The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-06-18


is now occupied by Mr.. G. B. Cropp,
who will conduct a green grocery.
The building was erected by Mr..
Van Grimm.
Miss Nellie Browning. daughter
of ex-senator R. 7. Browning,
left Oakland Tuesday morning for
Chicago, H., where she will enter
the Cook county hospital III that
city as a nurse.
Mr.. C. S. Gnegy, brother Of J. S.
aud Daniel Gnegy, of No. s district,
who was in that vicinity for several
months visitingrelative and friends
departed for his home in st. Louis
last Friday morning.
Wanted, Il reliable competent
woman in a small family for the
summer at Mountain Lake Park.
Address, Mrs. E., 2O2G Mt. Royal
Terrace, Baltimore, Md. 1t.
Mr.. B. W. Wright, of the Ry-
land company, ,Friendsville, Md, is
in Oakland to-day distributing a
car load of aricultural implementes,
which have been sold to the far
mers Of Oakland and vicinity.
The house on the farm occupied
by Mr.. f. S. Cline few miles north
Of Oakland was recently destroyed
by fire. Mr.. Cline succeeded in
SAVING very little Of his household
goods. There was no insurance.
Misses Mollie Hamill and Matte
Porter, Mrs. S. c. Smith and Rev.
S. X. ArbuthnOt, as delegates, at
tended a meeting Of the Oakland
district Epworth League at Aurora,
W. Va, the first part of this week.
The fremen at their festival
last Friday and Saturday evenings
met with considerable success con-
sidcrng the bad weather. The
proceeds amounted to about sixty
! dollars, which will be applied to-
ward reitting the engine house.
DR.. j. G. Robinson, DENTIST, of
Baltimore, has decided to locate
permanently here in the town of
Oakland, where he will be fully
equipped to perform in all branches
of his profession. Office in Folty
building, Alder street. 35-1y.
1t is observed and commented
upon that there are fewer robins
than formerly. The cheerful chirp
of the red breast is seldom heard
any more and inquiring persons
have been unable to account for the
decrease in numbers of this popular
bird.
Mr.. Sam Jones, of Swanton, was
in the city Monday on business.
Mr.. Jones is always the centre OF
attraction when he visits Oakland
because of his tremendous heigth.
He measures nearly seven feet. He
was an old soldier and served his
country well.
DR.. j. Lee McComas has been
elected a life member of the Colum
bian club Of Baltimore city. The
doctor had made arrangements to
accompany the club to St. Louis
last Saturday night but his pro-
fessional duties would not allow
him to leave his practice.
The work Of renewing the tele-
phone line connecting the Oakland
subscribers with those at Mountain
Lake Park, was completed yester-
day. The new line is quite an i'm
proyement over the old one and it
is hoped by those interested that 1t
will work satisfactorily hereafter.
Mr.. W. II. Malette, who has been
engaged in the green grocery busi-
ness in Oakland for the past two OF
three years, disposed of his stock Of
goods and store fixtures Tuesday to
Mr.. j. j. Root, of near Eglon.
Mr.. Root is a genial Young man
and deserves a liberal share of the
patronage of the citizens of Oak.
land.
Prof. Chas. D. Smith, who spent
a few weeks in Baltimore with his
parents, returned to Oakland last
Thursday evening and on Monday
he opened the Oakland normal with
about fifteen scholar. A large mum.
ber will come in the latter part o1
the week and it is expected that he
will have over thirty scholars by
next week.
Rev. William Brayshaw, the re.
Gently elected rector for st. Mat.
thew's parish at Oakland, arrived
few days ago, accompanied by his
wife. They aye stopping temper.
arily at the Glades but will soon be
at home in the rectory on Alder
street. Rev. Brayshaw will con.
duct services in the church Sunday