The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-09-02
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE.
incidents and Events at Home and Nearby
Personal Mention, Etc.

Flour is now rising without the aid
of yeast.
The oyster will soon be back in the
stew again.
Many fellow makes a big front
without much backing
The expression las good as wheat
has the right ring now.
The grass never looked prettier at
this season of the year
Court bOarders wanted, soc per day;
New Glades. E. S. Slabach 26-9
Prof. Ed. A. Browning, of Cumber-
land, is in Oakland on a visit to rel
atives.
Messrs. Merritt Wilson and W.
Perry Lee were in Oakland Monday |
afternoon.
Mr.. Eli Mcmillan, of Accident, was
in Oakland few hours last Saturday
on business.
Special low prices on PhRtons, two
and three seated Spring Wagons at |
MAYORS. 24-3t#
Miss COMFY Chapman, of Washing
ton, isin Oakland visiting her cousins,
the Misses Grant.
Mr. John Shartzer made business
trip to Martinsburg, w. Va, last
Monday morning.
Mr.. George w. Collins, of Mineral
Springs, was in Oakland last Friday
evening on business.
Mr.. Thomas r. McRobie, of near
Swanton, was in Oakland Tuesday
morning for a few hours.
For rent, nine room house with
good cellar, on south end Second st.
Inquire at this office. 25-tf
Wanted, court boarders at Scots. per
day. Mrs +. p. Russell, cor, list and
Water streets, Oakland. 25-3t.
Mr.. Wesley Thomas and Mrs. Annie
MaycrofT, of North English, Iowa, are
visiting relatives in Grrrett county.
You should see MAYORS big stock
Of Buggies Surveys, Daytons. and
will sell cheap and on good terms.
Mr.. and Mrs Hiram NJ. Frazee, of
SelbyspOrt, We're Oakland visitors
Monday and Tuesday of this week.
Sheriff Austin Brown has rented
the old Commercial hotel and will
occupy it at the expiration of his term
of office
Miss Nina Ravenscraft, of Confiu-
ence, Pa, is here on a visit to her
grandparents, DR.. and Mrs w. H.
Ravenscraft.
The German Baptist congregation
will hold services in Sturgiss Hall,
Oakland, on Sunday, Sept. 9Th, at
3 o'clock p. m.
Mr.. s. e. Bolden who was engaged
for some weeks at his trade in Meyers
dale, Pa, returned to oakland last
Saturday evening.
Miss Eva Tasker, of Washington, d.
c., who spent few weeks here as the
guest of Miss Susie Legge, returned
to her home last Tuesday.
This is the season of the year that
people take their dinner to the woods
and eat it among the snakes, bugs and
worms. They call it picnic.
\ singing contest will be held at
GAINESVILLE, w. Va, on Sunday, Sept
10Th, between the classes at Sang Run,
Hoyes and White Oak Springs.
Miss Grace Wineow, of Cumberland,
returned to her home Tuesday morn
ing after a weeks pleasant visit to
the Misses Michael in Oakland.
Mrs. George Erving, of Baltimore,
who spent the summer here with
Mrs. Z. J. NJ. Button and daughter,
returned to her home yesterday.
Mrs. W. r. Mealy and children have
gone to Pennsylvania, where they will
visit friends and relatives four or five
weeks before returning to Oakland.
Mr. T. c. Claget will go down to the
thriving town of Fnendsville to-
for a blacksmith shop in that place
County Examiner Palmer advertises
in this issue the last examination of
teachers which will be held in Acct
dent on Tuesday and Wednesday of
next week.
Mrs. Rebecca FirestOne, of Freder-
ick City, who spent a few weeks in
Oakland visiting friends, went to
Terra Alta this morning to visit the
Misses Adair.
Jerry Browning, who has been en-
gagged in Baltimore for several months
past in the capacity of a street rail
way conductor. is home on visit Of
two or three weeks.
Mr.. Hiram p. Tasker, who has been
here a week or two, returned TO Cum
berland Tuesday morning last. Mr.
Tasker expects to locate permanently
in Oakland in a short time.
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