.. Lloyd Chambers and bis
force of workmen are engaged on
the walls for the new school build
ing in Oakland. The work so far
as it has gone has the imprint of
good workmen stamped upon it.
Nothing but the best stone and &C.
ment is being used in the construc-
ton. The wall will cost in the
neighborhood of thirteen hundred
dollars. At the southwest corner
it will be something over ten feet
high.
A new departure in the music at
st. Marks church was inaugurated
last Sunday morning by the addi-
ton of a church orchestra of which
Prof. Thiede, of Baltimore, is di-
rector. The following named gentle
men compose the orchestra; DR..
Robinson, organ; VIM. Shartzer,
violin; W. II. Spedden, cornet, and
Perry II. Rock, clarinet. One or
two more members will be added
shortly. The orchestra music will
be regular feature of the service
in the future.
Mr.. Godfrey Felty and family
have moved into their new and
handsome dwelling on Alder street.
The interior Of the house is finished
IN hard wood throughout and the
handsomest stairway in town, prob
ably in Garrett county, is in this
building. 1t is built of red oak,
highly polished and oiled, self-sup-
porting and elliptical. The de-
signer and builder of the stairway
was Mr.. John Ault, who has been
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