The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-06-25
NEWS OF A WEEK,
Happenings in and About Town told
in Short Paragraphs.

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Mr.. Merritt Wilson was here yes
terday on business trip,
Bowie Johnson, who has been
sick for a few days, is better.
r. T. Frazee, of Friendsyllle, was
in town q few hours on Saturday.
II. Z. Felty has had his store
room on Railroad street re-papered.
AIRS. @. b. Cropp spent last FRI
day in Piedmont with friends and
relatives,
Rev. and Mrs. jeremiah Beegh-
ley, Of Accident, were in the city
Tuesday morning.
A letter was received last night
from New Germany too late for pub
lication in this issue.
The Oakland normal now con-
8lsts Of twenty-five scholars and
more coming next week.
Mr.. E. J. Stuck, OF Selbysport,
was in the city short time Tues
day afternoon on business.
Don't forget to decorate on the
4th. Let the town be literally COW
cred with flags and bunting.
Pure, fresh Mt. Lake bread, pies
and cake every morning at d. Tas-
ker & Sons. lift
Mr.. Charlie Mason. who has been
IN Philadelphia the past wiuter, ar
rived in Oakland yesterday morn
ing.
Miss Mabel Brown, of Morgan
town, is at the Glades nursing her
uncle, Lieut.. r. NJ. G. Brown, who
is extremely i'll.
Mr.. VIM. Ofutt returned from
st. Johns College, Annapolis,
Thursday and will spend his sum
mer vacation at home.
Messrs. II. S. Yoder and Louis
Miller, two young men Of Grants
vile, were in the city Saturday and
made us pleasant call.
Rev. Nicholas Martin, bishop of
the German Baptist church, of
Hagerstown, Md, was the guest of
Mr.. A. j. Harne on Sunday.
Semmes and Stuart Hamill re-
turned from Cumberland on Fri
day where they had been attending
the Allegany county academy.
The Mayors Drug company
printing Office was sold at trustees S
sale last Tuesday to NJ. W. Os-
borne, of Clarksburg, for $500,
The depot yard in Oakland has
been lighted by placing a large cleo
trio light in the rear Of the station.
A great Improvement and conyen-
ience.
Mr.. Wade IIinebaugh. who has
been attending the Maryland Agri-
cultural College, at College Park
the past winter, returned home Fri
day morning.
Messrs. D. E. Bolden and Tru-
man West are having erected on
the site of the burned Shartzer store
building bowling alley which will
be completed in q short time.
Messrs. Henry Weber & Sons
have two or three frst-class moving
machines which they desire to trade
for good sound chestnut fence posts
or will pay cash for the posts.
The general committee on the
fourth of July celebration will meet
tonight for the purpose Of arrang-
ing the program and to perfect the
arrangement for the street parade.
The lumber for the grand stand
and fence around the "Jack Oaks
base ball ground has been received
and the structures are being rapidly
erected. The ground has all been
cleared off and leveled.
Mr.. James Tuhill. of Tunnelton
was in Oakland last Monday on
his way to Baltimore where he will
enter Johns Hopkins hospital and
have cataract removed from one
of his eyes.
A young man giving his name as
Clint G. Howell, claiming Terra
Alta as his home, is wanted very
badly at Mountain Lake Park and
Loch Lynn Heights to settle VI
board bills that he jumped.
Eyes, eyes. Call at the Centra
hotel and have DR.. Leon Smith
of Washington, examine your eyes
free of charge and fit you with {
pair of glasses. No charge for ex
animation. June "a to 30. i
Mothers will find Chamberlain
Remedy especially valuable fo
Group and whooping cough.
will give prompt relief and is SAT-
and pleasant. We have sold it TO
several years and it has never faile(
to give the most perfect satisfaction
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